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Family HistoryFamily History - Leroy Burke


Key:1.“+” before a child’s name indicates the child has their own entry in the next generation.
 2.“born xxxx” indicates the child is under 18 years of age so the birth date is not shown.
This family history features Leroy Burke and his immediate family.



First Generation
1. Leroy Burke,1 born 27 April 1890 in Brooklyn, Kings County, New York, the son of Ellis Potter Burke and Lavinia Catherine Sands;1, 2, 3, 4 died 15 February 1957.2 Leroy is buried in Long Island National Cemetery, Farmingdale, Suffolk County, New York.2
  1. Draft Registration Card, World War I, No. 18, Leroy Burke, born: 27 April 1890 in Brooklyn, N.Y.; nearest relative: mother.
  2. Find a Grave (website). Long Island National Cemetery, Farmingdale, Suffolk County, New York. Leroy Burke, born: 27 April 1890; died: 15 February 1957 (from record, which provides the names and links for his parents, one sibling, and two half-siblings).
  3. New York State Census, 1892, Kings County, Brooklyn, 20th Election District, 23rd Ward, Page 13, Lavina C. Burke, 38; Elias P. Burke, 50, railroad; Grace L. Sherwood, 15; Albert V. H. Sherwood, 12; William S. Sherwood, 11; Leroy Burke, 2.
  4. U.S. Federal Census, 1900, New York, Kings County, Brooklyn, E.D. 82, Sheet No. 6A & B, Ellis P. Burke, 58, New York, Oct. 1841, agent, R.R.; wife of 11 years Lavinia C. Burke, 46, New York, July 1853, 5 children, 3 living; step son Albert Sherwood, 21, New York, May 1879, carpenter; son Leroy Burke, 10, New York, Apr. 1890.