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