Ancestry of
Harry Chapin

Singer and Songwriter

Kenneth Duva Burke

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• • Grandfather of Harry Chapin — 3rd Generation
  • Ahnentafel No:
  • 6 
  • Father:
  • James Leslie Burke 
  • Mother:
  • Lillian May Duva   
  • Birth Date:
  • 5 May 1897 
  • Birth Location:
  • Pittsburgh, Allegheny, Pennsylvania 
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  • Death Date:
  • 19 Nov 1993 
  • Death Location:
  • Andover, Sussex, New Jersey 
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  • Spouse Name:
  • Lily Mary Batterham
  • Marriage Date:
  • 17 May 1919 
  • Marriage Location:
  • St. Peter's Church, Manhattan, New York, New York 
  • Children:
  
  

  Jeanne Elspeth Burke (Ahnentafel No:3 )

  Eleanor Burke

  Frances Burke

  • Notes: 

  • Philosopher and New Criticism Founder

• Additional marriages for Kenneth Duva Burke

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  • Spouse:
  • Elizabeth "Libbie" Batterham
  • Marriage Date:
  • from 8 Jun 1935 to 29 May 1940

• Sources for Kenneth Duva Burke

  • ¹ Asheville Citizen-Times (Asheville, North Carolina), 20 MAY 1919, p. 6, Wedding announcement for Kenneth Duva Burke and Lily Mary Batterham.
  • ² Federal Census, NJ, Sussex County, 1940, Byram, E.D. 19-4, Sheet 5A, Image 9 of 10.
  • ³ Federal Census, NY, New York County, 1930, Manhattan, E.D. 81-251, Sheet 10B, Image 25 of 41.
  • ⁴ Federal Census, NY, New York County, 1920, Manhattan A.D. 10, E.D. 719, Sheet 8B, Image 16 of 21.
  • ⁵ Federal Census, PA, Allegheny County, 1910, Pittsburgh Ward 11, E.D. 415, Sheet 2A, Image 3 of 24.
  • ⁶ Federal Census, PA, Allegheny County, 1900, Pittsburgh Ward 18, E.D. 212, Sheet 12A, Image 23 of 26.
  • ⁷ New York, New York City Marriage Records, 1829-1938, Marriage record for Kenneth Duva Burke and Lily Mary Batterham.
  • ⁸ New York, New York, Marriage Index 1866-1937, Marriage record for Kenneth D Burke and Lily M Batterham.
  • ⁹ U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918, Draft registration for Kenneth D Burke.
  • ¹⁰ Library of Congress Name Authority File, "Burke, Elizabeth Batterham", (accessed 08/15/2016).
  • ¹¹ Lyons, Richard D., "Kenneth Burke, Philosopher, 96, And New Criticism Founder, Dies", New York Times, 21 NOV 1993.
  • ¹² Special Collections Library, Pennsylvania State University, "Kenneth Burke papers (Burke 2), 1918-1993, bulk 1957-1988", (accessed 08/15/2016).

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