William Birchfield Burke
and Louise Johnson

Louisa and William Birchfield Burke

William Birchfield Burke b 8 Dec 1881 Pike Co KY d 17 Nov 1971 Letcher Co KY, buried Weeksbury, Floyd Co KY, s/o Winfield Scott Burke and Rhoda Johnson. William Birchfield Burke m. Feb 1901 to Louise Johnson b 7 Mar 1884 d 10 Jun 1973, buried Weeksbury, Floyd Co KY, d/o Solomon Johnson and Mahala "Haley" Branham.

Obituary: BURKE, William Birchfield b: Dec 8 1881 d: Nov 17 1971; md : Louisa JOHNSON, Feb 1901; 11 children, 4 deceased, leaving: Rhoda Burke, Weeksbury, Ky; Kansas Hudson, Washington, Mich; Ollie Tackett, Louisville, Ky; Lizzie Evans, Wayland , Ky; Marcella Meade, Dayton, Ohio; Robert, Galopolis, Ohio and Major Burke, Virgie, Ky. Member of the Old Regular Baptist Church for 16 years.

Children of Louisa Johson and William Birchfield Burke;

Boles Burke b 25 Nov 1901 Knott Co KY d 26 Sept 1936 Weeksbury, Knott Co KY, buried Tackett Cemetery, Long Fork, Pike Co KY, m. 29 Mar 1922 Floyd Co KY to Lily May Ray (aka Lillie Mae) b 22 Aug 1904 Pike Co KY d 11 Apr 1931 Pike Co KY, d/o Richard Ray and Cordelia Casebolt.

Mary Alice Burke b 1904 KY d before 2003

Rhoda Burke b 20 Mar 1905 Floyd Co KY d 9 Sept 1992 Pike Co KY buried Long Fork, Pike Co KY, m. William McKinley Burke b 4 Sept 1897 Pike Co KY d 16 Jun 1981 Pike Co KY, buried Long Fork, Pike Co KY, s/o George Washington Burke and Rebecca Anne Johnson.

Kansas Burke (aka Arkansas) b 1908 KY d before 2003 m. Roy Hudson s/o Mark Hudson and Dillie Tackett. Children;

1. Lela Hudson m. Unknown Ratliff.

2. Solomon Hudson

3. Lois Hudson m. Unknown Tackett

4. Lora Ellen Hudson m. Unknown Johnson.

5. Violet Hudson b 20 Feb 1938 Pike Co KY d 13 Jul 2004 Harrisburg IL, buried Amos Newsome Cemetery, Pike Co KY, m. Curt Elliot. Children;

i. Jonathon Wayne Elliot

ii. Daniel Frederick Elliot

iii. Rochelle Elliot (female)

6. Healthy Ann Hudson m. Unknown Letwinsky

7. Brenda Hudson m. Unknown Burke

Robert Burke b 1909 KY

Hilliard Burke b 1911 Floyd Co KY d before 2003 m. Lizzie Collins

Ollie Burke d before 2003 m. Ervin Tackett. Children of Ollie Burke and Ervin Tackett;

1. Norma Jean Tackett

2. Oseline Tackett (female)

3. Mona Lee Tackett

4. Jacqueline Tackett

Lizzie Burke m. Dave McIntosh Children of Lizzie Burke and Dave McIntosh;

1. Lucille McIntosh

2. Hazel May McIntosh

3. Charles Ervin McIntosh

4. David Lynn McIntosh

5. Jeroma D McIntosh

6. Donald C McIntosh

7. Dorothy F McIntosh

Lizzie Burke m. 2nd to Herb Evans

Lizzie Burke m. 3rd to Boyd Thornsbury

Icy Burke d before 2003

Major John Burke b 14 May 1919 Floyd Co KY d 5 Apr 2003 Pike Co KY, buried F Tackett Cemetery, Pike Co KY, m. Marie Tackett, d/o Frank Tackett and Lula Hall. Child;

1. Larry Major Burke.

Marcella Burke m. Jun 1943 to Kermit Meade. Child;

1. Shirley Meade m. Male Rineer - Thanks to Shirley Meade Rineer for submitting this family information in our guestbook 14 Apr 2008.