Allan
James
Burks
Born in Mercer, Kentucky, United States
Ancestors 
Son of Allen Burks Sr.
and Elizabeth (Townsend) Burks
Brother of
Berry Burks [half], Sarah T (Burks) Bunton [half], George Townsend Burks, Frances Burks, William Burks, Delila (Burks) Denny, William Burks [half] and Elizabeth Burks
Husband of
Elizabeth Chadd
— married
[date unknown] [location unknown]
Descendants 
Father of
Frances Jane Burks and Daniel Chadd Burks
Died
at age 78
in Maryville, Nodaway, Missouri, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 30 Mar 2013
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Biography
Allen J. Burks, farmer and stock raiser, Section 34, was born on a farm in Mercer County, Kentucky on the 10th of June, 1814. His father, Allen Burks, a native of Virginia, was by occupation a hatter and farmer, and lived to the age of ninety-three years. His mother, formerly Elizabeth Townsend, was born in South Carolina, near the City of Charleston... He accompanied his parents to Putnam County, Indiana in 1828 and remained there until 1839 when he migrated West...[1]
Sources
- ↑ https://books.google.com/books?id=myZEAQAAMAAJ&pg=PA732&dq=allen+burks+maryville&hl=en&ppis=_c&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwiEw9rRko7lAhXjm-AKHZEFAxIQ6wEwAHoECAAQAQ#v=onepage&q=allen%20burks%20maryville&f=false
- Find A Grave: Memorial #11566386
- "Indiana Marriages, 1811-2019", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:6ZVH-BV24 : 30 December 2021), Allen J Burks, 1836.
- "Missouri Marriages, 1750-1920", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:HQGL-BW3Z : 18 January 2020), Allen J. Burks, 1856.
- "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MH8S-M8H : 18 February 2021), A J Burks, 1860.
- "United States Census, 1870", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M643-5VS : 28 May 2021), Allen G Burks, 1870.
- "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M6X1-N5J : 14 January 2022), H. A. Burks, Polk Township, Nodaway, Missouri, United States; citing enumeration district , sheet , NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), FHL microfilm .
- "Missouri Deaths and Burials, 1867-1976", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FDN9-H68 : 18 January 2020), Allen J. Burks, 1892.
- "California, County Marriages, 1850-1952," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K8NZ-ZMM : 9 March 2021), Allen F Burks in entry for Alexander C Burks and Angie Wilson, 25 Mar 1925; citing Los Angeles, California, United States, county courthouses, California; FHL microfilm 2,074,516.
See also:
- https://www.geni.com/people/Allen-Burks-Jr/6000000000328506610
- VanDerVeer Family Genealogy Group Sheet
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Allan by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Allan:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Allan by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Allan:
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~0.39%
~3.12%
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