Sarah Griffin (Owen) Burleson (1796 - 1875)

Born 23 Nov 1796 in Owensboro Daviess County Kentucky, USA

Wife of Edward Murray Burleson — married 1813 in Madison County, AL

Descendants

Died 13 Apr 1875 at age 78 in Austin Travis County Texas, USA

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Biography

Sarah Griffin Owen was the wife of Edward Burleson

Note

Note: The 1850 census for Hays County, TX says that Sarah G. Burleson was born in South Carolina, but the 1860 census for Hays County, Texas says she was born in Kentucky.

Burial

Burial: Oakwood Cemetery, Austin, Travis County, Texas

Biography:

Sarah Griffin Owen Burleson

Birth: Nov. 23, 1796 Owensboro Daviess County Kentucky, USA Death: Apr. 13, 1875 Austin Travis County Texas, USA

Sarah Owen Burleson learned to run their plantation by herself as her husband, General Edward Burleson was often gone. One time she asked her husband to make certain there was enough firewood before he left. When he failed to do so she had her servants take the shingles from the roof of the house. When General Burleson arrived home he not only had to chop the needed firewood he had to replace the missing shingles as well.

Family links: Spouse: Edward Burleson (1798 - 1851)*

Children: Edward Burleson (1826 - 1877)* Joseph Rogers Burleson (1830 - 1889)* Grace B. Burleson Kyle (1832 - 1860)* David Crockett Burleson (1837 - 1911)* Elizabeth Shipman Burleson Sneed (1840 - 1893)*

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Burial: Oakwood Cemetery Austin Travis County Texas, USA Plot: Section 1 Lot 341.

Created by: SLGMSD Record added: Aug 31, 2007 Find A Grave Memorial# 21269713

Sources

• San Jacinto Museum of History -- Biographies

• http://www.sanjacinto-museum.org/Herzstein_Library/Veteran_Biographies/Browse_Biographies/biographi

• http://www.sanjacinto-museum.org/Herzstein_Library/Veteran_Biographies/Browse_Biographies/biographies/default.asp?action=bio&id=2955

• http://www.sanjacinto-museum.org/Herzstein_Library/Veteran_Biographies/Browse_Biographies/biographies/default.asp?action=bio&id=2955

• Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 02 March 2021), memorial page for Sarah Griffin Owen Burleson (23 Nov 1796–13 Apr 1875), Find a Grave Memorial no. 21269713, citing Oakwood Cemetery, Austin, Travis County, Texas, USA ; Maintained by SLGMSD (contributor 46825959) .