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Eloise Elvira <I>Lusk</I> Burke

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Eloise Elvira Lusk Burke

Birth
Pickens County, Alabama, USA
Death
18 Feb 1886 (aged 68)
Houston, Harris County, Texas, USA
Burial
Houston, Harris County, Texas, USA Add to Map
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Sect. E-2, Lot 131
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Mr. Burke's marriage occurred in Shelby county, Texas, on the 26th of September, 1837, when he wedded Miss Eloise Lusk, daughter of George V. Lusk, who had moved to Texas the year previous. Mrs. Burke was born in Pickens county, Alabama, where she was also reared. She died February 18, 1886. Thirteen children were born to them, only three of whom are now living. Five died in infancy, and five after reaching maturity. The deceased are Andrew J., Jr., who died May 5, 1880, at the age of thirty-eight, leaving a family; Matilda J., wife of E.H. Gushing, died May 12, 1881; Mary, wife of Bell Copes, died August 10, 1864; Horace T., who died March 20, 1890; and Fannie, wife of N.A. Blake, who died January 19, 1882. The living are Frank S., an attorney of Houston; Edmund L., a railway conductor; and Annette, wife of George R. Bringhurst, of Houston. (Source: History of Texas Biographical History of the Cities of Houston and Galveston (1895)
Contributor: Sherry (47010546)
Mr. Burke's marriage occurred in Shelby county, Texas, on the 26th of September, 1837, when he wedded Miss Eloise Lusk, daughter of George V. Lusk, who had moved to Texas the year previous. Mrs. Burke was born in Pickens county, Alabama, where she was also reared. She died February 18, 1886. Thirteen children were born to them, only three of whom are now living. Five died in infancy, and five after reaching maturity. The deceased are Andrew J., Jr., who died May 5, 1880, at the age of thirty-eight, leaving a family; Matilda J., wife of E.H. Gushing, died May 12, 1881; Mary, wife of Bell Copes, died August 10, 1864; Horace T., who died March 20, 1890; and Fannie, wife of N.A. Blake, who died January 19, 1882. The living are Frank S., an attorney of Houston; Edmund L., a railway conductor; and Annette, wife of George R. Bringhurst, of Houston. (Source: History of Texas Biographical History of the Cities of Houston and Galveston (1895)
Contributor: Sherry (47010546)

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Cemetery records show a burial date of Feb 18, 1886.

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