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James Fletcher "Boss" Burson 1882–1949 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 3 Aug 1882

Birth Location: Clevelians, Lincoln, Louisiana, United States

Death Date: 1 Nov 1949

Death Location: Georgetown, Williamson, Texas, United States

Father: Hiram Burson

Mother: Virginia Powell

Spouse(s): Mattie Reynolds, Ella Neal

Children(s): Gertrude Burson

James Fletcher "Boss" Burson was born in 1882 in Clevelians, Lincoln, Louisiana, United States, the child of Hiram Shaw Burson And Virginia Elizabeth Powell. James Fletcher "Boss" Burson married Ella Neal, Mattie Reynolds, and had children including Gertrude Burson. James Fletcher "Boss" Burson passed away in 1949 in Georgetown, Williamson, Texas, United States.

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Biography

  • James Fletcher "Boss" Burson was born in 1882 in Clevelians, Lincoln, Louisiana, United States, the child of Hiram Shaw Burson And Virginia Elizabeth Powell.
  • James Fletcher "Boss" Burson married Ella Neal, Mattie Reynolds, and had children including Gertrude Burson.
  • James Fletcher "Boss" Burson passed away in 1949 in Georgetown, Williamson, Texas, United States.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

James Burson's Ancestors

Self
James Burson
1882–1949
Birth Place: Clevelians, Lincoln, Louisiana, United States
Parents
Hiram Shaw Burson
1850–1925
Russell, Alabama, United States
Virginia (Elizabeth) Powell
1853–1941
Tallapoosa, Alabama, United States
Grandparents
Henry (Shaw) Burson
1821–1903
Heard, Jackson, Georgia, USA
Jane (Locke) @@
1819–1893
Jones County, Georgia
William (Jasper Joseph Powell) 15
1830–1913
Jasper, Ga.
Mary (Elizabeth) Britton
1831–1879
Butts Co. GA.
Great-Grandparents
Joseph Burson
1779–1840
Sarah McCormick
1785–1835
William Locke
1799–1858
Nancy Green
1800–1841
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Isaac Burson
1752–1829
Sarah ⭐⭐
1757–1832
David Locke
1775–1838

James Burson's Descendants

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James (Fletcher "Boss") Burson (3 Aug 1882–1 Nov 1949) m. Mattie Reynolds (22 Mar 1890–16 Jul 1966) m. Ella Neal (24 Feb 1884–Oct 1974)
  1. 1. Gertrude Burson 1907–1997

James Burson's Timeline

2 Records

1882
3 Aug 1882
Birth of James Fletcher "Boss" Burson in Clevelians, Lincoln, Louisiana, United States
Clevelians, Lincoln, Louisiana, United States
1949
1 Nov 1949
Age 67
Death of James Fletcher "Boss" Burson in Georgetown, Williamson, Texas, United States
Georgetown, Williamson, Texas, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 3 Aug 1882
    Event Place: Clevelians, Lincoln, Louisiana, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1 Nov 1949
    Event Place: Georgetown, Williamson, Texas, United States

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