Simon Burke b 1899 Pike Co KY d 17 Mar 1987; s/o William Burke and Victoria "Tory" Johnson. Simon Burke m. Martha Tackett b 28 Apr 1903 Pike Co KY d 30 Dec 1951; d/o Eli "Little Yi" Tackett and Margaret Jane Hampton. Children of Simon Burke and Martha Tackett;

Ernest Burke b 15 Jun 1919 Speight Pike Co KY d 17 Jan 1996 McRoberts, KY; buried McRoberts Cemetery, McRoberts, KY; m. about 1937 to Ardella Johnson b Feb 1919; d/o Andrew "Andy" Johnson and Charlotta "Lottie" Johnson.

Mary Ellen Burke b 19 Feb 1933 Letcher Co KY d 7 May 2003 Pike Co KY; buried Speight, Pike Co KY; m. Humphrey "Junior" Johnson. Children of Humphrey "Junior" Johnson and Mary Ellen Burke;

Danny Wayne Johnson

Lynville Johnson

Lonnie Johnson

Infant Daughter Johnson

Obituary of Mary Ellen Burke in the Appalachian News Express, May 9, 2003
Mary Ellen Johnson, 70, of Rockhouse Fork, Virgie, died Wednesday, May 7, 2003, at her home. She was born in Letcher County, Feb. 19, 1933, a daughter of the late Simon and Martha Tackett Burke. She was a homemaker and a member of the Speight Church of Christ. She was preceded in death by one infant daughter; two brothers; and two sisters. She is survived by her husband, Humphrey "Junior" Johnson of Speight; three sons, Danny Wayne Johnson of Robinson Creek, Lynville Johnson of Long Fork of Virgie, Lonnie Johnson of Speight; three brothers, Willie Burke of Fort Pierce, Fla., Boonie Burke of McRoberts, Bobby Burke of Louisville; two sisters, Sarah Bentley of Louisville and Myra Caudill of Melvin; eight grandchildren, and three great-grandchildren. Funeral services will be held Sunday, May 11, in the Speight Church of  Christ with Brad Taylor, Edley Newsome, Deane Lyons, Greg Johnson and others officiating. Burial will follow in the Mary Ellen Johnson Cemetery, Speight. Arrangements are under direction of Hall & Jones Funeral Home of Virgie.

Willie Burke

Boonie Burke; m. Pina Bentley; d/o Montana "Mont" Potter and George Bentley.

Bobby Burke

Sarah Burke; m. Male Bentley.

Myra Burke

Simon Burke and
Gertrude Bryant

Simon Burke b 1899 Pike Co KY d 17 Mar 1987; s/o William Burke and Victoria "Tory" Johnson. Simon Burke m. (2) to Gertrude Bryant. Children of Simon Burke and Gertrude Bryant;

Willie Burke b 13 Apr 1954 Floyd Co KY d 26 Jun 2004 Floyd Co KY; buried Burke Cemetery, Stoker Branch, Floyd Co KY; m. Debbie Unknown. Children of Willie Burke and Debbie Unknown;

Joey Burke. Child; Amber Burke.

Melissa Burke m. Jason Meyers.

Morris Burke b Floyd Co KY.

Elvis Burke