William A Burleson

1832 - Aft 1880  (> 49 years)   Has 11 ancestors and 5 descendants in this family tree.

• Name	William A Burleson
  Birth	1831/1832	Burke Co, NC (now Avery Co, NC)
  Gender	Male
  _UID	7CEE888DD2DAD4118AC44445535400008E47
  Death	Aft 1880	Mitchell Co, NC (now Avery Co, NC)
  Person ID	I7797	Marty and Karla Grant
  Last Modified	16 Jan 2026

  
  

  Father	Thomas Burleson,   b. Abt 1790, Rutherford Co, NC d. Abt Oct 1846, Burke Co, NC (now Avery Co, NC) (Age 56 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	Bef 1818	Burke Co, NC (now Avery Co, NC)
  _UID	3F79F789FA30B847AE6F4C7AFDFA7648F9AE
  Family ID	F836	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Mary Weatherman,   b. 1830/1831, Surry Co, NC d. Aft 1880, Mitchell Co, NC (now Avery Co, NC) (Age > 50 years)
  Marriage	1860/1861	Mitchell Co, NC (now Avery Co, NC)
  _UID	07208548E252C846A4CBF90AAD6D5CC4E2CE
  Children	1. Fanny Burleson,   b. 1861/1862, Mitchell Co, NC (now Avery Co, NC) d. Aft 1880, Mitchell Co, NC (now Avery Co, NC) (Age > 19 years)   2. Edmond C Burleson,   b. 1862/1863, Mitchell Co, NC (now Avery Co, NC) d. Aft 1880, Mitchell Co, NC (now Avery Co, NC) (Age > 18 years)   3. Susannah Burleson,   b. 15 Nov 1868, Mitchell Co, NC (now Avery Co, NC) d. 19 Dec 1946, Avery Co, NC (Age 78 years)   4. Eva R Burleson,   b. 10 May 1873, Mitchell Co, NC (now Avery Co, NC) d. 8 Oct 1952, Mitchell Co, NC (Age 79 years)   5. William Burleson,   b. 1874/1875, Mitchell Co, NC (now Avery Co, NC) d. Aft 1880, Mitchell Co, NC (now Avery Co, NC) (Age > 6 years)
  Family ID	F29181	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	21 Aug 2026

  
  

• Notes

  !NOTES:Marty Grant's 1st cousin, 5 times removed.; !REFERENCE: http://www.martygrant.com/ http://www.martygrant.com/genealogy/davis/ https://www.martygrant.com/genealogy/davis/wnc/davis-nancy-burleson-dean.html !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 # ---/524 Nancy Burleson 55 ~ $- NC William 18 Laborer; !CENSUS:1860 Yancey Co., NC Yellow Mountain PO # 1181/1181 George W. Dean 62 Blacksmith $-/50 VA Nancy 65 NC Wm Burlison 30 Laborer; !CENSUS:1870 Mitchell Co., NC Toe River, Joneses Ridge PO # 8/8 William Burleson 35 Farmer $-/- NC Mary 36 Keeping House Emeline 15 at home Fanny 8 " " Emdond C. 7 " " Susanah 2 " "; !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. ...; !CENSUS:1880 Mitchell Co., NC Toe River # 62/67 W. A. Burleson 53 M Farmer NC-NC-NC Mary 51 Wife M Keeping House Fanny 17 dau Edmon K. 15 son on farm Susan 10 dau Ever N. 7 dau William 5 son;