Richard Joseph Burke, Jr.

Richard Joseph Burke, Jr.

Male 1858 - Abt 1942  (83 years)

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  • Name Richard Joseph Burke 
    Suffix Jr. 
    Born 6 Jul 1858  Picton, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Died Abt 1942  Des Moines, Boone County, Iowa, U.S.A. Find all individuals with events at this location 
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    • Richard Burke left Canada at an early age. Two of his daughters, Helen Vernon and Laura Lynch, referred to him as the black sheep of the Burke family. He was a travelling salesman of women's ready to wear clothing. Home for him and his family was Emporia, Kansas then Oskaloosa, Iowa. He was a well dressed, handsome man, but he became a severe alcoholic who became abusive and out of control when he was drunk. Eventually, his drinking and resulting behavior became so bad that his wife, Winifred, divorced him which was considered to be a drastic step in those days. He never remarried and never took another drink of alcohol the rest of his life. but he never got his family back. During his years in Des Moines, Iowa, after his divorce, he was the three cushion billiard champion of the State of Iowa. When the great world champion, Willie Hoppe, would come to Iowa on tour, he would always play Richard Burke in an exhibition match. One of his sons-in-law, Don Vernon, witnessed one of these matches at the Mission Billiard Parlor in Des Moines, Iowa.
    Person ID I98  Complete
    Last Modified 15 Mar 2023 

    Father Richard Burke,   b. Abt 1818, County Cork, Ireland Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 2 May 1890, Picton, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 72 years) 
    Mother Ellen Hennessey,   b. Abt 1827, County Cork, Ireland Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 14 Jul 1908, Picton, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 81 years) 
    Married Ireland Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F042  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Laura Winifred Fountain,   b. 30 Dec 1864, Eden, Ohio Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 17 Jan 1952, Des Moines, Boone County, Iowa, U.S.A. Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 87 years) 
    Married 3 Jan 1888 
    Children 
    +1. Thomas Harold Burke,   b. 7 Jan 1889, Emporia, Kansas Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 5 Sep 1929  (Age 40 years)
    +2. Helen Jean Burke,   b. 25 Jun 1891, Emporia, Kansas Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 22 Sep 1976, Los Altos, California Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 85 years)
     3. Laura Burke,   b. 6 Oct 1893, Emporia, Kansas Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 13 Nov 1982, Los Altos, California Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 89 years)
    +4. Bess Evelyn Burke,   b. 7 Jun 1896, Oskaloosa, Iowa Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Abt 1980, NEAR, Kansas City, Johnson County, Missouri, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 83 years)
    Family ID F036  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

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    Link to Google MapsBorn - 6 Jul 1858 - Picton, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - Abt 1942 - Des Moines, Boone County, Iowa, U.S.A. Link to Google Earth
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    Richard J. Burke Jr.