Orphan lines, by definition, can be any lines with ancestral OR descendancy connection problems. They will invariably lack hard evidentiary documentation such as bibles, church or probate records to complete the link in either direction.
1. JOHN BURKELOW, the one being tracked, and of interest here, is the same who first appears on tax rolls in Hopkins Co.,KY in 1807, alongside Peter Burcalo and William Burcaloe.
2. JOHN BURKELOW, shows only one horse as taxable property in 1807, while Peter and William show ownership or taxable occupancy of land, 200a and 50a, respectively, on Pond River. Peter's land was a 200-acre Martin Hewlett patent(registered-11 Aug 1814,Bk.17,p.45 on Pond River,Hopkins Co. Hewlett also registered 400 acres on Flat Creek,28 Aug 1809,Bk.15,p.165), and William's was a Richard Dodge patent. This tax roll appearance may suggest John is just reaching adulthood. That alone would infer his YOB(year-of-birth) to be 1789 or earlier.
3. JOHN BURKELOW, after Hopkins County is formed from Henderson in 1806, also appears in early Hopkins County land deeds in the same records with Peter Burkelow, suggesting a father/son, or fraternal relationship, probably the former.
4. JOHN BURKELOW is most likely the same who marries Catherine Timmons, 17 Mar 1813, in Hopkins County.
5. JOHN BURKELOW is probably the same who appears alongside William V. Burkelow in Morganfield, Union Co.,KY in the 1820 census. His data shows three females and one male, all under 10 years. Owing to the theory this John Burkelow is the same who married Catherine Timmons, in 1813, the births of four children in seven years adds credibility to that assumption. His 26-45 census age places his birthyear as prior to 1794, which still fits the profile.
6. JOHN BURKELOW, in name only, appears in Henderson Co.,KY tax records for the first time in 1823. As mentioned, only his name appears, as neither an indication of age nor any asset accompanies him. This could not be the same John Burkelow in an 1823 Hickman County tax roll, or the John Burkelow named as a juror in 1824 Graves County, adjoining counties in the Jackson Purchase. That John Burkelow has to be the John D. Burklow born circa 1802, and who died about 1838/39. His wife and children moved across the river to Mississippi Co.,MO to live with their Hall relatives. The older John's name reappears in Henderson County tax rolls in 1825, and again in 1828.
7. JOHN BURKELOW continues to be listed in existing tax books of Henderson County through 1828. Although the books for 1829-1837 Henderson County are extant, no Burkelows are listed.
8. JOHN BURKLOW, about the right age(40-50), is apparently back in Union County in 1830. Although enumerated in the same county and township(Morganfield) in the 1830 census as Isaac Burklow who's on page 41, John Burklow is listed on page 46, suggesting he could be miles to the east of Isaac, the direction most suspected. However, considering our subject had at least four children in 1820, three of them daughters(none likely over 6 yrs.), he shows no daughters over age 10 in 1830. In his defense, he does show one son over 10 yrs., plus three more sons and two daughters. The John D. Burklow, who married an Elizabeth Hall, 19 Nov 1819, in Union County, could fit the data profile for children, but not age. John D. Burklow is more likely the younger brother of Isaac D. Burklow(1799-1850), whereas the John Burkelow(c1787-c1848) we're profiling is probably their uncle, or just a cousin. He also does not name any of his sons, Peter.
9. JOHN BURKALOW, who married Jane Robertson, 21 Jun 1823, in Calloway County, must be infused into this mix at this point. Because of the relative closeness and easy access to paths and navigable river routes into the Jackson Purchase area during the 1820's, it looks as if some of the Union County Burkelows may have emigrated briefly, spending at least a few years there. The Robertson-Burkelow marriage in Calloway County is also important because the surname Robertson is connected with at least one of John's sons(Toliver Burkelow), who married a Dorthy C. Robertson, 28 Nov 1849, in Henderson County, and in whose home, Edward Robertson, Toliver Burkelow's presumed father-in-law, was residing in 1850.
10. JOHN V. BURKELOW appears in the 1838 tax book of Henderson County. Is he the same John, who must now be almost 50 years old? He may be the same John Burkelow residing on Panther Creek, Daviess County in 1840, on the same page as a James Burkelow, who is about 22-25 years old and old enough to be a son of John's.
11. JOHN V. BURKELOW is listed on an 1841 Henderson County tax list with 300 acres on Green River. On that same list is Levi Burklow, and James Burklow, whose sudden disappearance from further lists suggest he died about 1841/42. James is believed the same who married an Elizabeth Burklow(widow or cousin?), 16 Aug 1836 in Vanderburgh Co.,IN.,just across the river from Henderson Co.,KY. James Burkelow could either be an older son of John(1787-1848) or a son-in-law.
12. JOHN BURKELOW had at least six sons, if the data we've been tracking has always belonged to the individual whose widow and sons appear in Henderson County in 1850. Those sons would be: Levi(1816-1858); Tolliver(1830-p1900); Howell(1827-p1880); William(1829-p1880); Samuel(1831-p1860) and John(1835-p1860).
If the data presented all belongs to the same John Burkelow(c1787-c1848) we're trying to profile, an assumption could be raised to consider John as a possible brother of William Van Burkelow(1781-p1830) of Union County records. Although neither John nor William seem to have named any sons, "Peter", it's hard to ignore the fact both appear alongside the older Peter Van Burkelow(c1748-c1809) on early tax lists before he[Peter] disappears about 1809. It's also possible Peter was their uncle. Peter's age is an estimate not based on census data. He could even be their grandfather.
Peter Van Burklow was the first to appear on tax rolls in Logan County(1800), which, only four years earlier represented all the land that became the counties of Christian(1796), Henderson(1798), Hopkins(1806), Union(1811) and Webster(1860), among others. Webster was created from sections of Henderson, Hopkins, and Union Counties. Without moving about much, these Burklow families could easily be enumerated or taxed in different counties every few years.
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