John Jefferson Burkette SrAge: 54 years1911–1965
- Name
- John Jefferson Burkette Sr
- Given names
- John Jefferson
- Surname
- Burkette
- Name suffix
- Sr
 Birth | January 26, 1911 48 38 |
 Death of a paternal grandmother | Lucinda Fouts February 7, 1914 (Age 3 years) |
| Death of a maternal grandfather | John Jackson Carter December 18, 1914 (Age 3 years) |
 Historical Event | Polio Epidemic 1916 (Age 4 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 5 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 6 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/ |
 Census | January 1, 1920 (Age 8 years) |
| Death of a father | Thomas Jefferson Burkett January 9, 1923 (Age 11 years) |
| Death of a maternal grandmother | Sarah Ellizabeth Barnett March 31, 1925 (Age 14 years) |
| Historical Event | The Great Depression October 1929 (Age 18 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 |
| Death of a mother | Amanda Isadora “Dora” Carter 1930 (Age 18 years) |
| Census | April 1930 (Age 19 years) |
| Birth of a son #1 | John Jeffereson “Jack” Burkette Jr January 7, 1931 (Age 19 years) |
| Census | April 1, 1940 (Age 29 years) |
| Historical Event | World War II between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 30 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 |
| Census | April 1950 (Age 39 years) |
| Historical Event | Korean War between 1950 and 1953 (Age 38 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 |
 Marriage | Lida “Sally” Schmidt — View this family 1956 (Age 44 years) |
| Death of a wife | Lida “Sally” Schmidt April 18, 1958 (Age 47 years) |
| Marriage | Ruth Naomie Pettit — View this family March 18, 1960 (Age 49 years) |
| Historical Event | Vietnam War between 1946 and 1975 (Age 34 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 | June 28, 1965 (Age 54 years) |
 Burial | Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Cochise Gardens of Rest Cemetery |
| Family with parents |
| father |
Thomas Jefferson Burkett Birth: November 10, 1862 30 30 — Miami, Indiana, United States Death: January 9, 1923 — Fulton, Indiana, United States |
| mother |
Amanda Isadora “Dora” Carter Birth: January 4, 1873 38 33 — Kewanna, Fulton, Indiana, United States Death: 1930 — New York, United States |
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Marriage: October 3, 1906 — Fulton, Indiana, United States |
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4 years himself |
John Jefferson Burkette Sr Birth: January 26, 1911 48 38 — Akron, Fulton, Indiana, United States Death: June 28, 1965 — Benson, Cochise, Arizona, United States |
| Mother’s family with Edward Newton Long |
| step-father |
Edward Newton Long Birth: March 22, 1868 23 18 — Logansport, Cass, Indiana, United States Death: November 26, 1903 — El Paso, Texas, United States |
| mother |
Amanda Isadora “Dora” Carter Birth: January 4, 1873 38 33 — Kewanna, Fulton, Indiana, United States Death: 1930 — New York, United States |
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Marriage: March 24, 1891 — Fulton, Indiana, United States |
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13 months half-sister |
Sarah Lucille Long Birth: April 9, 1892 24 19 — Kewanna, Fulton, Indiana, United States Death: March 5, 1974 — Los Angeles, California, United States |
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22 months half-brother |
Ernest Nathan Long Birth: February 14, 1894 25 21 — Kewanna, Fulton, Indiana, United States Death: March 13, 1967 — Saint David, Cochise, Arizona, United States |
| Family with Lenora Catherine Simpson |
| himself |
John Jefferson Burkette Sr Birth: January 26, 1911 48 38 — Akron, Fulton, Indiana, United States Death: June 28, 1965 — Benson, Cochise, Arizona, United States |
| wife |
Lenora Catherine Simpson Birth: February 28, 1912 18 15 — Jamestown, Chautauqua, New York, United States Death: October 23, 1992 — Falconer, Chautauqua, New York, United States |
| son |
John Jeffereson “Jack” Burkette Jr Birth: January 7, 1931 19 18 — Jamestown, Chautauqua, New York, United States Death: April 28, 1984 — Granite Falls, Caldwell, North Carolina, United States |
| daughter |
Private |
| son |
Private |
| daughter |
Private |
| Family with Lida “Sally” Schmidt |
| himself |
John Jefferson Burkette Sr Birth: January 26, 1911 48 38 — Akron, Fulton, Indiana, United States Death: June 28, 1965 — Benson, Cochise, Arizona, United States |
| wife |
Lida “Sally” Schmidt Birth: April 4, 1915 — Benson, Cochise, Arizona, United States Death: April 18, 1958 — Benson, Cochise, Arizona, United States |
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Marriage: 1956 — Cochise, Arizona, United States |
| Family with Ruth Naomie Pettit |
| himself |
John Jefferson Burkette Sr Birth: January 26, 1911 48 38 — Akron, Fulton, Indiana, United States Death: June 28, 1965 — Benson, Cochise, Arizona, United States |
| wife |
Ruth Naomie Pettit Birth: March 7, 1917 — Independence, Buchanan, Iowa, United States Death: December 26, 1972 — Fort Bragg, Moore, North Carolina, United States |
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Marriage: March 18, 1960 — Cochise, Arizona, United States |
| Oliver Herman Owens + Lenora Catherine Simpson |
| wife’s husband |
Oliver Herman Owens Birth: January 25, 1901 — North Warren, Warren, Pennsylvania, United States Death: September 29, 1974 — West Palm Beach, Florida, United States |
| wife |
Lenora Catherine Simpson Birth: February 28, 1912 18 15 — Jamestown, Chautauqua, New York, United States Death: October 23, 1992 — Falconer, Chautauqua, New York, United States |
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Marriage: between 1940 and 1950 — New York, United States |
John Jefferson Burkette Sr has 25 first cousins recorded
Father's family (0)
Mother's family (25)
Parents John F Wilson + Emma Rose Althea Carter
Parents Frederick Fargo Ewell + Mary Ann “Margret” Carter
Parents William A Carter + Amelia Jane Moore
Parents James Ellsworth Carter + Minnie May Cranford
Parents Walter Oliver Lamborn + Elsie G “Essie” Carter
| Census | 1920 United States - Census transcript - Thomas Jefferson Burkett - Household
Henry, Fulton, Indiana, United States
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| Census | 1930 United States - Census transcript - John Jefferson Burkette Sr - Household
Salamanca, Cattaraugus, New York, United States
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| Census | 1950 United States - Census transcript - John Jefferson Burkette Sr - Household
Benson, Cochise, Arizona, United States
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