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Martha Jane “Jennie” Burleson

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Martha Jane “Jennie” Burleson

Birth
Hays County, Texas, USA
Death
12 Dec 1938 (aged 64)
Waco, McLennan County, Texas, USA
Burial
Manchaca, Travis County, Texas, USA Add to Map
Plot
SW Section, Row 17, Site 8.
Memorial ID
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Descendant of General Edward Burleson

Jennie lived at 2807 Rio Grande in Austin with her sister, Mary Burleson, beginning in 1916. Jennie and her sister never married.

Jennie was well known for the house she built in Buda, Texas. The house is known today as the Chambers house. In 1899 Miss Burleson paid her Uncle Peter Weir $1 for two and a half acres on the northwest side of Buda. Jennie, with help from her sister, Mary built the house herself.

In 1919 Jennie became the second Superintendent of the Waco State Home for Dependent and Neglected Children. The home is now known as the Waco Center for Youth.
Descendant of General Edward Burleson

Jennie lived at 2807 Rio Grande in Austin with her sister, Mary Burleson, beginning in 1916. Jennie and her sister never married.

Jennie was well known for the house she built in Buda, Texas. The house is known today as the Chambers house. In 1899 Miss Burleson paid her Uncle Peter Weir $1 for two and a half acres on the northwest side of Buda. Jennie, with help from her sister, Mary built the house herself.

In 1919 Jennie became the second Superintendent of the Waco State Home for Dependent and Neglected Children. The home is now known as the Waco Center for Youth.


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  • Created by: SLGMSD
  • Added: Mar 20, 2009
  • Find a Grave Memorial ID:
  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/35012861/martha_jane-burleson: accessed ), memorial page for Martha Jane “Jennie” Burleson (28 Oct 1874–12 Dec 1938), Find a Grave Memorial ID 35012861, citing Live Oak Cemetery, Manchaca, Travis County, Texas, USA; Maintained by SLGMSD (contributor 46825959).