Individual Details
Adele Celeste BURNTON
(1912 - 24 Sep 1934)
Adele was a brilliant and promising young woman, who had just completed her masters degree in psychology from the University of Wisconsin. She secretly married Harold Kotvis in Waukegan on January 20 of 1934. They had known each other since they were both undergraduates at Ripon College. On September 24, 1934, Harold shot his sleeping wife through the head and killed her. He then took his own life.
Events
| Birth | 1912 | Fond du Lac, Fond du Lac, Wisconsin, United States |  |  | |
| Marriage | 20 Jan 1934 | Waukegan, Lake, Illinois, United States - Harold L. KOTVIS | |||
| Death | 24 Sep 1934 | Madison, Dane, Wisconsin, United States |
Families
| Spouse | Harold L. KOTVIS (1909 - 1934) |
| Father | Carroll Richard BURNTON (1875 - 1950) |
| Mother | Aurora Joyce MATTESON (1876 - 1920) |
| Sibling | Phyllis BURNTON (1905 - 1990) |
| Sibling | Carol France BURNTON (1908 - 1987) |
Notes
Birth
Age 7 on 1 January 1920.Endnotes
1. 1920 U.S. Federal Census, , population, Wisconsin, Fond du Lac, Fond du Lac, Ward 8, enumeration district (ED) 37, sheet 11A, image 21, dwelling 226, family 256, lines 40-44, CArrol R. Burnton and family; digital images, Ancestry.com (www.ancestry.com : accessed 7 October 2014); National Archives and Records Administration.