James Eugene BurksAge: 64 years1858–1923
- Name
- James Eugene Burks
- Given names
- James Eugene
- Surname
- Burks
 Birth | September 12, 1858 |
 Historical Event | Influenza Epidemic between 1857 and 1859Note: In 1857-1859, there was an extremely severe worldwide outbreak of influenza - http://www.flutrackers.com/forum/showthread.php?t=3884 |
| Historical Event | American Civil War between April 1861 and May 1865 (Age 2 years)Note: In the spring of 1861, tensions between the northern and southern United States over issues including state's right versus federal authority, westward expansion and slavery exploded into the American Civil War - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Civil_War |
| Historical Event | The Alaska Purchase 1867 (Age 8 years)Note: The Alaska Purchase was the purchase of 586,412 square miles of new territory by the United States from the Russian Empire (a bargain at two cents an acre) - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alaska_Purchase |
| Historical Event | Yellow Fever Epidemic 1867 (Age 8 years)Note: 3,093 perished from yellow fever in New Orleans - http://historyengine.richmond.edu/episodes/view/306 |
| Historical Event | Transcontinental Railroad completed 1869 (Age 10 years)Note: The First Transcontinental Railroad was a 1,907-mile contiguous railroad line constructed between 1863 and 1869 across the western United States to connect the Pacific coast with the existing Eastern U.S. rail network - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_Transcontinental_Railroad |
| Historical Event | Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878 1878 (Age 19 years)Note: Over 13,000 deaths occurred from yellow fever in lower Mississippi Valley - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_yellow_fever |
 Marriage | Martha Hewell “Mattie” Hester — View this family November 24, 1890 (Age 32 years) |
 Birth of a son#1 | Joseph Moore Burks September 11, 1891 (Age 32 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #2 | Frances E Burks December 2, 1892 (Age 34 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #3 | Montie Marie Burks January 20, 1895 (Age 36 years) |
| Birth of a son #4 | Edmund Garner Burks Sr. September 18, 1896 (Age 38 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #5 | Ethel Dulin Burks April 6, 1898 (Age 39 years) |
| Historical Event | Spanish-American War between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 39 years)Note: The Spanish-American War was a conflict in 1898 between Spain and the United States, the result of American intervention in the Cuban War of Independence - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spanish%E2%80%93American_War |
 Census | June 19, 1900 (Age 41 years) |
| Birth of a son #6 | James Albert Burks Sr. July 22, 1900 (Age 41 years) |
| Historical Event | Polio Epidemic 1916 (Age 57 years)Note: Over 7,000 deaths and 27,363 cases reported in America's worst polio (infantile paralysis) epidemic - http://goo.gl/ZBEQA1 |
| Historical Event | World War I between 1917 and November 1918 (Age 58 years)Note: The United States enters 'The Great War' where more than nine million combatants were killed- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_I |
| Historical Event | Spanish Influenza Epidemic 1918 (Age 59 years)Note: Spanish Influenza killed over 500,000 people in the United States, and somewhere between 20 and 40 million in what has been cited as the most devastating epidemic in history - http://virus.stanford.edu/uda/ |
| Marriage of a child | James Albert Burks Sr. — Lyda Hill Hargis — View this family December 20, 1919 (Age 61 years) |
| Census | March 12, 1920 (Age 61 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #1 | Lyda Hester Burks April 19, 1921 (Age 62 years) |
 Death | May 29, 1923 (Age 64 years) |
| Family with Martha Hewell “Mattie” Hester |
| himself |
James Eugene Burks Birth: September 12, 1858 — Trigg, Kentucky, United States Death: May 29, 1923 — Christian, Kentucky, United States |
| wife |
Martha Hewell “Mattie” Hester Birth: October 1, 1859 32 28 — Christian, Kentucky, United States Death: February 25, 1939 — Christian, Kentucky, United States |
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Marriage: November 24, 1890 — Stewart, Tennessee, United States |
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10 months son |
Joseph Moore Burks Birth: September 11, 1891 32 31 — Christian, Kentucky, United States Death: July 23, 1962 — Hopkinsville, Christian, Kentucky, United States |
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15 months daughter |
Frances E Burks Birth: December 2, 1892 34 33 — Christian, Kentucky, United States Death: September 22, 1987 — Hopkinsville, Christian, Kentucky, United States |
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2 years daughter |
Montie Marie Burks Birth: January 20, 1895 36 35 — Christian, Kentucky, United States Death: October 10, 1975 — Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee, United States |
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20 months son |
Edmund Garner Burks Sr. Birth: September 18, 1896 38 36 — Christian, Kentucky, United States Death: August 8, 1980 — Christian, Kentucky, United States |
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19 months daughter |
Ethel Dulin Burks Birth: April 6, 1898 39 38 — Christian, Kentucky, United States Death: April 9, 1977 |
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2 years son |
James Albert Burks Sr. Birth: July 22, 1900 41 40 — LaFayette, Christian, Kentucky, United States Death: October 15, 1968 — Hopkins, Kentucky, United States |
| Census | 1900 United States - Census transcript - James Eugene Burks - Household
Lafayette, Christian, Kentucky
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| Census | 1920 United States - Census transcript - James Eugene Burks - Household
914 Canton Road Lafayette, Christian, Kentucky
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