Husband: George Robert BURKS
Birthdate: Aug. 23, 1875
Birthplace: Tyler, Smith Co., Texas
Death date: Dec. 28, 1959
Place of death: Ben Wheeler, Van Zandt Co., Texas
Burial: Oakland Cemetery, Van Zandt Co., Texas
Father: Mastin Milton BURKS
Mother: Martha Jane SANDERS

Marriage date: Feb. 24, 1907
Marriage place: Van Zandt Co., Texas

Wife: Martha Ellen ALLEN
Birthdate: Aug. 3, 1884
Birthplace: Van Zandt Co., Texas
Death date: July 9, 1952
Place of death: Kennedale, Tarrant Co., Texas
Burial: Emerald Hills Cemetery, Kennedale, Texas
Father: William B. ALLEN
Mother: Patsy Minerva HENDERSON

CHILDREN

Child No. 1: Charles Edward BURKS
Sex: Male
Birthdate: Oct. 21, 1907
Birthplace: Ben Wheeler, Van Zandt Co., Texas
Death date: July 9, 1952
Place of death: Bastrop, Morehouse Parish, Louisiana
Burial: Christ Church Cemetery, Bastrop, Louisiana
Marriage date: Dec. 25, 1923
Marriage place: Quitman, Jackson Parish, Louisiana
Spouse's name: Gladys Velma VAIL

Child No. 2: Clyde Elwood BURKS
Sex: Male
Birthdate: April 8, 1909
Birthplace: Ben Wheeler, Van Zandt Co., Texas
Death date: Dec. 27, 1990
Place of death: Ft. Worth, Tarrant Co., Texas
Burial: Everman Cemetery, Everman, Tarrant Co., Texas
Marriage date: July 31, 1943
Marriage place: Hawthorne, California
Spouse's name: Ima Helen CHERRY

Child No. 3: Jewel Odell BURKS
Sex: Female
Birthdate: March 8, 1911
Birthplace: Ben Wheeler, Van Zandt Co., Texas
Death date: March 5, 1998
Place of death: Ft. Worth, Tarrant Co., Texas
Burial: Emerald Hills Cemetery, Kennedale, Tarrant Co., Texas
Marriage date: March 19, 1927
Marriage place: Ft. Worth, Tarrant Co., Texas
Spouse's name: Sim Jack CLARK

Child No. 4: Metta BURKS
Sex: Female
Birthdate: June 29, 1913
Birthplace: Ben Wheeler, Van Zandt Co., Texas
Death date: Jan. 7, 2002
Place of death: Burleson, Texas
Burial: Emerald Hills Cemetery, Kennedale, Tarrant Co., Texas
Marriage date: Nov. 25, 1931
Marriage place: Marietta, Oklahoma
Spouse's name: Odis Elmer FLOYD

Child No. 5: Lola Mae BURKS
Sex: Female
Birthdate: May 3, 1915
Birthplace: Ben Wheeler, Van Zandt Co., Texas
Death date: June 16, 1973
Place of death: Troy, Miami Co., Ohio
Marriage date: June 29, 1932
Burial: Miami Memorial Park Cemetery, Covington, Ohio
Marriage place: Marietta, Oklahoma
Spouse's name: Jefferson Davis LILES, Sr.

Child No. 6: William Melton BURKS
Sex: Male
Birthdate: Aug. 11, 1918
Birthplace: Ben Wheeler, Van Zandt Co., Texas
Death date: May 12, 1983
Place of death: Dallas, Texas
Burial: Emerald Hills Cemetery, Kennedale, Tarrant Co., Texas
Marriage date: July 10, 1941
Marriage place: Quitman, Jackson Parish, Louisiana
Spouse's name: Audrey BROWN
 
 
Documentation:
* Information given to me by each child;
* Marriage license of George and Martha.