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Samuel Lewis Burke 1920–1984 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 16 May 1920

Birth Location: Grimsleyville Buchanan, Virginia, USA

Death Date: 29 April 1984

Death Location: Claypool Hill, Tazewell County, Virginia, USA

Father: Charlie Burke

Mother: Alafair Osborne

Spouse(s): Mattie Davis

Children(s): Carlos Burke, Hassell Burke, Thelma Burke

Samuel Lewis Burke was born in 1920 in Grimsleyville Buchanan, Virginia, USA, the child of Charlie Robert Burke And Alafair Allie Media Osborne. In 1930, Samuel Lewis Burke resided in Garden, Buchanan, Virginia, USA. In 1935, Samuel Lewis Burke resided in Rural, Buchanan, Virginia. Samuel Lewis Burke married Mattie Magdalene Davis, and had children including Carlos Matthew Burke, Charlie Eugene Burke, Chester Lewis Burke, Connie Jane Burke, Darrell Mccue Burke, Deborah Carol Burke, Hassell Robert Burke, Larry Wayne Burke, Michael Lee Burke, Nora Ellen Burke, Thelma Jean Burke, Wanda Faye Burke. Samuel Lewis Burke passed away in 1984 in Claypool Hill, Tazewell County, Virginia, USA.

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  • B 2 criteria (Medium)
  • C 1 criteria (Basic)
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Biography

  • Samuel Lewis Burke was born in 1920 in Grimsleyville Buchanan, Virginia, USA, the child of Charlie Robert Burke And Alafair Allie Media Osborne.
  • In 1930, Samuel Lewis Burke resided in Garden, Buchanan, Virginia, USA.
  • In 1935, Samuel Lewis Burke resided in Rural, Buchanan, Virginia.
  • Samuel Lewis Burke married Mattie Magdalene Davis, and had children including Carlos Matthew Burke, Charlie Eugene Burke, Chester Lewis Burke, Connie Jane Burke, Darrell Mccue Burke, Deborah Carol Burke, Hassell Robert Burke, Larry Wayne Burke, Michael Lee Burke, Nora Ellen Burke, Thelma Jean Burke, Wanda Faye Burke.
  • Samuel Lewis Burke passed away in 1984 in Claypool Hill, Tazewell County, Virginia, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Charlie Burke
1885–1958
Birth Location: Tazewell CO, Virginia
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Alafair Osborne
1889–1972
Birth Location: Virginia
AO

Spouses(s)

Mattie Davis
1922–1990
Birth Location: Buchanan, Virginia
MD

Children(s)

Carlos Burke
1945–
Birth Location: Tazewell County, Virginia, USA
CB
Hassell Burke
1947–2017
Birth Location: Buchanan County, Virginia, United States of America
HB
Thelma Burke
1943–2026
Birth Location: Virginia
TB

Samuel Burke's Ancestors

Self
Samuel Burke
1920–1984
Birth Place: Grimsleyville Buchanan, Virginia, USA
Parents
Charlie Robert Burke
1885–1958
Tazewell CO, Virginia
Alafair ("Allie" Media) Osborne
1889–1972
Virginia
Grandparents
Samuel (James) Burke
1863–1942
Tazewell County, Virginia, USA
Delphia (Jane) Baldwin
1867–1925
North Carolina
Lewis Osborne
1856–
Russell, Virginia
Susanna (Jane) Keen
1853–1930
Russell County, Virginia, USA
Great-Grandparents
James Burk
1818–1888
Catherine Griffith
1829–
John Baldwin
1846–1880
Nancy Phelps
1844–
William Osborne
1837–1885
Mary Keen
1838–1933
2nd-Great-Grandparents
James Burke
1774–1856
Rebecca Robinson
1789–1871
Jessee Griffith
1799–1870
Nancy Clary
1798–
John Baldwin
1806–1883
Mary Porter
1807–1854
Asa Phelps
1798–1866
Tabitha Young
1812–1882
Benjamin Farmer
1790–1875
Susannah Baker
1796–1865
Mathias Keen
1798–1881
Eliza Skeens
1812–1880

Samuel Burke's Descendants

1.
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Samuel (Lewis) Burke (16 May 1920–29 April 1984) m. Mattie (Magdalene) Davis (25 April 1922–27 December 1990)
  1. 1. Carlos (Matthew) Burke 1945–
  2. 2. Hassell (Robert) Burke 1947–2017 m. Gloria (Beverline) Osborne 1950–2021
  3. 3. Thelma (Jean) Burke 1943–2026 m. Lee Thomas 1935–

Samuel Burke's Timeline

7 Records

1920
16 May 1920
Birth of Samuel Lewis Burke in Grimsleyville Buchanan, Virginia, USA
Grimsleyville Buchanan, Virginia, USA
1930
1930
Age 10
Samuel Lewis Burke resided here in Garden, Buchanan, Virginia, USA
Garden, Buchanan, Virginia, USA
1935
1935
Age 15
Samuel Lewis Burke resided here in Rural, Buchanan, Virginia
Rural, Buchanan, Virginia
1940
1 Apr 1940
Age 20
Samuel Lewis Burke resided here
None
1941
1941
Age 21
Samuel Lewis Burke resided here in Grimsleyville, Buchanan, Virginia, USA
Grimsleyville, Buchanan, Virginia, USA
1950
1950
Age 30
Samuel Lewis Burke resided here in Maiden Spring, Tazewell, Virginia, USA
Maiden Spring, Tazewell, Virginia, USA
1984
29 April 1984
Age 64
Death of Samuel Lewis Burke in Lebanon, Russell County, Virginia, USA
Lebanon, Russell County, Virginia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 16 May 1920
    Event Place: Grimsleyville Buchanan, Virginia, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947, The National Archives in St. Louis, Missouri; St. Louis, Missouri; Record Group: Records of the Selective Service System, 147; Box: 105
    [2] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Garden, Buchanan, Virginia; Roll: T627_4251; Page: 9B; Enumeration District: 14-2
    [3] 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Garden, Buchanan, Virginia; Roll: 2438; Page: 5A; Enumeration District: 0002; Image: 31.0; FHL microfilm: 2342172
    [4] Virginia, U.S., Marriage Records
    [5] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [6] 1950 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Garden, Buchanan, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Garden, Buchanan, Virginia; Roll: 2438; Page: 5A; Enumeration District: 0002; Image: 31.0; FHL microfilm: 2342172

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Rural, Buchanan, Virginia
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Garden, Buchanan, Virginia; Roll: T627_4251; Page: 9B; Enumeration District: 14-2

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1 Apr 1940
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Garden, Buchanan, Virginia; Roll: T627_4251; Page: 9B; Enumeration District: 14-2

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1941
    Event Place: Grimsleyville, Buchanan, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947, The National Archives in St. Louis, Missouri; St. Louis, Missouri; Record Group: Records of the Selective Service System, 147; Box: 105

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Maiden Spring, Tazewell, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 29 April 1984
    Event Place: Lebanon, Russell County, Virginia, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Number: 229-12-6490; Issue State: Virginia; Issue Date: Before 1951
    [2] Virginia, Death Records, Virginia Department of Health; Richmond, Virginia; Virginia Deaths, 1912-2014
    [3] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Claypool Hill, Tazewell County, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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