Individual Details

FindAGrave states his parents as William L. Burks and Catherin Ann Batsell.

His family in 1880 Census:
Jackson, Monroe, MO, Hh 295
William W. Burks, 34, Farmer, b. KY
Kate, 26, wife, b. KY
Harry, 3, son, b. MO
Laura L., 2, dau, b. MO
Bulah G., 5 months, b. in Jan 1880, dau, b. MO


1900 Census. Jackson, Monroe, MO, Hh 164
Wm. L. Burks, b. Jun 1846, 53, married 25 years, farmer
Catherie A., wife, b. Mar 1853, 47, 7 children
Wm H., son, b. Jul 1876, 23
Laura L., dau, b. Nov 1877, 22
Edna G., dau, b. Dec 1879, 20
Ada F., dau, b. Dec 1881, 18
Limea M., dau, b. Mar 1885, 15
Letha B., dau, b. Dec 1886, 13
Virginia D., dau, b. Oct 1889, 10

Marriage License dated 22 Dec 1904.
W. H. H. Burks of Monroe Co, MO over age 21 and Ada B. Hanger, of the same county, over 18.
Married 23 Dec 1905 by T. A. Allison, Minister of the Gospel

Married Mathilde in 1914.

12 Sep 1918. World War I Draft Registration
Henry Harrison Burks of Hallsville, Boone Co, MO was age 42, b. 29 Jul 1876. Self-employed as a farmer and lumberman. Mattie M. Burks, wife, is his nearest relative.
5'8", medium build, blue eyes, auburn hair.

Buried Walnut Grove Cemetery, Paris, Monroe Co, MO.

His mother had died in 1945
Centralia Fireside Guard, Centralia, MO, 4 May 1945, Friday, p.1
Mrs. Catherine Ann Burks, 92, dies in Paris, Monday
Mrs. Catherine Ann Burks, who formerly lived in Centralia, died Monday evening April 23rd, at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Ed Murphy, in Paris. Death came after several months illness. Funeral services were held Wednesday at the Speed & Blakey Funeral Home and burial was in Walnut Grove Cemetery in Paris. Survivors besides Mrs. Murphy are four daughters: Mrs. Chester Smith, near Paris; Mrs. Ralph Poteet, Miami, Fla.; Mrs. G. B. Jenson, Palm Beach, Fla.; and Mrs. Otto Nelson, Live Oak, Fla.. One son, H. H. Burks, Hallsville.

Birth	28 Jul 1876	Paris, Monroe County, Missouri
Marriage	18 Oct 1915	Sedalia, Pettis County, Missouri - Mathilde Maria "Martha or Mattie" Schniebs
Death	30 Mar 1948	Hallsville, Boone County, Missouri

Spouse

Mathilde Maria "Martha or Mattie" Schniebs (1874 - 1952)