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Name	Ernest C. Burk
Nickname	Ernie, Tim
Birth	23 Feb 1873
	On the family farm on Communications Road (between Blenheim and Shrewsbury - note: this is a guess but his father still owned the farm until 1880 or later so is probably correct.
Gender	Male
Death	23 Dec 1950	Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio, USA
	Cleveland Clinic Hospital
		Ernest C. Burk, 1873-1950 Obituary
Person ID	I30971	Bisbee
Last Modified	28 Sep 2011

Father	John Morgan Burk, b. 8 Jan 1838, , , Ontario, Canada d. 23 Oct 1912, Blenheim, Kent, Ontario, CAN (Age 74 years)
Mother	Eliza Melissa Bisbee, b. 12 Dec 1832, London Township, Middlesex, Ontario, Canada d. Jul 1915, , Kent, Ontario, CAN (Age 82 years)
Marriage	2 Mar 1870	Chatham, Kent, Ontario, CAN [1]
Family ID	F9853	Group Sheet \| Family Chart

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Death - 23 Dec 1950 - Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio, USA

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Notes

Ernest married 5 Sep 1908 in Cleveland, Ohio.
Blenheim News-Tribune - Thursday September 10, 1908 - Local items - page 5. Mr Ernie Burk, who was married last Saturday in Cleveland, is here this week on his honeymoon with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Burk. Information submitted by Bob Betts.
From: Blenheim News Tribune - June 19, 1902. Returns to His Old Position. Mr. E. C. Burk, well known as one of Cleveland's most genial and accommodating floor directors, has severed his connection with the Scott Dry Goods Company, and is again with Levy and Stearn, with whom he had been for years before going to the Scott Company. Cleveland Leader. --The foregoing refers to Mr. Ernie Burk, an old Blenheim boy, and a son of Mr. John M. Burk
Blenheim News-Tribune - Thursday October 31, 1912 - Locals: Mr. E. C. Burk of Cleveland was here last week to attend the funeral of his father, the late J. M. Burk

[S2690] Marriage Registration for Burk/Hall(Bisbee), p156.
His Name: John M. Burk, Age 32, Residence : Tp of Harwich, Place of Birth:Canada, Widower, Farmer, Names of Parents: Ira and Margaret Burk, Her NAme: Eliza M. Hall, age 36, Residence: Tp Harwich, Plac e of Bith: Canada, Widow, Names of Parents: Elijah & Saria Brisbane, Names and Residences of Witnessess: James Simpson M.D. & Eliza Sulivan, Blenheim Ont, Date and Place 2nd March 1870 Chatham, REli gious Denomination of Bridegroom: Disciple, ..of Bride: Methodist, By Whom Married: Rev Wm Walker, License, Town of Chatham, Kent

Photos		Ernest C. Burk (1873-1950) Son of Eliza Melissa Bisbee and John Morgan Burkb
Photos		Ernest C. Burk (1873-1950) Inscription on back of photo