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Jesse Edward Burk Sr. 1939–2008 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 4 Apr 1939

Birth Location: Somerset County, Pennsylvania, USA

Death Date: 27 Aug 2008

Death Location: Johnstown, Cambria, Pennsylvania, USA

Father: William Burk

Mother: Erma Baer

Spouse(s):

Children(s):

The story of Jesse Edward Burk Sr. began in 1939 in Somerset County, Pennsylvania, USA. In 1940, Jesse Edward Burk Sr. resided in Brothersvalley Twp, Brothers Valley, Somerset, Pen. Jesse Edward Burk Sr. married Karen Louise Gardner, and had children including Brad L Burk, Jesse E Burk, Virginia Burk Jones. Jesse Edward Burk Sr. passed away in 2008 in Johnstown, Cambria, Pennsylvania, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Jesse Edward Burk Sr. began in 1939 in Somerset County, Pennsylvania, USA.
  • In 1940, Jesse Edward Burk Sr. resided in Brothersvalley Twp, Brothers Valley, Somerset, Pen.
  • Jesse Edward Burk Sr. married Karen Louise Gardner, and had children including Brad L Burk, Jesse E Burk, Virginia Burk Jones.
  • Jesse Edward Burk Sr. passed away in 2008 in Johnstown, Cambria, Pennsylvania, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Jesse Sr.'s Ancestors

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Jesse Sr.
1939–2008
Birth Place: Somerset County, Pennsylvania, USA
Parents
William Henry Burk
1913–
Pennsylvania
Erma (Catherine) Baer
1917–
Pennsylvania
Grandparents
Sylvester (Franklin) Baer
1886–
Pennsylvania, USA
Cora (Catherine) Shaulis
1889–
Pennsylvania
Great-Grandparents
Henry Baer
1842–1920
Barbra Weighley
1849–
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Baer
1806–1853
Susanna Hutzel
1812–1902

Jesse Sr.'s Timeline

3 Records

1939
4 Apr 1939
Birth of Jesse Edward Burk Sr. in Somerset County, Pennsylvania, USA
Somerset County, Pennsylvania, USA
1940
1940
Age 1
Jesse Edward Burk Sr. resided here in Brothersvalley Twp, Brothers Valley, Somerset, Pennsylvania, USA
Brothersvalley Twp, Brothers Valley, Somerset, Pennsylvania, USA
2008
27 Aug 2008
Age 69
Death of Jesse Edward Burk Sr. in Johnstown, Cambria, Pennsylvania, USA
Johnstown, Cambria, Pennsylvania, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 4 Apr 1939
    Event Place: Somerset County, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Brothers Valley, Somerset, Pennsylvania; Roll: m-t0627-03609; Page: 1A; Enumeration District: 56-8
    [2] U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current, The Daily American; Publication Date: 28 Aug 2008; Publication Place: Somerset, Pennsylvania, United States of America; ,0.09635913,0.5075812,0.383

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Brothersvalley Twp, Brothers Valley, Somerset, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Brothers Valley, Somerset, Pennsylvania; Roll: m-t0627-03609; Page: 1A; Enumeration District: 56-8

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Friedens, Somerset, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current, The Daily American; Publication Date: 28 Aug 2008; Publication Place: Somerset, Pennsylvania, United States of America; ,0.09635913,0.5075812,0.383

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 27 Aug 2008
    Event Place: Johnstown, Cambria, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current, The Daily American; Publication Date: 28 Aug 2008; Publication Place: Somerset, Pennsylvania, United States of America; ,0.09635913,0.5075812,0.383

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