Andrew W. Burton, director of public service of the city of Piqua, and a man of broad experience and constructive capability, was born at Casstown, Miami county, Ohio, January 22, 1863, a son of Joel and Sarah (Rogers) Burton, the former of whom was born in the same county in 1826. Mr. Burton's maternal grandfather, William Rogers, was an early settler, and, with Isaac Sheets, built a raft and transported goods down the Miami and Mississippi Rivers to New Orleans. Joel Burton passed practically his entire life as a farmer in Miami county, although he also operated a sawmill in Lost Creek township. He and his wife were the parents of seven children: John, Lew, George, Andrew W.; Elizabeth, the wife of Will Sampson; Kate, the wife of Chris Lauer; and Flora, the wife of Will Stewart. Harvey Burton, a son of George Burton, served in the American Expeditionary Forces during the great war, and Horace Stewart, son of Mrs. Flora Stewart, served in the Engineering carps during the period of that struggle. Andrew W. Burton was given his education in the public schools of Casstown, following which he pursued a commercial course at Dayton, and then secured a position with his father. In 1888 he married Katie, daughter of Thomas C. and Nancy Robinson, and following his marriage moved to Piqua, where be entered the employ of the Cron Kilns Company. During this time, from 1910 to 1914, he acted as director of public service. In November, 1917, Mr. Burton entered the Bureau of Aircraft Production, through enlistment in the United States Army, a position for which he was admirably fitted by his extensive business training, as an inspector of lumber in Ohio, Indiana and Kentucky. He was mustered out of the service in April, 1919, and subsequently bought a one third interest in the Wilgus Grain Company, of Lena, and this occupied his attention until he was again appointed director of public service, in 1919, by Mayor Smith. He has since devoted himself to the duties of his office, where he is rendering his city and his fellow-citizens the highest type of conscientious and efficient service. Director Burton is a member of the Masons and the Elks. He and Mrs. Burton are consistent members of the Methodist church and reside in a pleasant home at No. 324 South Main street, Piqua.