SEVENTH GENERATION

950. John Wesley BURKE was born on 6 Nov 1860 in Columbia Co., Arkansas which is in Nevada co.. He appeared in the census in 1900 in Baker TWP, Lafayette Co., Arkansas. ⁽⁶⁷⁸⁾ John was 39 years old and Danah was 27 years old and they had 4 children with them. And had been Married 11 years and had 5 children and 1 had die. He appeared in the census in 1910 in Lafayette Co., Arkansas.⁽⁶⁷⁹⁾ He appeared in the census in 1920 in Hadley Twp, Lafayette Co., Arkansas. ⁽⁶⁸⁰⁾ He died on 29 Jun 1939 in Arkansas. He was buried on 30 Jun 1939 in Shiloh Union Baptist Church Cemetery, Lafayette Co., Akansas North of Bukner.

He was married to Sarah Tipple TOMKIN (daughter of William Jefferson TOMKIN and Mary Oliver GARRETT) on 1 Dec 1886 in Columbia Co., Arkansas.⁽⁶⁸¹⁾ Sarah Tipple TOMKIN was born on 30 Aug 1869. She died on 6 Jan 1888 in Falcon, Columbia Co., Arkansas. * Sarah was John's first, the sister of Donah, John's second wife. Sarah died in childbirth, both she and the child died.

He was married to Donah Bassie TOMKINS (daughter of William Jefferson TOMKIN and Mary Oliver GARRETT) on 14 Dec 1888 in Columbia Co., Arkansas. ⁽⁶⁸²⁾ Donah Bassie TOMKINS was born on 31 Oct 1871. She died on 12 Dec 1924 in Lafayette Co., Arkansas. She was buried on 13 Dec 1924 in Shiloh Union Baptist Church Cemetery, Lafayette Co., Akansas North of Bukner. John Wesley BURKE and Donah Bassie TOMKINS had the following children:

+1620 i. Alvin Lewis BURKE.
+1621 ii. Annie Viola BURKE.
+1622 iii. Charles Wesley BURKE.
+1623 iv. Harvey Jefferson BURKE.
1624 v. Clinton Oscar BURKE was born on 14 Oct 1899 in Sardis Cemetery, Stamps, Lafayette Co., Arkanasa. He died on 19 Feb 1900 in Bucker, Lafayetta Co., Arkansas. He was buried on 22 Feb 1900 in Shiloh Union Baptist Church Cemetery, Lafayette Co., Akansas North of Bukner.
+1625 vi. Grady Lorenzo BURKE.
+1626 vii. Howard Edgar BURKE.
+1627 viii. Henry Arthur BURKE.
+1628 ix. Rubye Mae BURKE.
+1629 x. Lillie Fae BURKE.