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Rufus Lee Burleson

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Rufus Lee Burleson

Birth
Montague County, Texas, USA
Death
16 May 1954 (aged 64)
Lamesa, Dawson County, Texas, USA
Burial
Lamesa, Dawson County, Texas, USA GPS-Latitude: 32.7087288, Longitude: -101.9599228
Memorial ID
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Rufus was the son of Rev. William Price Burleson and Laura Alice MILLER Burleson. His siblings were Mrs. Emma Frances Rogers Higgins, Mrs. Carrie Mae Yoakum, Idabelle, Martha "Mattie" Jackson Ketner, and Mary Elizabeth Dabbs Chasteen Godard.

His mother, Laura Alice, and step-father, Martin M.A. Yoakum, were the parents of his 1/2 siblings, Berdie Pearl Yoakum Weaver Haymes, Martin M. Yoakum, Dennis Augustus Yoakum, Lovie Yoakum Barton and Minyon Jewel "Minnie" Yoakum Roberson.

His step-mother, Nancy Belle Cummings Burleson was the mother of his 1/2 siblings, Miss Eula Joyce Burleson, Ernest Wilson Burleson, Julia Lillian Burleson, Wm. Edgar Burleson, Richard Buckner Burleson, Jane Dalton Burleson, Autry Blanche Burleson, and Gerald Truettt Burleson.

He was the step-son of Sonora Josephine EDENS Winslett Burleson.

Rufus Lee Burleson, b Mar 1890, Montague, Tx-d 16 May 1954 Lamesa, Dawson, Tex, USA.

He md Bertha Jane Elder on 20 Jan 1911 Ok; Bertha Jane Elder b 1 Feb 1894 Rosedale, McClain, Ok.-d 12 Sep 1936 Norman, Cleveland, Ok. (resided 1930 in Norman, Cleveland, Ok; 1920 Shannon, Creek, Ok. 1910 Hopping, McClain, Ok. 1900 Township 5, Chickasaw Nation, Indian Territory. 1918, McClain, Ok.)

Their children:
1..Edgar Lee Burleson b 18 Jul 1912- d 17 Feb 2002.
2..Eva Lucile Burleson Thorp, b 21 Apr 1914 Gould, Harmon, Ok -d 2011, Murpfreesboro, TN; Panhandle City Cemetery, Panhandle, Carson Co., TX
3..Laura Mae Burleson Brown, b 15 Feb 1916- d 20 Jul 2004.
4..Marcella Ninemire, Living as of 2011
5..Cloe Almeda Burleson Barnes Crist, b 16 Dec 1921 -d 19 Aug 2003.
6..Frances Yvonne Burleson, b 20 Dec 1924 Sulphur, Murray, Ok. -d 18 Feb 1926 Sulphur; unknown burial location.
Rufus was the son of Rev. William Price Burleson and Laura Alice MILLER Burleson. His siblings were Mrs. Emma Frances Rogers Higgins, Mrs. Carrie Mae Yoakum, Idabelle, Martha "Mattie" Jackson Ketner, and Mary Elizabeth Dabbs Chasteen Godard.

His mother, Laura Alice, and step-father, Martin M.A. Yoakum, were the parents of his 1/2 siblings, Berdie Pearl Yoakum Weaver Haymes, Martin M. Yoakum, Dennis Augustus Yoakum, Lovie Yoakum Barton and Minyon Jewel "Minnie" Yoakum Roberson.

His step-mother, Nancy Belle Cummings Burleson was the mother of his 1/2 siblings, Miss Eula Joyce Burleson, Ernest Wilson Burleson, Julia Lillian Burleson, Wm. Edgar Burleson, Richard Buckner Burleson, Jane Dalton Burleson, Autry Blanche Burleson, and Gerald Truettt Burleson.

He was the step-son of Sonora Josephine EDENS Winslett Burleson.

Rufus Lee Burleson, b Mar 1890, Montague, Tx-d 16 May 1954 Lamesa, Dawson, Tex, USA.

He md Bertha Jane Elder on 20 Jan 1911 Ok; Bertha Jane Elder b 1 Feb 1894 Rosedale, McClain, Ok.-d 12 Sep 1936 Norman, Cleveland, Ok. (resided 1930 in Norman, Cleveland, Ok; 1920 Shannon, Creek, Ok. 1910 Hopping, McClain, Ok. 1900 Township 5, Chickasaw Nation, Indian Territory. 1918, McClain, Ok.)

Their children:
1..Edgar Lee Burleson b 18 Jul 1912- d 17 Feb 2002.
2..Eva Lucile Burleson Thorp, b 21 Apr 1914 Gould, Harmon, Ok -d 2011, Murpfreesboro, TN; Panhandle City Cemetery, Panhandle, Carson Co., TX
3..Laura Mae Burleson Brown, b 15 Feb 1916- d 20 Jul 2004.
4..Marcella Ninemire, Living as of 2011
5..Cloe Almeda Burleson Barnes Crist, b 16 Dec 1921 -d 19 Aug 2003.
6..Frances Yvonne Burleson, b 20 Dec 1924 Sulphur, Murray, Ok. -d 18 Feb 1926 Sulphur; unknown burial location.


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  • Maintained by: Algeo
  • Originally Created by: Jane
  • Added: Sep 18, 2005
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/11776393/rufus_lee-burleson: accessed ), memorial page for Rufus Lee Burleson (2 Mar 1890–16 May 1954), Find a Grave Memorial ID 11776393, citing Dawson County Cemetery, Lamesa, Dawson County, Texas, USA; Maintained by Algeo (contributor 48688406).