Advertisement

Advertisement

John Aquilla Burke

Birth
Floyd County, Kentucky, USA
Death
1902 (aged 27–28)
Kentucky, USA
Burial
Burial Details Unknown. Specifically: Unknown Add to Map
Memorial ID
View Source
Suggest Edits
He was the son of Dr. Charles Henry W Burke & Melvina Jones. John A. Burk was killed in 1902 during the construction of the C&O Railroad. He was on the explosive crew. They had to drill deep holes and then drop dynamite down the holes to carve passages through the mountains for the railroad. One of the charges did not go off. They thought the dynamite was defective. John went to drill out the dynamite and it went off, killing him in the explosion. His mother, Melvina, roamed the orchards at Bonanza, Kentucky day and night
because she was inconsolable after John's death. Melvina died about 2 years after John was killed in the explosion. from Helen Wells, June 22, 2002, personal interview with Mickey Jo McGlynn. Helen Wells was a daughter of Isaac (Ike) Burke, a brother to John A. Burk.
He was the son of Dr. Charles Henry W Burke & Melvina Jones. John A. Burk was killed in 1902 during the construction of the C&O Railroad. He was on the explosive crew. They had to drill deep holes and then drop dynamite down the holes to carve passages through the mountains for the railroad. One of the charges did not go off. They thought the dynamite was defective. John went to drill out the dynamite and it went off, killing him in the explosion. His mother, Melvina, roamed the orchards at Bonanza, Kentucky day and night
because she was inconsolable after John's death. Melvina died about 2 years after John was killed in the explosion. from Helen Wells, June 22, 2002, personal interview with Mickey Jo McGlynn. Helen Wells was a daughter of Isaac (Ike) Burke, a brother to John A. Burk.

Family Members

Parents
Siblings

Sponsored by Ancestry

Advertisement

See more Burke memorials in:

Flower Delivery Sponsor and Remove Ads

Explore more

Advertisement