167. Sarah Emily Burket was born on 5 May 1852 in Depe,,Iowa. see 1860 census for father John Samuel. She died on 30 June 1936. see obit. Sent to me by Linda Hare alstroml@sbcglobal.net
Name Emily is from Linda Hare---alstroml@sbcglobal.net. she has more and will send it to me. 3 August 2007

My Name is Danita Kaye Burkett and I am a descendent of George Burkett,

Sr., and Catherine Swoveland. I would be most interested in sharing some
information and perhaps photographs that might be of interest to you.
John Burkett Sr. my great-great grandfather, (son of George Jr.) was a
mormon and went to Utah from Council Bluffs. He had two wives--Jane Oldham
Duke and Mary Ann Thompson. My great-grandfather John D. (John Duke) was
born to Jane in 1848 in Iowa. His little brother was James Carlos Burkett.
(You have him listed as "Carlos" but his name was James Carlos) My father,
Don James Carlos Burkett was named after him. There was also a sister born
to John Sr. and Jane Oldham Duke in Iowa in 1852. Her name was Sarah E.
John Burkett Sr. along with his two wives Jane and Mary Ann Thompson moved
to Provo and can be found there on the 1860 census. (You will note the

census has James Carlos listed as Jas C). John Sr. and Mary Ann had several
children in Utah territory and they are listed on the census as well.
John Sr. and Jane's two oldest sons, John Duke and James Carlos left Utah.
James moved to Missouri and married Barbara Ann Dodson on July 5, 1874.

Meanwhile John Duke moved to Oklahoma Territory and married a full-blooded
Chickasaw Indian. (Prior to the "Land Run of 1889" no one was allowed to
live in Indian Territory unless they had permission of the Indians or were
married to an Indian. The U.S. Calvary arrested violators...) John Duke
Burkett had permission and started a ranch. His brother James Carlos came
and joined him (after his marriage to Barbara in Missouri). John Duke
Burkett and his Chickasaw wife had my grandfather Frank Marion Burkett, born
in Paoli, Oklahoma in 1882. I do not know the name of John Duke Burkett's
wife, my great-grandmother. She died when my grandfather was only four.
James Carlos Burkett was able to aquire the Burkett Farm in Oklahoma during
the great Land Run of 1889. John Duke Burkett did not feel that he was able
to raise his only son Frank without a mother in Indian country so he took
Frank to the Farm of James Carlos and Barbara Burkett and they raised him.
John D. Burkett died young as well.
James Carlos (everyone called him Jim or J.C.) Burkett, son of the good

mormon John Samuel Burkett - was known far and wide in Oklahoma as being an
honest and God-fearing man. His children were all Christians and good
people. They became teachers and Educators and the Burkett Library at the
University of Oklahoma in Norman is named after Jesse Burkett.
They were all musical and loved hymn singing.
I have very old photographs of Great Uncle Jim (James Carlos Burkett) and
his wife Barbara Dodson Burkett. Also the other mormon Burkett's...
great-great uncle Noah and aunt Kate.

I am no genealogist but I do have some wonderful family records. My
paternal side is this:

Danita Kay Burkett (12/8/59)
Don James Carlos Burkett (8/23/25 - 9/5/96)
Frank Marion Burkett (11/02/1882) Paoli, OK
John Duke Burkett (1848) Iowa
John Samuel Burkett (3/21/1822)
George Burkett, Jr. (10/18/1788)
George Burkett, Sr. (1770 in Germany?)
Israel Burkett
Thank you. Please write back if you know how I might find out more
information about John Duke Burkett and his Chickasaw Indian wife.

Sincerely,
Danita

Sarah Emily Burket and Thomas H. Copp were married. Thomas H. Copp (private).