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Roland Burks (abt. 1819 - bef. 1840)

Roland Burks
Born about in Alabama, USAmap
Ancestors ancestors
Son of and
Brother of , , [half], [half], [half], [half], [half], [half], [half] and [half]
[spouse(s) unknown]
[children unknown]
Died before before about age 21 in Tennessee, USAmap
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Biography

When Roland Burks was born in 1819 in Madison, Alabama, his father, John, was 22 and his mother, Temperance, was 18. He had five brothers and five sisters. He died as a child in 1831 in Tennessee. A sketch of the life of John W Burks Jr is found in The History of Ellis County, page 381 It speaks of his parents, Temperance Moore and John Wesley Burks, and mentions his 2 siblings, Lousia (Burks) Kiziar, and Roland Burks. It states that Roland died in Tennessee.


There is another Rowland Burks born in 1807. Son of Isham Burks and Rebecca Davis who was born in South Carolina, and passed after 1850 in McNairy County, Tennessee. They are 2 different men.


Sources

  • 1830 US Census: Jackson County, Alabama; page: 108; NARA Series: M19; roll Number: 1; FHL Film: 0002328
  • The History Of Ellis County

https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth33018/m1/369/zoom/





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Greer-1224 P Greer
It has been suggested by other researchers that Roland Burks died in 1831, in Tennessee, as a child.

I have not been able to find a record of his death. However, I have autosomal dna marches to 50 descendants of his brother, John Wesley Burks Jr. and 10 autosomal dna matches to his sister, Louisa (Burks) Kizziar through Ancestry.

The rest of his family, mother, Temperance (Moore) Burks, Forbes, step-father, Alexander Forbes, sister, Louisa (Burks) Kizziar, John Wesley Burks Jr, Sarah (Forbes) Sutton, Alford Forbes, all migrated to Ellis County Texas, and there are MANY records to substantiate that move. There are no records of Roland Burks in Texas with them. I have ZERO matches to anyone descending from Roland Burk. This leads me to believe this Roland Burks died without descendants. If you believe YOU are a descendant of Roland Burks, oldest son of Temperance (Moore) Burks and John Wesley Burks, PLEASE contact me! P Greer-1224 wikitree

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