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Author: TKNOX
Surnames: BURKE SULLIVAN WANN
Classification: queries
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You mention a 1900 census -
1900 Brookville, Franklin, Indiana
Burke, Louis L, head 71 widowed born Mch 1829 IN:VA:NC Publisher
Remember that the "Perry County History" mentioned Louis L Burke "removed
his plant to Brookville, where for several years he published ..."
AND this Louis L Burke in 1900 has the same "birthplaces" as the Louis L Burke
in the 1880 census (Washington, DC) with Margaret L.
Could they BOTH be in the 1900 census, and BOTH listed as WIDOWED? Well, I suppose that
legally they WERE both widowed! They were both married more than once. Which leaves the
question open on whether Louis & Margaret were married-and-divorced,
married-and-separated, or never-married!
1860 Cannelton, Perry, IN
Burke, L L/30:IN/printer, Maria/26:KY, Bettie/9:NY, Susie/4:KY
1850 Troy, Perry, IN
Burk, L L/21:IN/printer, Elizabeth/17:IN
Assuming that Lewis L Burke married Margaret L Wann, then
trying to work backwards from Margaret Wann, I found these -
(assuming that Margaret L married Mr. Wann before marrying Lewis L Burke) -
Indiana Marriage Collection, 1800-1941
Name: Margaret Carman
Spouse Name: Daniel Wann
Marriage Date: 16 Aug 1863
Marriage County: Vermillion
Source Title 1: Vermillion County, Indiana
Source Title 2: Index to Marriage Records 1850 - 1904
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Name: Margaret Randolph
Spouse Name: William Wann
Marriage Date: 9 Dec 1858
Marriage County: Fountain
Source Title 1: Fountain County, Indiana
Source Title 2: Index to Marriage Record 1848 - 1920
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Name: Margaret L Sullivan
Spouse Name: Henry L Wann
Marriage Date: 17 Jan 1854
Marriage County: Hamilton
Source Title 1: Hamilton County, Indiana
Source Title 2: Index to Marriage Record 1850 - 1879
Source Title 3: W. P. A. Part One 1850 - 1859 Part Two 1860 - 1869
Book: 1
OS Page: 219
This last marriage would match with this census -
1860 Noblesville, Hamilton, IN
Wann, Henry/30:OH/carpenter, Margaret/24:IN, Cyrus L/5:IN
Salivan, Elizabeth/62:NC
Morris, Elizabeth/20:IN
Ooh! How interesting!
SALIVAN could be a phonetic missspelling of SULLIVAN,
and Elizabeth Salivan could be Margaret's mother!
(And Elizabeth Morris might be Margaret's sister.)
Looking at 1880 again -
1880 Washington, Washington, District of Columbia
Burke, Louis L/52:IN:VA:NC/(printer), Margaret L/44:IN:VA:NC
Well! Look at that!
The 1880 census says that Margaret's mother's birthplace was NC -
which matches Elizabeth Salivan's birthplace in the 1860 census!
1850 Pigeon Ward 5, Vanderburgh, Indiana
Sullivan, Elizabeth/50:NC, Robt/21:IN,
(), Margretta/14:IN, Elizabeth/10:Arkansas(?!)
NOTE: darn! no father.
NOTE: I'm not sure about "Arkansas" on Elizabeth/10.
Another piece from "Perry County : a history" (page 289) -
The press of Perry County, whose beginning dates from April 28, 1849, ... the Cannelton
Economist ... Louis Lunsford Burke and J. M. Beatty begain issuing the Express from the
same office December 6, 1851, ...
Good luck and good hunting.
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