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Trying desperately to find boyfriend dad. His mom and dad were married and had their first child around 1958. Dad was in the military (usaf) and was stationed at England and that is where my boyfriend was born (1961) Something must have happened because her and the baby moved back to the States but he did not. Later in life around 1977, she told him if he wanted to see him he was living in Philadelphia PA. I'm having heck finding him since theres more than just a couple with same name (Richard H Burke)
His moms name is Sharon Sue Burke nee Brown. I'm new at this and not sure if somebody could help me figure out which Richard Harry Burke he is.
Name: Sharon S Brown
Gender: Female
Marriage Date: 15 Feb 1958
Marriage Place: Bernalillo, New Mexico, USA
Spouse: Richard H Burke
Do you have at least an approximate birth year and location for Richard? Because if not, I would order a copy of their marriage record - hopefully it has his birth date and location. That will help you narrow down which Richard Burke you're looking for.
I noticed there's also this marriage record for Richard H Burke:
Name: Richard H Burke
Gender: Male
Marriage Date: 22 Dec 1962
Marriage Place: Bernalillo, New Mexico, USA
Spouse: Beryl A Davison
If he married again later, he must have divorced Sharon so I would also order copies of their divorce records. In fact, here's mention of their filing for divorce in Jul 1962 so you know approximately when the divorce happened:
This is an announcement of their marriage which provides Richard's father's name (James Burke) and explains his connection to Philly: https://www.newspapers.com/clip/43047014/
Omg! Progress! The dates, the names and the location would be right. You are awesome! I really appreciate your help. Maybe now since I have a direction to go with this I will make some progress. I didnt have any problems with his Mothers side. But dang...I got overwhelmed when I seen how many Richard Burkes there were.
Ok. I guess I'm ready to begin again and this time it will be with a clear mind.
Thanks again.
Might be him?
From Ancestry...
Social Security Death Index
Name: Richard H. Burke
Social Security Number: 144-24-9868
Birth Date: 22 Jul 1935
Issue year: Before 1951
Issue State: New Jersey
Last Residence: 19007, Bristol, Bucks, Pennsylvania
Death Date: 17 Feb 2007
Might be him?
From Ancestry...
Social Security Death Index
Name: Richard H. Burke
Social Security Number: 144-24-9868
Birth Date: 22 Jul 1935
Issue year: Before 1951
Issue State: New Jersey
Last Residence: 19007, Bristol, Bucks, Pennsylvania
Death Date: 17 Feb 2007
The Social Security Applications and Claims Index says the father of that Richard was Hermen, not James, so it's probably not him:
Name: Richard Hall Burke
[Richard H Burke]
Gender: Male
Race: White
Birth Date: 22 Jul 1935
Birth Place: Newark Essex, New Jersey
Death Date: 17 Feb 2007
Father: Hermen Burke
Mother: Carolyn Krol
SSN: 144249868
Notes: May 1949: Name listed as RICHARD HALL BURKE; 22 Feb 2007: Name listed as RICHARD H BURKE
The Social Security Applications and Claims Index says the father of that Richard was Hermen, not James, so it's probably not him:
Name: Richard Hall Burke
[Richard H Burke]
Gender: Male
Race: White
Birth Date: 22 Jul 1935
Birth Place: Newark Essex, New Jersey
Death Date: 17 Feb 2007
Father: Hermen Burke
Mother: Carolyn Krol
SSN: 144249868
Notes: May 1949: Name listed as RICHARD HALL BURKE; 22 Feb 2007: Name listed as RICHARD H BURKE
How did you access information from the SS Applications and Claims Index? I thought this information could only be accessed by submitting a written request to SSA. Ready access to this information could prove useful for many researchers. Thx
How did you access information from the SS Applications and Claims Index? I thought this information could only be accessed by submitting a written request to SSA. Ready access to this information could prove useful for many researchers. Thx
Are you a member of Ancestry.com, they have two record collections in their card catalog:
U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007 with 134,351,603 records
U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014 with 94,331,839 records
Are you a member of Ancestry.com, they have two record collections in their card catalog:
U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007 with 134,351,603 records
U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014 with 94,331,839 records
that you can search through.
Thank you. I am a member of Ancestry and did not know about the Applications and Claims Index. I thought that the Index would provide a claims number that could be used to send a request to SSA for further information. I'm very happy to hear otherwise. Makes me wonder what else I am missing.
Lol. You guys are great! I wish I knew as much as you do about this stuff. I love to research as long as its moving but when all movement stops...that's when I start going in circles.
The clipping of the Wedding announcement I thought was a good lead as the address for Richard's folks is in Albuquerque. I'm with you on "Pennsylvania". I failed to mention that in the late 1970's Sharon told my boyfriend that he was in Pennsylvania and that he had a son and daughter. I figure them to have been born anywheres from 1963-1970. That's just my guess. Also...Sharon's family moved to Albuquerque NM from Indiana. She had to have met Richard there in NM. Was he too in school at the same time or was he stationed there or was Father stationed there? After reading the message I started looking for James. I thought maybe I was on it when I looked at the Census of James Burke out of Philly. There was Richard 1939.
I love researching but I'm not all that great of a researcher that's for sure. One thing is...once I get going, theres no stopping until it's done.
And I soooo appreciate the tips the leads the information. Please dont stop there. It's nice to have someone along for the ride for those times when you come to that fork in the road and you just dont know which way s the right way to go.
Ok...so I will look at this new information and see what it's all about. Still wondering why newspaper had James. Somebody had to give them that information. And oh..I thought there was alot of Richard Burkes...theres just as many James'. Lol. Love it! I wonder what all our old ancestors think about all the names we have these days. Oh my.
I dont have a membership to ancestry yet. I'm going to go one more day driving myself crazy with this stuff and if I dont find him "I'll throw in the towel" Lol.
Hi ho! Hi ho!
Off to the past i go.
Have a great day.
Lol. You guys are great! I wish I knew as much as you do about this stuff. I love to research as long as its moving but when all movement stops...that's when I start going in circles.
The clipping of the Wedding announcement I thought was a good lead as the address for Richard's folks is in Albuquerque. I'm with you on "Pennsylvania". I failed to mention that in the late 1970's Sharon told my boyfriend that he was in Pennsylvania and that he had a son and daughter. I figure them to have been born anywheres from 1963-1970. That's just my guess. Also...Sharon's family moved to Albuquerque NM from Indiana. She had to have met Richard there in NM. Was he too in school at the same time or was he stationed there or was Father stationed there? After reading the message I started looking for James. I thought maybe I was on it when I looked at the Census of James Burke out of Philly. There was Richard 1939.
I love researching but I'm not all that great of a researcher that's for sure. One thing is...once I get going, theres no stopping until it's done.
And I soooo appreciate the tips the leads the information. Please dont stop there. It's nice to have someone along for the ride for those times when you come to that fork in the road and you just dont know which way s the right way to go.
Ok...so I will look at this new information and see what it's all about. Still wondering why newspaper had James. Somebody had to give them that information. And oh..I thought there was alot of Richard Burkes...theres just as many James'. Lol. Love it! I wonder what all our old ancestors think about all the names we have these days. Oh my. I dont have a membership to ancestry yet. I'm going to go one more day driving myself crazy with this stuff and if I dont find him "I'll throw in the towel" Lol.
Hi ho! Hi ho!
Off to the past i go.
Have a great day.
Go to your local library. They have an ancestry account where you can look records up
Have you checked family search to see if someone made a tree for them?
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