Grace Knowles wrote: > I have a great grandfather buried at Newkirk OK. I do not know the name > of the > cemetery but then maybe there is only one. How would I go about finding > out about > his wife, Charlotte. I have traced his children but am unable to find any > trace of her. > His name was Jared Cephus (J.C.) Burdette died in 1932 and buried at > Newkirk. > Are death certificates and records kept at the county level or would I have > to go through > the state to get a copy? Would there be someone there in Kay County or the > Newkirk > area that I could get to take a picture of the grave of JC Burdette? I > would be glad to > pay them a reasonable fee to do this. The Burdette family came to Oklahoma > about > the late 1890's...John Calvin Burdette married Ruth Keenan in Oklahoma > about 1900. > They lived and died in Emporia Kansas. My grandfather and his family went > to Idaho > during the dust bowl days of the 1930's. They had a sister, Rhoda who > married William > Carroll Taul, that I have been unable to trace. William Taul's mother died > in Waynoka, > Woods Co., in 1933 but I have found no trace of where Rhoda and family > went. > Any help I could get from your area would be greatly appreciated. Thank > you....If you are not able to help me..well Thank you anyway....Grace > Knowles knowles@montana.com --