1836 - 1909 (73 years)
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Name |
Martha Rebecca Reath |
Birth |
14 Mar 1836 |
Maryland |
Gender |
Female |
Burial |
Aug 1909 |
Montgomery County, Indiana, USA |
Death |
23 Aug 1909 |
Near Crawfordsville, Montgomery County, Indiana |
Person ID |
I156380 |
My Genealogy |
Last Modified |
17 Nov 2020 |
Family |
*John Franklin Burk, b. 1831, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania d. 24 May 1864, Kingston, Georgia In The Civil War; Four Months After Joining His Union Regiment. (Age 33 years) |
Marriage |
3 May 1854 |
Chester County, Pennsylvania |
- Source: Article in the Montgomery County History Book 929.2; 1823 -1988; pages 109 - 110
Crawfordsville Library, Montgomery county, Indiana
"JOHN FRANKLIN AND MARTHA REBECCA (REATH) BURK" In the spring of1854, John Franklin Burk and Martha Rebecca Reath, daughter of Williamand Catherine (McKee) Reath, eloped. It is said that she tied severalbedsheets together to steal away into the night with John. They madetheir way to Chester Co., PA where they were married on May 3, 1854." [Transcribed, 27 Oct 2005, SLJuhl]
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Children |
| 1. William C. Burk, b. Abt 1855, Chester County, Pennsylvania d. Abt 1855, As An Infant. (Age ~ 0 years) |
| 2. John Albert Burk, b. Abt 1856, Chester County, Pennsylvania d. Abt 1856, As An Infant. (Age ~ 0 years) |
| 3. Joseph Nathaniel Burk, b. Abt 1858, Oldest Living Son And Remained Single. d. Montgomery County, Indiana, USA |
| 4. George Washington Burk, b. 9 Jun 1859, Montgomery County, Indiana, USA d. 21 Dec 1939, Alamo, Montgomery County, Indiana (Age 80 years) |
| 5. Samuel Smith Burk, b. Montgomery County, Indiana, USA |
| 6. Mary Elizabeth Burk, b. Montgomery County, Indiana; Youngest And Remained Single. d. Montgomery County, Indiana, USA |
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Family ID |
F61772 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
Last Modified |
24 Jan 2013 |
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Notes |
- See notes under her husband.
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