James Asbury Burson

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James Asbury Burson

Birthdate:
Birthplace: Exie, Cherokee County, Alabama, United States of America
Death: April 28, 1916 (80)
Strong, Union County, Arkansas, United States of America
Place of Burial: Sweet Home Cemetery, Stong, Union Co., Arkansas
Immediate Family:

Son of David Lawson Burson and Celia Anna Burson
Husband of Martha Jane Burson
Father of Margaret A. Hendrix; Sarah Elizabeth Hendrix; Martha Burson; John Lawson Burson; Francis B. Burson and 2 others
Brother of William Jonathan Burson; Mary Jane Mote; Martha E. Smith; John Mack Burson; Isaac Jackson Burson and 7 others

Occupation: Co. B, 47th Regiment, Alabama Infantry
Military Service: Pvt. (CSA)
Managed by: Marsha Gail Veazey
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About James Asbury Burson

Confederate Marker 47 ALA INF Co B CSA

Family links:

Spouse:
 Martha Jane Vinyard Burson (1830 - 1917)*
Children:
 Margaret Burson Hendrix (1857 - 1934)*
 John Lawson Burson (1864 - 1920)*
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Burial: Sweet Home Cemetery Strong Union County Arkansas, USA

Created by: April Hoover Record added: Nov 02, 2001 Find A Grave Memorial# 5920738 http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=5920738&ref=wvr

James and Martha lived in Tallapoosa Co., AL before moving to Elmore Co., AL between 1867 and 1869. James enlisted in the Confederate Army and served as a private with Co. B, 47th Alabama Inf. Reg't. He was wounded in the leg at the battle of Chickamauga, and was paroled in Montgomery, AL on May 19, 1865.

Burson, James A. BATTLE UNIT NAME: 47th Regiment, Alabama Infantry SIDE: Confederacy COMPANY: B SOLDIER'S RANK IN: Private SOLDIER'S RANK OUT: Private ALTERNATE NAME: FILM NUMBER: M374 ROLL 7 PLAQUE NUMBER: NOTES: none

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James Asbury Burson's Timeline

1836
March 28, 1836
Exie, Cherokee County, Alabama, United States of America
1850
1850
Age 13
Cherokee Co., Alabama
1857
September 12, 1857
Tallapoosa Co., Alabama
1858
1858
Alabama, United States
1859
September 8, 1859
Tallapoosa Co., Alabama
1864
October 1864
Tallapoosa County, Alabama, United States
1867
June 1867
Walnut Hill, Tallapoosa County, Alabama, United States
1869
1869
Walnut Hill, Tallapoosa County, Alabama, United States
1870
December 18, 1870
Chanahatchee, Elmore County, Alabama, United States