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John Wesley Burks 1945–2012 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1945

Birth Location: Ruston, Lincoln, Louisiana, USA

Death Date: 11/2012

Death Location: Concord, Contra Costa County, California, USA

Father: Harvey burks

Mother: Mary Mays-Burks

Spouse(s):

Children(s):

The story of John Wesley Burks began in 1945 in Ruston, Lincoln, Louisiana, USA. John Wesley Burks passed away in 2012 in Concord, Contra Costa County, California, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of John Wesley Burks began in 1945 in Ruston, Lincoln, Louisiana, USA.
  • John Wesley Burks passed away in 2012 in Concord, Contra Costa County, California, USA.

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

John Burks's Ancestors

Self
John Burks
1945–2012
Birth Place: Ruston, Lincoln, Louisiana, USA
Parents
Harvey Edward burks
1920–1980
Louisiana
Mary Mays-Burks
1923–2005
Louisiana
Grandparents
John Burks
1884–
Louisiana
Katherine Harper
1884–1946
Louisiana
Edward May
1877–1939
Louisiana, USA
Callie May
1883–1936
Liberty Hill, Louisiana, USA
Great-Grandparents
Benjamin Irvin
1864–
Jennie Irvin
1868–
Charles Harper
1855–
Celie Harper
1859–1917
John May
1845–1947
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Charles Harper
1824–
Fannie Jones
1830–

John Burks's Timeline

2 Records

1945
1945
Birth of John Wesley Burks in Ruston, Lincoln, Louisiana, USA
Ruston, Lincoln, Louisiana, USA
2012
11/2012
Age 67
Death of John Wesley Burks in Pittsburg, Contra Costa, California, USA
Pittsburg, Contra Costa, California, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1945
    Event Place: Ruston, Lincoln, Louisiana, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Issue State: Louisiana; Issue Date: 1963
    [2] U.S., Obituary Collection, 1930-Current, Web edition:
    [3] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 11/2012
    Event Place: Pittsburg, Contra Costa, California, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Obituary Collection, 1930-Current, Web edition:
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Concord, Contra Costa County, California, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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