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John Burke (Mercer County Toll Gate Keeper/farmer)

b. 1818-12-17 d. 1908-03-28

Mercer County, Kentucky, toll gate keeper. Kentucky native. Married to Mary E. Burke. Father of William P. Burke, Eliza Burke, and John L. Burke. Toll gate keeper in Mercer County in 1860.

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Sex
Male
Race
White

Bibliography

Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Population Schedule, Kentucky, Mercer County, p. 763
Find A Grave, John H Burks (December 17, 1818-March 28, 1908), Memorial #39793598, http://www.findagrave.com/memorial/39793598 (accessed April 16, 2018).

Citation

Burke, John. Accessed via the Civil War Governors of Kentucky Digital Documentary Edition, https://discovery.civilwargovernors.org/document/S32205916 (November 12, 2026).

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