Hi List!! Is anyone researching the following BURKE family? Joseph BURKE, b. Mar. 25, 1854 in Pennsylvania, d. Sep. 14, 1943 in Buchanan, (near Fairfield) Jefferson County, Iowa, buried in Fairfield, Iowa Evergreen Cemetery. Joseph owned a farm and was a retired farmer. Joseph married Mary IVORSKI, b. Jul. 6, 1867 in Poland; d. Mar. 3, 1934; She was 18 months old when she came to the U.S. with her parents from Poland. They lived in Chicago, Illinois for a short time and then settled in Iowa. Her parents were: John IVORSKI and Constance WEGNER. Constance's parents were: Lucas WEGNER and Mary. 1- Joseph BURKE and Mary IVORSKI had twelve children: 2-Frank BURKE, (lived in Fairfield, Iowa in 1934) They had eight children: 3-Catherine BURKE, m. _____STRANG 3-Albert BURKE, (lives in Washington, D. C.) 3-Robert BURKE, (lives in Fairfield, Iowa) 3-Pete BURKE, deceased 3-Bernard BURKE, (lives in Fairfield, Iowa) 2-John BURKE, (lived in Chicago, IL in 1934) They had eight children: 3-Anna BURKE, m.______FAULKNER, (lives in Keosoqua, Iowa) 3-Rose BURKE, m.______SIPLA, (lives in Friendship, Wis.) 3-Mary BURKE, m._______KEMP 3-Andy BURKE, deceased 3-George BURKE, deceased 3-Janie BURKE, deceased 3-Danny BURKE 3-John BURKE, Jr., son of 2nd wife 2-Marie BURKE, m. Lou BAKER (lived in Washington, Iowa in 1934) They had two children: 3-Maxire BAKER, m. Gene CROSSETT They had two children: 3-Beverly BAKER, (1443 Brown Street Apt. 3; Bettendorf, Iowa 52722) 2-Josephine BURKE, b 1891; d. Oct. 14, 1979 married and moved to Canada; m._______JOYCE 2-Helen BURKE, m. Do GREASON (GREESON) (lived in Newton, Iowa in 1934) 3-Josephine GREASON, m.________ KEATING (2668 Burkshire, Cleveland Heights, Ohio) 2-Joseph BURKE, Jr., (lived in Des Moines, Iowa in 1934) he married twice Children of his first wife: 3-Madolin BURKE 3-Mildred BURKE 2-James Felix BURKE, b. Nov. 7, 1898 in Iowa, d. about 1970(lived in Georgetown, TN in 1934) ; m. in Ringgold, GA. about 1931 to Pauline Agness HOLDER, b. Nov. 2, 1911 in Ooltewah, James County, Tennessee Four children of James Felix BURKE and Pauline Agness HOLDER 2-Eva BURKE, m. Roy HENDRICKS (lived in Fairfield, Iowa in 1934) They had two children: 3-Leonard Earl LeRoy (Bud) HENDRICKS, (lived in Fairfield, Iowa) 3-Joe HENDRICKS, (lived in California) 2-Clara BURKE, changed name to: Patricia Claire BURKE, m. __________VONBUFHNING, no children 2-Bertha BURKE, m. C. SAMUEL, (lived in Sigourney, Iowa in 1934)(moved to 601 11th Street N.W.; Austin, Minn. 55912) They had two children: 3-Harold SAMUEL, b. __________ d. Dec. 16, 1979 3-Laura SAMUEL, married ___________DALAGER, (Rt. 1 Box 251; Austin Minn 55912) 2-Baby Girl, died very young 2- Baby, died young ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Send any additional information and corrections to: Mary Alice (BURKE) ORTON 1214 Laurelwood Drive Chattanooga, TN 37412-1920 423)867-1111 e-mail @ [email protected]