Joseph B "Joe" Burlison was the son of John J. Burlison and Matilda McLelland.
He married 9 Mar 1871 in McLennan County, Texas, to Mary J Everhart. They had 6 children together.
He owned property near Wanette in Box, Cleveland County, Okla. In Jun 1904, he found what he suspected to be gold in the dirt on his property. He was a farmer.
Col. Joseph B. "Joe" Burlison (called Uncle Joe by the locals) was a Licensed Auctioneer in the Pottawatomie County area from Oct 1904 to 1915. He was Wanette's City Auctioneer. He had been auctioneering since 1892. His specialty was farm sale auctions. He was quite the hustler and very good at his trade of auctioneering. He could really liven up an auction and get it going.
In Oct 1904, you could find him at the "Wanette Wagon Yard" and in the later years, he could be found at "Ivey's Livery, Phone 30".
On 22 Dec 1916 at their home in Box, his son Walter was cleaning a gun, he laughed at what his father had said and the gun accidently went off shooting his father in the chest. This haunted his son Walter for the rest of his life.
He married 9 Mar 1871 in McLennan County, Texas, to Mary J Everhart. They had 6 children together.
He owned property near Wanette in Box, Cleveland County, Okla. In Jun 1904, he found what he suspected to be gold in the dirt on his property. He was a farmer.
Col. Joseph B. "Joe" Burlison (called Uncle Joe by the locals) was a Licensed Auctioneer in the Pottawatomie County area from Oct 1904 to 1915. He was Wanette's City Auctioneer. He had been auctioneering since 1892. His specialty was farm sale auctions. He was quite the hustler and very good at his trade of auctioneering. He could really liven up an auction and get it going.
In Oct 1904, you could find him at the "Wanette Wagon Yard" and in the later years, he could be found at "Ivey's Livery, Phone 30".
On 22 Dec 1916 at their home in Box, his son Walter was cleaning a gun, he laughed at what his father had said and the gun accidently went off shooting his father in the chest. This haunted his son Walter for the rest of his life.
Joseph B "Joe" Burlison was the son of John J. Burlison and Matilda McLelland.
He married 9 Mar 1871 in McLennan County, Texas, to Mary J Everhart. They had 6 children together.
He owned property near Wanette in Box, Cleveland County, Okla. In Jun 1904, he found what he suspected to be gold in the dirt on his property. He was a farmer.
Col. Joseph B. "Joe" Burlison (called Uncle Joe by the locals) was a Licensed Auctioneer in the Pottawatomie County area from Oct 1904 to 1915. He was Wanette's City Auctioneer. He had been auctioneering since 1892. His specialty was farm sale auctions. He was quite the hustler and very good at his trade of auctioneering. He could really liven up an auction and get it going.
In Oct 1904, you could find him at the "Wanette Wagon Yard" and in the later years, he could be found at "Ivey's Livery, Phone 30".
On 22 Dec 1916 at their home in Box, his son Walter was cleaning a gun, he laughed at what his father had said and the gun accidently went off shooting his father in the chest. This haunted his son Walter for the rest of his life.
He married 9 Mar 1871 in McLennan County, Texas, to Mary J Everhart. They had 6 children together.
He owned property near Wanette in Box, Cleveland County, Okla. In Jun 1904, he found what he suspected to be gold in the dirt on his property. He was a farmer.
Col. Joseph B. "Joe" Burlison (called Uncle Joe by the locals) was a Licensed Auctioneer in the Pottawatomie County area from Oct 1904 to 1915. He was Wanette's City Auctioneer. He had been auctioneering since 1892. His specialty was farm sale auctions. He was quite the hustler and very good at his trade of auctioneering. He could really liven up an auction and get it going.
In Oct 1904, you could find him at the "Wanette Wagon Yard" and in the later years, he could be found at "Ivey's Livery, Phone 30".
On 22 Dec 1916 at their home in Box, his son Walter was cleaning a gun, he laughed at what his father had said and the gun accidently went off shooting his father in the chest. This haunted his son Walter for the rest of his life.
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