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Bertha Geneva Burke 1934–2011 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 20 May 1934

Birth Location: Benham, Harlan County, Kentucky, United States of America

Death Date: 2 Jan 2011

Death Location: Whitesburg, Letcher County, Kentucky, United States of America

Father: John Burke

Mother: Virgie Cooper

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Bertha Geneva Burke was born in 1934 in Benham, Harlan County, Kentucky, United States of America, the child of John D Burke And Virgie Goldie Golden Cooper. In 1935, Bertha Geneva Burke resided in Cawood, Harlan, Kentucky. In 1940, Bertha Geneva Burke resided in Magisterial District 6, Harlan, Kentucky, USA. Bertha Geneva Burke passed away in 2011 in Whitesburg, Letcher County, Kentucky, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Bertha Geneva Burke was born in 1934 in Benham, Harlan County, Kentucky, United States of America, the child of John D Burke And Virgie Goldie Golden Cooper.
  • In 1935, Bertha Geneva Burke resided in Cawood, Harlan, Kentucky.
  • In 1940, Bertha Geneva Burke resided in Magisterial District 6, Harlan, Kentucky, USA.
  • Bertha Geneva Burke passed away in 2011 in Whitesburg, Letcher County, Kentucky, United States of America.

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Bertha Burke's Ancestors

Self
Bertha Burke
1934–2011
Birth Place: Benham, Harlan County, Kentucky, United States of America
Parents
John D. Burke
1912–1989
Lee County, Virginia, United States of America
Virgie (Goldie "Golden") Cooper
1910–1941
Lee County, Virginia, USA
Grandparents
James (Henderson) Cooper
1869–1954
Lee County, Virginia, USA
Eliza (Frances) Sprinkle
1874–1952
Stone Creek, Lee County, Virginia, United States of America
Great-Grandparents
James Cooper
1853–1937
Mildred Kirk
1842–1937
Franklin Sprinkle
1819–1880
Julia Burgan
1835–1924
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William FRANCE
1820–1892
Mary Cooper
1833–
Leroy Kirk
1815–1887
Catherine Woodard
1822–1876
Jacob Sprinkle
1784–1854
Mary Slayden
1780–1830
William Burgan
1798–1890
Sarah Sexton
1806–

Bertha Burke's Timeline

4 Records

1934
20 May 1934
Birth of Bertha Geneva Burke in Benham, Harlan County, Kentucky, United States of America
Benham, Harlan County, Kentucky, United States of America
1935
1935
Age 1
Bertha Geneva Burke resided here in Cawood, Harlan, Kentucky
Cawood, Harlan, Kentucky
1940
1940
Age 6
Bertha Geneva Burke resided here in Magisterial District 6, Harlan, Kentucky, USA
Magisterial District 6, Harlan, Kentucky, USA
2011
2 Jan 2011
Age 77
Death of Bertha Geneva Burke in Letcher County, Kentucky, United States of America
Letcher County, Kentucky, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 20 May 1934
    Event Place: Benham, Harlan County, Kentucky, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Harlan, Kentucky; Roll: m-t0627-01314; Page: 1B; Enumeration District: 48-42
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Cawood, Harlan, Kentucky
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Harlan, Kentucky; Roll: m-t0627-01314; Page: 1B; Enumeration District: 48-42

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Magisterial District 6, Harlan, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Harlan, Kentucky; Roll: m-t0627-01314; Page: 1B; Enumeration District: 48-42

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 2 Jan 2011
    Event Place: Letcher County, Kentucky, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Whitesburg, Letcher County, Kentucky, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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