Brief Life History of Susan M
When Susan M Burk was born on 8 October 1845, in Decatur, Indiana, United States, her father, James Burk, was 39 and her mother, Mary Speilman, was 45. She lived in Clay Township, Decatur, Indiana, United States in 1850. She died on 23 August 1925, in Lafayette, Wabash New Purchase, Indiana, United States, at the age of 79, and was buried in Fairmount Cemetery, Madison Township, Jefferson, Indiana, United States.
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Family Time Line
Sources (4)
- Susan M Burk in household of Mary Burk, "United States Census, 1850"
- Sarah M. Burke Ballard, "Find A Grave Index"
- Susan in entry for Ellen Ballard, "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975"
Spouse and Children
1842–1917 Male
1845–1925 Female
Parents and Siblings
1806–1849 Male
1801– Female
Siblings (7)
1827–1913 Female
1831–1903 Female
1834– Male
1837–1864 Male
1839–1874 Female
+2 More Children
World Events (8)
1846
Age 1
1851 · Constitution of 1851
Age 6
1866 · The First Civil Rights Act
Age 21
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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