Walker Burke

1895 - 1972  (76 years)

• Name	Walker Burke  [1]
  Born	10 Oct 1895	East Point, Johnson County, Kentucky, USA   [1, 2]
  Gender	Male
  Died	17 Jan 1972	Johnson County, Kentucky, USA   [3]
  Obituary	19 Jan 1972	Paintsville, Johnson County, Kentucky, USA   [4]
  	Obituary, transcribed, Paintsville (Kentucky) Herald, 19 January 1972, for Walker Burke. "Walter W. Burke, 76, of Thealka, died Monday, January 17 in a local hospital following an extended illness. He was a retired carpenter and was affiliated with the Thealka Freewill Baptist Church. He was the son of the late William and Arminta George Burke. Immediate survivors include his wife, Vivian Welch Burke, one son, Elmer G. Burke of Seattle, Washington, two daughters, Mary K. Coleman of Dayton, Ohio, and Francis H. Thacker of Paintsville. Funeral services were conducted at 2:00 pm. Wednesday, January 19 at the Thealka Freewill Baptist Church by Don Fraley, Ellis Hamilton, and C.C. Hall. Burial followed in the Welch Cemetery at Concord under the direction of the Jones-Preston Funeral Home."
  Buried	Welch Cemetery, Concord, Johnson County, Kentucky, USA   [4]
  Person ID	I65	ZZZ George (Client Julia George)
  Last Modified	26 Jul 2012

  
  

  Father	William James Burke,   d. Before 1900
  Mother	Araminta George,   b. 7 Feb 1859, Floyd County, Kentucky, USA ,   d. 21 Aug 1917, Paintville, Johnson County, Kentucky, USA  (Age 58 years)
  Married	Before 1893  [1]
  	Based on age of daughter Angeline.
  Family ID	F19	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Sources

  [S69] 1900 U.S. census, Floyd County, Kentucky, population schedule, Hagar Shoal, enumeration district (ED) 102, sheet 1B, p. 188 (stamped, verso), dwelling 19, family 19, Mintie Burk [Burke] household; digital images, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 23 July 2012); citing NARA microfilm publication T623, roll 520. [S72] "World WarI I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918," digital images, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com accessed 24 July 2012), Walker Burke, serial no. 198, order no. 19, Local Board, Johnson County, Kentucky; citing World War I Selective Service system Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918), NARA microfilm publication M1509 (4,582 rolls); FHL roll no. 1,653,495. [S74] "Kentucky Death Index, 1911-2000," database, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 24 July 2012), entry for Walker W. Burke, Johnson County, vol. 4, certificate no. 1502 (1972); citing Commonwealth of Kentucky, Health Data Branch, Division of Epidemiology and Health Planning, Kentucky Death Index, 1911-Present, Frankfort. [S77] DeAnna (deacormi@cox.net) to Janis Walker Gilmore, email, 23 July 2012; regarding the children of Araminta (George) of Floyd County, Kentucky, including transcriptions of the obits of two of her children, Angelina (Burke) Castle and Walker Burke.