1838 - 1865 (27 years)
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Name |
John BURLESON |
Birth |
5 Jan 1838 |
Texas, USA |
Gender |
Male |
Death |
6 Nov 1865 |
Texas, USA |
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Burial |
Burleson Family Cemetery, Streetman, Navarro, Texas, USA |
Person ID |
I8097 |
Dyal and Speckels |
Last Modified |
21 Mar 2007 |
Father |
Joseph BURLESON, b. 30 Mar 1800, White County, Tennessee, USA d. 24 Dec 1877, Birdston, Navarro, Texas, USA (Age 77 years) |
Mother |
Mary WARREN, b. 20 Aug 1799, Kentucky, USA d. 10 Oct 1869, Birdston, Navarro, Texas, USA (Age 70 years) |
Marriage |
21 Feb 1821 |
Saline County, Missouri, USA [2] |
- by Bartholomew Gwinn, J. P.
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Family ID |
F3315 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
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Notes |
- Shortly after serving for the Confederacy during the Civil War, John Burleson traveled from Navarro County to San Augustine, Texas where he attended to some business. He was confronted by two men whom he helped by paying their fare across the ferry at Wildcat Crossing on the Trinity River. Later that day he was found dead by the side of the road. He was buried by the side of the road near where he was found because noone knew his identity. John’s family later learned that he had not reached his destination and began a search. They learned about the unknown man murdered near the Wildcat Crossing and removed his body from the grave. They were able to identify him by the letters “J. B.” worked into his socks. His body was returned home, and he was buried in the family cemetery in Navarro County. [1]
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Sources |
- [S1] Helen Burleson Kelso, ed., Burleson Family Bulletin, Vol. XIV, no. 1, p. 2006.
- [S490] Ancestry.com, Saline County, Missouri Marriages, 1820-81, Vols. 1-4, (Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2001).
- [S1] Helen Burleson Kelso, ed., Burleson Family Bulletin, Vol. XIV, no. 3, p. 2095.
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