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Courtney Family

The Courtneys of Burke all descend from Ruben W. and Georgia Ann Courtney. Ruben was born in Simpson Co. Mississippi. Until after 1900 the Courtneys lived in Polk County. In 1910 and 1920 they lived at Burke. Ruben died in 1920 and is buried at Damascus Cemetery in Polk County. According to his grave marker, Ruben was a minister of the gospel.

Ruben and Georgia had several children, including:

• B. A., born in 1868
• Vinson
• Samuel James (Sam)

One of Vinson's sons, Luther, ran a store on old Texas 35 on the south end of Burke. The store was purchased by Linval Campbell and moved to new U. S. 59.

Another son B. A. and wife Francis (1869) Courtney has the following children:

Luther, born 1900

Avis, born 1912

Samuel J. Courtney and wife Emmeline had the following children:

• Earlene, born 1913
• Emma Jewel, born 1922, who married Tom Smith Treadwell
• Jeanette, born 1922

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M. Lee Murrah, Editor
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