I've just returned from Alabama where I attended my mother's funeral. During my one week stay, my father, Milton Walker Autry, took me and my older brother to Marion County where we met a few of his old friends and visited a couple of cemeteries. At one cemetery I saw headstones with names with which I had long been familiar, i.e., "Walker Burleson", and his wife "Mattie L." (Matilda Louise Woodham). As I began to step away from viewing the headstone, my mind alerted me to something odd. I did the mental double-take and then exclaimed, "Hey, dad. Look at this! They forgot to put the death date on the headstone for Mattie Woodham." (Ever the genealogist, I still refer to all females in my ancestry by their maiden names.) My father, a grandson of Walker and Mattie, took a keen interest in this omission and earnestly said, "I'll contact some of my cousins up here and raise the money to have that date put on there. It was during this visit to Marion County that I had the pleasure of spending the evening with Allan Brasseal, a truly conversational character. It didn't take long for him to realize my interest in Marion County Burleson genealogy... including Woodham, Pope, Kelly, Robertson, Roberson, and others. He said, "I think I might have something you might like to copy. Moments later he emerged from an adjoining room with several Burleson family group sheets stapled together, which included that of Ezekiel Burleson (born 1817) and George Washington "Wash" Burleson (born. 1852), Hilkiah Burleson (born 1790), and a John M. Burleson (born ca. 1844). Later, upon closer inspection of the family group sheets, I noted that the actual compiler of the information was a William George Burleson of 664 Pamela Street, Birmingham, Alabama. But, to my dismay, the dates "1983/1984" followed and I knew it would be quite unlikely that I would be able to contact him as that he probably would not still live at the same address after all this time. I you know how I can contact William George Burleson, or are doing genealogical research on any of the surnames mentioned, I'd appreciate your contacting me. Many thanks, Hector Ed Autry By way of introduction, here's my lineage: Edward Burleson John Aaron Burleson Jonathan Burleson David Franklin Burleson Hilkiah R. Burleson Ezekiel Burleson George Washington Burleson George Walker Burleson Florena "Flora" Burleson (married Grady Autry) Milton Walker Autry Hector Ed Autry

My husbands line is from Hillkiah, David Jasper, Rhoda Emmiline Burleson Green, Martha Green Jackson Bertie Mae Jackson Hodgson. I had an address for Wm George Burleson but I received a mail error when I tried to get ahold of him. He may have passed away. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Hector Autry" <hectorautry1@gmail.com> To: <ALMARION@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, February 19, 2007 7:41 AM Subject: [ALMARION] BURLESON - Cemetary Omission Discovered > I've just returned from Alabama where I attended my mother's funeral. > During > my one week stay, my father, Milton Walker Autry, took me and my older > brother to Marion County where we met a few of his old friends and visited > a > couple of cemeteries. At one cemetery I saw headstones with names with > which > I had long been familiar, i.e., "Walker Burleson", and his wife "Mattie > L." > (Matilda Louise Woodham). As I began to step away from viewing the > headstone, my mind alerted me to something odd. I did the mental > double-take > and then exclaimed, "Hey, dad. Look at this! They forgot to put the death > date on the headstone for Mattie Woodham." (Ever the genealogist, I still > refer to all females in my ancestry by their maiden names.) > > My father, a grandson of Walker and Mattie, took a keen interest in this > omission and earnestly said, "I'll contact some of my cousins up here and > raise the money to have that date put on there. > > It was during this visit to Marion County that I had the pleasure of > spending the evening with Allan Brasseal, a truly conversational > character. > It didn't take long for him to realize my interest in Marion County > Burleson > genealogy... including Woodham, Pope, Kelly, Robertson, Roberson, and > others. He said, "I think I might have something you might like to copy. > Moments later he emerged from an adjoining room with several Burleson > family > group sheets stapled together, which included that of Ezekiel Burleson > (born > 1817) and George Washington "Wash" Burleson (born. 1852), Hilkiah Burleson > (born 1790), and a John M. Burleson (born ca. 1844). > > Later, upon closer inspection of the family group sheets, I noted that the > actual compiler of the information was a William George Burleson of 664 > Pamela Street, Birmingham, Alabama. But, to my dismay, the dates > "1983/1984" > followed and I knew it would be quite unlikely that I would be able to > contact him as that he probably would not still live at the same address > after all this time. > > I you know how I can contact William George Burleson, or are doing > genealogical research on any of the surnames mentioned, I'd appreciate > your > contacting me. > > Many thanks, > > Hector Ed Autry > > By way of introduction, here's my lineage: > > Edward Burleson > John Aaron Burleson > Jonathan Burleson > David Franklin Burleson > Hilkiah R. Burleson > Ezekiel Burleson > George Washington Burleson > George Walker Burleson > Florena "Flora" Burleson (married Grady Autry) > Milton Walker Autry > Hector Ed Autry > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > ALMARION-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message >