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Corpl Tobias Burke

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Corpl Tobias Burke

Birth
Tipperary, County Tipperary, Ireland
Death
9 Jul 1864 (aged 38–39)
Vinings, Cobb County, Georgia, USA
Burial
Marietta, Cobb County, Georgia, USA Add to Map
Plot
I-9643
Memorial ID
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Co K 10th Kentucky Infantry
Enlisted 21st November 1861, aged 36 years.*
Died at Vinings Station, Ga.

BURK, TOBIAS
CPL US ARMY
CIVIL WAR
DATE OF DEATH: 07/09/1864
BURIED AT: SECTION I SITE 9643
-VA grave locator

*from Liam McAlister (49761643)

His widow, Laura Jane Shelton Burke, received a Widow's pension. Three children received Minor's pensions. Mary E., born 24 Oct 1852. Martha J., born 3 Dec 1855. William W., born 7 Aug 1858. His widow remarried in 1868 to John Haydon. The marriage may not have lasted as she is listed in the 1891 Louisville City Directory as Laura Burke, widow of Tobias. His son, William, became a policeman in Louisville, Ky. His grandson, William G Fitzgerald moved to San Francisco, California.
Co K 10th Kentucky Infantry
Enlisted 21st November 1861, aged 36 years.*
Died at Vinings Station, Ga.

BURK, TOBIAS
CPL US ARMY
CIVIL WAR
DATE OF DEATH: 07/09/1864
BURIED AT: SECTION I SITE 9643
-VA grave locator

*from Liam McAlister (49761643)

His widow, Laura Jane Shelton Burke, received a Widow's pension. Three children received Minor's pensions. Mary E., born 24 Oct 1852. Martha J., born 3 Dec 1855. William W., born 7 Aug 1858. His widow remarried in 1868 to John Haydon. The marriage may not have lasted as she is listed in the 1891 Louisville City Directory as Laura Burke, widow of Tobias. His son, William, became a policeman in Louisville, Ky. His grandson, William G Fitzgerald moved to San Francisco, California.

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  • Created by: Janet
  • Added: Nov 27, 2008
  • Find a Grave Memorial ID:
  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/31754539/tobias-burke: accessed ), memorial page for Corpl Tobias Burke (1825–9 Jul 1864), Find a Grave Memorial ID 31754539, citing Marietta National Cemetery, Marietta, Cobb County, Georgia, USA; Maintained by Janet (contributor 46573654).