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 1891 - 1941

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• Nickname	Willie
  Birth	5 Mar 1891	, Shelby, Iowa, United States   [2]
  Gender	Male
  Died	14 Sep 1941	, San Juan, Colorado, United States   [3]
  Buried	Silverton, San Juan, Colorado, United States   [4]
  Person ID	I2641	Jacob Strong and Sarah Hill
  Last Modified	26 Apr 2013
  Father	William Walter Burke,   b. Abt 1862, , , Ohio, United States ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Mother	Jane Jennings,   b. 26 Jul 1867, , Shelby, Illinois, United States ,   d. 23 Dec 1946, Silverton, San Juan, Colorado, United States
  Married	5 Sep 1886	Le Mars, Plymouth, Iowa, United States
  Family ID	F987	Group Sheet
  Family	Hazel Sleep,   b. 10 Mar 1897, Silverton, San Juan, Colorado, United States ,   d. 13 Apr 1938, Silverton, San Juan, Colorado, United States
  Married	6 Apr 1925	Eureka, San Juan, Colorado, United States
  Children	1. Sarah Louise Sleep,   b. 8 Mar 1915, Silverton, San Juan, Colorado, United States ,   d. Mar 1915, Silverton, San Juan, Colorado, United States   2. William Walter Burke,   b. 18 Sep 1926, , San Juan, Colorado, United States ,   d. 18 Sep 1926, , San Juan, Colorado, United States   3. William Jennings Burke,   b. 31 Oct 1928, Eureka, San Juan, Colorado, United States ,   d. 28 Apr 1971, Monterey, Monterey, California, United States
  Family ID	F1168	Group Sheet

• Sources

  [S347] Census: 1930 Colorado, San Juan, Ancestry.com., Eureka, ED5. Burke, William W. 39, 1st married at 34, born IA, PBP IL, millman/metal mill Burke, Hazel, 33, 1st married at 28, born CO, PBP ENG Burke, William J., 1 9/12, son, born CO, MBP IA, FBP CO Date: 2 April 1930 [S350] World War I draft registration. William Walter Burke Greene Silverton, San Juan County, CO Birth date: 5 Mar 1891 Birth place: Shelby County, IA Occupation: Teamster Employer: John Morgan Place of employment: Silverton, CO nearest relation: Mother med height, med weight, gray eyes, light brown hair no disabilities Registration place and date: June 5, 1917, Silverton, CO [S282] E-Mail from June Carroll. (Researched by Freda Carley Peterson, Hillside cemetery, May 25, 2008) BURKE, WILLIAM WALTER SR. - Died 1941 – Heart ProblemsHusband of Hazel SleepFather of William Walter Burke, Jr., and William Jennings BurkeBrother of Frances Burke and Nora Burke (Lugg)Half-brother of Harry Edward "Fatty", John and Orville TurnerSon of William and Jane “Jennie” Jennings Burke (later Turner)Grandson of John and Mary Ann Wilson Jennings (7) - Mar 15, 1891 - Sept 14, 1941 - Age 50 YearsBill died at the San Juan Hospital after several months of failing health, and heart problems for about ten years; Dr. Rechnitz was his attending physician. Born in LeMars, Iowa, the son of William and Jane “Jennie” Jennings Burke (later Turner), his sisters were Frances, who died when two years old, and Nora, who married Bert Lugg of Silverton in 1909. Bill's father, William Burke, was born in Shelby County, Iowa; no other information was recorded for him. Bill's mother, Jane “Jennie” Jennings Burke, who was born in Mason County, Illinois, married Edward Howard Turner in 1892 when Bill was about a year old. (Edward Howard Turner was also known as "H.A." Turner). The three sons born to them were Harry Edward "Fatty" in 1894, John, in 1898, and Orville, who died in infancy. The family came to the Silverton area in about 1900. Edward H. Turner, Bill's step-father, died in 1911 and is buried at Hillside. Bill Burke went to work early in life at the Sunnyside Mill. On April 6, 1925, he and Miss Hazel Sleep were married in Eureka at the home of A.B. Marquand. Their first child, William Walter, Jr., died at birth in 1926; they later had another son, William Jennings Burke, who was born October 31, 1928. In about 1931 Bill went to work at the new Shenandoah-Dives Mill, and had worked until recently as shift foreman at the mill. Hazel, Bill's wife, died in 1938, three years before Bill's death. Survivors in Silverton were his son, Billy, age 12 years; his mother, Mrs. Jane “Jennie” Jennings Burke Turner; his sister, Nora (Mrs. Herbert W. Lugg); his half-brothers, Harry "Fatty" and John Turner; four nieces and a nephew. Also surviving were his aunts, Mrs. Scott Seaworth of Durango and Mrs. Orville Bradfield of Bisbee, Arizona. The funeral was held at the Maguire Funeral Chapel, and pallbearers were Bill's long time friends and fellow workers: Aldo Bonavida, Alcide Fedrizzi, John Glanville, James W. Hook, Floyd Kendrick and Wilbur T. Maxwell. Burial was at Hillside in the Sleep family plot, near his wife. Date: 8 June 2008 [S346] Cemetery: Colorado, San Juan, Hillside Cemetery, Silverton, http://www.silvertonhillside.com. BURKE, WILLIAM WALTER, SR. - Husband of Hazel Sleep; Father of William Walter Burke, Jr., and William Jennings Burke; Brother of Frances and Nora Burke(Lugg); Half-brother of Harry Edward "Fatty", John and Orville Turner; Son of William and Jennie Jennings Burke (later Turner); Grandson of John and Mary Ann Wilson Jennings - Mar 15, 1891 - Sept 14, 1941