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Edward BURLESON

Male 1871 - 1906  (35 years)


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Generation: 1

  1. 1.  Edward BURLESON was born on 22 Oct 1871 in Pleasanton, Atascosa, Texas, USA (son of Jacob Shipman BURLESON, Jr. and Mary Ivy HAY); died on 24 Dec 1906.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Occupation: Stock Hand
    • Census: 2 Jun 1880, Frio County, Texas, USA
    • Census: 16 Jun 1900, Presidio County, Texas, USA

    Notes:

    Birth:
    1900 census: Oct 1872

    Census:
    Commissioners Precinct 4

    Census:
    Justice Precinct 1, with his sister and brother-in-law, Mary and William Cleveland

    Family/Spouse: Nancy ELLIS. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


Generation: 2

  1. 2.  Jacob Shipman BURLESON, Jr. was born on 20 May 1839 in Webberville, Travis, Texas, USA (son of Jacob Shipman BURLESON and Elizabeth BURLESON); died on 26 Feb 1917 in Sprinkle, Travis, Texas, USA; was buried in Texas State Cemetery, Austin, Travis, Texas, USA.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Education: Baylor University
    • Occupation: Farm Laborer
    • Occupation: Stock Raiser
    • Military: Texas Rangers, 2nd Company, 10 Nov 1858-10 May 1859 Confederate States Army, Texas Cavalry, 34th Brigade (Green’s) Enlisted as a private in John Littleton’s Company on 20 May 1861 at Brownsville, Texas. He had served for eight months when the company disbanded. In Jacob’s words he then “joined Price’s spy company and we disbanded in the Indian Territory. Then joined Darnell’s Regiment, which was captured at Arkansas Post. I was on sick furlough and after recovery joined Turner’s Company, A. W. Terrell’s Regiment, and remained with them until the close of the War. Was never wounded or taken prisoner. Was elected 2nd Lieutenant of Turner’s Company when it was organized at Bastrop, Texas. Was in the battles of Mansfield, Pleasant Hill, Yellow Bayou. Many happenings which took place in the Civil War I could mention, but I find many of them too sad to recall.”
    • Census: 16 Jul 1860, Travis County, Texas, USA
    • Census: 24 Aug 1870, Frio County, Texas, USA
    • Census: 2 Jun 1880, Frio County, Texas, USA
    • Census: 1 Jun 1900, Martin County, Texas, USA
    • Census: 18 Apr 1910, Austin, Travis, Texas, USA

    Notes:

    After the death of his mother, Jacob’s uncle, Jonathan Burleson of Bastrop was appointed guardian over Jacob. However, he requested a different guardian, Aaron Burleson of Webberville, another uncle. This request was granted at the October term, 1857 Travis County probate court. His uncle Aaron sent him to Baylor University at Independence, Texas under the care of Dr. Rufus C. Burleson.

    On October 11, 1864 Jacob was initiated into Gamble Lodge, No. 244, AF&AM, Bastrop, Texas. On November 29, 1870 he entered Pleasanton Lodge, No. 283, AF&AM.

    Jacob entered the Confederate Home on April 7, 1905 as he was disabled due to lung disease.

    Census:
    Precinct 3, P.O. Webberville

    Census:
    Precinct 5, P.O. San Antonio

    Census:
    Commissioners Precinct 4

    Census:
    an inmate in the Confederate Home

    Died:
    at the home of a daughter, Belle Lockwood.

    Jacob married Mary Ivy HAY on 16 Jul 1868 in Pleasanton, Atascosa, Texas, USA. Mary was born on 20 Oct 1843 in Shreveport, Caddo, Louisiana, USA; died on 18 Jul 1932 in Travis County, Texas, USA; was buried in Texas State Cemetery, Austin, Travis, Texas, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 3.  Mary Ivy HAY was born on 20 Oct 1843 in Shreveport, Caddo, Louisiana, USA; died on 18 Jul 1932 in Travis County, Texas, USA; was buried in Texas State Cemetery, Austin, Travis, Texas, USA.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Occupation: Keeping House
    • Census: 23 Aug 1860, Frio County, Texas, USA
    • Census: 24 Aug 1870, Frio County, Texas, USA
    • Census: 2 Jun 1880, Frio County, Texas, USA
    • Census: 16 Jun 1900, Presidio County, Texas, USA
    • Census: 10 Apr 1930, Austin, Travis, Texas, USA

    Notes:

    Mary was previously married to Daniel Williams who died 4 Jul 1865 on the Frio River. Mary A. Williams, born abt. 1864, was a product of that marriage.

    Birth:
    1900 census: Oct 1840

    Census:
    P.O. Uvalde

    Census:
    Precinct 5, P.O. San Antonio

    Census:
    Commissioners Precinct 4

    Census:
    Justice Precinct 1, with her daughter and son-in-law, Mary and William Cleveland

    Census:
    1412 Garden St. with her daughter and son-in-law, Belle and Rufus Lockwood

    Notes:

    Married:
    at the home of the bride’s parents.

    Children:
    1. Nannie Evert BURLESON was born on 27 May 1869 in Pleasanton, Atascosa, Texas, USA; died on 28 Jul 1955 in Dallas, Dallas, Texas, USA; was buried on 30 Jul 1955 in Crown Hill Memorial Park, Dallas, Dallas, Texas, USA.
    2. 1. Edward BURLESON was born on 22 Oct 1871 in Pleasanton, Atascosa, Texas, USA; died on 24 Dec 1906.
    3. Annie BURLESON was born on 23 Oct 1873 in Pleasanton, Atascosa, Texas, USA; died in 1876.
    4. Maggie BURLESON was born on 22 Apr 1875 in Pleasanton, Atascosa, Texas, USA; died in 1879.
    5. John Clark BURLESON was born on 12 Jan 1877 in Pleasanton, Atascosa, Texas, USA; died on 29 Nov 1951 in Yellowstone County, Montana, USA; was buried in Sheridan Municipal Cemetery, Sheridan, Sheridan, Wyoming, USA.
    6. Aaron Jacob BURLESON was born on 9 Aug 1879 in Texas, USA; died on 28 Jul 1928 in Taylor, Williamson, Texas, USA; was buried on 29 Jul 1928 in Taylor City Cemetery, Taylor, Williamson, Texas, USA.
    7. Haddie BURLESON was born on 7 Feb 1882 in Carrizo Springs, Dimmit, Texas, USA; died on 6 Mar 1915.
    8. Belle BURLESON was born on 24 Apr 1885 in Carrizo Springs, Dimmit, Texas, USA; died on 19 Oct 1967 in Sweeny, Brazoria, Texas, USA; was buried on 21 Oct 1967 in Austin Memorial Park, Austin, Travis, Texas, USA.
    9. Texas Grey BURLESON was born on 22 Feb 1886 in Carrizo Springs, Dimmit, Texas, USA; died in Dec 1966.


Generation: 3

  1. 4.  Jacob Shipman BURLESON was born in 1803 in Tennessee, USA (son of James BURLESON and Elizabeth SHIPMAN); died on 20 Feb 1839 in Texas, USA.

    Notes:

    Jacob Burleson was killed by Indians at the “Battle of Brushy Creek,” which occurred about six miles south of Taylor, Texas.

    Jacob married Elizabeth BURLESON on 8 Jan 1829 in Hardeman County, Tennessee, USA. Elizabeth (daughter of Aaron BURLESON and Rebecca) was born on 7 Dec 1810; died on 8 May 1848 in Travis County, Texas, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 5.  Elizabeth BURLESON was born on 7 Dec 1810 (daughter of Aaron BURLESON and Rebecca); died on 8 May 1848 in Travis County, Texas, USA.

    Notes:

    Married:
    Bond & license both dated 24 Dec 1828

    Children:
    1. Sarah Jane BURLESON
    2. Aaron BURLESON was born about 1834 in Texas, USA.
    3. Edward B. BURLESON was born about 1838 in Texas, USA; died in 1868 in Gonzales County, Texas, USA.
    4. 2. Jacob Shipman BURLESON, Jr. was born on 20 May 1839 in Webberville, Travis, Texas, USA; died on 26 Feb 1917 in Sprinkle, Travis, Texas, USA; was buried in Texas State Cemetery, Austin, Travis, Texas, USA.


Generation: 4

  1. 8.  James BURLESON was born on 4 May 1775 in North Carolina, USA (son of Aaron BURLESON and Rachel); died on 3 Jan 1836 in Bastrop County, Texas, USA.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Residence: James Burleson is listed on the 1803 Jackson County, Tennessee Tax List.
    • Military: War of 1812 - Served in Capt. William Russell's Company of Tennessee Militia. He was Commisary for Andrew Jackson and fought in the Battle of New Orleans. He served as Captain in Peter Perkins' 7th Battalion of Mississippi Territory (Madison County) Militia. He volunteered for service at Huntsville, Madison County, Alabama. James entered the volunteer Army of Texas on 1 Oct 1835 and was honorably discharged on 13 Dec 1835. He served under his son, General Edward Burleson, in the Grass Fight (a part of the Siege of Bexar) on 26 November 1835.

    Notes:

    James Burleson received a land grant after his move to Texas. The land was located on the east bank of the Colorado River below present-day Bastrop.

    James married Elizabeth SHIPMAN on 24 Dec 1791 in Rutherford County, North Carolina, USA. Elizabeth (daughter of Jacob SHIPMAN and Sarah GAGE) was born about 1770 in North Carolina, USA; died in prob 1817-1830. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 9.  Elizabeth SHIPMAN was born about 1770 in North Carolina, USA (daughter of Jacob SHIPMAN and Sarah GAGE); died in prob 1817-1830.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Religion: Baptist

    Notes:

    Elizabeth Shipman Burleson was a member of Spring Creek Baptist Church in Jackson County, Tennessee in the early 1800s. She is first listed in the church minutes in 1802. She applied for a letter of dismissal on the first Sunday in November, 1806.

    Children:
    1. James BURLESON, Jr. was born about 1792; died on 13 Jan 1848 in Travis County, Texas, USA.
    2. Volley BURLESON was born about 1795 in North Carolina, USA; died in 1868 in Bastrop County, Texas, USA.
    3. Sarah BURLESON was born on 16 Mar 1795 in North Carolina, USA; died on 11 Jul 1875 in Arkansas, USA.
    4. Edward BURLESON was born on 15 Dec 1799 in Mississippi, USA; died on 26 Dec 1851 in Austin, Travis, Texas, USA; was buried in Texas State Cemetery, Austin, Travis, Texas, USA.
    5. Joseph BURLESON was born on 30 Mar 1800 in White County, Tennessee, USA; died on 24 Dec 1877 in Birdston, Navarro, Texas, USA; was buried in Burleson Family Cemetery, Streetman, Navarro, Texas, USA.
    6. 4. Jacob Shipman BURLESON was born in 1803 in Tennessee, USA; died on 20 Feb 1839 in Texas, USA.
    7. Rachel BURLESON was born on 27 Jan 1803 in Tennessee, USA; died in 1873 in Travis County, Texas, USA; was buried in Fiskville Cemetery, Austin, Travis, Texas, USA.
    8. John Shipman BURLESON was born in 1806 in Tennessee, USA; died on 31 Mar 1874 in Williamson County, Texas, USA; was buried in Burleson-Rogers Cemetery, Travis County, Texas, USA.
    9. Nancy BURLESON was born about 1806 in Tennessee, USA; died on 29 Feb 1860 in Texas, USA.
    10. Jonathan BURLESON was born on 10 Oct 1812 in Tennessee, USA; died on 3 Dec 1879 in Bastrop County, Texas, USA; was buried in Blakey Family Cemetery, Bastrop, Bastrop, Texas, USA.
    11. Aaron B. BURLESON was born on 10 Oct 1815 in Missouri, USA; died on 13 Jan 1885 in Govalle, Travis, Texas, USA; was buried in Rogers Hill Cemetery, Austin, Travis, Texas, USA.
    12. Mary Jane BURLESON died on 6 Mar 1877 in Italy, Ellis, Texas, USA; was buried in Italy, Ellis, Texas, USA.

  3. 10.  Aaron BURLESON was born about 1793 in Kentucky, USA (son of John BURLESON and Abigail ADAIR); died on 12 Aug 1828 in Hardeman County, Tennessee, USA.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Military: Aaron served as a Private in the 7th Battalion (Perkins’s) Mississippi Militia during the War of 1812. His service was from Sep 1813 to 20 Dec 1813.

    Notes:

    Aaron Burleson served as constable in Lawrence County, Alabama in 1820.

    Aaron married Rebecca about 1810. Rebecca was born about 1795 in Kentucky, USA; died after Oct 1860 in Atascosa County, Texas, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  4. 11.  Rebecca was born about 1795 in Kentucky, USA; died after Oct 1860 in Atascosa County, Texas, USA.

    Notes:

    Rebecca’s maiden name may have been Rutledge.

    Children:
    1. 5. Elizabeth BURLESON was born on 7 Dec 1810; died on 8 May 1848 in Travis County, Texas, USA.
    2. Jonathan BURLESON was born about 1811; died before 7 Aug 1841 in Montgomery County, Texas, USA.
    3. Jane BURLESON was born about 1813.
    4. Sarah Ann BURLESON was born on 22 May 1817 in Alabama, USA; died on 31 Aug 1878; was buried in Brite Cemetery, Leming, Atascosa, Texas, USA.
    5. John Rutledge BURLESON was born on 30 Jan 1819 in Moulton, Lawrence, Alabama, USA; died about 1897.
    6. Lucinda BURLESON was born on 7 Dec 1820 in Moulton, Lawrence, Alabama, USA; died on 12 Jun 1897 in Travis County, Texas, USA; was buried in Hornsby Cemetery, Hornsby Bend, Travis, Texas, USA.
    7. Malinda BURLESON was born about 1822 in Lawrence County, Alabama, USA; died on 29 Oct 1899 in Carrizo Springs, Dimmit, Texas, USA.
    8. Matilda Jane BURLESON was born on 19 Feb 1824 in Hardeman County, Tennessee, USA; died on 20 Jun 1901 in Carrizo Springs, Dimmit, Texas, USA; was buried in Mount Hope Cemetery, Carrizo Springs, Dimmit, Texas, USA.
    9. Marelda BURLESON was born about 1827 in Hardeman County, Tennessee, USA; died about 1849.
    10. Amanda BURLESON was born about 1828 in Hardeman County, Tennessee, USA; died before 29 Jan 1857 in Atascosa County, Texas, USA.


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