Bennett Musgrove Burleson

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About Bennett Musgrove Burleson

Birth: Feb. 24, 1811 Rutherford County Tennessee, USA Death: Sep. 1, 1863 Sanger Denton County Texas, USA

Born in Rutherford County, TN to Moses Burleson and Edy Adale Hobson Burleson.

First wife: He married Matilda Ann Lowery in 1831 and he died in Sanger, TX.

Second wife: Margaret Elizabeth Myers Burleson, born abt. 1834 in Indiana. Margaret was on 1860 census with Bennett and some of his children and their 2 children and also found her in Grayson Co. Tx. with A.(Alphonzo) Templeton with his children(by 1st marriage) and her 2 children by Bennett on the 1870 census. (provided by Judy Porter of Indiana)

Daughter: Martha Jane Burleson (Whitehead) Prescott

Bennett and Matilda's children were: Jonathan Marion Burleson (b. July 18, 1832, d. May 10, 1919) Margaret Caroline Burleson (b. Jan. 6, 1834, d. May 10, 1861) William Riley Burleson (b. about 1836, d. May 10, 1865) Edy "Edith" Levina Burleson (b. about 1836, d. before 1860) Sarah Elizabeth Burleson (b. about 1840, d. Feb 27, 1860) Jasper Alexander Burleson (b. Dec. 28, 1841) Mary "Evaline" Evelyn Burleson (b. Nov. 2, 1843, d. April 7, 1910) Martha Jane Burleson (b. Jan. 24, 1846, d. Oct. 2, 1924) John Tillman Burleson (b. April 23, 1849, d. Feb. 17, 1917) Sophronia Ann Burleson (b. about 1851, d. 1934) Laura Minerva Burleson (b. March 21, 1855, d. Sept. 6, 1941

Children with 2nd wife, Margaret Elizabeth Myers: Matilda Ann (b. January 16, 1857, d. June 16, 1927) Thomas Jefferson (b. May 8, 1860, d. August 29, 1938)

Bennett's siblings were: Rhoda Burleson (b. before 1828) John Burleson (b about 1796, d. June 15, 1883) William Russell Burleson (b Oct. 7, 1798, d May 15, 1883) Michael Burleson (b. about 1803) Mary Elizabeth "Polly" Burleson (b. Aug 23, 1801, d. Mar 4, 1883) David Burleson (b. about 1806) Ezekiel (b. about 1804) Jonathan R. Burleson (b. about 1806) Peggy Burleson (b. about 1808)

Family links:

Parents:
 Moses B Burleson (1777 - 1836)
 Edith Lavinia Hobson Burleson (1775 - 1838)

Spouse:

 Matilda Ann Lowery Burleson (1813 - 1856)*

Children:

 Jonathan Marion Burleson (1832 - 1919)*
 Margret Caroline Burleson Scott (1834 - 1861)*
 William Riley Burleson (1838 - 1865)*
 Mary Evaline Burleson Whitehead (1843 - 1910)*
 Martha Jane Burleson Prescott (1846 - 1924)*
 Sophronia Ann Burleson Hartgraves (1851 - 1934)*
 Laura Minerva Burleson Newton (1855 - 1941)*
 Thomas Jefferson Burleson (1860 - 1938)*

Siblings:

 William Russell Burleson (1798 - 1870)*
 Mary Elizabeth Burleson Self (1801 - 1883)*
 Bennett Musgrove Burleson (1811 - 1863)

*Calculated relationship

Burial: Duck Creek Cemetery Sanger Denton County Texas, USA GPS (lat/lon): 33.34882, -97.20244

Maintained by: Algeo Originally Created by: Bolivar Cemetery Record added: Jun 25, 2006

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Bennett Musgrove Burleson's Timeline

1811
February 24, 1811
Rutherford, Gibson County, Tennessee, United States
1832
July 18, 1832
1834
January 6, 1834
Tennessee, United States
1836
1836
Tennessee, United States
1838
1838
Alabama, United States
1841
December 28, 1841
Alabama, United States
1846
January 24, 1846
Marion, Perry, AL, United States
1849
1849
1854
1854