Emery Irl Bourke

b. 24 February 1887, d. 18 March 1950
  • Emery Irl Bourke was born on 24 February 1887 in Bastrop County, Texas, or, according to his death certificate, he was born on 4 February in Austin.
  • His name was recorded as Eimily Irl on his death certificate and in the 1930 census.
  • William Joseph Bourke and Emily Angeline Smith appeared in the US federal census of 1 June 1900 in Blanco County, Texas. Other members of the household included Emery Irl Bourke, William S. Bourke and Jay Bourke.
  • He married Ida Kempe, daughter of Frank Kempe and Ida Alwine Menzer, on 20 November 1909 in Austin, Travis County, Texas.
  • William Joseph Bourke and Emily Angeline Smith appeared in the US federal census of 15 April 1910 in Bend, San Saba County, Texas, living next to their daughter Josephine Jones.. Other members of the household included Emery Irl Bourke, William S. Bourke, Charla (?), William E. Bourke, Cyril Bourke, Joseph E. Bourke, Ida Kempe and Jay Bourke.
  • He was working on a farm, according to the 1910 census.
  • Emery Irl Bourke and Ida Kempe appeared in the US federal census of 1 April 1930 in Fort Worth, Tarrant County, Texas, at 2817 San Fiam??ca Street. Other members of the household included John D. Bourke and Vivian Frances Bourke.
  • He was working at the stockyards, according to the 1930 census.
  • At the time of his death Emery Irl Bourke was living in Terminal, Midland County, Texas, at Building T-49.
  • His wife Ida Kempe became a widow at his death.
  • Emery Irl Bourke died on 18 March 1950 at age 63 in Big Spring, Howard County, Texas, at Malone-Hogan Hospital.
  • He was interred at San Saba Cemetery, San Saba, San Saba County, Texas.
  • Source: Information on Ida Alwine Menzer and her her origins from Nancy Sinclair (May 2010), and "Bourke and Bass Families of Texas" by Sylvia Ann Bass (Genealogy.com FTM Online, April 2009).
  • Last Edited: 31 Dec 2010

Family: Ida Kempe b. 8 April 1893, d. 21 November 1972