John Burleson
Jan 15, 1838 - 1867
The earliest identifiable grave, 1867, is that of John Burleson. John Burleson was a soldier in the Civil War and his grave is identified by a Civil War marker.
He was the son of Joseph A. Burleson and Mary Warren Burleson.
On April 18, 1861, he married Viola Brooks at San Augustine, Texas.
They were the parents of two children.
Burleson Family Bulletin, Volume XIV, No. 1, 2006:
Shortly after serving for the Confederacy during the Civil War, John Burleson traveled from Navarro County to San Augustine, Texas where he attended to some business. He was confronted by two men whom he helped by paying their fare across the ferry at Wildcat Crossing on the Trinity River. Later that day he was found dead by the side of the road. He was buried by the side of the road near where he was found because no one knew his identity. John's family later learned that he had not reached his destination and began a search. They learned about the unknown man murdered near the Wildcat Crossing and removed his body from the grave. They were able to identify him by the letters "J. B." worked into his socks. His body was returned home and he was buried in the family cemetery in Navarro County.
Jan 15, 1838 - 1867
The earliest identifiable grave, 1867, is that of John Burleson. John Burleson was a soldier in the Civil War and his grave is identified by a Civil War marker.
He was the son of Joseph A. Burleson and Mary Warren Burleson.
On April 18, 1861, he married Viola Brooks at San Augustine, Texas.
They were the parents of two children.
Burleson Family Bulletin, Volume XIV, No. 1, 2006:
Shortly after serving for the Confederacy during the Civil War, John Burleson traveled from Navarro County to San Augustine, Texas where he attended to some business. He was confronted by two men whom he helped by paying their fare across the ferry at Wildcat Crossing on the Trinity River. Later that day he was found dead by the side of the road. He was buried by the side of the road near where he was found because no one knew his identity. John's family later learned that he had not reached his destination and began a search. They learned about the unknown man murdered near the Wildcat Crossing and removed his body from the grave. They were able to identify him by the letters "J. B." worked into his socks. His body was returned home and he was buried in the family cemetery in Navarro County.
John Burleson
Jan 15, 1838 - 1867
The earliest identifiable grave, 1867, is that of John Burleson. John Burleson was a soldier in the Civil War and his grave is identified by a Civil War marker.
He was the son of Joseph A. Burleson and Mary Warren Burleson.
On April 18, 1861, he married Viola Brooks at San Augustine, Texas.
They were the parents of two children.
Burleson Family Bulletin, Volume XIV, No. 1, 2006:
Shortly after serving for the Confederacy during the Civil War, John Burleson traveled from Navarro County to San Augustine, Texas where he attended to some business. He was confronted by two men whom he helped by paying their fare across the ferry at Wildcat Crossing on the Trinity River. Later that day he was found dead by the side of the road. He was buried by the side of the road near where he was found because no one knew his identity. John's family later learned that he had not reached his destination and began a search. They learned about the unknown man murdered near the Wildcat Crossing and removed his body from the grave. They were able to identify him by the letters "J. B." worked into his socks. His body was returned home and he was buried in the family cemetery in Navarro County.
Jan 15, 1838 - 1867
The earliest identifiable grave, 1867, is that of John Burleson. John Burleson was a soldier in the Civil War and his grave is identified by a Civil War marker.
He was the son of Joseph A. Burleson and Mary Warren Burleson.
On April 18, 1861, he married Viola Brooks at San Augustine, Texas.
They were the parents of two children.
Burleson Family Bulletin, Volume XIV, No. 1, 2006:
Shortly after serving for the Confederacy during the Civil War, John Burleson traveled from Navarro County to San Augustine, Texas where he attended to some business. He was confronted by two men whom he helped by paying their fare across the ferry at Wildcat Crossing on the Trinity River. Later that day he was found dead by the side of the road. He was buried by the side of the road near where he was found because no one knew his identity. John's family later learned that he had not reached his destination and began a search. They learned about the unknown man murdered near the Wildcat Crossing and removed his body from the grave. They were able to identify him by the letters "J. B." worked into his socks. His body was returned home and he was buried in the family cemetery in Navarro County.
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