BURKE, Anna E. (Mount Ayr, IA)

ANNA E. BURKE

Identification on photo: "Anna E. Burke, Mt. Ayr, Iowa, May 1894"
Photo taken: MG Maxwell Studio, Mt. Ayr, IA, May 1894
Purchased: 2016 Antique Peddlars, Springfield OR

The photo is well identified with name, place and date. The desired trifecta of data for any researcher! The subject appears to be about 18-20, so looking for a birth-year around 1874-1876.

1885 IOWA State Census > Ringgold County
BURKE, James H., 34, Clerk of Court, born in Massachusetts
BURKE, Rachel, 27, housekeeper, born in Indiana
BURKE, Anna E., 9, school girl, born in Indiana
BURKE, Aletha P., 5, child, born in Ringgold County, IA
BURKE, Everett, 2, child, born in Ringgold County, IA

1900 Federal Census > Iowa > Ringgold > Mount Ayr
BURKE, James H., head, Nov 1846, 54, born in MA of Irish parents, clothing merchant
BURKE, Rachel H., wife, Feb 1857, 43, born in IN of NC parents
BURKE, Annie E., dau, Oct 1876, 23, s, born in IN, saleslady
BURKE, Leta M., dau, Apr 1880, 20, s, born in IA
BURKE, Everett F., son, July 1883, 16, born in IA, at school
BURKE, Mary E., dau, Feb 1887, 13, born in IA, at school

1910 Federal Census > California > Los Angeles > Long Beach
BURKE, James H., head, 63, no occupation
BURKE, Rachel H., wife, 53, no occupation
BURKE, Annie E., dau, 30, no occupation
BURKE, Everett F., son, 26, clerk at mercantile
BURKE, Mary E., dau, 23, no occupation
BURKE, Caroll, son, 9, born in Iowa

Anna Burke was born in Mooresville Indiana 12 Oct 1876, to parents James H Burke (1843-1922) and Rachel Hunt Benbow (1857-1929). She graduated from Mt Ayr High School in 1895.

Her siblings:
 1880 - Aletha Merle Burke (d. 1937)
 1883 - Everett Floyd Burke (d. 1964)
 1887 - Mary Esther Burke (d. 1958)
 1901 - Caroll Elwood Burke (d. 1982)

Anna married William Charles HOWDLE (1874-1952) on 20 Oct 1910.  This newspaper insert was found in the Los Angeles Times, 16 Oct 1910.

The couple had a daughter Katherine Elizabeth Howdle, who was born and died in 1912.

1920 Federal Census > California > Los Angeles > Long Beach
HOWDLE, John J., head, 78 wd, born in WI of English parents, no occupation
MOORE, Elizabeth, sister, 77 wd, born in WI, no occupation
HOWDLE, Gertrude, dau, 46 s, born in WI of WI and NY parents, no occ.
HOWDLE, W. Charles, son, 45, born in WI, elevator oper. at Dry Goods Company
HOWDLE, Anna, dau-in-law, 43, born in IN, no occ.

Anna died in Long Beach, California 3 April 1943 and age 67. This online Obit was found at MtAyrNews.com

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