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Joseph Burleson 1808 – 1891 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 4 Mar 1808

Birth Location: Washington, Tennessee, United States

Death Date: 1 Nov 1891

Death Location: Naruna, Burnet, Texas, United States

Father: Joseph Burleson

Mother: Nancy Gage

Spouse(s): Sarah Ensley

Children(s): John Burleson

The story of Joseph Burleson Jr began in 1808 in Washington, Tennessee, United States. Joseph Burleson Jr married Sarah E Ensley, and had children including John Wesley Burleson. Joseph Burleson Jr passed away in 1891 in Naruna, Burnet, Texas, United States.

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Biography

  • The story of Joseph Burleson Jr began in 1808 in Washington, Tennessee, United States.
  • Joseph Burleson Jr married Sarah E Ensley, and had children including John Wesley Burleson.
  • Joseph Burleson Jr passed away in 1891 in Naruna, Burnet, Texas, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

Joseph Burleson
1770 – 1849
Birth Location: Buncombe, North Carolina, USA
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Nancy Gage
1772 – 1815
Birth Location: Buncombe, North Carolina, United States
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Spouses(s)

Sarah Ensley
1848 – 1948
Birth Location: Iowa City, Wright, Iowa, United States
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Children(s)

John Burleson
1872 – 1938
Birth Location: Burnet County, Texas, USA
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Joseph Burleson's Ancestors

Self
Joseph Burleson
1808 – 1891
Birth Place: Washington, Tennessee, United States
Parents
Joseph Burleson
1770 – 1849
Buncombe, North Carolina, USA
Nancy Gage
1772 – 1815
Buncombe, North Carolina, United States
Grandparents
Capt. (David Aaron) Gage
1725 – 1807
Woodbury Township, Orange, New York, USA
Esther (Burleson Shipman) (Gage)
1730 – 1798
Woodbury, Orange, New York, USA
Great-Grandparents
Daniel Shipman
1715 – 1798
Elizabeth (Shipman)
1715 – 1789
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Joseph Burleson's Descendants

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Joseph Burleson (4 Mar 1808 – 1 Nov 1891) m. Sarah (E) Ensley (1848 – Bef. 1948)
  1. 1. 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)
        3. 3. Mary (Elizabeth) Burleson (29 Feb 1948 – 23 Feb 1992)

Joseph Burleson's Timeline

2 Records

1808
4 Mar 1808
Birth of Joseph Burleson Jr in Washington, Tennessee, United States
Washington, Tennessee, United States
1891
1 Nov 1891
Age 83
Death of Joseph Burleson Jr in Naruna, Burnet, Texas, United States
Naruna, Burnet, Texas, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 4 Mar 1808
    Event Place: Washington, Tennessee, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1 Nov 1891
    Event Place: Naruna, Burnet, Texas, United States
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