BURKE ANNEX
Samuel Woodson Burke, III Pedigree
(Start at generation 1, below.)
Special
Thanks to: Mary Ann (Biles) Burke for sharing the information
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WORKING DRAFT
Last Change: 18 December 2021
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Origin of
the surname “Burke:”
Ancient
Burke Coat of Arms:
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Generation
6
5 James Burke
1. Biographical notes:
Born about 1802 in Virginia. Died .
1850 US Census: James Burke, age 48 (b. VA) and
employed as a farmer, was heading a household at Rappahannock, Rappahannock
County, Virginia. His real estate was
valued at $1,000. The household also
included his wife, Catharine Burke, age 39 (b. VA), who could not read or
write; son, Andrew J. Burke, age 18 (b. VA) and employed as a laborer; son,
Ambrose Burke, age 15 (b. VA); daughter, Sarah C. Burke, age 12 (b. VA); son,
James L. Burke, age 10 (b. VA); daughter, Eliza A. Burke, age 8 (b. VA);
daughter, Martha I. Burke, age 6 (b. VA); daughter, Susan F. Burke, age 4 (b.
VA); and son, Joseph D. Burke, age 2 (b. VA).
2. Wife: Catharine
Born . Died .
3. Children:
a. Andrew Jackson Burke: See generation 4,
below.
b. Ambrose Burke: Born about 1835 in Virginia.
c. Sarah C. Burke: Born about 1838 in Virginia.
d. James L. Burke: Born about 1840 in Virginia.
e. Eliza A. Burke: Born about 1842 in Virginia.
f. Martha I. Burke: Born about 1844 in Virginia.
g. Susan F. Burke: Born about 1846 in Virginia.
h. Joseph D. Burke: Born about 1848 in Virginia.
4 Andrew Jackson Burke
1. Biographical notes:
Born 21 September 1832 in Culpepper County,
Virginia. Died 8 March 1896 in Boyle
County, Kentucky. Moved to Kentucky before 1860.
1860 US Census: No clear record found.
1870 US Census: Andrew J. Burk, age 37 (b. VA) and
employed as a farmer, was heading a household in Rolling Fork Precinct (Tower Ston? Post Office), Casey County, Kentucky. His real estate was valued at $750, and his
personal property was valued at $1,024.
The household also included his wife, Elizabeth Burk, age 32 (b. KY);
son, Joseph H. Burk, age 13 (b. KY); daughter, Virginia Burk, age 12 (b. KY);
son, James W. Burk, age 8 (b. KY); daughter, Mary A. Burk, age 7 (b. KY); son,
George Burk, age 5 (b. KY); son, Thomas F. Burk, age 3 (b. KY); son, Silas
Burk, age 1 (b. KY); son, Woodson Burk, age 1 month (b. KY); and sister-in-law,
Mary Cunningham, age 30 (b. KY). Of
interest, the household headed by William Cunningham, age 57 (b. KY) and
employed as a farmer was enumerated directly after him on the same census page.
1880 US Census: Andrew J. Burke, age 47 (b. VA;
parents b. VA) and employed as a farmer, was heading a household in Boyle
County, Kentucky. The household also
included his wife, Elizabeth H. Burke, age 44 (b. KY; parents b. KY); daughter,
Virginia F. Burke, age 22 (b. KY); son, James W. Burke, age 18 (b. KY);
daughter, Mary A. Burke, age 17 (b. KY); son, George A. Burke, age 15 (b. KY);
son, Feland T. Burke, age 13 (b. KY); son, Silas L.
Burke, age 11 (b. KY); son, Samuel W. Burke, age 9 (b. KY); daughter, Bettie C.
Burke, age 8 (b. KY); daughter, Roanna Burke, age 7
(b. KY); daughter, Maude E. Burke, age 4 (b. KY); and sister-in-law, Mary D.
Cunningham, age 41 (b. KY; parents b. KY), single, and at home.
2. Wife: Elizabeth Helm
Cunningham
Born 22 August 1835 in Casey County, Kentucky;
daughter of William and Frances
(Coppedge) Cunningham. Died 8 August 1923 in Boyle
County, Kentucky. Married Andrew J. Burke on 23 December 1855 in Casey County,
Kentucky.
3. Children:
a. Joseph Henderson Burke: Born 1856 in Casey County,
Kentucky. Died 24 July 1930 in Richmond
Township, Madison County, Kentucky. Married Ellen Thomas Minor (b. 1861 in Mitchellsburg Twp, Boyle Co., KY, d.
22 Jul 1930 in Richmond Twp, Madison Co., KY) and had children.
b. Virginia Frances Burke: Born 23 December 1857 in
Casey County, Kentucky. Died 13 June 1913 in Boyle County, Kentucky. Married, as his 2nd wife, Franklin Pierce
Combest (b. 1854, d. 1909) on 4 September 1889 in Boyle County, Kentucky and
had children.
c. Henrietta Burke: Born 28 August 1859 in Casey County,
Kentucky. Died young.
d. James William Burke: Born 21 July 1861 in Casey
County, Kentucky. Died
19 February 1911 in Lincoln County, Kentucky.
e. Mary A. Burke: Born 1863 in Casey County,
Kentucky.
f. George A. Burke: Born 16 December 1864 in Casey
County, Kentucky. Died
3 April 1957 in Fayette County, Kentucky. Married (1st) Mary E. Spaun (b. abt 1864 in KY, d. 7 Jul 1935 at Danville, Boyle
Co., KY) on 14 January 1891 at Danville, Boyle County, Kentucky. George Burke married (2nd) Anna T. (Rains)
Russell (b. 14 Jul 1873 in Boyle Co., KY, d. 6 Mar 1940 at Danville, Boyle Co.,
KY), daughter of William and Rebecca A. (?) Raines.
g. Fielding Thomas Burke "Thomas": Born 2
February 1867 in Casey County, Kentucky.
Died 2 July 1945 in Boyle County, Kentucky. Married Maggie (?) (b.
abt 1878 in KY).
1930 US Census: Fielden T.
Burk, age 63 (b. KY; father b. VA; mother b. KY) and not employed, was heading
a household on Bellvue Street in Junction City, Boyle
County, Kentucky. He married 1st at age
34, and his residence was valued at $4,500.
The household also included his wife, Maggie Burk, age 52 (b. KY;
parents b. KY), who married 1st at age 23.
Of interest, the household headed by his great nephew, Maurice G. Burk,
age 25, was enumerated before him on the same census page.
h. Silas Logan Burke: Born 30 September 1868 in Casey
County, Kentucky. Died
9 September 1913 in Garrard County, Kentucky. Married Ada W.
Oldham (b. Aug 1866 in Lincoln Co., KY, d. 10 Aug 1953
in Boyle Co., KY) on 13 August 1891 in Burgin Township, Mercer County, Kentucky
and had children.
i. Samuel Watson Burke: See generation 3,
below.
j. Bettie Catherine Burke: Born 30 August 1872 in
Boyle County, Kentucky.
k. Roanna Burke: Born 2 January 1874 in Casey County,
Kentucky.
l. Maud Etta Burke: Born December 1875 in Boyle
County, Kentucky.
3 Samuel Watson Burke (photos)
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1. Biographical notes:
Born 3 June 1870 in Casey County, Kentucky. Died 14 August 1945, age 75 years, 2 months, and 13 days, from
complications of apoplexy and hypertension, at Junction City, Boyle County,
Kentucky.
1900 US Census: S. W. Burke, age 29 (b. Jun 1870 in
KY; parents b. KY) and employed as a farmer, was heading a household at Bryantsville, Garrard County, Kentucky. The household also included his wife of 1
year, Lillie Burke, age 30 (b. May 1870 in KY; parents b. KY), who had had 1
child, still alive [not enumerated with its parents]; mother, Elizabeth Burke,
age 65 (b. Aug 1834 in KY; parents b. KY) and widowed, who had had 11 children,
all still alive; and aunt, Mary Cunningham, age 62 (b. Jul 1837 in KY, parents
b. KY) and single.
1910 US Census: Sam W. Burke, age 39 (b. KY; father
b. VA; mother b. KY) and employed as a farmer, was heading a household at
Junction City, Boyle County, Kentucky.
He had been married once. The
household also included his wife of 12 years, Lillie M. Burke, age 39 (b. KY;
parents b. KY), who had been married once and had had 6 children, 5 of whom
were still alive; son, S. W. Burke, age 9 (b. KY); son, Larue M. Burke, age 8
(b. KY); son, Harold C. Burke, age 7 (b. KY); son, Glenn Burke, age 5 (b. KY);
daughter, Elizabeth Burke, age 2 (b. KY); and servant, Lillie Wilson, age 15
(b. KY; parents b. KY) and single.
1920 US Census: S. W. Burke, age 49 (b. KY; father
b. VA; mother b. KY) and employed as Post Master in a post office, was heading
a household in Junction City, Boyle County, Kentucky. The household also included his wife, Lillie
Burke, age 49 (b. KY; parents b. KY); son, S. W. Jr., age 19 (b. KY), single,
and employed as a marker clerk for a laundry; son, La Rue Burke, age 18 (b.
KY), single, and employed as a laborer in a laundry; son, Harold Burke, age 16
(b. KY), single, and employed as a clerk in a post office; son, Glen Burke, age
15 (b. KY); daughter, Elizabeth Burke, age 12 (b. KY); and mother-in-law,
Margaret E. Owens, age 73 (b. KY; parents b. KY).
1930 US Census: Samuel W. Burk, age 59 (b. KY;
father b. VA; mother b. KY) and employed as proprietor of a bakery, was heading
a household on Main Street in Junction City, Boyle County, Kentucky. His residence was valued at $2,500. The household also included his wife, Lilla M. Burk, age 59 (b. KY; parents b. KY); and daughter,
Elizabeth L. Burk, age 22 (b. KY), single, and employed as a public school
teacher. Of interest, the household
headed by his son, Larue M. Burk, age 28, was enumerated before him on the same
census page.
1940 US Census: Samuel W. Burke, age 70 (b. KY) and
employed as proprietor of a bakery, was heading a household in Junction City,
Boyle County, Kentucky. He had completed
4 years of high school. The household
also included his wife, Lillie Burke, age 70 (b. KY), who had completed 4 years
of high school. On 1 April 1935 they
resided in the same house.
2. Wife: Lillie May
Owens (photos)
Born 13 May 1870 in Pulaski County, Kentucky; daughter of Martin Van and Margaret L./E. (Patterson) Owens,
in 1899. Died 15
February 1961, age 90, from complications of coronary thrombosis, at St.
Elizabeth Hospital, Covington, Kenton County, Kentucky; interred 18 February
1861 in Bellevue Cemetery, Danville, Kentucky. Married Samuel Watson Burke
about 1898.
3. Children:
a. Child: Born by 12 Jun 1900. Mention, but not enumerated, in the 1900 US
Census.
b. Samuel Watson Burke, Jr.: (photos) Born 1901.
Died 1922, when a railroad train struck his auto at a crossing point.
c. LaRue Marcus Burke: (photos) Born 1902 in Boyle County, Kentucky. Died 1990. At age 25 married Mary Eva Catron (photos)
(b. Boyle Co., KY), age 21, daughter of H. C. and Minnie (?) Catron, on 22
September 1926 (license issued 21 Sep 1926) at Danville, Boyle County,
Kentucky.
d. Harold Cunningham Burke: (photos) Born 1903. Died 1966. Original
owner of "Burke's Bakery" in Danville, Boyle County, Kentucky; purchased
it from (?) Steinburger; sold it to his brother, M. Glynn
Burke in 1945. At age 21 married Agatha
Blaine (photos), age 21, daughter of J. G. and Ella (?) Blaine, on
18 October 1927 (license issued 18 Nov 1924 at Lexington, KY) at Junction City,
Boyle County, Kentucky.
e. Maurice Glynn Burke: See generation 2,
below.
f. Elizabeth Burke: Born 1908.
Employed as a public school teacher.
2 Maurice Glynn Burke (photos)
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1. Biographical notes:
Born 20 December 1904 in Kentucky. Died 12/13
April 1971 at Danville, Boyle County, Kentucky.
Purchased "Burke's Bakery" in Danville from
his brother, Harold Burke in 1945.
In 1966 sold the bakery to his son, Sam W. Burke, III.
1930 US Census: Maurice G. Burk, age 25 (b. KY;
parents b. KY) and employed as a commercial traveler for a bakery, was heading
a household on Bellevue Street in Junction City, Boyle County, Kentucky. He married 1st at age 18. The household also included his wife, Nancy
E. Burk, age 23 (b. KY; parents b. KY), who married 1st at age 16; daughter,
Dorothy R. Burk, age 7 (b. KY); son, Sammy W. Burk, age 4 (b. KY); son, Maurice
G. Burk, Jr., age 4 months (b. KY); and mother-in-law, Arjane
Fox, age 67 (b. KY) and widowed, who married 1st at age 18 and whose real
estate was valued at $3,000. Of
interest, the household headed by his great uncle, Fielden
T. Burk, age 63 (b. b. KY; father b. VA; mother b. KY) and not employed, was
enumerated after him on the same census page.
1940 US Census: Arjane
Fox, age 76 (b. KY) and widowed, was heading a household in Junction City,
Boyle County, Kentucky. She had
completed 8th grade. The household also
included her son-in-law, Glynn
Burke, age 35 (b. KY) and employed as a
salesman in a bakery, who had completed 4 years of high school; daughter, Nancy Burke, age 33 (b. KY), who had completed 4 years of high school; daughter, Dorothy Burke, age 17 (b. KY) and single, who had completed 3 years of high school;
son, Sammie Burke, age 14 (b. KY); son, Glynn Burke, age 10 (b. KY), who had completed 8th grade; daughter, Ann Fox, age 7
(b. KY), who had completed 1st grade; and 3 lodgers, Lewis S. Roberts, age 21
(b. KY) and married; Luretha Roberts, age 23 (b. KY)
and married; and their son, Lewis S. Roberts, Jr., age 1 (b. KY).
2. Wife: Nancy Elizabeth Fox (photos) (more info)
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Born 9 November 1906 in Kentucky; daughter of David Benjamin and Arjane Elizabeth (Kinder) Fox (photos). Died 29 September 1991 at Friendship House nursing home, Danville,
Kentucky.
3. Children:
a. Dorothy "Dot" Burke: (photos) Born 10 March 1923 at Junction City, Boyle County,
Kentucky. Died 8 March
2012. Married Maurice Hogue (b.
14 Mar 1920, d. 19 Aug 1976) and had the following children:
(1. Joseph Hogue: (photos)
(2. Ronald Hogue: (photos)
b. Samuel Woodson Burke, III: See generation
1, below.
c. Maurice Glynn Burke, Jr. "Glynn", DD: (photos) (more info) Born 29/21 November 1929 at Junction City, Boyle
County, Kentucky. Died
28 August 2000. Was employed as a clergyman (Disciples of Christ Church), last at
Central Christian Church, Lexington, Kentucky.
At age 18, while a residence of Danville, Boyle
County, Kentucky and employed as a baker, Maurice Burke, Jr. married Betty Jean
Clarkson (photos) (more info) (b. 31 Dec 1929 at Danville, Boyle Co., KY, d. 4
Jun 1989 from complications of cancer), age 18, daughter of Raymond F. and
Stella (Lane) Clarkson, on 27 June 1948 (license issued 19 Jun 1948) at
Danville, Boyle County, Kentucky (witnessed by Samuel W. Burke and William F.
Clarkson) and had the following children: (order uncertain)
(1. Rebecca Burke: Married Jay Koslovsky
and had the following children:
(a. Rachel Koslovsky:
(b. Eli Benjamin Burke Koslovsky.
(2. Rosemary Burke: Married (?) Dawson and had the
following children:
(a. Jessica Burke Dawson.
(b. Ashley Nicole Dawson.
(3. Maurice Glynn Burke, III. Married Jill Elaine Lowrey,
daughter of Mrs. Clarence Jordan, on 20 December 1980 and had the following
daughter:
d. Anne Fox Burke: (photos) Born 9 March 1933 at Junction City, Boyle County,
Kentucky. Died 24
November 2020 in North Carolina.
At age 20 married John Foster Young (photos) (b. 5 Jul 1933 at Danville, Boyle Co., KY), age
19, son of Andrew F. and Marie (?) Young, on 14 June 1953 (license issued 1 Jun
1953) at Danville, Boyle County, Kentucky, with Ann's brother, Maurice,
officiating, and had the following children:
(1. Jennifer Young: (photos)
(2. Julie Young: (photos) (more info) Twin. Married (1st) (?) Lambert. Married (2nd) Ralph Kevin
Chester, son of Charles and Catherine (?) Chester, on 17 March 1984 at
Fort Bragg, North Carolina and had at least the following son:
(a. Marcus Aaron Chester: (more info) Died 28 April (?) at Tripler Army Hospital,
Honolulu, Hawaii.
(3. Joan Burke Young: (photos) (more info) Twin. Married Marty E. Mason in 1984 at Wilmington,
North Carolina.
1 Samuel Woodson Burke, III:
"Sam"
Note: Sam III's parents wanted to name
him Sam W. Burke, III, for his grandfather and uncle of that name, but Sam III's mother did not like Watson, so she changed his middle
name to Woodson, which had no known family significance. He was always referred to as Sam III.
Born 14
November 1925 at Junction City, Boyle County, Kentucky. Died 15 November 2014 at
Danville, Boyle County, Kentucky.
Married Mary Ann Biles, paragraph 4.C.1.e.(1.(a.(2) of the Alexander Patterson Biles (7) page on 10 February 1945 at Wibaux, Wibaux County, Montana, where Sam
was on active duty in the US Navy.
See Alexander Biles page for More Info
Other, still unidentified
Burke-related names:
1. Riley Hernandez: (photos) Nephew of Samuel Woodson Burke, III.
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