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BURK, John E.

BURK, John E.

Male 1815 - 1900  (84 years)   Has one ancestor and 3 descendants in this family tree.


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  • Name BURK, John E.  [1, 2, 3, 4
    Birth 28 Oct 1815  Giles County, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3, 4
    Gender Male 
    FindaGrave Memorial ID 107129994 
    Occupation 1870  Lee County, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    Farmer 
    Death 9 Mar 1900  [1, 2
    Age 84 years 
    Burial Cecil-Fry Cemetery, Pennington Gap, Lee, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Address:
    Cecil-Fry Cemetery
    1017 East Morgan Avenue
    Pennington Gap, Virginia
    USA 
    Person ID I4400  Cochrane Genealogy
    Last Modified 17 Aug 2025 

    Father BURK, Josiah   d. Yes, date unknown 
    Family ID F1809  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family RUSSELL, Nancy S.,   b. 6 Sep 1816, Lee County, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 10 Aug 1872, Lee County, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 55 years) 
    Marriage 9 Aug 1838  [1, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7
    • They had 3 children. [1]
    Age at Marriage He : 22 years and 10 months - She : 21 years and 11 months. 
    Marriage Status Ended with Wife's death 
    Children 
       1. Female BURK, Mary E.,   b. 1840, Lee County, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Yes, date unknown
       2. Female BURK, Marget E.,   b. 1844, Lee County, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Yes, date unknown
       3. Female BURK, Amanda N.,   b. 1859, Lee County, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Yes, date unknown
    Family ID F1780  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 21 Oct 2019 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 28 Oct 1815 - Giles County, Virginia, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - Farmer - 1870 - Lee County, Virginia, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBurial - Address:
    Cecil-Fry Cemetery
    1017 East Morgan Avenue
    Pennington Gap, Virginia
    USA - - Cecil-Fry Cemetery, Pennington Gap, Lee, Virginia, USA
    Link to Google Earth
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  • Sources 
    1. [S985] Hattie Byrd Muncy Bales, Book - Lee County, VA Settlers - Vol. II, (Greensboro, NC: Media, Inc., 1977.), 2 Aug 2016, p 690-95.

    2. [S141] Cemetery Records - Find A Grave, (http://www.findagrave.com: n.d.), 26 Sep 2017, accessed 26 September 2017<, John E. Burk, Memorial #107129994.

    3. [S778] Virginia, Lee County, Census - US - 1860 - VA - Lee County (Ancestry), (http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?htx=List&dbid=7667&offerid=0%3a7858%3a0: National Archives and Records Administration, 2009), 26 Sep 2017, M653, roll 1357, Jonesville, Western District, p. 739, dwelling 420, family 432, John E. Burk, accessed 26 September 2017.
      Census - Lee County, VA - John E. Burk
      Census - Lee County, VA - John E. Burk


    4. [S1062] Virginia, Lee County, Census - US - 1870 - VA - Lee County (Ancestry), (http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?htx=List&dbid=7163&offerid=0%3a7858%3a0: National Archives and Records Administration, 2009), 26 Sep 2017, M593, roll 1658, Jonesville, Rocky Station Township, p. 296B, dwelling 112, family 112, John E. Burk, accessed 26 September 2017.
      Census - Lee County, VA - John E. Burk
      Census - Lee County, VA - John E. Burk


    5. [S1249] Virginia. Lee County., Death Records - VA - Lee County, 12 Oct 2019, Births / Deaths, Register 1, Deaths Section, 42, Rocky Station Township, line 2, Nancy S. Burk.
      Death Record - Nancy S. Russell Burk
      Death Record - Nancy S. Russell Burk


    6. [S986] Anne Wynn Laningham, Book - Lee County, VA Settlers - Vol. I, (Greensboro, NC: Media, Inc., 1977.), 4 Aug 2016, p 315-320.

    7. [S141] Cemetery Records - Find A Grave, (http://www.findagrave.com: n.d.), 26 Sep 2017, accessed 26 September 2017<, Nancy S. Russell Burk, Memorial #107130470.


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