Aaron Burleson
1843 - 1921 (78 years)-
Name Aaron Burleson Birth 9 Jan 1843 Yancey Co, NC (now Avery Co, NC) 
Gender Male _UID 74D0888DD2DAD4118AC44445535400006805 Death 6 Sep 1921 Avery Co, NC Burial Minneapolis Methodist Church, Avery Co, NC Person ID I3956 Marty and Karla Grant Last Modified 2 Jun 2013
Father Wilson Burleson, b. 1804/1805, NC d. 25 Jul 1876, Mitchell Co, NC (now Avery Co, NC) (Age 71 years) Mother Frances Davis, b. 1806/1807, Burke Co, NC (now Avery Co, NC) d. 4 Feb 1892, Mitchell Co, NC (now Avery Co, NC) (Age 85 years) Marriage 1820/1829 Burke Co, NC (now Avery Co, NC) Family ID F2626 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family Nancy Jane Oakes, b. 7 Apr 1846, TN d. 14 Mar 1920, Avery Co, NC (Age 73 years) Marriage 1861/1862 Mitchell Co, NC (now Avery Co, NC) Children 1. Rebecca Burleson, b. 1861/1862, Mitchell Co, NC (now Avery Co, NC) d. Aft 1870, Mitchell Co, NC (now Avery Co, NC) (Age > 9 years)2. Josephine Burleson, b. 1863/1864, Mitchell Co, NC (now Avery Co, NC) d. Aft 1880, Mitchell Co, NC (now Avery Co, NC) (Age > 17 years)3. Thomas Burleson, b. 1865/1866, Mitchell Co, NC (now Avery Co, NC) d. Aft 1870, Mitchell Co, NC (now Avery Co, NC) (Age > 5 years)4. Frances Loutincie Burleson, b. 10 Jun 1868, Mitchell Co, NC (now Avery Co, NC) d. 13 Apr 1917, Avery Co, NC (Age 48 years)5. Wilson Burleson, b. 1871/1872, Mitchell Co, NC (now Avery Co, NC) d. Aft 1880, Mitchell Co, NC (now Avery Co, NC) (Age > 9 years)6. Vander Burleson, b. 1873/1874, Mitchell Co, NC (now Avery Co, NC) d. Aft 1880, Mitchell Co, NC (now Avery Co, NC) (Age > 7 years)7. Matilda Burleson, b. 1875/1876, Mitchell Co, NC (now Avery Co, NC) d. Aft 1880, Mitchell Co, NC (now Avery Co, NC) (Age > 5 years)8. Texa Burleson, b. 1877/1878, Mitchell Co, NC (now Avery Co, NC) d. Aft 1880, Mitchell Co, NC (now Avery Co, NC) (Age > 3 years)9. Mabel Burleson, b. Jun 1883, Mitchell Co, NC (now Avery Co, NC) d. Aft 1900, Mitchell Co, NC (now Avery Co, NC) (Age > 18 years)Family ID F2645 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 24 Mar 2025
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Notes - !NOTES:Marty Grant's 1st cousin, 5 times removed.;
!REFERENCE:
http://www.martygrant.com/
http://www.martygrant.com/genealogy/davis/
!DISCUSSION GROUP (Free) for those researching the William & Frances (Carpenter) Davis family:
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!NOTES:B/D given as 9 Jan 1839 on D/C, but that doesn't agree with 1850 or other census records. Using only 1850 as a guide it should be 9 Jan 1843 instead.;
!NOTES:B/D & D/D from T/S. Find-a-grave link:
http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=burleson&GSfn=aaron&GSbyrel=all&GSdyrel=all&GSst=29&GScnty=1656&GScntry=4&GSob=n&GRid=28449875&df=all&
!CENSUS:1850 Yancey Co., NC # ---/509*
Wilson Burleson 45 Farmer $825 NC
Charles 20 Laborer
William 15
Jacob 12
Aaron 7
Milton T. 2
Frances 43 f
Emelia 9
Melinda 6
Rachel 4
* Next to William Burleson 38 and Aaron 82;
!CENSUS:1860 Watauga Co., NC Mountain Home District, Cranberry & Childsville PO
# 304/255
Wilson Burleson 51 Farmer $5000/1825 NC
# 305/255
Fanny 48 Wife
Aaron 18
Melinda 17
Rachel 15
Milton 12
Robert 9;
!CENSUS:1870 Mitchell Co., NC Lynville, Yellow Mountain PO # 46/46
Aron Burlison 30 Farmer $300/200 NC
Nancy 28 Keeping House
Josefine 10 at home
Rebeca 8
Franky 6 f
Thomas 4;
!NAMED-ESTATE:1876 Mitchell Co., NC Wilson Burleson 58 pp.
p. 1 & 2, 8 Oct 1877
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Your Petitioner Francis Burleson is the widow of Wilson Burleson deceased who died intestate about the -- day of 1876 leaving him surviving his children:
William D. Burleson
Jacob Burleson
Mildred Calloway wife of Benjamin Calloway
Aaron Burleson
Melinda Daniels wife of Martin Daniels
Rachel Cuthbertson wife of Thomas Cuthbertson
and Robert Burleson.
And his three grandchildren (children of his son Charles Burleson)
Jason E. Burleson
Louisa Green wife of Landon Green
Charles Burleson.
And his ten grandchildren (children of his daughter Nancy Hughs wife of Jason Hughs):
Adelaide Carpenter wife of John Carpenter
Francis Johnson wife of William Johnson
Lydia JOhnson wife of Thomas Johnson
Elisha Hughs
Adults, and
Celia Hughs, Spencer Hughs, Brownlow Hughs, Wilson Hughs, William Hughs and Theodosia Hughs, infants by their guardian Jason Hughs.
And his three grandchildren (children of his deceased son Taylor Burleson):
Burgin Burleson
Aaron Burleson
Melinda Burleson
all infants by their guardian Aaron Burleson.
Who are the only heirs of the said Wilson Burleson and are the petitioners above named.;
!CENSUS:1880 Mitchell Co., NC Linville # 167/167
Aaron Burlison 37 M Farmer NC-NC-NC
Nancy 34 wife M Keeping House TN-TN-NC
Josephine 16 dau S NC-NC-TN
Frankie L. 12 dau
Wilson 8 son
Vander 6 dau
Matilda 4 dau
Texa 2 dau;
!CENSUS:1900 Mitchell Co., NC Cranberry # 15/15
Aaron Burleson head Jan 1840 60 M 38 NC-NC-NC Farmer
Nancey wife May 1849 51 M 38 10-8 TN-TN-TN
Mabel dau Jun 1883 16 NC-NC-TN;
- !NOTES:Marty Grant's 1st cousin, 5 times removed.;