Thomas Burleson

1809 - 1896  (86 years)   Has 7 ancestors and 31 descendants in this family tree.

• Name	Thomas Burleson
  Birth	9 Apr 1809	Burke Co, NC
  Gender	Male
  _UID	43903735287D2F49BAEE449B3D4832EC8606
  Death	1 Feb 1896	Mitchell Co, NC
  Burial	Burleson Cem, Mitchell Co, NC
  Person ID	I78166	Marty and Karla Grant
  Last Modified	17 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	Lydia Eliza Wiseman,   b. 5 Apr 1820, Burke Co, NC (now Yancey Co, NC) d. 31 Dec 1916, Mitchell Co, NC (Age 96 years)
  Marriage	Bef 1840	Yancey Co, NC (now Mitchell Co, NC)
  _UID	0355518794E2974FB9A6D57DF02C60C57E51
  Children	1. Julia Ann Burleson,   b. 11 Apr 1841, Yancey Co, NC (now Mitchell Co, NC) d. 27 Jan 1921, Mitchell Co, NC (Age 79 years)   2. Joseph M Burleson,   b. 1841/1842, Yancey Co, NC (now Mitchell Co, NC) d. Aft 1860, Yancey Co, NC (now Mitchell Co, NC) (Age > 19 years)   3. Charles Wesley Burleson,   b. 16 Dec 1844, Yancey Co, NC (now Mitchell Co, NC) d. 14 Mar 1929, Avery Co, NC (Age 84 years)   4. Susan C Burleson,   b. 14 Jan 1850, Yancey Co, NC (now Mitchell Co, NC) d. 18 Jan 1929, Carter Co, TN (Age 79 years)   5. William C Burleson,   b. 1851/1852, Yancey Co, NC (now Mitchell Co, NC) d. Aft 1880, Mitchell Co, NC (Age > 29 years)   6. John Brown Burleson,   b. 28 Jul 1854, Yancey Co, NC (now Mitchell Co, NC) d. 12 Feb 1938, Avery Co, NC (Age 83 years)   7. Mira V Burleson,   b. 1856/1857, Yancey Co, NC (now Mitchell Co, NC) d. Aft 1870, Mitchell Co, NC (Age > 14 years)   8. Thomas Jefferson Burleson,   b. 26 Mar 1860, Yancey Co, NC (now Mitchell Co, NC) d. 8 Nov 1910, Mitchell Co, NC (Age 50 years)   9. Lydia E Burleson,   b. 1862/1863, Mitchell Co, NC d. Aft 1880, Mitchell Co, NC (Age > 18 years)
  Family ID	F22555	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	21 Aug 2026

  
  

• Notes

  !NOTES:I (Marty Grant) am not related to this person as far as I know. They are the ancestors or relatives of one or more of my in-law or step-relatives*, so I have researched them to a small extent. * son Thomas married into my Davis family. * Grand-daughter Maggie Burleson married a Davis; !REFERENCE: http://www.martygrant.com/ http://www.martygrant.com/genealogy/davis/ !NOTES:Yancey Co., NC Deed Book 1, p. 22 more or less proves Aaron is father of Thomas when he Aaron deeded him land in 1847, and reserved life rights for himself and his wife (unnamed). !CENSUS:1840 Yancey Co., NC p. 255 Thos Burlison AS age 30-39 (1800/1810) 000001-00001; !CENSUS:1850 Yancey Co., NC # ---/512 Thomas Burleson 40 Farmer $1500 NC Joseph M. 8 Charles W. 6 Eliza 29 Julia A. 10 Susan C. 5/12; !CENSUS:1860 Yancey Co., NC Bakersville # 319/319 Thomas Burlison 50 Farmer $2000/3079 NC Eliza 39 Joseph M. 17 Farmer Charles W. 15 " Susan C. 11 William C. 8 John B. 6 Mira R. 3 Unnamed 3/12 m Margret Burress 20 Domestic Eliza A. 2; !CENSUS:1870 Mitchell Co., NC Bakersville, Bakersville PO # 150/150 Thomas Burleson 60 Farmer $5000/1000 Burke Co, NC Lidia 49 Keeping House " " " William C. 18 Farm Laborer Yancey Co NC John B.1 6 " " " " Miry V.14 at home " Thomas J. 12 Farm Laborer Lydia E. 7 at home Mitchell Co NC; !CENSUS:1880 Mitchell Co., NC Bakersville # 335/340 Thomas Burleson Sr 70 M Farmer NC-NC-NC Lydia E. 60 wife M William C. 25 son S Works on farm Thomas J. 20 son " Lydia E. 17 dau at home Martha Burris 33 servant S Lafayete 10 " works on farm;