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William Burks 1833–1910 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 22 Jul 1833

Birth Location: Wayne Co, , Tennessee, USA

Death Date: 18 Mar 1910

Death Location: , Saline, Arkansas, USA

Father: Harrison Burks

Mother: Sarah Yocum

Spouse(s): Americus Hendrix

Children(s): Abner Burks, Julius Burks, John Burks, James Burks

William Burks was born in 1833 in Wayne Co, , Tennessee, USA, the child of Harrison Burks And Sarah Yocum. In 1880, William Burks resided in Fair Play, Saline, Arkansas, United States. William Burks married Americus Hendrix, and had children including Abner Burks, James M Burks, John T Burks, Julius Burks. William Burks passed away in 1910 in , Saline, Arkansas, USA.

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Biography

  • William Burks was born in 1833 in Wayne Co, , Tennessee, USA, the child of Harrison Burks And Sarah Yocum.
  • In 1880, William Burks resided in Fair Play, Saline, Arkansas, United States.
  • William Burks married Americus Hendrix, and had children including Abner Burks, James M Burks, John T Burks, Julius Burks.
  • William Burks passed away in 1910 in , Saline, Arkansas, USA.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

William Burks's Ancestors

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William Burks
1833–1910
Birth Place: Wayne Co, , Tennessee, USA
Parents
Harrison Burks
1803–1870
North Carolina, United States
Sarah Yocum
1800–1868
, , Kentucky, USA
Grandparents
Elisha Burks
1780–1857
Virginia, Wake, North Carolina, United States
Patience Dunston
1784–1865
Wake, North Carolina, United States
Great-Grandparents
William Burks
1743–1845
Lenora Harris
1745–1850
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Richard Burks
1715–1753
Frances Horsley
1713–1753

William Burks's Descendants

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William Burks (22 Jul 1833–18 Mar 1910) m. Americus Hendrix (16 Nov 1844–18 Feb 1892)
  1. 1. Abner Burks 1879–
  2. 2. Julius Burks 1873–1946
  3. 3. John (T) Burks 1869–1928
  4. 4. James (M) Burks 1861–1943

William Burks's Timeline

5 Records

1833
22 Jul 1833
Birth of William Burks in Wayne, Tennessee, United States
Wayne, Tennessee, United States
1833
22 Jul 1833
Birth of William Burks in Wayne Co, , Tennessee, USA
Wayne Co, , Tennessee, USA
1880
1880
Age 47
William Burks resided here in Fair Play, Saline, Arkansas, United States
Fair Play, Saline, Arkansas, United States
1910
18 Mar 1910
Age 77
Death of William Burks in Saline, Arkansas, United States
Saline, Arkansas, United States
1910
18 Mar 1910
Age 77
Death of William Burks in , Saline, Arkansas, USA
, Saline, Arkansas, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 22 Jul 1833
    Event Place: Wayne, Tennessee, United States
    Record Source: Public Member Trees, Database online.

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 22 Jul 1833
    Event Place: Wayne Co, , Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: Public Member Trees, Database online.

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Fair Play, Saline, Arkansas, United States
    Record Source: Public Member Trees, Database online.

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 18 Mar 1910
    Event Place: Saline, Arkansas, United States
    Record Source: Public Member Trees, Database online.

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 18 Mar 1910
    Event Place: , Saline, Arkansas, USA
    Record Source: Public Member Trees, Database online.

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