this is tom burk, and am in hopes someone may be of help. wesley a. burk married mary j. grissom abt. 1861 in adair county. she was dau. of john and harriet carter grissom. their children were george, william, lavada, matilda, and dollie. all were born between 1864-1880. they were last known to be in union county ky. 1880 census. wesley was the son of anderson and elmira (nunn) burk. she is somehow related to the breedings. they are found in the 1860-1880 census. of adair co. the burks lived off of greenbriar rd. their property was behind a small old white church. there are stones m,arking gravsites. other siblings of wesley and children of james w., margaret, william p., cage and joseph. with joseph being my gr-grandfather. also amamnda burk shackleford. she died in indianapolis ind. cage died as did joseph in louisville, ky. tom burk

Harriet Carter was the daughter of Benjamin F. Carter and Mary Elizabeth Sledd Carter. Her sister, Parthenia Carter had as a 2nd husband, George Breeding. Wesley A. Burk and Mary J. Grissom married on 6 Oct. 1868 in Adair Co., KY per Watson's book.