James Albert Burks Sr.Age: 68 years1900–1968
- Name
- James Albert Burks Sr.
- Given names
- James Albert
- Surname
- Burks
- Name suffix
- Sr.
 Birth | July 22, 1900 41 40 |
 Historical Event | Polio Epidemic 1916 (Age 15 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 16 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 17 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 | Lyda Hill Hargis — View this family December 20, 1919 (Age 19 years) |
 Census | March 12, 1920 (Age 19 years) |
 Birth of a daughter#1 | Lyda Hester Burks April 19, 1921 (Age 20 years) |
| Death of a father | James Eugene Burks May 29, 1923 (Age 22 years) |
| Historical Event | The Great Depression October 1929 (Age 29 years)Note: The Wall Street Crash sets off the Great Depression, the most severe worldwide economic depression in the 20th century - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Depression |
| Census | April 15, 1930 (Age 29 years) |
| Birth of a son #2 | James Albert Burks Jr. September 29, 1930 (Age 30 years) |
| Death of a mother | Martha Hewell “Mattie” Hester February 25, 1939 (Age 38 years) |
| Historical Event | World War II between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 41 years)Note: The United States enters World War II after the attack at Pearl Harbor, a global war that involved the vast majority of the world's nations and including all of the great powers - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_II |
| Historical Event | Korean War between 1950 and 1953 (Age 49 years)Note: The Korean War was a war between the Republic of Korea (South Korea), supported by the United Nations, and the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (North Korea), at one time supported by the People's Republic of China and the Soviet Union - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Korean_War |
| Death of a brother | Joseph Moore Burks July 23, 1962 (Age 62 years) Cause: Cancer |
| Historical Event | Vietnam War between 1946 and 1975 (Age 45 years)Note: The Vietnam War was a long, costly armed conflict that pitted the communist regime of North Vietnam and its southern allies, known as the Viet Cong, against South Vietnam and its principal ally, the United States. The divisive war, increasingly unpopular at home, ended with the withdrawal of U.S. forces in 1973 and the unification of Vietnam under Communist control two years later. More than 3 million people, including 58,000 Americans, were killed in the conflict. - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vietnam_War |
 Death | October 15, 1968 (Age 68 years) |
| Family with parents |
| father |
James Eugene Burks Birth: September 12, 1858 — Trigg, Kentucky, United States Death: May 29, 1923 — Christian, Kentucky, United States |
| mother |
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 elder brother |
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 elder sister |
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 elder sister |
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 elder brother |
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 elder sister |
Ethel Dulin Burks Birth: April 6, 1898 39 38 — Christian, Kentucky, United States Death: April 9, 1977 |
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2 years himself |
James Albert Burks Sr. Birth: July 22, 1900 41 40 — LaFayette, Christian, Kentucky, United States Death: October 15, 1968 — Hopkins, Kentucky, United States |
| Family with Lyda Hill Hargis |
| himself |
James Albert Burks Sr. Birth: July 22, 1900 41 40 — LaFayette, Christian, Kentucky, United States Death: October 15, 1968 — Hopkins, Kentucky, United States |
| wife |
Lyda Hill Hargis Birth: April 12, 1900 30 24 — Big Rock, Stewart, Tennessee, United States Death: March 14, 1988 — Christian, Kentucky, United States |
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Marriage: December 20, 1919 — Lafayette, Christian, Kentucky, United States |
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16 months daughter |
Lyda Hester Burks Birth: April 19, 1921 20 21 — Lafayette, Christian, Kentucky, United States Death: December 8, 2020 — Hopkinsville, Christian, Kentucky, United States |
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9 years son |
James Albert Burks Jr. Birth: September 29, 1930 30 30 — Lafayette, Christian, Kentucky, United States Death: April 11, 2009 — Hopkinsville, Christian, Kentucky, United States |
James Albert Burks Sr. has 1 first cousin recorded
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| Census | 1920 United States - Census transcript - James Eugene Burks - Household
914 Canton Road Lafayette, Christian, Kentucky
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| Census | 1930 United States - Census transcript - Martha H “Mattie” Hester - Household
Christian, Kentucky, United States
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