The Ancestor that I am researching is Radford Burk(e) and his wife Adaline Stroder. According to the census records, he was born in 1815 and both of his parents were from Ireland. Generation No. 1 RADFORD2 BURK (?1) was born 1815 in Illinois Territory, and died June 20, 1891 in Hill County, Texas. He married (1) DEMTIA ADALINE STRODER October 26, 1842 in Adams County, Illinois. She was born Abt. 1824 in Missouri, and died December 24, 1872 in Navarro County, Texas. He married (2) ANN ? Bef. 1880. She was born Abt. 1838. Notes for RADFORD BURK: Antioch Primitive Baptist Church was constituted June 11, 1855 in Navarro County, Texas, with the following members: William Melton, Sarah Melton, Radford Burk, John Stroder, Elizabeth Stroder. (Elder J. S. Newman's History of the Primitive Baptists in Texas, Oklahoma, and Indian Territory, 1906) Antioch Primitive Baptist Church was constituted June 28, 1879, one mile southwest of Holt, San Saba County, Texas, with the following members: Peter and E. J. S. Lee, Radford Burk, R. N. Jeffrey, and W. J. Jeffrey. (Elder J. S. Newman's History of the Primitive Baptists in Texas, Oklahoma, and Indian Territory, 1906) A letter Radford wrote to his brother: this copy was mailed to me from Earl Burk (great grandson) of Seminole, Florida June th 10 th 1866 Dear friend i am hapy to in form you that weair well and hope these lines may find you well i have no nuse of in terest to right onley i am in amoving posisiom i will start in the morning for cordova. mexico with foure wagons 8 yoke of oxen 12 hed of horses 30 cows & calvs take 300 dollers in cash & 8 of the finest boys you ever saw & each one has 2 sisters apese - one of the wagons cost me one hundred & sevn teen dollers in cash another one hundred and the other fifty and i most made it new and the other i bilt in full - we have had a grate deel of rain this spring the most of the river farms has bin overflode washed a way an a grate deel of dam g age done corn crops looke very well whete is beter in texas than it was ever nowe stocke's very low for this cuntry the cutry is in pese no divis ion in senta ment for my part i am not a going to live in the so called united states if i can pet any other place to live so i leve in the morning for mexico show this to my friends and relatives yours truly R. Burk (signed) Children of RADFORD BURK and DEMTIA STRODER are: i. EMILINE BURK, b. Abt. 1846, Illinois; m. ? PERKINS. ii. ANGELINE BURK, b. October 11, 1848, Illinois; d. November 07, 1920; m. BEN ADAMS; b. March 04, 1822; d. October 12, 1910. iii. ERVIN BURK, b. Abt. 1848, Illinois; d. Abt. 1868, Navarro County, Texas. iv. THOMAS BURK, b. Abt. 1852, Illinois; m. SUSAN GIBSON, April 06, 1885, San Saba County, Texas. v. LOYD BURK, b. Abt. 1853, Navarro County, Texas. vi. CALVIN BURK, b. Abt. 1855, Navarro County, Texas. vii. OSCAR BURK, b. Abt. 1857, Navarro County, Texas. ++viii. GARRET BURK, b. February 27, 1860, Corsicana, Navarro County, Texas; d. February 09, 1939, Dallas, Dallas County, Texas. ix. RADFORD BURK, JR was born Abt. 1862 in Navarro County, Texas. He married SAMANTH AGNES CUMMINGS. She was born Abt. 1868. x. JASPER BURK was born Abt. 1865 in Navarro County, Texas, and died in Oklahoma. He married FRANCIS DELLA MATLOCK July 18, 1889 in San Saba County, Texas. She died 1911 in Oklahoma. xi. ADELINE BURK, b. September 23, 1870, Navarro County, Texas; d. February 07, 1911, Logan County, Oklahoma; m. MARION FRANKLIN SHORT, December 16, 1891, San Saba County, Texas; b. July 08, 1866, Springtown, Parker County, Texas; d. September 18, 1946, Dewey, Washington County, Oklahoma. Generation No. 2 GARRET3 BURK (RADFORD2, ?1) was born February 27, 1860 in Corsicana, Navarro County, Texas, and died February 09, 1939 in Dallas, Dallas County, Texas. He married FRANCES FLORENCE HUDDLESTON December 22, 1886 in San Saba County, Texas, daughter of ELI HUDDLESTON and NARCISSA SHORT. She was born August 23, 1871 in Brazos County, Texas, and died January 28, 1944 in Holt, San Saba County, Texas. Children of GARRET BURK and FRANCES HUDDLESTON are: i. HARVEY BURK, b. December 28, 1887, Holt, San Saba Co, Texas; d. January 10, 1892, Holt, San Saba Co, Texas. ii. MOLLIE BURK was born April 22, 1889 in Holt, San Saba County, Texas, and died November 08, 1982 in Falls County, Texas. She married HENNY M HUGHES September 28, 1910 in Brown County, Texas. He was born November 08, 1882, and died October 26, 1940. iii. SAMUEL R BURK was born February 23, 1891 in Holt, San Saba County, Texas, and died February 02, 1979. He married ORA GOSSETT, daughter of ELIJAH GOSSETT and ELIZABETH NEYLAND. She was born March 06, 1892 in Valley Spring, Llano County, Texas, and died May 19, 1979. ++iv. ROBBIE ANGELINE BURK, b. February 20, 1893, Holt, San Saba County, Texas; d. March 15, 1984, Richland Springs, San Saba County, Texas. v. MINNIE FLORENCE BURK was born April 03, 1895 in Holt, San Saba County, Texas, and died July 26, 1953. She married ANDREW EDWARD GOSSETT November 15, 1911 in Brown County, Texas, son of ELIJAH GOSSETT and ELIZABETH NEYLAND. He was born July 04, 1883 in Valley Spring, Llano County, Texas, and died June 04, 1964. vi. GARRET BURK, JR, b. March 02, 1897, Holt, San Saba Co, Texas; d. July 01, 1899, Holt, San Saba Co, Texas. vii. MAY BURK was born May 16, 1899 in Holt, San Saba County, Texas, and died December 07, 1967. She married EDGAR H JOHNSON. He was born August 31, 1898, and died October 18, 1980. viii. HORTON BURK was born May 16, 1901 in Holt, San Saba Co, Texas, and died February 17, 1984 in Wise Co, Texas. He married INA MAY HOPKINS August 23, 1929. She died 1993. ix. JOE E BURK, b. February 21, 1903, Holt, San Saba County, Texas; d. January 26, 1982; m. MARY TENNIE MATLOCK, September 28, 1921; b. November 30, 1903; d. August 24, 1991. x. JOHN BURK, b. October 05, 1905, Holt, San Saba Co, Texas; d. November 03, 1907, Holt, San Saba Co, Texas. xi. OLIVER BURK, b. August 30, 1908, Holt, San Saba County, Texas; d. November 17, 1994; m. (1) EDITH RAY MURRAH, December 12, 1936; d. April 18, 1961; m. (2) LORENA GAGE, Aft. 1961. xii. CULQUITT BURK was born July 23, 1910 in Holt, San Saba County, Texas. He married EDITH TEMPLETON March 31, 1934. xiii. MATTIE BURK was born July 25, 1914 in Holt, San Saba County, Texas, and died May 07, 1970. She married ROY BATEMAN WARE August 19, 1937. He was born February 07, 1913, and died June 13, 1991. Generation No. 3 ROBBIE ANGELINE4 BURK (GARRET3, RADFORD2, ?1) was born February 20, 1893 in Holt, San Saba County, Texas, and died March 15, 1984 in Richland Springs, San Saba County, Texas. She married WILLIAM REED POWELL June 20, 1909 in Brown County, Texas, son of JOHN POWELL and ANNIE COPLEN. He was born November 26, 1889 in Bernice, Union Parish, Louisiana, and died April 22, 1961 in Brady, McCulloch County, Texas. Children of ROBBIE BURK and WILLIAM POWELL are: ++i. MARVIN BEA POWELL ii. LEONA RUTH POWELL iii. ANNIE KOEN POWELL iv. JOHN WILLIAM POWELL v. LEON BURK POWELL vi. FLORENCE POWELL vii. VERA PAULINE POWELL viii. REV BOBBY DEAN POWELL ix. WAYNE POWELL x. IDA MAY POWELL xi. NORMAN POWELL xii. 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