San Benito County History

This section is excerpted from A Memorial and Biographical History of the Coast Counties of Central California by Henry D. Barrows and Luther A. Ingersoll, and published by The Lewis Publishing Company in 1893.

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J. J. Burt, a worthy member of the bar of Santa Clara county, has been a resident of California since 1873, having come to this State from Alabama.

Mr. Burt was born in Talladega county, Alabama, September 29, 1852, son of J. C. Burt, a planter, merchant and mill owner of the town of Talladega, the county seat of that county. He was educated at the University at Virginia, graduating in the law department of that institution in 1872. He first practiced his profession in San José, California, devoting his entire time thereto for about twelve years. His ability as a lawyer is acknowledged in the courts in the State, and his enterprise and push as a business man have won for him the admiration of the citizens of San Benito county. He has recently interested himself in the development of the Cienega limestone deposit in this country, mention of which may be found elsewhere in this work.

Mr. Burt was married May 29, 1876, to Miss Sallie B., daughter of Robert Webb. Her father died on the Isthmus of Panama, while in Government service and en route to California to establish a United States mint at San Francisco. Mr. Burt is a native of New Orleans. They have six children: Fannie, Marion, Shirley, Nettie, Madaline and John.

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This section is excerpted from A Memorial and Biographical History of the Coast Counties of Central California by Henry D. Barrows and Luther A. Ingersoll, and published by The Lewis Publishing Company in 1893.