Person:Joseph Burks (3)

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Joseph H. Burks, Sr
b.Abt 1807 Meriwether County, Georgia
d.14 Feb 1859 Texas
Parents and Siblings
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  1. Joseph H. Burks, SrAbt 1807 - 1859
Spouse and Children
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m. 2 Jul 1829
  1. Col. John C. Burks1834 - 1863
  2. Joseph H. Burks, Jr1838 - 1898
  3. Emma Winifred Burks1840 - 1885
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Facts and Events
Name[1] Joseph H. Burks, Sr
Gender Male
Birth[1][2] Abt 1807 Meriwether County, Georgia
Marriage 2 Jul 1829 Wilkes County, Georgia(10 children)
to Winnifred Cade
Census[3] 1850 Bowie County, Texas
Death[1][2] 14 Feb 1859 Texas

Bowie County, Texas, 1850 census:[3]

Burks, John H. 43 yrs Planter (real estate = $4,500) b. Georgia
      Winnefort 42 yrs b. Georgia
[NOTE: Enumerator's error -- this is Joseph H. Burks & wife Winnifred Cade.]
References
  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Clark, Pat B. The History of Clarksville and Old Red River County. (Dallas: Mathis, Van Nort & Co., 1937)
    pp. 211-12.

    In 1846, he settled in the part of Red River County that later became Bowie County.

  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Handbook of Texas Online
    "Burks, Joseph H., Sr.".

    He served in a Georgia regiment in the Seminole War of 1836. In 1850, he bought a plantation. Served two terms in Texas State Senate, 1851-1854, then was elected to the Texas House of Representatives for the 1857-59 term, and died in office.

  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Bowie, Texas, United States. 1850 U.S. Census Population Schedule
    p. 355A, dwelling/family 135/135.
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