William Joseph Bourke
b. 6 August 1833, d. 22 December 1912
- William Joseph Bourke was born on 6 August 1833 in Buffalo, Erie County, New York.
- He was known as Joe.
- He married Emily Angeline Smith, daughter of Nelson P. Smith and Barbara Wilkes, on 22 December 1870 in Bastrop County, Texas.
- William Joseph Bourke and Emily Angeline Smith appeared in the US federal census of 1 June 1880 in Bastrop County, Texas. Other members of the household included Josephine Bourke and James Robert Bourke.
- He was a mechanical engineer, according to the 1880 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 William S. Bourke, Emery Irl Bourke and Jay Bourke.
- He was a machinist, according to the 1900 census.
- 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 William S. Bourke, Charla (?), William E. Bourke, Cyril Bourke, Joseph E. Bourke, Emery Irl Bourke, Ida Kempe and Jay Bourke.
- William Joseph Bourke died on 22 December 1912 at age 79 in Bend, San Saba County, Texas.
- His wife Emily Angeline Smith became a widow at his death.
- Source: Information on Ida Alwine Menzer and her her origins from Nancy Sinclair
- Last Edited: 30 Dec 2010
Family: Emily Angeline Smith b. 4 February 1854, d. 29 April 1941
- Josephine Bourke+ b. 14 October 1871, d. 3 July 1966
- James Robert Bourke b. circa 1876, d. 30 January 1951
- William S. Bourke+ b. May 1881
- Emery Irl Bourke+ b. 24 February 1887, d. 18 March 1950
- Jay Bourke b. July 1893