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John Drex Burke 1885 – 1978 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 4 Oct 1885

Birth Location: Lathrop, Missouri, USA

Death Date: Aug 1978

Death Location: Sabetha, Nemaha, Kansas, USA

Father: Henry Burke

Mother: Alberta McKee

Spouse(s): Elda Davis

Children(s): Elgin Burke, Marjorie Burke

John Drex Burke was born in 1885 in Lathrop, Missouri, USA, the child of Henry Elgin Burke and Alberta Robinson McKee. John Drex Burke married Elda M Davis, and had children including Elgin Judson Burke, Marjorie M Burke. John Drex Burke passed away in 1978 in Sabetha, Nemaha, Kansas, USA.

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Biography

  • John Drex Burke was born in 1885 in Lathrop, Missouri, USA, the child of Henry Elgin Burke and Alberta Robinson McKee.
  • John Drex Burke married Elda M Davis, and had children including Elgin Judson Burke, Marjorie M Burke.
  • John Drex Burke passed away in 1978 in Sabetha, Nemaha, Kansas, USA.

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John Burke's Ancestors

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John Burke
1885 – 1978
Birth Place: Lathrop, Missouri, USA
Parents
Henry Elgin Burke
1854 – 1935
Paradise, Kentucky
Alberta (Robinson) McKee
1857 – 1928
Lexington, Missouri, USA
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2nd-Great-Grandparents

John Burke's Descendants

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John (Drex) Burke (4 Oct 1885 – Aug 1978) m. Elda (M) Davis (Nov 1884 – 31 Jan 1906)
  1. 1. Elgin (Judson) Burke (10 Dec 1908 – 16 Oct 2001)
  2. 2. Marjorie (M) Burke (1911 – 23 August 1994) m. Elmer (Lee) Flott (26 Sep 1908 – 12 Aug 1968)

John Burke's Timeline

2 Records

1885
4 Oct 1885
Birth of John Drex Burke in Lathrop, Missouri, USA
Lathrop, Missouri, USA
1978
Aug 1978
Age 93
Death of John Drex Burke in Sabetha, Nemaha, Kansas, USA
Sabetha, Nemaha, Kansas, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 4 Oct 1885
    Event Place: Lathrop, Missouri, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Aug 1978
    Event Place: Sabetha, Nemaha, Kansas, USA

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