William Buerk1,2,3,4 
M, (13 December 1866 - 22 December 1929)
William Buerk was born on 13 December 1866 at Germany.2 He was the son of Erhard Bürk. William Buerk married Lena A. Keller, daughter of Johannes Keller and Elizabeth Minzi, circa 1902.1,2,3,4 William Buerk died on 22 December 1929 at Dayton, Montgomery County, Ohio, at age 63 years and 9 days.2 He was buried on 24 December 1929 in the Dayton Memorial Park Cemetery, located in Dayton, Montgomery County, Ohio. The funeral service was officiated by Reverend J. G. Mueller.2,4
William Buerk was also known as Wilhelm Bürk. He and Lena A. Keller appeared on the census of 28 April 1910 at Dayton, 10th Ward, Montgomery County, Ohio. William Buerk and Lena A. Keller appeared on the census of 12 January 1920 at Dayton, 12th Ward, Montgomery County, Ohio. William Buerk was a cabinet maker in 1928.2 He, deceased, formerly lived at 126 South Sperling Avenue, Dayton, Ohio, as of December 1929.2,4 His obituary was published sometime in December 1929 in the local paper, printed in Dayton, Montgomery County, Ohio. His obituary stated:
BUERK-William
63 Yrs. and 9 Dys. died on Sunday, Dec. 22 at 1:10 a.m. Survived by wife Lena (Keller). Two sons, Carl and William E. and one daughter Margaret. Funeral from the residence 126 South Sperling Avenue at 1:30 Tuesday afternoon and at 2 p.m. from Third Street Lutheran Church. The Rev. J. G. Mueller officiating. Burial will be in Memorial Park. Please omit flowers. Friends invited.4
William Buerk was also known as Wilhelm Bürk. He and Lena A. Keller appeared on the census of 28 April 1910 at Dayton, 10th Ward, Montgomery County, Ohio. William Buerk and Lena A. Keller appeared on the census of 12 January 1920 at Dayton, 12th Ward, Montgomery County, Ohio. William Buerk was a cabinet maker in 1928.2 He, deceased, formerly lived at 126 South Sperling Avenue, Dayton, Ohio, as of December 1929.2,4 His obituary was published sometime in December 1929 in the local paper, printed in Dayton, Montgomery County, Ohio. His obituary stated:
BUERK-William
63 Yrs. and 9 Dys. died on Sunday, Dec. 22 at 1:10 a.m. Survived by wife Lena (Keller). Two sons, Carl and William E. and one daughter Margaret. Funeral from the residence 126 South Sperling Avenue at 1:30 Tuesday afternoon and at 2 p.m. from Third Street Lutheran Church. The Rev. J. G. Mueller officiating. Burial will be in Memorial Park. Please omit flowers. Friends invited.4
Children of William Buerk and Lena A. Keller
- Carl H. Buerk+4 (19 Oct 1903 - 6 Sep 1985)
- William Erhard Buerk+3,4 (21 Aug 1906 - 25 Nov 1990)
- Margaret Elizabeth Buerk+3,4 (5 Oct 1910 - 10 Oct 1987)
Last Edited=8 Mar 2020
Citations
- [S1315] Jacob Keller obituary, Dayton Daily News, Dayton, Ohio, 16 November 1947, p. 14. The original was copied from microfilm held at the Dayton Metro Library of the Dayton Daily News, no film number was given, only a date range of November 1947. Dayton Metro Library, Dayton, Ohio.
- [S1521] Montgomery County, Ohio, "Ohio Deaths 1908-1953," death certificate no. 79423 (file no.) 2903 (reg. no.), "William Buerk," 23 December 1929; digitial image, FamilySearch Labs, Record Search (http://search.labs.familysearch.org/recordsearch/ : accessed 25 March 2008).
- [S1783] Keller Family 8-8-43, Keller Research Files; supplied by David A. Buerk, [street address for private use,] Dayton, Ohio, USA. 2008. This is a copy of a family tree that was hand drawn in 1943. The date listed is shown as 8-8-1943. David indicated that it came from Emma (Keller) Feldmaier, which is Jacob Keller's daughter. It can be presumed that either Jacob or Emma was the artist of the tree. The tree contains no dates only a center showning John and Eliabeth Keller with branches for each of their children: Anna, Lena, John, Elizabeth, George, Margaret, Jacob, Katie and Christ and their descendants.
- [S1787] William Buerk obituary, undated clipping from an unidentified newspaper presumably from a local paper in Dayton, Ohio, December 1929. David A. Buerk, Dayton, Ohio, USA.