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John Columbus Burks 1890–1968 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 9 Apr 1890

Birth Location: West Virginia, USA

Death Date: 24 Oct 1968

Death Location: Keystone, McDowell, West Virginia, USA

Father: Floyd Burks

Mother: Frances Knuckles

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John Columbus Burks was born in 1890 in West Virginia, USA, the child of Floyd E Burks And Frances Jane Knuckles. In 1900, John Columbus Burks resided in Browns Creek, McDowell, West Virginia, USA. John Columbus Burks passed away in 1968 in Keystone, McDowell, West Virginia, USA.

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Biography

  • John Columbus Burks was born in 1890 in West Virginia, USA, the child of Floyd E Burks And Frances Jane Knuckles.
  • In 1900, John Columbus Burks resided in Browns Creek, McDowell, West Virginia, USA.
  • John Columbus Burks passed away in 1968 in Keystone, McDowell, West Virginia, USA.

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John Burks's Ancestors

Self
John Burks
1890–1968
Birth Place: West Virginia, USA
Parents
Floyd E Burks
1867–1905
McDowell County, West Virginia, USA
Frances (Jane) Knuckles
1869–1943
Wyoming County, West Virginia, USA
Grandparents
Roland (Harrison) Burks
1827–1889
Kentucky, USA
Rebecca Mullins
1824–
Kentucky, USA
Great-Grandparents
Charles Burks
1806–1879
Westina Rice
1809–1880
Sarah Waltrip
1801–1870
Willliam Mullins
1803–1870
2nd-Great-Grandparents
James Rice
1777–1812
Sarah Morford
1770–1852

John Burks's Timeline

3 Records

1890
9 Apr 1890
Birth of John Columbus Burks in West Virginia, USA
West Virginia, USA
1900
1900
Age 10
John Columbus Burks resided here in Browns Creek, McDowell, West Virginia, USA
Browns Creek, McDowell, West Virginia, USA
1968
24 Oct 1968
Age 78
Death of John Columbus Burks in Beckley, Raleigh, West Virginia, USA
Beckley, Raleigh, West Virginia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 9 Apr 1890
    Event Place: West Virginia, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] West Virginia, Deaths Index
    [2] 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Browns Creek, McDowell, West Virginia; Page: 26; Enumeration District: 0070; FHL microfilm: 1241764
    [3] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Browns Creek, McDowell, West Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Browns Creek, McDowell, West Virginia; Page: 26; Enumeration District: 0070; FHL microfilm: 1241764

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 24 Oct 1968
    Event Place: Beckley, Raleigh, West Virginia, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] West Virginia, Deaths Index
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Keystone, McDowell, West Virginia, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] West Virginia, Deaths Index
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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