Born in Newry, Blair, Pennsylvania, United States
Ancestors 
Daughter of George Francis (Burke) Burk
and Cecelia E (Costlow) Burke
Sister of
Regina Grace (Burke) Datres, Charles F Burke, Raymond Joseph Burke, Mary Margaret (Burke) Datres, Wilbur Raphael Burke, Bernadine Anna (Burke) Frank, Gertrude Agnes Burke, Paul Cyril Burke and Francis Bernard Burke
Wife of
Paul Melvin Prough
— married
4 May 1935 in Newry, Blair, Pennsylvania, United States
[children unknown]
Died
at age 92
in Newry, Blair, Pennsylvania, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 18 Apr 2022
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Biography
Helen was born in 1906. She was the daughter of George Burke and Cecelia Costlow. She passed away in 1999.
Sources
- "United States Census, 1920", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MFR8-K97 : 3 February 2021), Helen M Burk in entry for George F Burk, 1920.
- Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/148158386/helen-c-prough: accessed 19 January 2023), memorial page for Helen C. Burk Prough (1906–1999), Find a Grave Memorial ID 148158386, citing Calvary Cemetery, Altoona, Blair County, Pennsylvania, USA; Maintained by spanielfam (contributor 47112159).
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Helen by comparing test results with other carriers of her ancestors' mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Helen:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Helen by comparing test results with other carriers of her ancestors' mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Helen:
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~6.25%
~6.25%
Charity (Kirkpatrick) Parkos 
:
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch FE2663053 [compare], yourDNAportal CHA6f844601, FTDNA kit #MK80772
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~0.78%
James Seeley :
23andMe, GEDmatch QW5070692 [compare]
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