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William Veloras Burks 1889–1967 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 23 March 1889

Birth Location: Prescott, Nevada, Arkansas, United States

Death Date: 1 Jul 1967

Death Location: Findlay, Shelby, Illinois, USA

Father: James 🧬

Mother: Susan Fleshner

Spouse(s): Lenna Lee

Children(s): Lucille Burks, Clarence Burks, Rozie Burks, Daisy Burks

The story of William Veloras Burks began in 1889 in Prescott, Nevada, Arkansas, United States. In 1920, William Veloras Burks resided in Sullivan, Moultrie, Illinois, USA. In 1930, William Veloras Burks resided in Sullivan, Sullivan, Moultrie, Illinois, USA. William Veloras Burks married Lenna Goldie Lee, and had children including Clarence Henry Burks, Daisy Fern Burks, Lucille Louise Burks, Rozie F Burks. William Veloras Burks passed away in 1967 in Findlay, Shelby, Illinois, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of William Veloras Burks began in 1889 in Prescott, Nevada, Arkansas, United States.
  • In 1920, William Veloras Burks resided in Sullivan, Moultrie, Illinois, USA.
  • In 1930, William Veloras Burks resided in Sullivan, Sullivan, Moultrie, Illinois, USA.
  • William Veloras Burks married Lenna Goldie Lee, and had children including Clarence Henry Burks, Daisy Fern Burks, Lucille Louise Burks, Rozie F Burks.
  • William Veloras Burks passed away in 1967 in Findlay, Shelby, Illinois, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

James 🧬
1861–1942
Birth Location: Greene County, Indiana, United States of America
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Susan Fleshner
1869–1943
Birth Location: Illinois, USA
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Spouses(s)

Lenna Lee
1892–1969
Birth Location: Sullivan, Moultrie Co., Illinois
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Children(s)

Lucille Burks
1912–2000
Birth Location: Bruce, Moultrie County, Illinois, USA
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Clarence Burks
1910–1970
Birth Location: Illinois
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Rozie Burks
1916–
Birth Location: Illinois
RB
Daisy Burks
1915–2001
Birth Location: Bruce, Moultirey, Illinois, United States
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William Burks's Ancestors

Self
William Burks
1889–1967
Birth Place: Prescott, Nevada, Arkansas, United States
Parents
James Henry Burkes 🧬
1861–1942
Greene County, Indiana, United States of America
Susan (Nora Ellen) Fleshner
1869–1943
Illinois, USA
Grandparents
James (Henry) Burks
1840–1910
Monroe, Indiana, United States
Sarah Bartley
1838–1868
Beechcreek Township, Greene, Indiana, United States
George (Washington) Fleshner
1841–1915
Ohio, Washington DC, Kentucky??
Elizabeth ("Bettie") Crouch
1844–1931
Moultrie County, Illinois
Great-Grandparents
Joel Burks
1812–1898
Louisa Sandefer
1818–1880
Samuel Bartley
1810–1878
Margaret Arthur
1817–1855
Ferdinand Flechter
1802–1883
Gertrud Reiser
1800–1850
William Crouch
1814–1871
Susan Sears
1823–1908
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William Burks's Descendants

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William (Veloras) Burks (23 March 1889–1 Jul 1967) m. Lenna (Goldie) Lee (18 Apr 1892–12 Jul 1969)
  1. 1. Lucille (Louise) Burks 1912–2000 m. Robert (Wayne) Jeffers 1913–1987
  2. 2. Clarence (Henry) Burks 1910–1970
  3. 3. Rozie (F) Burks 1916–
  4. 4. Daisy (Fern) Burks 1915–2001

William Burks's Timeline

4 Records

1889
23 March 1889
Birth of William Veloras Burks in Prescott, Nevada, Arkansas, United States
Prescott, Nevada, Arkansas, United States
1920
1920
Age 31
William Veloras Burks resided here in Sullivan, Moultrie, Illinois, USA
Sullivan, Moultrie, Illinois, USA
1930
1930
Age 41
William Veloras Burks resided here in Sullivan, Sullivan, Moultrie, Illinois, USA
Sullivan, Sullivan, Moultrie, Illinois, USA
1967
1 Jul 1967
Age 78
Death of William Veloras Burks in Findlay, Shelby, Illinois, USA
Findlay, Shelby, Illinois, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 23 March 1889
    Event Place: Prescott, Nevada, Arkansas, United States
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Sullivan, Moultrie, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Sullivan, Sullivan, Moultrie, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1 Jul 1967
    Event Place: Findlay, Shelby, Illinois, USA
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