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John Wesley Burleson 1872 – 1938 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 18 October 1872

Birth Location: Burnet County, Texas, USA

Death Date: 5 Oct 1938

Death Location: Amarillo, Potter, Texas, USA

Father: Joseph Burleson

Mother: Sarah Ensley

Spouse(s): Lydia Clark

Children(s): Albert Burleson

The story of John Wesley Burleson began in 1872 in Burnet County, Texas, USA. John Wesley Burleson married Lydia Jane Clark, and had children including Albert Sydney Burleson. John Wesley Burleson passed away in 1938 in Amarillo, Potter, Texas, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of John Wesley Burleson began in 1872 in Burnet County, Texas, USA.
  • John Wesley Burleson married Lydia Jane Clark, and had children including Albert Sydney Burleson.
  • John Wesley Burleson passed away in 1938 in Amarillo, Potter, Texas, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Joseph Burleson
1808 – 1891
Birth Location: Washington, Tennessee, United States
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Sarah Ensley
1848 – 1948
Birth Location: Iowa City, Wright, Iowa, United States
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Spouses(s)

Lydia Clark
1875 – 1957
Birth Location: Burnett, Texas
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Children(s)

Albert Burleson
1899 – 1974
Birth Location: Burnet County, Texas, USA
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John Burleson's Ancestors

Self
John Burleson
1872 – 1938
Birth Place: Burnet County, Texas, USA
Parents
Joseph Burleson
1808 – 1891
Washington, Tennessee, United States
Sarah (E) Ensley
1848 – 1948
Iowa City, Wright, Iowa, United States
Grandparents
Joseph Burleson
1770 – 1849
Buncombe, North Carolina, USA
Nancy Gage
1772 – 1815
Buncombe, North Carolina, United States
Gabriel Ensley
1812 –
North Carolina
Lydia SKYLES
1820 – 1848
Ohio
Great-Grandparents
Capt. Gage
1725 – 1807
Esther (Gage)
1730 – 1798
William Skiles
1770 – 1860
Lydia Chadwell
1777 – 1845
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Daniel Shipman
1715 – 1798
Elizabeth (Shipman)
1715 – 1789
William Skiles
1739 – 1786
Anne Murphy
1753 – 1795
Harris Chadwell
1746 – 1834
Ruth Witt
1750 – 1834

John Burleson's Descendants

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John (Wesley) Burleson (18 October 1872 – 5 Oct 1938) m. Lydia (Jane) Clark (30 Nov 1875 – 22 Jan 1957)
  1. 1. Albert (Sydney) Burleson (12 Mar 1899 – 11 Aug 1974) m. Mary (Alice) Toombs (26 January 1904 – 2 June 1970)
    1. 1. Paul (Ray) Burleson (13 November 1923 – 26 February 1993) m. Ethel (Mae) Hagan (19 Sep 1924 – 11 Feb 1986)
      1. 1. Paula (Jean) Burleson (30 Apr 1945 – 27 Jul 1999)
      2. 2. Rachel (Noreen) Burleson (26 May 1946 – 28 Feb 2012) m. Virgil (Mack) Davis (9 Sep 1943 – 23 Jan 2013)
        1. 1. Paul (William) Davis m. Debra (Karen "Karen") Massey
        2. 2. Gary (Mark) Davis m. Lisa (Dawn) Morgan (Oct 1971 – )
        3. 3. Julie Davis m. Green m. Allen
        4. 4. Christal Ward
      3. 3. Mary (Elizabeth) Burleson (29 Feb 1948 – 23 Feb 1992)

John Burleson's Timeline

2 Records

1872
18 October 1872
Birth of John Wesley Burleson in Burnet County, Texas, USA
Burnet County, Texas, USA
1938
5 Oct 1938
Age 66
Death of John Wesley Burleson in Amarillo, Potter, Texas, USA
Amarillo, Potter, Texas, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 18 October 1872
    Event Place: Burnet County, Texas, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 5 Oct 1938
    Event Place: Amarillo, Potter, Texas, USA
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