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Rachel <I>Jones</I> Burk

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Rachel Jones Burk

Birth
Baltimore, Baltimore City, Maryland, USA
Death
22 Feb 1866 (aged 83)
Harrison, Hamilton County, Ohio, USA
Burial
Harrison, Hamilton County, Ohio, USA Add to Map
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Wife of Ulick Burk

Rachel Jones Burk was the daughter of John Jones born in Baltimore county, Maryland and who then settled in Harrison township, Hamilton County OH in 1809. He was both a farmer and miller. In religious faith he was a Baptist, but never united with a church. His wife was Sarah Harriman. Their children are:
Betsy, Sarah, *Rachel Temperance, Ruth, Nancy, Rebecca, Stephen and Ellen.

Rachel married Ulick Burk in Baltimore Co. Maryland on 12-23-1802.Ulick Burk was a native of Baltimore county, Maryland, where he was reared. In 1809 they emigrated to Hamilton county, Ohio, where he cleared and improved a farm, and where they passed the rest of their lives and died. The farm was south of Harrison OH on the road to Cincinnati OH. He was a man of strong constitution and great industry and personally had charge of his farm until he was well advanced in years. He died at age 85. His wife survivded him a number of years, both passing away at the old homestead.

There were 11 children born to Ulick and Rachel Jones Burk.
1. John Jones Burk b. Oct. 2, 1803 Baltimore Co. Md. d. 12-16, 1893 m. Nancy Snyder
2. Nancy b. 11-15-1805 d. 1-31-1842 buried Glen Haven Cmtry. Harrison OH
3. Stephen b. 8-24-1807 d. 4-24-1884 m. Martha Prudden remained in OH on the family homestead and farmed
4. Elisha b. 1-29-1810 in Hamilton Co. OH d. 8-14-1904 m. Ann J. Green
5. Mary Swales - b. 10-10-1812 d. 1899 Dearborn co. IN m. George Swales
6. Sarah b. 9-15-1814 d. Feb. 1814 daughter d. in infancy
7. Elizabeth b.11-27-1815 d. 7-13-1842 unmarried
8. Rachel Lemon b. 7-2-1818 d. 2-27-1905 (to Fayette Co. IN, Jennings township as also did John in 1834 and Elisha in 1843) M. Joshua Lemon
9. Susannah b. 4-23-1820 d. 8-31-1863 unmarried
10. Rebecca b. 9-10-1822 d. 4-7-1852 m. Joseph Tebbs
11. Ulick b. 9-12-1824 d. 4-23-1866 m. Mary Calloway, to Iowa (wounded in the Civil War and d. from wounds, a Captain)

Although the stones of Rachel and Ulick are at Glen Haven, it is said they were moved there by Stephen Burk, their son, from the farm homeplace south of Harrison Ohio near the Whitewater River.

Rachel and Ulick are this contributor's (Vivian Brown) 5th gr-grandparents
Wife of Ulick Burk

Rachel Jones Burk was the daughter of John Jones born in Baltimore county, Maryland and who then settled in Harrison township, Hamilton County OH in 1809. He was both a farmer and miller. In religious faith he was a Baptist, but never united with a church. His wife was Sarah Harriman. Their children are:
Betsy, Sarah, *Rachel Temperance, Ruth, Nancy, Rebecca, Stephen and Ellen.

Rachel married Ulick Burk in Baltimore Co. Maryland on 12-23-1802.Ulick Burk was a native of Baltimore county, Maryland, where he was reared. In 1809 they emigrated to Hamilton county, Ohio, where he cleared and improved a farm, and where they passed the rest of their lives and died. The farm was south of Harrison OH on the road to Cincinnati OH. He was a man of strong constitution and great industry and personally had charge of his farm until he was well advanced in years. He died at age 85. His wife survivded him a number of years, both passing away at the old homestead.

There were 11 children born to Ulick and Rachel Jones Burk.
1. John Jones Burk b. Oct. 2, 1803 Baltimore Co. Md. d. 12-16, 1893 m. Nancy Snyder
2. Nancy b. 11-15-1805 d. 1-31-1842 buried Glen Haven Cmtry. Harrison OH
3. Stephen b. 8-24-1807 d. 4-24-1884 m. Martha Prudden remained in OH on the family homestead and farmed
4. Elisha b. 1-29-1810 in Hamilton Co. OH d. 8-14-1904 m. Ann J. Green
5. Mary Swales - b. 10-10-1812 d. 1899 Dearborn co. IN m. George Swales
6. Sarah b. 9-15-1814 d. Feb. 1814 daughter d. in infancy
7. Elizabeth b.11-27-1815 d. 7-13-1842 unmarried
8. Rachel Lemon b. 7-2-1818 d. 2-27-1905 (to Fayette Co. IN, Jennings township as also did John in 1834 and Elisha in 1843) M. Joshua Lemon
9. Susannah b. 4-23-1820 d. 8-31-1863 unmarried
10. Rebecca b. 9-10-1822 d. 4-7-1852 m. Joseph Tebbs
11. Ulick b. 9-12-1824 d. 4-23-1866 m. Mary Calloway, to Iowa (wounded in the Civil War and d. from wounds, a Captain)

Although the stones of Rachel and Ulick are at Glen Haven, it is said they were moved there by Stephen Burk, their son, from the farm homeplace south of Harrison Ohio near the Whitewater River.

Rachel and Ulick are this contributor's (Vivian Brown) 5th gr-grandparents


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