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Pruitt Burks 1903–1972 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 23 January 1903

Birth Location: Alabama

Death Date: 8 Jun 1972

Death Location: Moulton, Lawrence County, Alabama, United States of America

Father: James Burks

Mother: Bertha (Burks)

Spouse(s): Janora Wilson-Burks

Children(s): Norma (Hampton), Cora (Yarbrough)

Pruitt Burks was born in 1903 in Alabama, the child of James Richard Burks And Bertha Cora Moody Burks. In 1910, Pruitt Burks resided in Moulton, Lawrence, Alabama, USA. Pruitt Burks married Janora Wilson Burks, and had children including Betty Gail Burks, Cora Jean Burks Yarbrough, James Nathaniel Burks, Norma Earnestine Burks Walker Hampton. Pruitt Burks passed away in 1972 in Moulton, Lawrence County, Alabama, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Pruitt Burks was born in 1903 in Alabama, the child of James Richard Burks And Bertha Cora Moody Burks.
  • In 1910, Pruitt Burks resided in Moulton, Lawrence, Alabama, USA.
  • Pruitt Burks married Janora Wilson Burks, and had children including Betty Gail Burks, Cora Jean Burks Yarbrough, James Nathaniel Burks, Norma Earnestine Burks Walker Hampton.
  • Pruitt Burks passed away in 1972 in Moulton, Lawrence County, Alabama, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

James Burks
1871–1943
Birth Location: Moulton, Lawrence, Alabama, USA
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Bertha (Burks)
1871–1948
Birth Location: Lawrence County, Alabama, United States of America
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Spouses(s)

Janora Wilson-Burks
1900–1979
Birth Location: Alabama
JW

Children(s)

Norma (Hampton)
1926–2011
Birth Location: Alabama
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Cora (Yarbrough)
1936–2000
Birth Location: Moulton, Lawrence County, Alabama, United States of America
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Pruitt Burks's Ancestors

Self
Pruitt Burks
1903–1972
Birth Place: Alabama
Parents
James Richard Burks
1871–1943
Moulton, Lawrence, Alabama, USA
Bertha (Cora Moody) (Burks)
1871–1948
Lawrence County, Alabama, United States of America
Grandparents
Samuel (Nathaniel) Burks
1847–1920
Moulton, Lawrence, Alabama
Martha (Miriam) Gillespie
1844–1912
Alabama
John (P.) MOODY
1840–1891
Mississippi, USA
Orlena (J) McBride
1842–1911
Lawrence, Lamar, Alabama, United States
Great-Grandparents
John Burk
1828–1897
Catherine McClusky-Burks
1825–1870
James Gillespie
1790–1849
Lucy Johnson
1796–1886
John Moody
1815–1861
Susan DUKEMINIER*
1814–1895
David McBride
1800–1856
Jemima Boyd
1802–1856
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Joseph Burks
1805–1852
Lucretia Castleberry
1808–1865
William Mccluskey
1797–1868
Mary Campbell
1794–1880
John [Gillespie]
1753–1822
Jane Harvey
1762–1808
Henry Johnston
1756–1834
Mary Calloway
1765–1850
Francis Moody
1792–1829
Joanna FARLEY*
1795–
Isaac Dukeminier
1762–1830
Susannah Patterson
1770–1855
Ephraim Boyd
1790–1828

Pruitt Burks's Descendants

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Pruitt Burks (23 January 1903–8 Jun 1972) m. Janora Wilson-Burks (16 Nov 1900–30 Dec 1979)
  1. 1. Norma (Earnestine Burks (Walker)) (Hampton) 1926–2011
  2. 2. Cora (Jean Burks) (Yarbrough) 1936–2000 m. Carlon (Wayne) Yarbrough 1936–2009

Pruitt Burks's Timeline

12 Records

1903
23 January 1903
Birth of Pruitt Burks in Alabama
Alabama
1903
23 January 1903
Birth of Pruitt Burks in Alabama
Alabama
1910
1910
Age 7
Pruitt Burks resided here in Moulton, Lawrence, Alabama, USA
Moulton, Lawrence, Alabama, USA
1920
1920
Age 17
Pruitt Burks resided here in Moulton, Lawrence, Alabama, USA
Moulton, Lawrence, Alabama, USA
1930
1930
Age 27
Pruitt Burks resided here in Moulton, Lawrence, Alabama, USA
Moulton, Lawrence, Alabama, USA
1935
1935
Age 32
Pruitt Burks resided here in Moulton, Lawrence, Alabama
Moulton, Lawrence, Alabama
1940
1940
Age 37
Pruitt Burks resided here in Moulton, Lawrence, Alabama, USA
Moulton, Lawrence, Alabama, USA
1950
1950
Age 47
Pruitt Burks resided here in Moulton, Lawrence, Alabama, USA
Moulton, Lawrence, Alabama, USA
1951
Before 1951
Age 48
Pruitt Burks resided here in Alabama
Alabama
1961
Abt 1961
Age 58
Pruitt Burks resided here in Moulton
Moulton
1972
8 Jun 1972
Age 69
Death of Pruitt Burks
None
1972
8 Jun 1972
Age 69
Death of Pruitt Burks in Decatur, Morgan, Alabama
Decatur, Morgan, Alabama

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 23 January 1903
    Event Place: Alabama
    Record Source:
    [1] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Moulton, Lawrence, Alabama; Roll: m-t0627-00051; Page: 10A; Enumeration District: 40-16
    [2] 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Moulton, Lawrence, Alabama; Roll: 225; Page: 29; Enumeration District: 40-17

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 23 January 1903
    Event Place: Alabama
    Record Source:
    [1] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Moulton, Lawrence, Alabama; Roll: m-t0627-00051; Page: 10A; Enumeration District: 40-16
    [2] Alabama, U.S., Deaths and Burials Index, 1881-1974
    [3] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Social Security Administration; Washington D.C., USA; Social Security Death Index, Master File
    [4] 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Moulton, Lawrence, Alabama; Roll: T625_29; Page: 5B; Enumeration District: 87
    [5] 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Moulton, Lawrence, Alabama; Page: 1A; Enumeration District: 0013; FHL microfilm: 2339770
    [6] 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Moulton, Lawrence, Alabama; Roll: T624_21; Page: 9b; Enumeration District: 0086; FHL microfilm: 1374034
    [7] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [8] 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Moulton, Lawrence, Alabama; Roll: 225; Page: 29; Enumeration District: 40-17

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Moulton, Lawrence, Alabama, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Moulton, Lawrence, Alabama; Roll: T624_21; Page: 9b; Enumeration District: 0086; FHL microfilm: 1374034

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Moulton, Lawrence, Alabama, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Moulton, Lawrence, Alabama; Roll: T625_29; Page: 5B; Enumeration District: 87

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Moulton, Lawrence, Alabama, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Moulton, Lawrence, Alabama; Page: 1A; Enumeration District: 0013; FHL microfilm: 2339770

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Moulton, Lawrence, Alabama
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Moulton, Lawrence, Alabama; Roll: m-t0627-00051; Page: 10A; Enumeration District: 40-16

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Moulton, Lawrence, Alabama, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Moulton, Lawrence, Alabama; Roll: m-t0627-00051; Page: 10A; Enumeration District: 40-16

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Moulton, Lawrence, Alabama, USA
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Moulton, Lawrence, Alabama; Roll: 225; Page: 29; Enumeration District: 40-17

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: Before 1951
    Event Place: Alabama
    Record Source: U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Social Security Administration; Washington D.C., USA; Social Security Death Index, Master File

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: Abt 1961
    Event Place: Moulton
    Record Source: U.S., Newspapers.com™ Marriage Index, 1800s-current, The Moulton Advertiser; Publication Date: 2 Nov 1961; Publication Place: Moulton, Alabama, USA; ,0.02516878,0.87042534,0.22941959&xid=3398

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 8 Jun 1972

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 8 Jun 1972
    Event Place: Decatur, Morgan, Alabama
    Record Source:
    [1] Alabama, U.S., Deaths and Burials Index, 1881-1974
    [2] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Social Security Administration; Washington D.C., USA; Social Security Death Index, Master File
    [3] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 13
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Moulton, Lawrence County, Alabama, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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