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Below is a family biography included in The History of Newton County, Missouri published by Goodspeed Publishing Company in 1888. These biographies are valuable for genealogy research in discovering missing ancestors or filling in the details of a family tree. Family biographies often include far more information than can be found in a census record or obituary. Details will vary with each biography but will often include the date and place of birth, parent names including mothers' maiden name, name of wife including maiden name, her parents' names, name of children (including spouses if married), former places of residence, occupation details, military service, church and social organization affiliations, and more. There are often ancestry details included that cannot be found in any other type of genealogical record.
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David Sedrick Burk, farmer and stock raiser, was born in Claiborne County, Tenn., April 30, 1834, and is the son of David and Mary Ann (Dinkins) Burk, whose ancestry can be traced back previous to the Revolutionary War. The father was a farmer by occupation, and reared his sons to the same employment. David Sedrick attained his growth on the farm, and served during the last year of the Civil War in the Second Tennessee Cavalry, Confederate service. In 1865 he sold out, came west and located on his present property, where he has 120 acres, eighty in pasturage, and fifteen acres besides. While in Tennessee he married Miss Mary Ann Yocum, daughter of Thomas R. and Parkis (Berry) Yocum, both of old Tennessee families. To Mr. and Mrs. Burk were born three sons and one daughter: Martha Virginia (Mrs. G. W. Creighton), Andrew Johnson, William Henderson and David. Mr. Burk is extensively engaged in dealing in live stock, and keeps a good grade of cattle. He is a stockholder in and director of the Farmers’ Alliance, and is one of the organizers of the Milling Company of Granby. He is a member of the I. O. O. F. lodge, and of the Christian Church.
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