Gazlay Family History
Ellis Potter Burke
Parents
| Father | Frederic Wait Burke ( - ) |
| Mother | Ann C. Potter ( - ) |
Personal Information
| Record Created: 11 March 2022; Last Edited: 11 March 2022 |
| Person ID | 12160 |
| Name | Ellis Potter Burke |
| Gender | Male |
| Born | October 1841 in New York1, 2, 3 |
| Married | 29 April 1889 in Kings County, New York to Lavinia Catherine Sands4 |
| Died | 6 March 1910 in Kings County, New York1 |
| Buried | in Green-Wood Cemetery, Brooklyn, Kings County, New York1 |
Person/Family
| Spouse 1 |  Lavinia Catherine Sands (daughter of Dr. Edward H. Sands and Lavinia Sands) |
| Born | 18 July 1853 in New York |
| Married | to Albert Lewis Sherwood |
| Married | 29 April 1889 in Kings County, New York to Ellis Potter Burke |
| Died | 2 January 1932 in Bronx County, New York |
| Children | of Ellis Potter Burke and Lavinia Catherine Sands: |
| 1. | Leroy Burke |
| Born | 27 April 1890 in Brooklyn, Kings County, New York |
| Died | 15 February 1957 |
| 2. | Gladys Erwin Burke |
| Born | 6 November 1893 in Brooklyn, Kings County, New York |
| Died | 19 July 1894 in Brooklyn, Kings County, New York |
Sources
- Find a Grave (website). Green-Wood Cemetery, Brooklyn, Kings County, New York; Ellis Potter Burke, born: 1842; died: 6 March 1910 in Kings County, New York (from record, which provides the names and links for his parents, sibling, wife, and one child).
- 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.
- 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.
- New York City Marriage Records, 1829-1940, Ellis P. Burke, age 48, father: Fredeni [sic] W. Burke; mother: Ann C. Potter; Lavinia C. Sherwood, age 35; father: Edward C. Saudn [sic]; mother: Lavinia Eniru [sic]; married on 29 April 1889 in Kings County, New York.