Martin Parks Burks (1851 - abt. 1928)

Born 23 Jan 1851 in Liberty, Bedford, Virginia, United States

Ancestors

Died about 29 Apr 1928 at about age 77 in Virginia, United States [uncertain]

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Biography

Martin Burks is Notable.

Martin Parks was the son of Judge Edward Calohill and Mildred Elizabeth Burks.

Martin served on the Supreme Court of Virginia 1917-1928.^[1]

Sources

1. ↑ https://encyclopediavirginia.org/entries/judges-of-the-supreme-court-of-virginia/

• "United States Census, 1870," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MFLJ-QXD : 12 April 2016), Martin P Burks in household of Edward C Burks, Virginia, United States; citing p. 15, family 104, NARA microfilm publication M593 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 553,134.

• "Virginia Marriages, 1785-1940," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XRCJ-N89 : 11 February 2018), Martin P. Burks and Roberta G. Bell, 31 Dec 1874; citing Liberty, Virginia, reference p45; FHL microfilm 30,597.

• "United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/MMF8-27H : accessed 20 June 2018), Martin P Burkes, Bedford City town, Bedford, Virginia, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 8, sheet 18B, family 395, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm 1,241,700.

• "Regret, Their Departure." Lexington Gazette, Volume 96, Number 37, 5 September 1900, Page 3 Col 2 (Prof. Burks moving to Lexington).

• "United States Civil War Confederate Applications for Pardons, 1865-1867," Martin P Burks, 1865 - 1867; from "Case Files of Applications from Former Confederates for Presidential Pardons ('Amnesty Papers'), 1865-1867," database, Fold3.com (http://www.fold3.com : n.d.); citing NARA microfilm publication M1003 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1977), roll 57.

• "Supreme Court Appointment for Burks", World News (Roanoke, VA), Volume 29, Number 51, 28 February 1917, Page 8, Col 3.

• Tyler, Lyon Gardiner, Men of mark in Virginia, ideals of American life; a collection of biographies of the leading men in the state, Washington, Men of Mark Pub. Co., 1906-1909; Volume 2, Pages 51-53 (profile of Martin Parks Burks).

• Portraits of Martin B. Burks (photographs) by Michael Miley, available at the Washington and Lee University Archive online (retrieved 22 June 2018).

• https://scvahistory.org/about/b/burks-martin-parks-1917-1928/

• Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 20 June 2018), memorial page for Judge Martin Parks Burks (23 Jan 1851–30 Apr 1928), Find A Grave: Memorial #18757274, citing Longwood Cemetery, Bedford, Bedford County, Virginia, USA ; Maintained by Find A Grave (contributor 8) .

• Division of Historic Landmarks Staff (1985). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Burks-Guy-Hagen House" (PDF). Archived from the original PDF on 2007-02-06.

• Wikidata: Item Q6776330, en:Wikipedia