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Lydia Eliza Wiseman 1820–1917 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 5 Apr 1820

Birth Location: Burke County, North Carolina, USA

Death Date: 01 Jan 1917

Death Location: Bakersville, Mitchell County, North Carolina, USA

Father: William Wiseman

Mother: Mary Chambers

Spouse(s): Thomas Burleson

Children(s): Susan Burleson

Lydia Eliza Wiseman was born in 1820 in Burke County, North Carolina, USA, the child of William Bedford Wiseman And Mary Adelaide Polly Chambers. In 1850, Lydia Eliza Wiseman resided in Yancey, North Carolina, USA. In 1860, Lydia Eliza Wiseman resided in Yancey, North Carolina, USA. Lydia Eliza Wiseman married Thomas Jefferson Don Burleson, and had children including Susan Caroline Burleson. Lydia Eliza Wiseman passed away in 1917 in Bakersville, Mitchell County, North Carolina, USA.

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Biography

  • Lydia Eliza Wiseman was born in 1820 in Burke County, North Carolina, USA, the child of William Bedford Wiseman And Mary Adelaide Polly Chambers.
  • In 1850, Lydia Eliza Wiseman resided in Yancey, North Carolina, USA.
  • In 1860, Lydia Eliza Wiseman resided in Yancey, North Carolina, USA.
  • Lydia Eliza Wiseman married Thomas Jefferson Don Burleson, and had children including Susan Caroline Burleson.
  • Lydia Eliza Wiseman passed away in 1917 in Bakersville, Mitchell County, North Carolina, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

William Wiseman
1799–1881
Birth Location: Sunny Brook Farm, Burke, North Carolina, USA
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Mary Chambers
1798–1875
Birth Location: Globe, Caldwell, North Carolina, USA
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Spouses(s)

Thomas Burleson
1809–1896
Birth Location: Hawk, Cane Creek Twp., Burke/Mitchell, North Carolina
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Children(s)

Susan Burleson
1850–1929
Birth Location: Yancey, North Carolina, United States
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Lydia Wiseman's Ancestors

Self
Lydia Wiseman
1820–1917
Birth Place: Burke County, North Carolina, USA
Parents
William Bedford Wiseman
1799–1881
Sunny Brook Farm, Burke, North Carolina, USA
Mary (Adelaide (Polly)) Chambers
1798–1875
Globe, Caldwell, North Carolina, USA
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Lydia Wiseman's Descendants

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Lydia (Eliza) Wiseman (5 Apr 1820–01 Jan 1917) m. Thomas (Jefferson "Don") Burleson (2 Apr 1809–1896)
  1. 1. Susan (Caroline) Burleson 1850–1929 m. General (James Henry) Franklin 1839–1923
    1. 1. Laura (M.) Franklin 1868–1955 m. Abraham ("Abram") Beam 1863–1896
      1. 1. Gipsy Beam 1885–1938 m. Matilda (Josephine) Johnson 1884–1965
        1. 1. Abraham (J) Beam 1919–1997 m. Savanna Clark 1921–2010
        2. 2. Frances (J) Beam 1916–2002

Lydia Wiseman's Timeline

9 Records

1820
5 Apr 1820
Birth of Lydia Eliza Wiseman in Burke County, North Carolina, USA
Burke County, North Carolina, USA
1850
1850
Age 30
Lydia Eliza Wiseman resided here in Yancey, North Carolina, USA
Yancey, North Carolina, USA
1860
1860
Age 40
Lydia Eliza Wiseman resided here in Yancey, North Carolina, USA
Yancey, North Carolina, USA
1880
1880
Age 60
Lydia Eliza Wiseman resided here in Bakersville, Mitchell, North Carolina, USA
Bakersville, Mitchell, North Carolina, USA
1900
1900
Age 80
Lydia Eliza Wiseman resided here in Bakersville, Mitchell, North Carolina, USA
Bakersville, Mitchell, North Carolina, USA
1910
1910
Age 90
Lydia Eliza Wiseman resided here in Bakersville, Mitchell, North Carolina, USA
Bakersville, Mitchell, North Carolina, USA
1916
31 Dec 1916
Age 96
Lydia Eliza Wiseman resided here in North Carolina
North Carolina
1916
31 Dec 1916
Age 96
Death of Lydia Eliza Wiseman in Cane Creek, Hawk, Mitchell, North Carolina, USA
Cane Creek, Hawk, Mitchell, North Carolina, USA
1917
01 Jan 1917
Age 97
Burial of Lydia Eliza Wiseman in Bakersville, Mitchell County, North Carolina, USA
Bakersville, Mitchell County, North Carolina, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 5 Apr 1820
    Event Place: Burke County, North Carolina, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1850
    Event Place: Yancey, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: 1850 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1860
    Event Place: Yancey, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: 1860 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Bakersville, Mitchell, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Bakersville, Mitchell, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Bakersville, Mitchell, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 31 Dec 1916
    Event Place: North Carolina
    Record Source: North Carolina, Deaths

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 31 Dec 1916
    Event Place: Cane Creek, Hawk, Mitchell, North Carolina, USA

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 01 Jan 1917
    Event Place: Bakersville, Mitchell County, North Carolina, USA
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