Emily (Smith) Burks (1837 - 1914)

Born 19 Apr 1837 in Scott, Mississippi, United States

Ancestors

Wife of Benjamin Franklin Burks — married 1854 in Mississippi, United States

Died 30 Jul 1914 at age 77 in Hill, Texas, United States

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Biography

Emily was born in 1837. She was the daughter of Jack Smith and Margaret Butler. She passed away in 1914.

Children

1. Margaret Burke
2. John S Burke 1857-bef. 1870
3. Burton Burke
4. Thomas Burke
5. Ida Burke Thompson (24 Sep 1864 - 23 Jan 1949)
6. Delina "Nina" Burke
7. Lola Burke Forrester (7 Nov 1869 - 27 Oct 1953)
8. Siberan "Sebe" Jones Burke ( - 13 Feb 1930)

Sources

• Find a Grave, database and images (www.findagrave.com/memorial/18126507/emily-burks : accessed 11 May 2021), memorial page for Emily Smith Burks (19 Apr 1837–30 Jul 1914), Find a Grave Memorial ID 18126507, citing Smith Bend-Coon Creek Cemetery, Smiths Bend, Bosque County, Texas, USA ; Maintained by Imagraver (contributor 47349450) .
• "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M4LN-Z88 : 22 December 2020), Emily Smith in household of John J Smith, Scott, Mississippi, United States; citing family , NARA microfilm publication (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
• "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M6GJ-K8K : 18 February 2021), Emily Burks in entry for B F Burks, 1860.
• "United States Census, 1870", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MXLB-RCM : 2 January 2021), Emily Burke in entry for Benjn Burke, 1870.
• "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MFNK-B5V : 20 February 2021), Emily Burke in household of B F Burke, Precinct 4, Hill, Texas, United States; citing enumeration district ED 74, sheet 371A, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), FHL microfilm 1,255,311.
• "United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M3G5-TTJ : accessed 12 May 2021), Emily Burks, Justice Precinct 4 (east part), Hill, Texas, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 44, sheet 12A, family 200, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm 1,241,645.