Jettie Burke

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CENSUS RECORDS

1900 Census
Name: Jettie Burk [Jettie Burke]
Age: 5
Birth Date: Apr 1895
Birthplace: Virginia
Home in 1900: Maiden Spring, Tazewell, Virginia
Race: White
Gender: Female
Relation to Head of House: Daughter
Marital Status: Single
Father's name: Robert C Burk
Father's Birthplace: Virginia
Mother's name: Rebeca R Burk
Mother's Birthplace: Virginia
Household Members:
Name Age
Robert C Burk 43
Rebeca R Burk 33
Mathes Burk 15
Maley Burk 12
Thomas E Burk 11
Erwin E Burk 9
Jane Burk 6
Jettie Burk 5
Robt E Burk 4
Henry Burk 1
John C Burk 1 month
Mary J Johnson 62

Died:
West Virginia Death Certificate
http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=1922722&Type=Death
[Note: her name is given as Jennie, not Jettie. Her husband is James E. Ward. and her age is consistent with her DOB on the 1900 census. Her residence was Sophia, WV in Raleigh Co.]

She was in the State Hospital in Charleston when she died.
Cause of Death: Uremia poison, jumped from a 3 story building.

Given the short time since her youngest son's tragic death, it's likely her death was a suicide.

Jettie married Edward Jesse Ward 28 Dec 1920, Tazewell Co. VA. Edward (son of Mary Ward) was born 11 Jan 1891, Buchanan Co. VA; died 26 Dec 1936, Tazewell Co. VA; was buried , Burke Family Cemetery, Jewell Ridge, Tazewell Co. VA. [Group Sheet]

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Married:
Virginia, Marriages, 1785-1940. Salt Lake City, Utah: FamilySearch, 2013.
Name: J. E. Ward
Gender: Male
Age: 28
Birth Date: 1892
Marriage Date: 28 Dec 1920
Marriage Place: Cedar Bluff, Tazewell, Virginia
Mother: Sarah
Spouse: Jettie Burke
Gender: Female
Age: 27
Birth Date: 1893
Father: Robert
Mother: Rebecca
FHL Film Number: 34214
Reference ID: P268 L268

1. James Edward Ward was born 31 Mar 1923, Raleigh Co. WV; died 31 Mar 1995, Baltimore, MD.
2. Robert Zachariah Ward was born 25 Sep 1927, Raleigh Co. WV; died 12 Mar 1928, Tazewell Co. VA; was buried , Burke Family Cemetery, Jewell Ridge, Tazewell Co. VA.