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Robert Vastine Burke 1893–1955 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 30 April 1893

Birth Location: Blackwater, Lee County, Virginia, USA

Death Date: 2 January 1955

Death Location: Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Virginia, USA

Father: Robert Burke

Mother: Mary McPherson

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Robert Vastine Burke was born in 1893 in Blackwater, Lee County, Virginia, USA, the child of Robert Jessee Burke And Mary Polly Minerva Mcpherson. In 1900, Robert Vastine Burke resided in Blackwater, Lee, Virginia, USA. Robert Vastine Burke passed away in 1955 in Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Virginia, USA.

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Biography

  • Robert Vastine Burke was born in 1893 in Blackwater, Lee County, Virginia, USA, the child of Robert Jessee Burke And Mary Polly Minerva Mcpherson.
  • In 1900, Robert Vastine Burke resided in Blackwater, Lee, Virginia, USA.
  • Robert Vastine Burke passed away in 1955 in Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Virginia, USA.

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Robert Burke's Ancestors

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Robert Burke
1893–1955
Birth Place: Blackwater, Lee County, Virginia, USA
Parents
Robert Jessee Burke
1854–1915
Lee Co, Virginia
Mary ((Polly) Minerva) McPherson
1859–1910
Lee Co, Virginia
Grandparents
Katherine (Kitsey) Burke
1826–1901
Virginia
Levi Burke
1818–
William McPherson
1823–1871
Bedford County, Virginia
Nancy (J.) Wiley
1822–1863
Tazwell County, Virginia
Great-Grandparents
John Burke
1776–
Sarah Shaw
1778–
Thomas McPherson
1762–1861
Catherine McPherson
1799–1861
John Wiley
1800–
Eleanor Wilson
1798–
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Phoebe Murdock-McPherson
1776–1835
John Wilson
1770–

Robert Burke's Timeline

3 Records

1893
30 April 1893
Birth of Robert Vastine Burke in Blackwater, Lee County, Virginia, USA
Blackwater, Lee County, Virginia, USA
1900
1900
Age 7
Robert Vastine Burke resided here in Blackwater, Lee, Virginia, USA
Blackwater, Lee, Virginia, USA
1955
2 January 1955
Age 62
Death of Robert Vastine Burke in Stonega, Wise County, Virginia, USA
Stonega, Wise County, Virginia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 30 April 1893
    Event Place: Blackwater, Lee County, Virginia, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Blackwater, Lee, Virginia; Page: 8; Enumeration District: 0027
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Blackwater, Lee, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Blackwater, Lee, Virginia; Page: 8; Enumeration District: 0027

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 2 January 1955
    Event Place: Stonega, Wise County, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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