Marty and Karla Grant
The Genealogy of Marty Grant and wife Karla Mangus Grant.

Wilson Burleson
-
Name Wilson Burleson Birth 1804/1805 NC
Gender Male _UID 6ED0888DD2DAD4118AC444455354000062A5 Death 25 Jul 1876 Mitchell Co, NC (now Avery Co, NC)
Burial Burleson Cem, Avery Co, NC
Person ID I3953 Marty and Karla Grant Last Modified 20 Jan 2026
Father Aaron Burleson, b. 1770/1780, Rutherford Co, NC
d. 1850/1851, Yancey Co, NC
(Age 71 years)Mother Emelia McKinney, b. 1775/1780 d. 1840/1850, Yancey Co, NC
(Age 70 years)Marriage Abt 1801 _UID 3B3E9587F73A02438C653CED4F2467B1B027 Family ID F2642 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family 
Frances Davis, b. 1808/1809, Burke Co, NC (now Avery Co, NC)
d. 4 Feb 1892, Mitchell Co, NC (now Avery Co, NC)
(Age 83 years)Marriage 1820/1829 Burke Co, NC (now Avery Co, NC)
_UID 4F142E563BB66E428A479C40D35338A639B6 Children 1. Charles C Burleson, b. 21 Dec 1829, Burke Co, NC (now Avery Co, NC)
d. 31 Aug 1856, Watauga Co, NC (now Avery Co, NC)
(Age 26 years)2. Nancy Burleson, b. 1829/1830, Burke Co, NC (now Avery Co, NC)
d. 21 Apr 1875, MItchell Co, NC (now Avery Co, NC)
(Age 45 years)3. William D Burleson, b. 1834/1835, Yancey Co, NC (now Avery Co, NC)
d. Aft 1886, Mitchell Co, NC (now Avery Co, NC)
(Age > 52 years)4. Jacob Burleson, b. 1 Dec 1837, Yancey Co, NC (now Avery Co, NC)
d. Aug 1889, Mitchell Co, NC
(Age 51 years)5. Emelia Burleson, b. 1839/1840, Yancey Co, NC (now Avery Co, NC)
d. 23 Aug 1923, Johnson City, Washington Co, TN
(Age 83 years)6. Aaron Burleson, b. 9 Jan 1843, Yancey Co, NC (now Avery Co, NC)
d. 6 Sep 1921, Avery Co, NC
(Age 78 years)7. Malinda Burleson, b. 9 Nov 1843, Yancey Co, NC (now Avery Co, NC)
d. 12 Dec 1920, Avery Co, NC
(Age 77 years)8. Rachel Louisa Burleson, b. 17 Jan 1845, Yancey Co, NC (now Avery Co, NC)
d. 18 Jan 1923, Avery Co, NC
(Age 78 years)9. Milton Taylor Burleson, b. 10 Sep 1848, Yancey Co, NC (now Avery Co, NC)
d. 25 Jun 1876, Mitchell Co, NC (now Avery Co, NC)
(Age 27 years)10. Robert M Burleson, b. 20 Sep 1852, Watauga Co, NC (now Avery Co, NC)
d. 3 Jul 1894, Mitchell Co, NC (now Avery Co, NC)
(Age 41 years)Family ID F2626 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 21 Aug 2026
-
Notes - !NOTES:Marty Grant's 4th Great Grand Uncle, by marriage.;
!REFERENCE:
http://www.martygrant.com/
http://www.martygrant.com/genealogy/davis/
https://www.martygrant.com/genealogy/davis/wnc/davis-frances-burleson.html
!NOTES:B/D & D/D from T/S. Find-a-grave link:
http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=burleson&GSbyrel=all&GSdyrel=all&GSst=29&GScnty=1656&GScntry=4&GSob=n&GSsr=241&GRid=5366253&df=all&
!CENSUS:1810;
!CENSUS:1820;
!CENSUS:1830 Burke Co., NC p. 202
Wilson Burlison age 20-29 (1800/10)
10001-00100001
My analysis (who each person *might* be):
1m 20-29 (1800/1810) = Wilson Burleson (1805)
1m 0-4 (1825/1830) = Charles Burleson (1829) son
1f 50-59 (1770/1780) = Mother?
1f 10-14 (1815/1820) = Frances Davis Burleson (1808) wife*
* Age way off,but it must be her unless she wasn't Wilson's 1st wife.;
!CENSUS:1840 Yancey Co., NC p. 255*
Wilson Burlison age 30-39 (1800/1810)
210001-101001
My analysis (who each person *might* be):
1m 30-39 (1800/1810) = Wilson Burleson (1805)
1m 5-9 (1830/1835) = Charles Burleson (1829) son
2m 0-4 (1835/1840) = 1. William Burleson (c1835) son
"m 0-4 (1835/1840) = 2. Jacob Burleson (c1838) son
1f 30-39 (1800/1810)) = Frances Davis Burleson (1808) wife
1f 10-14 (1825/1830) = Nancy Burleson (1830) dau
1f 0-4 (1835/1840) = Daughter?
* Next to Charles Burleson (1810/20);
!NAMED-ESTATE:1849 William Davis Graham Co., NC, 35 pp.
From: North Carolina Estate Files 1663-1979 Graham County, from familysearch.org.
- 24 Jul 1849 Know all men by these presents that we
Nancy Burleson
Elisabeth Vance
John Davis
Jacob Davis
Thomas Davis
Margaret Wise
Franky Burleson
Rachel Davis
are held and formally bound unto William Davis administrator with the Will annexed of William Davis deceased in the penal sum of Three thousand dollars to which payment to be made and done we bind ourselves and heirs Executors and Administrators firmly by these presents.
The condition ... last Will was administered to probate at the July Term of Yancey County Court and the above bounded Nancy Burleson and others is the legatees named in the said Will and ... received following titles of property to which they are entitled ... $188.28 in full of our shares in property and cash ...
S: John (X) Vance
S: John (X) Davis
S: Wilson Burleson
S: Nancy (X) Burleson
S: Margaret (X) Wise
Attest: B. Wise, G. W. Davis, Tilman Blalock.
The following is a true account of all the heirs of William Davis deceased, to wit
Wilson Burleson due the Estate $21.75. Good debts and cash $188.28. Bad debts $9.13. Total due in good debts and cash $166.53.;
!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 # 1/1
Wilson Burleson 60 Farmer $1400/300 NC
Faney 60 Keeping House
Milton T. 21 Farm Laborer
Rachel L. 19 at home
Robert M. 18 Farm Laborer
Jason E. 18 " "
Eliza 25 B House Keeper;
!ESTATE:1876 Mitchell Co., NC Wilson Burleson 58 pp.
p. 1 & 2, 8 Oct 1877
...
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.;
- !NOTES:Marty Grant's 4th Great Grand Uncle, by marriage.;
