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The Genealogy of Robert and Christina Barritt
John Hill BURLESON
1867 - 1959 (91 years)
Generation: 1
Generation: 3
Generation: 4
1. John Hill BURLESON was born on 30 Nov 1867 in Texas, USA (son of John Tyler BURLESON and Mary Rebecca HILL); died on 8 Mar 1959 in San Antonio, Bexar, Texas, USA; was buried on 9 Mar 1959 in Mission Burial Park South, San Antonio, Bexar, Texas, USA. Other Events and Attributes:
- Religion: Episcopalian
- Occupation: Physician (Eye, Ear, Nose & Throat Specialist; Oculist)
- Cause of death: Arteriosclerosis
- Census: 24 Jun 1880, Bastrop County, Texas, USA
- Census: 11 Jun 1900, Cuero, DeWitt, Texas, USA
- Census: 26 Apr 1910, San Antonio, Bexar, Texas, USA
- Census: 9 Jan 1920, San Antonio, Bexar, Texas, USA
- Residence: 11 Mar 1927, San Antonio, Bexar, Texas, USA
- Census: 25 Apr 1930, Alamo Heights, Bexar, Texas, USA
Notes:
John was active in civic and medical organizations in San Antonio, including membership in the American Medical Association, the American College of Surgeons, and the San Antonio Society of Ophthalmology and Otolaryngology. He was past president of the Texas State Medical assn., Bexar County Medical Society and the Texas Society of Ophthalmology and Otolaryngology.
John was a member of the Masonic lodge, San Antonio Commandery No. 7, Knights Templar, and he was a charter member of the Order of the Alamo. He was also a member of St. Luke’s Episcopal Church.
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French St.
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Ave. C, Terrell Apt.
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309 Encino Ave.
Died:
at 12:30 a.m. at his residence, 644 Funston PlaceJohn married Edna Hayden WOODALL about 1891. Edna (daughter of William H. WOODALL and Maria L. (WOODALL)) was born in Jun 1870 in Texas, USA; died on 11 Mar 1927 in San Antonio, Bexar, Texas, USA; was buried on 12 Mar 1927 in Mission Burial Park South, San Antonio, Bexar, Texas, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:- Ann Ruth BURLESON was born on 15 May 1892 in Lampasas, Lampasas, Texas, USA; died on 5 Mar 1974 in San Antonio, Bexar, Texas, USA; was buried on 7 Mar 1974 in Mission Burial Park South, San Antonio, Bexar, Texas, USA.
2. John Tyler BURLESON was born about 1845 in Texas, USA (son of John Shipman BURLESON and Rebecca BELL); died in 1874. Other Events and Attributes:
- Census: 16 Sep 1850, Travis County, Texas, USA
- Census: 17 Jul 1860, Lampasas County, Texas, USA
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P.O. LampasasJohn married Mary Rebecca HILL. Mary was born about 1850 in Texas, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
3. Mary Rebecca HILL was born about 1850 in Texas, USA. Other Events and Attributes:
- Occupation: Keeping House
- Census: 24 Jun 1880, Bastrop County, Texas, USA
Notes:
Mary’s second husband was Charley Caldwell.
Children:
- 1. John Hill BURLESON was born on 30 Nov 1867 in Texas, USA; died on 8 Mar 1959 in San Antonio, Bexar, Texas, USA; was buried on 9 Mar 1959 in Mission Burial Park South, San Antonio, Bexar, Texas, USA.
Generation: 3
4. John Shipman BURLESON was born in 1806 in Tennessee, USA (son of James BURLESON and Elizabeth SHIPMAN); died on 31 Mar 1874 in Williamson County, Texas, USA; was buried in Burleson-Rogers Cemetery, Travis County, Texas, USA. Other Events and Attributes:
- Occupation: Farmer
- Military: Texas Independence - Served in Capt. Randal Jones' company against Gen. Cos after he enlisted in Fall 1835. He later served in Capt. William B. Travis' company during the Siege of San Antonio and at the Battle of Concepcion. He later enlisted in Capt. Gibson Kuykendall's company at Gonzales in the regiment of Col. Edward Burleson. He did participate in the Battle of San Jacinto because he was among those soldiers furloughed to move families across the Brazos River. He received a bounty warrant for 320 acres for his action in the war.
- Census: 16 Sep 1850, Travis County, Texas, USA
- Census: 17 Jul 1860, Lampasas County, Texas, USA
- Census: 13 Sep 1870, Travis County, Texas, USA
Notes:
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P.O. Lampasas
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P.O. AustinJohn married Rebecca BELL. Rebecca died before 16 Sep 1850. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
5. Rebecca BELL died before 16 Sep 1850. Children:
- Andrew Bell BURLESON was born in 1830 in Tennessee, USA; died in 1874; was buried in Burleson-Rogers Cemetery, Travis County, Texas, USA.
- Martha Jane BURLESON was born about 1833 in Mississippi, USA.
- Rebecca Jane BURLESON was born about 1836 in Republic of Texas; died after 1874.
- Minerva Elizabeth BURLESON was born about 1842 in Republic of Texas.
- 2. John Tyler BURLESON was born about 1845 in Texas, USA; died in 1874.
Generation: 4
8. James BURLESON was born on 4 May 1775 in North Carolina, USA (son of Aaron BURLESON and Rachel); died on 3 Jan 1836 in Bastrop County, Texas, USA. Other Events and Attributes:
- Residence: James Burleson is listed on the 1803 Jackson County, Tennessee Tax List.
- Military: War of 1812 - Served in Capt. William Russell's Company of Tennessee Militia. He was Commisary for Andrew Jackson and fought in the Battle of New Orleans. He served as Captain in Peter Perkins' 7th Battalion of Mississippi Territory (Madison County) Militia. He volunteered for service at Huntsville, Madison County, Alabama. James entered the volunteer Army of Texas on 1 Oct 1835 and was honorably discharged on 13 Dec 1835. He served under his son, General Edward Burleson, in the Grass Fight (a part of the Siege of Bexar) on 26 November 1835.
Notes:
James Burleson received a land grant after his move to Texas. The land was located on the east bank of the Colorado River below present-day Bastrop.
James married Elizabeth SHIPMAN on 24 Dec 1791 in Rutherford County, North Carolina, USA. Elizabeth (daughter of Jacob SHIPMAN and Sarah GAGE) was born about 1770 in North Carolina, USA; died in prob 1817-1830. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
9. Elizabeth SHIPMAN was born about 1770 in North Carolina, USA (daughter of Jacob SHIPMAN and Sarah GAGE); died in prob 1817-1830. Other Events and Attributes:
- Religion: Baptist
Notes:
Elizabeth Shipman Burleson was a member of Spring Creek Baptist Church in Jackson County, Tennessee in the early 1800s. She is first listed in the church minutes in 1802. She applied for a letter of dismissal on the first Sunday in November, 1806.
Children:
- James BURLESON, Jr. was born about 1792; died on 13 Jan 1848 in Travis County, Texas, USA.
- Volley BURLESON was born about 1795 in North Carolina, USA; died in 1868 in Bastrop County, Texas, USA.
- Sarah BURLESON was born on 16 Mar 1795 in North Carolina, USA; died on 11 Jul 1875 in Arkansas, USA.
- Edward BURLESON was born on 15 Dec 1799 in Mississippi, USA; died on 26 Dec 1851 in Austin, Travis, Texas, USA; was buried in Texas State Cemetery, Austin, Travis, Texas, USA.
- Joseph BURLESON was born on 30 Mar 1800 in White County, Tennessee, USA; died on 24 Dec 1877 in Birdston, Navarro, Texas, USA; was buried in Burleson Family Cemetery, Streetman, Navarro, Texas, USA.
- Jacob Shipman BURLESON was born in 1803 in Tennessee, USA; died on 20 Feb 1839 in Texas, USA.
- Rachel BURLESON was born on 27 Jan 1803 in Tennessee, USA; died in 1873 in Travis County, Texas, USA; was buried in Fiskville Cemetery, Austin, Travis, Texas, USA.
- 4. John Shipman BURLESON was born in 1806 in Tennessee, USA; died on 31 Mar 1874 in Williamson County, Texas, USA; was buried in Burleson-Rogers Cemetery, Travis County, Texas, USA.
- Nancy BURLESON was born about 1806 in Tennessee, USA; died on 29 Feb 1860 in Texas, USA.
- Jonathan BURLESON was born on 10 Oct 1812 in Tennessee, USA; died on 3 Dec 1879 in Bastrop County, Texas, USA; was buried in Blakey Family Cemetery, Bastrop, Bastrop, Texas, USA.
- Aaron B. BURLESON was born on 10 Oct 1815 in Missouri, USA; died on 13 Jan 1885 in Govalle, Travis, Texas, USA; was buried in Rogers Hill Cemetery, Austin, Travis, Texas, USA.
- Mary Jane BURLESON died on 6 Mar 1877 in Italy, Ellis, Texas, USA; was buried in Italy, Ellis, Texas, USA.