Hamilton William Burk (1836 - 1914)

Born 29 Jan 1836 in Steubenville, Jefferson, Ohio, United States

Ancestors

Husband of Ann Eliza (Curtis) Burk — married 25 Jan 1859 in Linn Township, Linn, Iowa, United States

Descendants

Died 11 May 1914 at age 78 in Orchards, Clark, Washington, United States

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Biography

Hamilton William "Ham" Burk was born to James M. Burk and Christiana McLane on 29 January 1836 in Steubenville, Jefferson County, Ohio.^[1] In the late 1850s, he moved with his family to Linn Township, Linn County, Iowa. There Ham met Ann Eliza Curtis, daughter of Elisha Curtis and Frances Whisler Scott. The two were married on 25 January 1859 at the home of the bride's father in Linn Township.^[2] Ham died from pneumonia on 11 May 1914 at the home of his brother, Thomas McLane Burk, Orchards, Clark County, Washington.^[1]

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} "Washington, Death Certificates, 1907-1960," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ : accessed 29 July 2014), cert no. 97 (1914), H. W. Burk; citing Washington State Bureau of Vital Statistics in Olympia; digitized from FHL microfilm 1,992,188.
2. ↑ "Iowa, County Marriages, 1838-1934," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ : accessed 12 August 2014), Linn County, marriage return for Hamilton W. Burk and Ann Eliza Curtis, 1859; citing FHL microfilm 1,705,352 (Grooms' marriage returns, 1840-1923, Brown, William C. - Calder, J. H.).