Elk County, Pennsylvania, Family Group Sheet for the Joseph BURKE Family *********************************************** Copyright © Bob Nay. All rights reserved. http://www.fgs-project.com/copyright.html *********************************************** Submitted by: Bob Nay Email address: kbnay@comcast.net ================================================================================ Husband: Joseph Burke ================================================================================ Born: 24 Mar 1874 - Jay Township, Elk, Pennsylvania Died: 17 Jul 1959 - Jay Twp, Weedville, Elk Co., Pennsylvania Buried: Jul 1959 - MT Zion Cemetery, Weedville, PA Father: Robert Edward Burk (1844-1924) Mother: Mary Elizabeth Levan (1847-1887) Marriage: 8 Jul 1896 Place: Brockport, Elk Co, PA ================================================================================ Wife: Nora Lynden Stephens Ovell ================================================================================ Born: 17 Feb 1881 - Chrenshaw, Elk Co, PA Died: 5 Jul 1952 - Burke Farm, Jay Twp, , Elk Co., Pennsylvania Buried: Jul 1952 - MT Zion Cemetery , Weedville , PA Father: Michael Ambrose Ovell (1862-1950) Mother: Lovern Margaret Stephens (1862-1937) ================================================================================ Children ================================================================================ 1 F Gladys Myrtle Burke Born: 25 Apr 1898 - Spring Run, Elk Co., Pennsylvania Died: 19 Jul 1975 - Santa Barbara, California Buried: Jul 1975 - Graceland Mem Cemetary, New Castle, PA Spouse: William Alonzo Winslow (1887-1959) Marr. Date: 7 Jun 1916 - Ridgeway, Elk Co., PA Spouse: Marr. Date: -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2 F Carolyn Gertrude Burke Born: 15 Apr 1906 - Elk Co, PA Died: 6 May 1961 - Polk, PA Buried: 1961 - MT Zion Church Weedville PA Spouse: Marr. Date: -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3 M Joseph Jonathan Burke Born: 1 May 1912 - Garner Hills, Weedville, Elk Co, PA Died: 3 Apr 2000 - St Marys, Elk, PA Buried: Apr 2000 - Dubois, PA Spouse: Helen Michaels (1917-2007) Marr. Date: 21 Jul 1937 - Port Allegany, PA Spouse: Marr. Date: -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4 M Perle Levan Burke Born: 26 Feb 1903 - Weedville, Elk Co, PA Died: 11 Feb 1980 - Kane, Mckean, PA Buried: Spouse: Lena Marie Singer (1900-1984) Marr. Date: 10 May 1924 - Brookville, Jefferson, PA Spouse: Marr. Date: -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 5 M Rodney Burke Born: 12 Feb 1915 - Elk, PA Died: 14 Feb 1915 - Elk, PA Buried: Spouse: Marr. Date: -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ================================================================================ General Notes: Husband - ================================================================================ Joseph Burke owned (bought from the Ovellsand one other family) a farm in Weedville, PA. He built the Burke house in 1902. His early work life was as a woodsman in the lumbering business. He was the horse teamster- working with a team of horses as they moved logs down the river. A freak accident where trees fell on him broke his hip and caused him to walk with a limp the rest of his life. He turned to other occupations such as a blacksmith shoeing mules in the Shawmut coal mine(1902-1926), a Raleigh Salesman ( household goods and ointments) . Herode around in a yellow Raleigh buggy with one-two horses, then eventually going to a truck( 1926-1944). Retired in 1944 at 70 years. Birth place was initially thought to be Reading Pa based on Brumbach genealogy information and J Burke's eath certificate. But it makes more sense that it was Spring Run based on when Robert Burke moved to Jay, Elk County and Robert and family in 1870 Jay census. I (B Nay) remember great Grandpa Burke fairly well- which many do notget to know a great grandparent too often. I enjoyed listening to his stories and walking around the farm with him.