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John G. Burke
1850 - 1877
John G. Burke was born about 1850 somewhere in Florida and died about 1877 in an unknown place. Dates for birth and death are estimated. He lived to be about 27 years old.

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Census10/27/1850 FL (Washington County) about 9 months old 
Recorded as family #67: John Burk (age 25), Sobrina (age 20), John (age 10 months), Zach (age 6). The parents were both born in GA, John was born in FL and Zach was born in AL. John Sr. is a farmer and did not provide an estimate on the value of his property. Sobrina cannot read or write. 
Census6/21/1860 Chipola FL (Calhoun County) 10 yrs old 
Recorded as family #143: John Burk (age 32), Sabringan (female, age 26), Mary Jane (female, age 11), John G. (male, age 9), William M. (male, age 7), James V. (male, age 5) and Mark (male, age 2). John Sr. is a farmer and estimates the value of his property to be $1, 000. Both he and his wife were born in GA and all of the children in FL. 
Additional information about Calhoun County, FL around 1860: Click here to see a map from this timeperiod.  
Military5/1/1863 FL  13 yrs old 
This information, while true, may NOT apply to our John Burke.  John Burke enlisted as a Private in the Confederacy, Company E, 5th Battn Cavalry Regiment Florida on 01 May 1863. John Burke received a Distinguished Service recognition. This unit fought it's last battle on May 20, 1865 in Waldo, FL. 
Marriage1/30/1873  23 yrs old 
Marriage of Henrietta Davis and John G. Burke 

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5 1855 Third Seminole Indian War begins and war breaks out with most of the battles occurring in Central Florida. It ends three years later when Chief Billy Bowlegs and his band are forced to move from Florida.
11 1861 No Floridian's voted for Lincoln during the 1860 election. On Jan. 10, 1861, Florida seceded from the U.S. and joined the Confederate States of America a few weeks later.
14 1864 Battle of Olustee is a Confederate victory. Union troops pull back
15 1865 May 10th -- Union troops occupy Tallahassee. While Tallahassee was the only Confederate state capital east of the Mississippi River that had not been captured, Union troops occupy the capitol following the surrender of the major Confederate armies in the east.
15 1865 Battle at Natural Bridge (Wakulla County) is a Confederate victory.
20 1870 During the 1870s, the remaining Seminole Indians begin establishing trading posts and other economy with local settlers.
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3 1853 The process of creating steel is invented by Besermer in Britain and Kelly in the U.S.
6 1856 The first Neanderthal fossils are found near Germany
9 1859 Charles Darwin publishes "Origin of Species" and begins the evolution theory.
15 1865 Mendel publishes his papers on genetics and introduces the concept to the public.
19 1869 Cro-magnon Man fossils are found in France
27 1877 Edison invents the phonograph permitting music and voices to be recorded and replayed.
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11 1861 NEWS HEADLINES: American Civil war begins at Ft. Sumter, located in Charleston Harbor, VA.
12 1862 NEWS HEADLINES: May 20, 1862 the US government passes the Homestead Act to provide cheap land for settlement of lower Southeast and West.
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5 1855 Third Seminole Indian War begins. It ends three years later when Chief Billy Bowlegs and his band are forced to move from Florida.
10 1860 Presidential election puts Abraham Lincoln in office. The campaign has heated the issues regarding slavery in the south.
12 1862 May 20, 1862 the US government passes the Homestead Act to provide cheap land for settlement of lower Southeast and West.
13 1863 Abraham Lincoln issues the "Emancipation Proclamation" freeing slaves.
15 1865 American Civil war ends with General Lee's surrender at Appomattox, VA. Reconstruction begins in the "old South"
18 1868 An eight-hour work day is established for federal employees.
25 1875 Tennessee enacts Jim Crow law.
26 1876 The National League of Baseball is founded


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Henrietta Davis
Born about 1852 and died about 1930.
They were married 1/30/1873.

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The Children of John G. Burke

John Burke Jr.
Born somewhere in Florida about 1874 and died in Calhoun Co., Florida about 1887. He was about 13 years old.

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