Maggie Burkhart was 7th and last child of Morgan Tennessee Burkhart (1831-1902). His first wife had died suddenly on Dec 24, 1870 and he hadn't remarried until May 19, 1874, when Maggie's mother, Mary M. Vittetoe (1836-1916), was very pregnant with her and probably rightfully concerned about the welfare of her unborn child, due in the summer. Martha Magnolia "Maggie" Burkhart was born on July 1st, 1874. She and her mother lived with her father until she had grown, been well educated and had married Albert Napoleon Graves (1867-1956) on August 1st, 1899, in Knox Co., Tennessee. They remained in the Knox County, Tennessee area and had four children of their own, one of whom died at an early age (born after the 1900 Census was taken in June, 1900, and before the 1910 Census was taken in April, 1910. Their three surviving children were:
Charles Clifford "Charley", b.Sep 5, 1902,
Raymond Morgan, b.Oct 21, 1904,
and
Walter C., b.Sep 7, 1907
Maggie was a farmer's wife, which entailed long hours from before dawn until after dusk, caring for her family and all of the chores that included everything from cooking and washing to cleaning, and caring for any stock that they had (i.e., milking the cow, churning butter, feeding chickens and gathering eggs, etc.). They owned a farm in the Corrytown area of Knox County, Tennessee. As the area grew in the passing years, their farm became known as being located on Gibbs Road, Corrytown, Knox Co., Tennessee.
Maggie's father, a veteran of the Civil War, died in 1902, when Maggie was just 28 years of age; her mother died 14 years later, when she was 80 years old and Maggie was just 42 yrs. of age. Maggie preceded Albert in death, passing from this world on Christmas Eve, 1944. Albert passed on Apr 6, 1956 and is buried with Maggie, near her mother, at Fairview Cemetery, Corryton, Knox County, Tennessee.
Charles Clifford "Charley", b.Sep 5, 1902,
Raymond Morgan, b.Oct 21, 1904,
and
Walter C., b.Sep 7, 1907
Maggie was a farmer's wife, which entailed long hours from before dawn until after dusk, caring for her family and all of the chores that included everything from cooking and washing to cleaning, and caring for any stock that they had (i.e., milking the cow, churning butter, feeding chickens and gathering eggs, etc.). They owned a farm in the Corrytown area of Knox County, Tennessee. As the area grew in the passing years, their farm became known as being located on Gibbs Road, Corrytown, Knox Co., Tennessee.
Maggie's father, a veteran of the Civil War, died in 1902, when Maggie was just 28 years of age; her mother died 14 years later, when she was 80 years old and Maggie was just 42 yrs. of age. Maggie preceded Albert in death, passing from this world on Christmas Eve, 1944. Albert passed on Apr 6, 1956 and is buried with Maggie, near her mother, at Fairview Cemetery, Corryton, Knox County, Tennessee.
Maggie Burkhart was 7th and last child of Morgan Tennessee Burkhart (1831-1902). His first wife had died suddenly on Dec 24, 1870 and he hadn't remarried until May 19, 1874, when Maggie's mother, Mary M. Vittetoe (1836-1916), was very pregnant with her and probably rightfully concerned about the welfare of her unborn child, due in the summer. Martha Magnolia "Maggie" Burkhart was born on July 1st, 1874. She and her mother lived with her father until she had grown, been well educated and had married Albert Napoleon Graves (1867-1956) on August 1st, 1899, in Knox Co., Tennessee. They remained in the Knox County, Tennessee area and had four children of their own, one of whom died at an early age (born after the 1900 Census was taken in June, 1900, and before the 1910 Census was taken in April, 1910. Their three surviving children were:
Charles Clifford "Charley", b.Sep 5, 1902,
Raymond Morgan, b.Oct 21, 1904,
and
Walter C., b.Sep 7, 1907
Maggie was a farmer's wife, which entailed long hours from before dawn until after dusk, caring for her family and all of the chores that included everything from cooking and washing to cleaning, and caring for any stock that they had (i.e., milking the cow, churning butter, feeding chickens and gathering eggs, etc.). They owned a farm in the Corrytown area of Knox County, Tennessee. As the area grew in the passing years, their farm became known as being located on Gibbs Road, Corrytown, Knox Co., Tennessee.
Maggie's father, a veteran of the Civil War, died in 1902, when Maggie was just 28 years of age; her mother died 14 years later, when she was 80 years old and Maggie was just 42 yrs. of age. Maggie preceded Albert in death, passing from this world on Christmas Eve, 1944. Albert passed on Apr 6, 1956 and is buried with Maggie, near her mother, at Fairview Cemetery, Corryton, Knox County, Tennessee.
Charles Clifford "Charley", b.Sep 5, 1902,
Raymond Morgan, b.Oct 21, 1904,
and
Walter C., b.Sep 7, 1907
Maggie was a farmer's wife, which entailed long hours from before dawn until after dusk, caring for her family and all of the chores that included everything from cooking and washing to cleaning, and caring for any stock that they had (i.e., milking the cow, churning butter, feeding chickens and gathering eggs, etc.). They owned a farm in the Corrytown area of Knox County, Tennessee. As the area grew in the passing years, their farm became known as being located on Gibbs Road, Corrytown, Knox Co., Tennessee.
Maggie's father, a veteran of the Civil War, died in 1902, when Maggie was just 28 years of age; her mother died 14 years later, when she was 80 years old and Maggie was just 42 yrs. of age. Maggie preceded Albert in death, passing from this world on Christmas Eve, 1944. Albert passed on Apr 6, 1956 and is buried with Maggie, near her mother, at Fairview Cemetery, Corryton, Knox County, Tennessee.
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