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Jacob Shipman BURLESON

Male 1803 - 1839  (36 years)


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  • Name Jacob Shipman BURLESON 
    Birth 1803  Tennessee, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Gender Male 
    Death 20 Feb 1839  Texas, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I1885  Dyal and Speckels
    Last Modified 20 Jan 2018 

    Father James BURLESON,   b. 4 May 1775, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 3 Jan 1836, Bastrop County, Texas, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 60 years) 
    Mother Elizabeth SHIPMAN,   b. Abt 1770, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. prob 1817-1830 (Age ~ 60 years) 
    Marriage 24 Dec 1791  Rutherford County, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Family ID F622  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Elizabeth BURLESON,   b. 7 Dec 1810   d. 8 May 1848, Travis County, Texas, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 37 years) 
    Marriage 8 Jan 1829  Hardeman County, Tennessee, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [3, 4
    • Bond & license both dated 24 Dec 1828
    Children 
     1. Sarah Jane BURLESON
     2. Aaron BURLESON,   b. Abt 1834, Texas, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
    +3. Edward B. BURLESON,   b. Abt 1838, Texas, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1868, Gonzales County, Texas, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age ~ 30 years)
    +4. Jacob Shipman BURLESON, Jr.,   b. 20 May 1839, Webberville, Travis, Texas, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 26 Feb 1917, Sprinkle, Travis, Texas, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 77 years)
    Family ID F621  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 13 May 2020 

  • Notes 
    • Jacob Burleson was killed by Indians at the “Battle of Brushy Creek,” which occurred about six miles south of Taylor, Texas. [5]

  • Sources 
    1. [S1] Helen Burleson Kelso, ed., Burleson Family Bulletin, Vol. VII, no. 3, p. 906.

    2. [S1] Helen Burleson Kelso, ed., Burleson Family Bulletin, Vol. IV, no. 2, p. 391.

    3. [S1] Helen Burleson Kelso, ed., Burleson Family Bulletin, Vol. IV, no. 2, p. 392.

    4. [S645] Marriage licenses and marriage bonds (Hardeman County, Tennessee), 1823-1950; indexes, 1823-1950, Indexes to husband - wife and wife - husband, 1823-1950 -- marriage licenses and bonds, Oct. & Apr. 1833; Film: 2137252; DGS: 7749025; Images 2127-2130 of 3094.

    5. [S1] Helen Burleson Kelso, ed., Burleson Family Bulletin, Vol. VI, no. 1, p. 652.