Individual Details

David Jasper Burleson

(15 Oct 1881 - 17 May 1936)

1850 Census. District 14, Marion Co, AL Hh 466
Aaron Burlason, age 38, farmer, b. TN
Louisa, age 35, b. TN
children born in AL: William 17. Pleasant J. 16. James A. 14. Lucinda 12. Anderson H. 4. Lousia P. A. age 2. Infant female age 1.
Fannie Bates, age 60, b. NC

1860 Census. Eastern District, Pikeville P.O., Marion Co, AL Hh 475
Aron Burlison, age 47, farmer, b. TN
Louisa C., age 44, b. TN
children all born in AL
W. C., male, age 26. Anderson H., age 14. Louisa F., age 12. Julia A., age 10. John L. age 6.
Fana Bates, age 71, b. NC

1870 Census. Western District, Pikeville P.O., Marion Co, AL, Hh 899
A. H. Burlason, age 25, b. AL. Mary, age 21, b. AL
JulieAnn age 3. M. E. [female] age 1.
Hh 900
Aaron Burlason, age 56, b. TN. Caroline, age 53.
J. L., male, age 18.
on the same page in Hh 897 is Jasper Burlason, age 36 and his family [Pleasant J.] and in Hh 898 is Wm. C. Burlason, age 38, and family.

1880 Census. Beat 11, Marion Co, AL. Hh 13
Anderson Burlason, age 33, farmer, b. AL, father b.TN, mother b. KY
Mary A., wife, age 30, b. AL, father b. SC, mother b. TN
July, dau, age 11. Elizabeth, dau, age 9. John R., son, age 8. Caroline, dau, age 4. Anderson R., age 1.

1900 Census. Hamilton, Marion Co, AL Hh 227
Anderson H. Burlason, b. Mar 1846, age 54, married 32 yr.
Mary A., wife, b. Apr 1849, age 51, has had 10 children, 8 are living
Anderson B., son, b. Feb 1879, age 21
David J., son, b. Oct 1881, age 18
Mary A., dau, b. Jan 1883, age 17
James T., son, b. Nov 1887, age 12
Annie, dau, b. Dec 1889, age 10
Julia A. Morrow, mother-in-law, b. 1824, age 76, b. SC, parents b. SC

1910 Census. Hamilton, Marion Co, AL Hh 17
Anderson H. Burleson, age 64, married 2 times, this time for 1 year
Sallie, wife, age 60, married 1 time for 1 year; no children
David J., son, age 28, teacher in public schools
Annie E., dau, age 20, teacher tin public schools

12 Sep 1918 World War I Draft Registration
David Jasper Burleson of 506 Little, North, Baton Rouge, LA, age 36, born 15 Oct 1881. Employed by LSU< extension work in agriculture. Nearest relative is Alice Wesson Burleson, wife. Medium height & build, blue eyes, light brown hair.

1920 Census. Auburn, Lee Co, AL, Hh 71
David Burleson, age 37, b. AL Alice, wife, age 32, b. AR. Agronomist, College
Glenn, son, age 6. Claire, dau, age 3 years 7 months. David, son, age one month
Mattie Lou Lett, boarder, age 25, b. AL. Stenographer, College
Myrtle Baker, boarder, age 22, b. KY Stenographer, College

1923 Opelika AL City Directory
David J. Burleson (Alice) prof Auburn College, h. Auburn

1930 Census. Fayetteville, Washington Co, AR Hh 302
David Burleson, age 47, married at age 30, b. AL Teacher, Agronomy
Alice, wife, age 43, age 26 at marriage

Arkansas Death Certificate #1324
David Jasper Burleson of Fayetteville, Washington Co, AR died 17 May 1936. He was found dead at his home - the doctor stated he had been in good health and he did not know the cause of death. Born 15 Oct 1881, Alabama. Instructor at the University of Arkansas. Married to Alice Wesson. Father was H. H. Burleson, mother was Anne Morrow, both born in Alabama. The informant was Clare Burleson. Buried Fairview Cemetery, May 18th.

Hope Star, Hope, AR, 18 May 1936, Monday, p.1
D. J. Burleson of U. of A. is Dead
Agricultural Head Dies at Fayetteville After Hemorrhage
Fayetteville, Ark. - Prof. David Jasper Burleson, 54, of the University of Arkansas College of Agriculture, a member of the State Agronomy Board, died suddenly here Sunday following a cerebral hemorrhage.
Professor Burleson had attended a faculty picnic and apparently was in good health.
He was born in Alabama, October 15, 1882.
Survivors include his wife, two sons, Charles Glen and David Burleson, Jr. and a daughter Clare Burleson, all of Fayetteville.
Funeral services will be held at 2:30 pm Monday.

The Courier News, Blytheville, Arkansas, 18 May 1936, Monday, p.1
Fayetteville, Ark.
Professor Burleson Dies at Fayetteville
Prof. David Jasper Burleson, 54, of the University of Arkansas College of Agriculture, a member of the state Agronomy Board, died suddenly here Sunday following a cerebral hemorrhage.
He was born in Alabama, October 15, 1882.
Survivors include his wife, two sons, Charles Glen and David Burleson, Jr. and a daughter, Clare, Burleson, all of Fayetteville.
Funeral services will be held this afternoon.

Events

Birth	15 Oct 1881	Marion County, Alabama
Residence	1900	Hamilton, Marion County, Alabama
Residence	1910	Hamilton, Marion County, Alabama
Marriage	6 Aug 1912	Alice Jewel Wesson
Residence	12 Sep 1918	World War I Draft Registration - East Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Residence	1920	Auburn, Lee, Alabama
Residence	1930	Fayetteville, Washington County, Arkansas
Death	17 May 1936	Fayetteville, Washington County, Arkansas

Families

Spouse	Alice Jewel Wesson (1886 - 1963)
Child	Glenn Bates Burleson (1913 - 1951)
Child	Mary Clare Burleson (1916 - 1999)
Child	David Jasper Burleson (1919 - 1996)

Father	Anderson Houston Burleson (1846 - 1934)
Mother	Mary Ann V Morrow (1848 - 1908)
Sibling	Julia Ann Burleson (1868 - 1938)
Sibling	M. E. Burleson (1869 - 1880)
Sibling	Lucinda Elizabeth Burleson (1870 - 1894)
Sibling	John Rufus Burleson M.D. (1873 - 1947)
Sibling	Louisa Caroline Burleson (1875 - 1959)
Sibling	Anderson Russell Burleson (1879 - 1959)
Sibling	Mary Adeline "Addie" Burleson (1884 - 1933)
Sibling	James Taylor Burleson (1886 - 1909)
Sibling	Annie E. Burleson (1889 - )

Endnotes

1. Ancestry.com, 1900 United States Federal Census (Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2004.Original data - United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Twelfth Census of the United States, 1900. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1900. T623, 18;), Year: 1900; Census Place: Hamilton, Marion, Alabama; Roll: T623_30; Page: 13A; Enumeration District: 58; FHL microfilm: 1240030..

2. Ancestry.com, 1930 United States Federal Census (Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2002.Original data - United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Fifteenth Census of the United States, 1930. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1930. T626,;), Year: 1930; Census Place: Fayetteville, Washington, Arkansas; Roll: 97; Page: 12A; Enumeration District: 22; Image: 607.0; FHL microfilm: 2339832..

3. Ancestry.com, 1920 United States Federal Census (Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2010. Images reproduced by FamilySearch.Original data - Fourteenth Census of the United States, 1920. (NARA microfilm publication T625, 2076 rolls). Records of the Bureau of the Census, Reco;), Year: 1920; Census Place: Auburn, Lee, Alabama; Roll: T625_26; Page: 3B; Enumeration District: 171; Image: 723..

4. Ancestry.com, Web: Arkansas, Find A Grave Index, 1819-2011 (Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2012.Original data - Find A Grave. Find A Grave, 2012. http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi: accessed 16 February 2012.Original data: Find A Grave. Find A Grave, 2012. http://www.finda;).

5. Ancestry.com, 1910 United States Federal Census (Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2006.Original data - Thirteenth Census of the United States, 1910 (NARA microfilm publication T624, 1,178 rolls). Records of the Bureau of the Census, Record Group 29. National Archives, Was;), Year: 1910; Census Place: Hamilton, Marion, Alabama; Roll: T624_25; Page: 1B; Enumeration District: 0076; Image: 32; FHL microfilm: 1374038..

6. Ancestry.com, U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918 (Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2005.Original data - United States, Selective Service System. World War I Selective Service System Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Admini;), Registration Location: East Baton Rouge County, Louisiana; Roll: ; Draft Board: ..