Person:Joseph Burks (4)

Name^[1]^[2]	Joseph H. Burks, Jr
Gender	Male
Birth^[1]^[2]^[3]	10 Feb 1838	Georgia
Marriage	21 Dec 1865	Red River County, Texasto Isabella H. Hopkins
Census^[4]	1870	Red River County, Texas
Census^[5]	1880	Red River County, Texas
Death^[3]	2 Sep 1898	Red River County, Texas
Burial^[3]		Clarksville Cemetery, Clarksville, Red River County, Texas

Red River County, Texas, 1870 census:^S4

Burks, Joseph 31 yrs Farmer (real estate = $28,000; personal estate = $3,000) b. Georgia

I. H. 21 yrs Keeping house b. Texas

J. R. [f] 2 yrs b. Texas

John 6/12 yr (b. Jan 1870) b. Texas

Willis [BLACK] 21 yrs Domestic servant b. Texas

Julia Ann [MULATO] 18 yrs b. Texas

Red River County, Texas, 1880 census:^S5

Burks, J. H. 42 yrs Farmer b. Georgia (parents, b. Georgia)

I. H. 33 yrs Wife Keeping house b. Texas (parents, b. Indiana)

John 10 yrs Son b. Texas (parents, b. Georgia/Texas)

Wm. 5 yrs Son b. Texas (parents, b. Georgia/Texas)

Hinton 2 yrs Son b. Texas (parents, b. Georgia/Texas)

References

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 Red River, Texas, United States. 1860 U.S. Census Population Schedule
p. 106.
↑ ^2.0 ^2.1 Clark, Pat B. The History of Clarksville and Old Red River County. (Dallas: Mathis, Van Nort & Co., 1937)
pp. 211-12.

In 1861, he enlisted in Co. E, 11th Texas Cavalry. He served west of the River, then returned in 1863 and joined the Army of Tennessee. He then returned to Texas and served in the coast guard to the end of the War. In 1881, he represented Red River County in the Texas House of Representatives.
↑ ^3.0 ^3.1 ^3.2 Clarksville Cemetery (Clarksville, Texas).
↑ Red River, Texas, United States. 1870 U.S. Census Population Schedule
p. 15, house/family 73/73.
↑ Red River, Texas, United States. 1880 U.S. Census Population Schedule
ED 99, p. 203, house/family 629/800[?!].