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Burke, Wallace Lee

Male 1921 - 1998  (76 years)


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  • Name Burke, Wallace Lee  [1
    Birth 30 Nov 1921  Alamance County, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Gender Male 
    Reference Number 7507 
    Death 14 Nov 1998  Roxboro, Person County, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Burial Yanceyville United Methodist Church, Yanceyville, Caswell County, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Person ID I7392  Caswell County
    Last Modified 16 Apr 2024 

    Father Living 
    Relationship natural 
    Mother Living 
    Relationship natural 
    Family ID F3966  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Pleasant, Corinna Jewell,   b. 3 Jan 1918, Olive Hill, Person County, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 30 Jun 2003, Roxboro, Person County, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 85 years) 
    Marriage 13 Oct 1943  Yanceyville, Caswell County, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Reference Number 78182 
    Children 
     1. Burke, Wallace Lee Jr.,   b. 5 Sep 1944, Alamance County, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1 Feb 2017, Roxboro, Person County, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 72 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
    +2. Living
    Family ID F3965  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 16 Apr 2024 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 30 Nov 1921 - Alamance County, North Carolina Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 13 Oct 1943 - Yanceyville, Caswell County, North Carolina Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 14 Nov 1998 - Roxboro, Person County, North Carolina Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBurial - - Yanceyville United Methodist Church, Yanceyville, Caswell County, North Carolina Link to Google Earth
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    Pin Legend  : Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  • Photos
    Cole Chevrolet Company (Yanceyville, NC)
    Yanceyville Volunteer Fire Department 1949

    Newspapers
    Yanceyville Post Office 1954 The News and Observer (Raleigh, North Carolina) 8 March 1954
    Wallace Lee Burke Obituary
    Wallace Lee Burke Obituary

  • Notes 
    • Wallace Lee Burke (1921-1998)

      Yanceyville Volunteer Fire Department (June 1949)

      Cole Chevrolet Company (1947)

      Wallace_Lee_Burke_Obituary__The_Herald_Sun__Durham__North_Carolina___17_November_1998

      (for larger image, click on photograph)
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      Fire Department photograph (from left to right): Robert Ham, Bill Murphy, Dorsey Bradner, Dallas Briggs, Wallace Burke, Tom Poteat, Earl Watlington, Billy Oakley, Rigby Green, Robert Brooks, and Johnny Harwood (fire chief).

      From Left (Cole Chevrolet Photograph): Clyde Cole, Irving Reagan, Wallace Burke, Bessie Shaw, Billy Oakley, Steve Poteat, Billy Aldridge, and Jim Aldridge).
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      In September 1977, the Caswell County Board of Commissioners presented a certificate of appreciation to Wallace Lee Burke for 12 years of volunteer service as the County Civil Preparedness Director.
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      Birth Record
      Name: Wallace Lee Burke
      Date of Birth: 30 Nov 1921
      Gender: Male
      Race: White
      Birth County: Caswell
      Parent1 Name:Claude W Burke
      Parent2 Name:Flora Nicks
      Roll Number:B_C020_68001
      Volume: 9
      Page: 201
      Source: Ancestry.com. North Carolina Birth Index, 1800-2000 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: MyFamily.com, Inc., 2005

      World War II Service Record
      Name: Wallace Lee Burke
      Date of Entrance in Service: January 2, 1942
      Branch of Service: Army Air Corps, 268th Army
      Training Stations: Fort Jackson, South Carolina; McDill Field, Tampa, Florida; Gowen Field, Boise, Idaho; Wendover Field, Utah; Sioux City, Iowa; Mitchell Field, South Dakota; Kearney, Nebraska; Colorado Springs, Colorado; Seymour-Johnson Field, North Carolina
      Parents' Name: Mr. and Mrs. C. W. Burke
      Theater of Operations: American
      Discharged: Seymour-Johnson Field, Goldsboro, North Carolina, November 15, 1945
      Rank: Sergeant
      Time Served: Forty-six months, twelve days
      Present Occupation: Mechanic

      Source: Service Record Book of Men and Women of Yanceyville, N.C., and Community, Sponsored by the V.F.W. Post No. 7316 (1947-1949)

  • Sources 
    1. Details: Gravestone at Yanceyville United Methodist Church (Yanceyville, Caswell County, North Carolina).