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William Gilbert Burks 1822–1892 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 31 August 1822

Birth Location: Madison County, Georgia

Death Date: 22 January 1892

Death Location: Holmes Gap, Cullman County, Alabama

Father: Elisha Burkes

Mother: Patience Dunston

Spouse(s):

Children(s): Dock Burks, Mecia Burks, John Burks, Thomas Burks

In 1822, William Gilbert Burks entered the world in Madison County, Georgia, born to Elisha Burkes And Patience Dunston. William Gilbert Burks had children including Dock Edward Burks, John Brinkley Burks, Mecia Ann Burks, Thomas Jefferson Burks. William Gilbert Burks passed away in 1892 in Holmes Gap, Cullman County, Alabama.

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Biography

  • In 1822, William Gilbert Burks entered the world in Madison County, Georgia, born to Elisha Burkes And Patience Dunston.
  • William Gilbert Burks had children including Dock Edward Burks, John Brinkley Burks, Mecia Ann Burks, Thomas Jefferson Burks.
  • William Gilbert Burks passed away in 1892 in Holmes Gap, Cullman County, Alabama.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

William Burks's Ancestors

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William Burks
1822–1892
Birth Place: Madison County, Georgia
Parents
Elisha Burkes
1784–1865
Virginia, Wake, North Carolina, United States
Patience Dunston
1784–1865
Wake County, North Carolina, USA
Grandparents
Lurena (Lenora Harris 205 dna) matches
1745–1805
Virginia, United States of America
William (+ Robert) Burks
1743–1845
Bedford,Virginia
William (Adams Charles) Dunston
1756–1809
Bath, Beaufort, North Carolina, Colonial America
Elizabeth ((Betsy)) Sanford
1757–1835
Connecticut, Connecticut, USA
Great-Grandparents
Ellender matches
1712–1783
Richard Burks
1713–1753
Frances Horsley
1713–1753
Richard Dunston
1725–1775
Anna Adams
1735–1775
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Sullivan
1685–1750
Sarah Hogan
1690–1729
Samuel Private
1680–1756
Mary Pocahontas)
1685–1756
Robert '
1670–1734
Frances Bassett
1676–1738
John IV
1670–1726
Martha Halsey
1696–1736

William Burks's Descendants

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William (Gilbert) Burks (31 August 1822–22 January 1892)
  1. 1. Dock (Edward) Burks 1860–1931
    1. 1. Mabel (Elzora) Baird 1885–1923
    2. 2. Hesper (Viola) Burks 1892–1967
      1. 1. Benjamin (Arlon) Jackson 1912–1953
        1. 1. Lacy (Marshall) Jackson 1936–2021
      2. 2. Kathleen Jackson 1920–2008
        1. 1. Faye (Latrieve) Manasco 1937–2010
    3. 3. Mabry (Lulabelle) Burks 1901–1927
      1. 1. Laudell (Lorene Dobbs) Hemphill 1919–2001
        1. 1. Curtis (Hansford) Dobbs 1941–2009
  2. 2. Mecia (Ann) Burks 1845–1906
    1. 1. Una (Leon) Carroll 1889–1953
      1. 1. Sarah (Mildred) Brown 1914–1982
        1. 1. Carroll (Dianne) Rodgers 1938–1989
  3. 3. John (Brinkley) Burks 1846–1919
    1. 1. Loda (Gaines) Burks 1872–1958
      1. 1. Aubrey (Vernon) Burks 1901–1986
        1. 1. Betty (Jean Burks Owens Dexter Thomson) Miller 1927–1982
  4. 4. Thomas (Jefferson) Burks 1853–1907
    1. 1. William (Franklin) Burks 1875–1965
      1. 1. Claude (Washington) Burks 1905–1988
        1. 1. Ewin (Clearence) Burks 1926–1999

William Burks's Timeline

2 Records

1822
31 August 1822
Birth of William Gilbert Burks in Madison County, Georgia
Madison County, Georgia
1892
22 January 1892
Age 70
Death of William Gilbert Burks in Holmes Gap, Cullman County, Alabama
Holmes Gap, Cullman County, Alabama

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 31 August 1822
    Event Place: Madison County, Georgia
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees, Ancestry Family Tree

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 22 January 1892
    Event Place: Holmes Gap, Cullman County, Alabama
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees, Ancestry Family Tree

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