> -----Original Message----- > From: Vaillant, Jeffrey > Sent: Monday, July 31, 2000 3:47 PM > To: '[email protected]'; '[email protected]' > Cc: [email protected] > Subject: Christina KIEFFER Burke > > Dateline Tuesday August 22, 1911 in The South Bend Tribune: Pioneer > Resident Dead in River Park..."Mrs. Christina Burke, old resident of > St. Joseph county, is dead at the age of 68. She had resided in the > county since the age of five. For the last year she made her home > with a daughter, Mrs. Walter Simons, of 19th street. She had been an > invalid five years and died to-day in St. Joseph's hospital, > Mishawaka. Mrs. Burke was born in Wittenburg, Germany, June 14, 1843, > and came to this country with her parents when a child of five. She > was married in Liberty township, this county, to Louis Burke. Seven > children were born, four sons and three daughters, all of whom > survive. They are John D. Burke, of Mishawaka; W. H. Burke, South > Bend; Albert Burke, Teegarden; b. F. Burke, North Liberty; Mrs. Anna > Light, McClure, O; Mrs. Helen Brown, Chicago, and Mrs. Simons. Her > husband, Louis Burke, of Teegarden, also survives. The funeral > arrangements have not been completed." THE QUESTIONS ARE (1) who were > Louis/Lewis BURKE's parents? He was born 12 Jan 1828 in Germany and > died 22 Mar 1916 in Center Township, Marshall, Indiana, (2) who were > Christina KIEFFER's parents? and (3) who are the current descendants? > I have contact with two of the lines and the third is in the IGI. > What about the other 4 lines? Thanks one and all for your reading and > any help!! > > Jeffrey L. Vaillant - CFM > Facility Manager > Corio, Inc. > 959 Skyway Road > San Carlos, CA 94070 > (650) 232-4603 > FAX: (650) 980-9898 > >