Greenville Burke
and Louvenia Hall

Greenville Burke Photo Courtesy of Jerry Quillen, s/o Winston Quillen and Virginia Ward

Greenville "Green V" Burke b 7 Jul 1837 Floyd Co KY d 28 Nov 1929 Virgie, Pike Co KY buried W F Tackett Cemetery, Long Fork, Pike Co KY, s/o Charles Burke and Westina Rice. Greenville Burke m. 16 Feb 1859 to Louvenia Hall b 1841 Pike Co KY d 1878 Pike Co KY d/o Richard Hall and Sarah Tackett. Greenville "Green V" Burke enlisted as a Private in the CSA during the Civil War and may have participated in the Battle of Ivy Moutain. Children of Greenville Burke and Louvenia Hall;

1. Rathburn Burke b 22 Nov 1859 Pike Co KY d 13 May 1942 m. 7 Nov 1877 to Martha Jane Mullins b 16 Aug 1858 d 29 Sept 1921 d/o Smith Crittenden Mullins and Sarah Craft.

2. Demanza Burke b about 1862 Pike Co KY

3. Alamander Burke b 23 Feb 1864 Pike Co KY d 30 Aug 1944 Pike Co KY; buried Myra, Pike Co KY; m. 17 Jan 1884 Pike Co KY to Melvira Mullins b 30 Jan 1868 KY d 15 Jun 1929 KY; d/o Bill Mullins and Mary "Pop" Osborne Mullins. Alamander Burke m. (2) to Cora Belle Mullins b 25 Jun 1893 Pike Co KY d 2 Dec 1988 Pikeville, Pike Co KY; d/o Samuel Mullins and Polly Ann Mullins. Cora Belle Mullins m. 9 Apr 1900 to John Duran Bumgardner b 13 Feb 1887 d 10 Jun 1930.

4. Tobias Burke b 26 Aug 1865 Pike Co KY d 4 Oct 1959 Portsmouth, Sciota Co OH m. 16 Aug 1888 to Sarah Jane Newsome b 5 May 1868 KY d 17 Dec 1958 Greenup KY d/o General Jackson Newsome and Margaret Akers.

5. Andrew "Brave Rivers" Burke b about 1866 Pike Co KY d about 1900 Pike Co KY; m. 21 Jan 1895 Pike Co KY to Margaret W "Peggy" Mullins b Jul 1870 KY; d/o Nelson Mullins Sr and Caroline Matilda Elswick. Margaret W Mullins m. about 1890 to James Melvin Addington b Oct 1867 Wise Co VA d 3 Jan 19434 Pike Co KY; s/o Thomas Benton Addington and Isabell Jane Salyer. James Melvin Addington m. Nancy Osborne b about 1865

6. Melvina Burke b 22 Apr 1870 Pike Co KY

7. Arminda Burke b 26 Jul 1873 Pike Co KY

8. Hibbard Burke b 15 Nov 1875 Pike Co KY d 3 Apr 1935 m. (1) to Beatrice Johnson; m. (2) to Cora Greer.

9. Virgie Burke b 1877 Pike Co KY

10. Sarah Burke b 30 Nov 1878 Pike Co KY; m. 23 Apr 1895 to John Crit Osborne b 1874; s/o Jeremiah Osborne and Louise Keel. John Crit Osborne m. 13 Jul 1894 to Cordelia Tackett b 1878 Pike Co KY; d/o King Solomon Tackett and Rhoda Tackett. John Crit Osborne m. Mary J Unknown.

Greenville "Green V" Burke b 7 Jul 1837 Floyd Co KY d 28 Nov 1929 Virgie, Pike Co KY buried W F Tackett Cemetery, Long Fork, Pike Co KY, s/o Charles Burke and Westina Rice. Greenville Burke m. 6 Jan 1895 to Louisa Osborne (aka Keel) b 1854 Pike Co KY.

Greenville "Green V" Burke b 7 Jul 1837 Floyd Co KY d 28 Nov 1929 Virgie, Pike Co KY buried W F Tackett Cemetery, Long Fork, Pike Co KY, s/o Charles Burke and Westina Rice. Greenville Burke m. 24 Jan 1881 Pike Co KY to Mahaley Bentley b 12 May 1852 Pike Co KY; d/o Samuel Bentley and Mahala Hall. Children of Greenville Burke and Mahaley Bentley;

11. Cora Burke b 12 Jun 1882 Pike Co KY

12. Mattie Burke b 27 Mar 1884 Pike Co KY

13. Duran Burke b 6 Aug 1886 Pike Co KY d 28 May 1912; m. Elizabecca "Lockie" Tackett b 22 May 1875 Pike Co KY d 26 Jun 1976 Pike Co KY; d/o Harvey Tackett and Mary Jane Kinney. Children of Duran Burke and Elizabecca "Lockie' Tackett;

I. Alonzo Burke b about 1907 d 9 Jun 1945 Pike Co KY; m. Maxie Casebolt b 1 Dec 1911 Pike Co KY d Aug 1975 Quincy, Branch Co MI; d/o Andrew Jackson Casebolt and Martha Elswick.

II. Draxie Burke b about 1908

III. Flossie Burke b about 1910 Pike Co KY d 2 Feb 1949 Pike Co KY; m. Sol Hall b about 1910

14. Annie Burke b 11 Apr 1889 Pike Co KY d 17 Mar 1977 m. C P Reynolds d 25 Feb 1975.

15. Myra Burke b Nov 1891 Pike Co KY

Lucretia Tackett Burke

Lucretia Tackett Burke Holding Youngest Son, Noah Burke and Standing, Truman Burke, Son of Piercy Delmer Burke and Edna Hudson. Photo Courtesy of Jerry Quillen, Son of Winston Quillen and Virginia Ward Quillen

Lucretia Tackett Burke

Greenville "Green V" Burke b 7 Jul 1837 Floyd Co KY d 28 Nov 1929 Virgie, Pike Co KY buried W F Tackett Cemetery, Long Fork, Pike Co KY, s/o Charles Burke and Westina Rice. Greenville Burke m. 12 Jan 1901 to Lucretia Tackett b 14 May 1881 Pike Co KY d 18 Nov 1941 Long Fork, Pike Co KY; d/o Harvey Tackett and Mary Jane Kinney. Children of Greenville Burke and Lucretia Tackett;

16. Piercy Delmer Burke b 25 Jan 1902 Pike Co KY d 19 Sept 1972 m. 6 Jun 1924 Pike Co KY to Edna Hudson b 3 Nov 1908 d 23 Jun 1994 Wyandotte, Wayne Co MI. (12 children).

17. William Palmer Burke b 5 May 1903 Pike Co KY d 18 Jul 1983 Pike Co KY; m. 31 Mar 1941 to Ruth Falk b 27 May 1912 d 27 Nov 1990 Pikeville, Pike Co KY

18. Theodore Roosevelt Burke b 3 Aug 1904 Pike Co KY d 9 Mar 1990 Columbus, Franklin Co OH; m. 2 Feb 1928 to Grace Elizabeth Falk b 1 Aug 1910 KY d Jan 1981 Columbus, Franklin Co OH.

19. Cordelia Mae Burke b 28 Dec 1905 Pike Co KY d 3 Jul 1975 Bristol, Bristol Co TN; m. 19 Dec 1923 Pike Co KY to John Clark Holbrook b 26 Nov 1888 Green Co TN d 3 Nov 1964 Bristol Co TN.

20. Lillie Jane Burke b 15 Apr 1907 Pike Co KY d 26 Jul 1994 Roseville MN m. 9 Jan 1925 to James Blaine Tackett b about 1906 d 13 Aug 1977. Children of James Tackett and Lillie Jane Burke;

I. Osalee Tackett b 27 Jun 1926 Pike Co KY

II. Eugene Carson Tackett b 18 Dec 1927 Pike Co KY

21. Bessie Bell Burke b 13 May 1909 Pike Co KY d 6 Nov 1992; m. Herman Winston Blackwell b 17 Feb 1910 d Jan 1986 Pike Co KY.

22. Lexie Pearl Burke b 25 Nov 1911 Pike Co KY d 6 Jun 2000 Pike Co KY; buried Long Fork, Pike Co KY; m. Blaine Wilson Adkins b 11 Nov 1905 Pike Co KY d 8 Aug 1952 Home Creek, Buchanan Co VA. Children of Blaine Wilson Adkins and Lexie Pearl Burke;

I. Charles Edward Adkins b 23 Dec 1931 Pike Co KY d 28 Apr 1945 Pike Co KY

II. Blaine J Adkins b 24 Aug 1934 Pike Co KY d 7 Mar 2002 Pikeville, Pike Co KY; buried Davidson Memorial Gardens, Ivel, Floyd Co KY

23. Vernon Charles Burke b 24 Feb 1914 Greenup Co KY d 11 Apr 1970; buried Burke Cemetery, Long Fork, Pike Co KY; m. Elsie Mae Falke b 21 Nov 1917 Detroit, Wayne Co MI d 3 Jun 1991 Bristolville, Trumbull Co OH. Vernon Charles Burke m. Connie Bailey b about 1914

24. Draxie June Burke b 7 Jan 1920 Pike Co KY d 12 Feb 1980 Pike Co KY; m. (1) to Luther Dingus b about 1920. Draxie June Burke m. Warren Gamaliel Fleming b about 1920.

25. Noah Lee Burke b 12 Nov 1922 Pike Co KY d 14 Dec 1975 Lexington, Fayette Co KY.

Thanks to Jerry Quillen, son of Winston Quillen and Virginia Ward Quillen for photos on this family page. Source: Denise Newman - twokudes@yahoo.com.