Life History
9th Mar 1839 |
Born in Cocke County, Tennessee.1,2 |
about 1857 |
Married Louisa Eliza ALLEN in Cocke County, Tennessee |
1877 |
Death of Louisa Eliza ALLEN in Arkansas County, Arkansas.2 |
Dec 1883 |
Married Sarah Elizabeth MANTOOTH in St Francis County, Arkansas.5 |
3rd Dec 1895 |
Land Purchase: Homestead, registered in Dardanelle, Yell County, land office in Franklin County, Arkansas.3 |
18th Nov 1906 |
Died in Franklin County, Arkansas.2,4 |
after 18th Nov 1906 |
Buried in Price Springs Cemetery, Cecil, Franklin County, Arkansas.2 |
Notes
- 1850 Federal Census, Cocke County, Tennessee, 4 September, p 735 (scan 368), Hse/Fam #343
John Burke 35 M Farmer No Real Estate Value Rptd b Tenn [b abt 1815]
Betsy Burke 31 F b Tenn [b abt 1819]
- page 736 -
William N Burke 11 F b Tenn [b abt 1839]
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Arkansas, County Marriages Index, 1837-1957
W N Burke
Gender Male
Age 45, Birth Year abt 1838
Spouse's Name Sarah B Mantook [Mantooth; this was also his paternal grandmother's madien name]
Spouse's Age 30
Marriage 23 Dec 1883 St Francis County
Marriage License date 22 Dec 1883
U.S. General Land Office Records, 1796-1907
William N Burke
Issued 3 Dec 1895
138.49 Acres
5th PM Meridian
Franklin County, Arkansas
Township 8-N, Range 28-W, Section 1
Land Office Dardanelle
Authority May 20, 1862: Homestead
Arkansas, Confederate Pension Records, 1891-1935
W.N. Burke
Spouse Sarah E. Burke
Residence Location Franklin, Arkansas
Franklin Regiment, Tennessee Cavalry, Company I
Vet Application 1902
Death 18 Nov 1906
Widow applied 1907
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William Newton Burke
Birth Mar. 9, 1839
Death Nov. 18, 1906
Parents:
John Burke (1813 - 1894)
Julia Elizabeth Lloyd Burke (1819 - 1888)
Spouses:
Sarah Elizabeth Mantooth Burke (1850 - 1914)
Louisa Eliza Allen Burke (1841 - 1877)
Children:
Helen Francis Burke Casey (1858 - 1935)
Harriet Alice Burke Wilcox (1860 - 1925)
Barringer Burke (1866 - 1899)
Charles A Burke (1869 - 1899)
John Robert Burke (1872 - 1922)
Harry Edward Burke (1876 - 1963)
Mary Orpha Burke Boles (1882 - 1951)
Nina G Burke Towers (1885 - 1963)
Joseph Spencer Burke (1891 - 1969)
Siblings:
Pleasant Joseph Burke (1837 - 1885)
Francis Marion Burke (1843 - 1905)
Susan Burke West (1856 - 1925)
Green W Burke (1856 - 1900)
Burial Price Springs Cemetery, Cecil, Franklin County, Arkansas
Created by Frances Allen Titsworth Oct 24, 2008
-- Find A Grave Memorial #30838618, http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=30838618
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Sources
- 1. 1850 Federal Census, Cocke County, Tennessee
- 4 September, page 736, Hse/Fam #343
- 2. Find a Grave Memorial Registry
- 3. U.S. General Land Office Records, 1796-1907
- 4. Arkansas, Confederate Pension Records, 1891-1935
- 5. Arkansas, County Marriages Index, 1837-1957