John L Burk was born 8 December 1799 in Germantown Township, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He is the son of John Burk and Martha T.[1]
He married Ann Elisabeth Tackman 16 Oct 1825;[2] they had five children:[3][4][5]
Thomas Burk married Maria McMillan;
George Burk;
William M Burk; married Charlotte Van Court Naylor;
Caroline Burk; married Godfrey Haber;
Maria Burk; married George W Green.
John passed away 14 May 1888 and was buried in Greenwood Cemetery, Philadelphia.[6]
↑Pennsylvania, Church Marriages, 1682-1976, database with images, FamilySearch : accessed 25 September 2020), John Burk and Ann Tackmann, 16 Oct 1825; citing Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, various churches and archives, Pennsylvania; FHL microfilm 1,312,259.
↑United States Census, 1850, database with images, FamilySearch : 9 April 2016), Pennsylvania > Philadelphia > Kensington, ward 3 > image 86 of 241; citing NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
↑United States Census, 1870, database with images, FamilySearch : 22 May 2014), Pennsylvania > Philadelphia > Philadelphia, ward 25 > image 80 of 790; citing NARA microfilm publication M593 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
↑United States Census, 1880, database with images, FamilySearch : 24 December 2015), Pennsylvania > Philadelphia > Philadelphia > ED 532 > image 23 of 27; citing NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
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