Person:John Burke (52)

The name John came from his niece Jennie Newquist who related it to Mabel Newquist. There is no other genealogy information.

A search of the 1860 US Census for Sacramento, CA lists a John Burke (b. 1829) and his brother, Jon Burke (b.1828) living together. Their occupation is mining.They were born in Ireland. John's wife is named Mathilda, and they have a daughter Catherine (b.1859) born in CA.

Research: Landowners of County Waterford: Abstracted from genealogy library reference book, the following individuals owned one acre or more of land in Co. Waterford, Ireland, the latter part of the 1870s:

Rev. John Burke, address Kilmeadin, Co. Waterford, owned 10 acres.