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James Lyon Leon Burks 1872 – 1939 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 5 July 1872

Birth Location: Rigollette, Rapides Parrish, Louisiana, USA

Death Date: 19 March 1939

Death Location: Monroe, Ouachita, Louisiana, USA

Father: Thomas Hooter

Mother: Caroline (Burk)

Spouse(s): Ella (Burke)

Children(s): Mary Burks, Edwin Burke, Georgia Burks, Ellice Burks, Elizabeth (Mattage), Alice Burks, Cody Burks, Ruby Burks, Mary (Orlando)

James Lyon Leon Burks was born in 1872 in Rigollette, Rapides Parrish, Louisiana, USA, the child of Thomas Michell "Mitch" Hooter and Caroline LaCroix (Hooter) (Burk). In 1880, James Lyon Leon Burks resided in Rigolette, Rapides, Louisiana, USA. In 1900, James Lyon Leon Burks resided in Rigolette, Rapides, Louisiana, USA. James Lyon Leon Burks married Ella Mae Honeycutt (Burke), and had children including Mary Edna Burks, Edwin Pope Burke, Georgia Eva Burks, Ellice Burks, Elizabeth Matilda Bessie Burks (Babcock) (Mattage), Alice Margaret Burks, Cody Brisco Burks, Ruby Eldred Burks, Mary Frances Fannie Burks (Orlando). James Lyon Leon Burks passed away in 1939 in Monroe, Ouachita, Louisiana, USA.

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Biography

  • James Lyon Leon Burks was born in 1872 in Rigollette, Rapides Parrish, Louisiana, USA, the child of Thomas Michell "Mitch" Hooter and Caroline LaCroix (Hooter) (Burk).
  • In 1880, James Lyon Leon Burks resided in Rigolette, Rapides, Louisiana, USA.
  • In 1900, James Lyon Leon Burks resided in Rigolette, Rapides, Louisiana, USA.
  • James Lyon Leon Burks married Ella Mae Honeycutt (Burke), and had children including Mary Edna Burks, Edwin Pope Burke, Georgia Eva Burks, Ellice Burks, Elizabeth Matilda Bessie Burks (Babcock) (Mattage), Alice Margaret Burks, Cody Brisco Burks, Ruby Eldred Burks, Mary Frances Fannie Burks (Orlando).
  • James Lyon Leon Burks passed away in 1939 in Monroe, Ouachita, Louisiana, USA.

Immediate Family

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James Burks's Ancestors

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James Burks
1872 – 1939
Birth Place: Rigollette, Rapides Parrish, Louisiana, USA
Parents
Thomas Michell "Mitch" Hooter
1857 – 1927
Louisiana
Caroline (LaCroix (Hooter)) (Burk)
1855 – 1920
Pineville, Rapides Parish, Louisiana, United States of America
Grandparents
John (Louis) Hooter
1831 – 1867
Rapides, Rapides, Louisiana, USA
Lilly (Rebecca Nugent) (Hooter)
1828 – 1899
Rapides Parish, LA
James (L) LeCroix
1840 – 1885
Catahoula, Louisiana
Arrena (Jones) (LaCroix)
1820 – 1898
North Carolina, United States
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

James Burks's Descendants

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James (Lyon Leon) Burks (5 July 1872 – 19 March 1939) m. Ella (Mae Honeycutt) (Burke) (16 November 1877 – 23 Mar 1949)
  1. 1. Mary (Edna) Burks (8 March 1897 – 21 Jan 1973)
  2. 2. Edwin (Pope) Burke (20 March 1899 – 10 October 1981)
  3. 3. Georgia (Eva) Burks (18 July 1901 – 30 December 1928)
  4. 4. Ellice Burks (1904 – 5 Sep 1993)
  5. 5. Elizabeth (Matilda Bessie Burks (Babcock)) (Mattage) (1907 – 9 April 1998) m. Oren (R) Babcock (abt 1903 – ) m. Ed (Emil) Mattage
    1. 1. Mable (Elizabeth) Mattage (20 Jan 1929 – )
  6. 6. Alice (Margaret) Burks (12 June 1908 – 14 February 1993)
  7. 7. Cody (Brisco) Burks (28 February 1909 – 18 May 1961)
  8. 8. Ruby (Eldred) Burks (10 September 1911 – 20 June 1994)
  9. 9. Mary (Frances Fannie Burks) (Orlando) (29 January 1914 – 1986)

James Burks's Timeline

5 Records

1872
5 July 1872
Birth of James Lyon Leon Burks in Rigollette, Rapides Parrish, Louisiana, USA
Rigollette, Rapides Parrish, Louisiana, USA
1880
1880
Age 8
James Lyon Leon Burks resided here in Rigolette, Rapides, Louisiana, USA
Rigolette, Rapides, Louisiana, USA
1900
1900
Age 28
James Lyon Leon Burks resided here in Rigolette, Rapides, Louisiana, USA
Rigolette, Rapides, Louisiana, USA
1910
1910
Age 38
James Lyon Leon Burks resided here in Rigollette, Rapides, Louisiana, USA
Rigollette, Rapides, Louisiana, USA
1939
19 March 1939
Age 67
Death of James Lyon Leon Burks in Monroe, Ouachita, Louisiana, USA
Monroe, Ouachita, Louisiana, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 5 July 1872
    Event Place: Rigollette, Rapides Parrish, Louisiana, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] 1880 United States Federal Census
    [2] 1900 United States Federal Census
    [3] 1910 United States Federal Census
    [4] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [5] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Rigolette, Rapides, Louisiana, USA
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Rigolette, Rapides, Louisiana, USA
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Rigollette, Rapides, Louisiana, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 19 March 1939
    Event Place: Monroe, Ouachita, Louisiana, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Pineville, Rapides Parish, Louisiana, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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