Karen Marina (Anderson) Burke (1923 - 2006)

Born 4 Apr 1923 in Port Arthur, Jefferson, Texas, United States

Ancestors

Wife of David Henry Burke — married 8 Jun 1947 in Jefferson, Texas, United States

Descendants

Died 5 Dec 2006 at age 83 in Scott, Lafayette, Louisiana, United States

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Biography

Karen "Dutch" was born in Port Arthur, TX. Her first husband was William Foster. Her second husband was David Henry Burke. She had no children with William and had one two children with David in September 1951: (twins) James Powell Burke and John Holland Burke both of Port Arthur, TX. Karen is the daughter of Mary "Nana" Andersen of Pecan Island, LA & Anton Marinas Andersen of Copenhagen, Denmark. Karen has one sister: Virmay Andersen ("Aunt Bibo"). Karen worked many odd jobs (stay-at-home-mom / cook / cleaning / etc) most notable: she worked during WWII in a factory packaging graphite and grease for the war - this caused her to suffer twice from TB before she met David! Karen was a graduate of Thomas Jefferson High School (Yellow Jackets) in 1943. She survived hurricane Audrey in 1957.

Birth Record

• 1903-1997 Texas Birth Index^[1]

Census Records

• 1930 United States Census^[2]
• 1940 United States Census^[3]

• US Social Security Death Index^[4]

• Find a Grave^[5]

Sources

1. ↑ "Texas Birth Index, 1903-1997," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V8C6-2NW : 1 January 2015), Karen Marinus Anderson, 04 Apr 1923; from "Texas Birth Index, 1903-1997," database and images, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com : 2005); citing Texas Department of State Health Services.
2. ↑ "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:C9GS-GMM : accessed 31 December 2018), Marina K Andersen in household of Antone M Andersen, Port Arthur, Jefferson, Texas, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 46, sheet 10A, line 11, family 217, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 2362; FHL microfilm 2,342,096.
3. ↑ "United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KW2Q-5P2 : 14 March 2018), Karen M Andrsen in household of Anton M Andrsen, Justice Precinct 2, Jefferson, Texas, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 123-106, sheet 2A, line 34, family 25, Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940, NARA digital publication T627. Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790 - 2007, RG 29. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2012, roll 4079.
4. ↑ "United States Social Security Death Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JGJB-RZ6 : 19 May 2014), Karen M Burke, 05 Dec 2006; citing U.S. Social Security Administration, Death Master File, database (Alexandria, Virginia: National Technical Information Service, ongoing).
5. ↑ https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/90191155/karen-marina-burke