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Silas Burks 1915 - 1983

Silas Burks of Welch, McDowell County, West Virginia was born on February 28, 1915, and died at age 68 years old in August 1983.

Silas Burks
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Welch, McDowell County, West Virginia 24801
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In 1915, in the year that Silas Burks was born, the Superior Court in Fulton County Georgia accepted the charter for the establishment of the new Ku Klux Klan, succeeding the Klan that flourished in the South in the late 1800's. This iteration of the Klan adopted white clothing and used many of the code words from the first Klan, adding cross burnings and mass marches in an attempt to intimidate others.
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In 1925, he was merely 10 years old when gangster Al "Scarface" Capone took over the Chicago bootlegging racket at age 26. Previously right hand man to boss Johnny Torrio, Capone took over when Torrio was shot and severely injured and decided to resign. The bootlegging and brothel organization was massive and when asked what he did, Capone often replied "I am just a businessman, giving the people what they want".
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Burks, Mary Burks, Charles (Born Oct 8, 1876) Burks, Matthew (Jul 12, 1980 - Sep 22, 1999) Burks, Margaret (May 1, 1921 - Dec 11, 1999) Burks, Mary (Apr 7, 1888 - Aug 1978) Burks, Elisabeth (Aug 20, 1936 - Jan 21, 1999) Burks, Dorothy (Jan 15, 1907 - Jul 1978) Burks, Louise (Oct 5, 1906 - Feb 1980) Burks, Marie (Apr 29, 1893 - Mar 1968) Burks, Florence (Apr 9, 1923 - Mar 11, 2003)
Burks, Ethel (Jan 26, 1899 - Sep 1976) Burks, Charles (Jun 25, 1907 - Dec 1984) Burks, Gretchen (May 23, 1903 - Mar 1987) Burks, Alice (Jan 12, 1931 - Feb 9, 2006) Burks, Charles (Jun 30, 1929 - Feb 26, 2011) Burks, Inez (Apr 24, 1924 - Apr 1992) Burks, Viola (Oct 10, 1913 - Jul 2, 1990) Burks, Rose (Sep 17, 1913 - Dec 31, 1987) Burks, Nancy (Jun 30, 1933 - Mar 12, 2011) Burks, Dana (Jun 5, 1896 - May 1982)
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