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Amelia Catherine (Burkes) Soward (1808 - 1887)

Amelia Catherine (Millie) Soward formerly Burkes aka Bishop, Burkes, Hart, Thurman, Soward
Born in Hardin, Kentucky, United Statesmap
Daughter of [father unknown] and [mother unknown]
[sibling(s) unknown]
Wife of — married 22 Jun 1843 in Lamar, Texas, USAmap
[children unknown]
Died at about age 79 in Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, United Statesmap
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Biography

Mildred Bishop was born in 1808 in Hardin county, Kentucky, United States.

She married Jeremiah Burks (born about 1806, death sometime before 1843) around 1825 probably in Tennessee, USA

Children:

Serena Burks (1826–1898)

Amanda M A Burks (1830–1904)

Jemima "Mima" Jane Burks (1835–1906)

Emily Tennessee Temperance "Tenny" Burke (1837–1925)

Oliver Burks (1839–1863)

She married Josiah Hart on June 22, 1843 in Lamar county Texas, USA[1]

Children:

Joseph Bishop Hart (1844–1935)

Meredith Hart (1846–1915)

She married John Thurman (1806–1876) on 8 January 1860 in El Monte, Los Angeles, California, United States[2]

She married Richard Soward (1808–Death unknown) on 30 March 1880 Los Angeles, California, United States[3]

In 1850, she is living in Milam county, Texas, USA with husband, Josiah, children, Emily, Oliver, Joseph, Meredith, step children, Aaron, Moses, Isaac, Martin, boarder, John Miller,[4]

In 1860, she is living in Elmonte Township, Los Angeles county, USA with husband, John, step children, Francis, Reason Monroe, Stephen, Alexander, John, boarder, John Smith,[5]

In 1870, she is living in Elmonte Township, Los Angeles county, USA with husband, John, step children, Alexander, John,[6]

In 1880, she is living in Elmonte Township, Los Angeles county, USA with husband, Richard,[7]

She died on February 16, 1887 in Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, United States[8][9]

Notes: Her maiden name is Bishop

Sources

Millie's Find a Grave Memorial

  1. Citation "Texas, County Marriage Index, 1837-1977," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F6YY-P26 : 10 March 2021), Josiah Hart and Milla Burk, 22 Jun 1843; citing Lamar County, Texas, United States, county courthouses, Texas; FHL microfilm 1,293,614.
  2. Citation "California, County Marriages, 1850-1952," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XL7L-XLH : 9 March 2021), John Thurman and Milly Catherine Harte, 08 Jan 1860; citing Los Angeles, California, United States, county courthouses, California; FHL microfilm 1,033,132.
  3. Citation "California, County Marriages, 1850-1952," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XL7R-BJJ : 9 March 2021), Richard Saivard and Milly Catherine Thurman, 30 Mar 1880; citing Los Angeles, California, United States, county courthouses, California; FHL microfilm 1,033,134.
  4. Citation "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MXLG-CVF : 23 December 2020), Milly Hart in household of Josiah Hart, Milam, Texas, United States; citing family , NARA microfilm publication (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
  5. Citation "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MDKW-FYF : 18 February 2021), Catharine Thurman in entry for John Thurman, 1860.
  6. Citation "United States Census, 1870", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MN6N-FYR : 28 May 2021), Mary C Thomson in entry for John Thomson, 1870.
  7. Citation "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M6GB-R8J : 13 January 2022), Millie C. Soward in household of Richard Soward, El Monte, Los Angeles, California, United States; citing enumeration district , sheet , NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), FHL microfilm .
  8. Citation"BillionGraves Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVTQ-2BZ7 : 24 June 2015), Millie C Soward, died 16 Feb 1887; citing BillionGraves (http://www.billiongraves.com : 2012), Burial at Savannah Cemetery, Rosemead, Los Angeles, California, United States.
  9. Citation "Find A Grave Index," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVVS-LTM1 : 4 August 2020), Millie C Bishop Soward, ; Burial, Rosemead, Los Angeles, California, United States of America, Savannah Memorial Park Cemetery; citing record ID 9259457, Find a Grave, http://www.findagrave.com.




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