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Jesse M Burks

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Jesse M Burks

Birth
Georgia, USA
Death
26 Sep 1896 (aged 80–81)
Cass County, Texas, USA
Burial
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Jesse was the son of Elisha & Patience (Dunston) Burks who lived in Oglethorpe, Madison, & Henry counties Georgia. Early census records indicate that there may have been as many as 17-18 children in this family although not all of Jesse's siblings have been identified. It is fairly certain that his siblings include James who married Henrietta Samantha Anderson, Henry who married Elizabeth Shields, Jonathan G who married Unity D Fowler, Nancy Priscilla who was the 2nd wife of Lavinski Morris, George P who married Margaret, Holly who married Gilbert Johnson, Jasper who married Sarah Dickey, Johnson who married Serena Estes, Alexander who married Tabitha Milam, Elisha who married Sarah Grier , Sarah Ann and Mary A Burks. There were others whose names are unknown.

On 15 Oct 1839 in Henry Co GA, Jesse married Sarah Caldwell. They were the parents of Benjamin J Burks, Martha Ann Burks Carter, Mary Rebecca Elizabeth Burks Glaze, and Abigail Emmie Burks.

On 30 Sep 1866 in Cass Co TX, Jesse married Eliza J Booker Duck. They were the parents of Arcadia Wittle Burks Burleson, Jesse B Burks, Emma Eliza Burks McKinney Swinford, and Nancy Jane Burks Smith.
Jesse was the son of Elisha & Patience (Dunston) Burks who lived in Oglethorpe, Madison, & Henry counties Georgia. Early census records indicate that there may have been as many as 17-18 children in this family although not all of Jesse's siblings have been identified. It is fairly certain that his siblings include James who married Henrietta Samantha Anderson, Henry who married Elizabeth Shields, Jonathan G who married Unity D Fowler, Nancy Priscilla who was the 2nd wife of Lavinski Morris, George P who married Margaret, Holly who married Gilbert Johnson, Jasper who married Sarah Dickey, Johnson who married Serena Estes, Alexander who married Tabitha Milam, Elisha who married Sarah Grier , Sarah Ann and Mary A Burks. There were others whose names are unknown.

On 15 Oct 1839 in Henry Co GA, Jesse married Sarah Caldwell. They were the parents of Benjamin J Burks, Martha Ann Burks Carter, Mary Rebecca Elizabeth Burks Glaze, and Abigail Emmie Burks.

On 30 Sep 1866 in Cass Co TX, Jesse married Eliza J Booker Duck. They were the parents of Arcadia Wittle Burks Burleson, Jesse B Burks, Emma Eliza Burks McKinney Swinford, and Nancy Jane Burks Smith.


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