Dulcenia Burleson
1827 - Aft 1880 (> 54 years)-
Name Dulcenia Burleson Nickname Cena Birth 1826/1827 Burke Co, NC (now Avery Co, NC) 
Gender Female _UID 7AEE888DD2DAD4118AC44445535400008C27 Death Aft 1880 McDowell Co, NC Person ID I7796 Marty and Karla Grant Last Modified 2 Jun 2013
Father Thomas Burleson, b. 1790/1794, NC d. 1840/1849, Burke Co, NC (now Avery Co, NC) (Age 55 years) Mother Nancy Davis, b. 1794/1795, Burke Co, NC (now Avery Co, NC) d. Aft 1860, Yancey Co, NC (now Avery Co, NC) (Age > 66 years) Marriage 1810/1819 Burke Co, NC (now Avery Co, NC) Family ID F836 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family William Edward Wiseman, b. 1815/1816, Burke Co, NC (now Avery Co, NC) d. Aft 1880, McDowell Co, NC (Age > 65 years) Marriage 1840/1842 Yancey Co, NC (now Avery Co, NC) Children 1. Thomas Wiseman, b. 1842/1843, Yancey Co, NC (now Avery Co, NC) d. Aft 1860, Yancey Co, NC (now Avery Co, NC) (Age > 18 years)2. Susanna E Wiseman, b. 8 Apr 1845, Yancey Co, NC (now Avery Co, NC) d. 8 Dec 1922, Avery Co, NC (Age 77 years)3. Bedford A Wiseman, b. 1845/1846, Yancey Co, NC (now Avery Co, NC) d. Aft 1892, McDowell Co, NC (Age > 47 years)4. Nancy Louise Wiseman, b. 5 Mar 1850, Yancey Co, NC (now Avery Co, NC) d. 14 Oct 1917, Mecklenburg Co, NC (Age 67 years)5. Molton Wiseman, b. 1851/1852, Yancey Co, NC (now Avery Co, NC) d. 1 Oct 1932, Avery Co, NC (Age 80 years)6. William Waits Wiseman, b. 29 Jul 1853, Yancey Co, NC (now Avery Co, NC) d. 23 Mar 1950, Mitchell Co, NC (Age 96 years)7. Martha L Wiseman, b. 1860, Yancey Co, NC (now Avery Co, NC) d. Aft 1892, McDowell Co, NC (Age > 33 years)8. Mary Wiseman, b. 1867/1868, McDowell Co, NC d. Aft 1870, McDowell Co, NC (Age > 3 years)9. Lillie Wiseman, b. Oct 1869, McDowell Co, NC d. Aft 1870, McDowell Co, NC (Age > 2 years)Family ID F4886 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 24 Mar 2025
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Notes - !NOTES:Marty Grant's 1st cousin, 5 times removed.;
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!NOTES:Listed as Sena or Cena on most records, "Lucinda" in 1880. However, a probate record from 1873 refers to her as "Dulcena" which makes more sene for the "Cena" nickname.
!CENSUS:1830 Burke Co., NC p. 194
Thoms Berlison age 40-49 (1780/90)
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My analysis (who each person *might* be)
1m 40-49 (1780/1790) = Thomas Burleson (1790/94)
1f 60-69 (1760/1770) = Nancy Davis Burleson (c1795) wife*
1f 10-14 (1815/1820) = Margaret Burleson (c1819) dau
2f 5-9 (1820/1825) = 1. Daughter?
"f 5-9 (1820/1825) = 2. Daughter?
2f 0-4 (1825/1830) = 1. Dulcenia Burleson (c1827) dau
"f 0-4 (1825/1830) = 2. Elizabeth Burleson(c1830) dau
* Nancy's age is way off, or perhaps this is someone else and Nancy isn't listed for some reason.;
!CENSUS:1840 Yancey Co., NC p. 275
Thos Burlison age 40-49 (1790/1800)
0100001-0111101
My analysis (who each person *might* be)
1m 40-49 (1790/1800) = Thomas Burleson (1790/94)
1m 5-9 (1830/1835) = William Burleson (c1832) son
1f 40-49 (1790/1800) = Nancy Davis Burleson (c1795) wife
1f 20-29 (1810/1820) = Margaret Burleson (c1819) dau
1f 15-19 (1820/1825) = Daughter?
1f 10-14 (1825/1830) = Dulcenia Burleson (c1827) dau
1f 5-9 (1830/1835) = Elizabeth Burleson (c1830) dau;
!CENSUS:1850 Yancey Co., NC # 509/535
William Wiseman 34 Farmer $800 NC
Thomas 7
Bedford 4
Sena 23
Elizabeth 12
Susannah 4
Louisa 3/12
Samuel Singleton 23 Laborer;
!CENSUS:1860 Yancey Co., NC Yellow Mountain PO # 1177/1177
Wm E. Wiseman 45 Farmer $800/593 NC
Cena 35
Elizabeth 20
Thomas 18 Farmer
Susanah 14
Bedford 16 Farmer
Nancy 11
Molton 8
William W. 6;
!CENSUS:1870 McDowell Co., NC Dysartsville, Dysartsville PO # 27/27
William Wiseman 56 Farmer $-/135 NC
Sena 44 Keeping House
Susan 21 at home
Nancy 18 " "
Moulton 17 Farm Labr
Waightstil 15 Farm Labr
Martha 10 at home
Mary 2 at home
Lillie 9/12 at home Oct.
Robert L. 1
Vian White 17 f Farm Labr
Joseph Patton 6 B at home
Patsy Boyce 11 B Dom. Servt;
!NOTES:Heirs of William Davis named in 1873/1874 Probate Court Records regarding A. D. Childs vs. Estate of Samuel Carpenter regarding land. Heirs named over several documents in summons dated 4 Oct 1873. The summons commanded them all to appear at Mitchell court the 3rd Monday of November Next (1873) to show cause why they did not acknowledge a deed from them to A. D. Childs. The other heirs of Samuel Carpenter were mentioned elsewhere in the same set of records.
From: Estate of Samuel Carpenter, North Carolina Estate Files 1663-1979 Mitchell County, via FamilySearch.org, 26 pp
- 4 Oct 1873 to Sheriff of Mitchell County summons for:
Andrew Davis, Dulcena Wiseman, William Burleson, Elizabeth McCurry
Sheriff complied, except for Dulcena Wiseman who was not found in Mitchell.
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!CENSUS:1880 McDowell Co., NC Dysartsville # 127/127 (dim)
William Wiseman 65 M Farmer NC-NC-NC
Lucinda 54 Wife M Keeping House
James Deacon 33 Son-in-L M
Martha L. 20 dau M;
!CENSUS:1900 x
- !NOTES:Marty Grant's 1st cousin, 5 times removed.;