On 25 November 1858, Robert Burke was married to Cornelia Thompson in Trigg County, Kentucky. He was 26, single, born in Essex County, Virginia; she was 21, maiden, born in Trigg County, Kentucky. The clerk wrote “Good Match” as a note. [Trigg County, Kentucky, Marriage Register 1852–1914.]

1860 U.S. Census, Town of Cadiz, Trigg County, Kentucky
Page 186, Dwelling 1362, Family 1362
Burke, R., 29, male, merchant clerk, $4,500 personal estate, born in Virginia
Burke, Carolia J., 22, female, born in Kentucky
Burke, Bettie J., 9/12, female, born in Kentucky

1870 U.S. Census, Town of Cadiz, Trigg County, Kentucky
Page 4, Dwelling 32, Family 32
Burke, Robert, 37, male, white, esquire, $1,000 real estate, born in Virginia, eligible to vote
Burke, Cornelia, 22, female, white, keeping house, born in Kentucky
Burke, Bettie J., 10, female, white, born in Kentucky, attended school
Elliott, Willie A., 36, female, white, schoolteacher, born in Virginia

1880 U.S. Census, Town of Cadiz, Trigg County, Kentucky
Page 37
Burke, Robert, white, male, 48, married, born in Virginia, both parents born in Virginia
Burke, C. J., white, female, 42, wife, married, keeps house, born in Kentucky, both parents born in Kentucky
Burke, Bettie, white, female, 20, daughter, single, at home, born in Kentucky, father born in Virginia, mother born in Kentucky
Burke, Thompson, white, male, 4, son, born in Kentucky, father born in Virginia, mother born in Kentucky