Brief Life History of Franklin LaFayette
When Franklin LaFayette Burk was born on 19 October 1878, in Bollinger, Missouri, United States, his father, John Rhodes Burk, was 48 and his mother, Susan E. Turner, was 37. He married Sarah Lula Kinder on 24 October 1900, in Bollinger, Missouri, United States. He lived in Fillmore Township, Bollinger, Missouri, United States for about 60 years. He died on 17 June 1961, in East Alton, Madison, Illinois, United States, at the age of 82, and was buried in Lutesville, Bollinger, Missouri, United States.
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Family Time Line
Sources (13)
- Frank Burk, "United States 1950 Census"
- Frank Burk, "Missouri Marriages, 1750-1920"
- Frank Lafayette Burk, "United States World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942"
Spouse and Children
1878–1961 Male
1877–1961 Female
Children (3)
1903–1996 Male
1908–1994 Female
1920–1920 Male
Parents and Siblings
1829–1906 Male
1840–1907 Female
Siblings (1)
1878–1961 Male
World Events (8)
1881 · The Assassination of James Garfield
Age 3
1893
Age 15
1900 · Gold for Cash!
Age 22
Name Meaning
South German (also Bürk): from a short form of the personal name Burkhard (see Burkhart ). Compare Buerk .
German: habitational name from the common placenames Burk and Burg.
Sorbian: status name or nickname from Upper Sorbian burk, a diminutive of bur ‘peasant’ (see Buhr ).
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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