Genealogy for
John G. Burke
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About John G. Burke |
 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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 | Census | 10/27/1850 | 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. |
 | Census | 6/21/1860 | 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. | |
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 | Military | 5/1/1863 | FL | 13 yrs old | 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. |
 | Marriage | 1/30/1873 | | 23 yrs old | Marriage of Henrietta Davis and John G. Burke |
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John, his family, and friends. For example, John is 5 years old when Third Seminole Indian War begins. It ends three years later when Chief Billy Bowlegs and his band are forced to move from Florida.
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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. |
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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. |
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1864 |
Battle of Olustee is a Confederate victory. Union troops pull back |
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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. |
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1865 |
Battle at Natural Bridge (Wakulla County) is a Confederate victory. |
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1870 |
During the 1870s, the remaining Seminole Indians begin establishing trading posts and other economy with local settlers. |
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1853 |
The process of creating steel is invented by Besermer in Britain and Kelly in the U.S. |
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1856 |
The first Neanderthal fossils are found near Germany |
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1859 |
Charles Darwin publishes "Origin of Species" and begins the evolution theory. |
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1865 |
Mendel publishes his papers on genetics and introduces the concept to the public. |
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1869 |
Cro-magnon Man fossils are found in France |
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1877 |
Edison invents the phonograph permitting music and voices to be recorded and replayed. |
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1861 |
NEWS HEADLINES: American Civil war begins at Ft. Sumter, located in Charleston Harbor, VA. |
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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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1855 |
Third Seminole Indian War begins. It ends three years later when Chief Billy Bowlegs and his band are forced to move from Florida. |
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1860 |
Presidential election puts Abraham Lincoln in office. The campaign has heated the issues regarding slavery in the south. |
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1862 |
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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1863 |
Abraham Lincoln issues the "Emancipation Proclamation" freeing slaves. |
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1865 |
American Civil war ends with General Lee's surrender at Appomattox, VA. Reconstruction begins in the "old South" |
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1868 |
An eight-hour work day is established for federal employees. |
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1875 |
Tennessee enacts Jim Crow law. |
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1876 |
The National League of Baseball is founded |
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Marriages
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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
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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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