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Benjamin Apling Burdette

Husband's Name: Benjamin Apling BURDETTE
Born: 23 DEC 1835
Place: De Kalb Co., GA
Died: 14 SEP 1921
Place: Meridian, Bosque Co., TX
Buried:
Place: Meridian, Bosque Co., TX
Father: James W. BURDETTE
Mother: Ealcey FALKNER
Other Spouses:

Married: 04 JAN 1855
Place: Wedowee, Randolph Co, AL

Wife's Name: Millie Elizabeth HOOD
Born: 01 OCT 1838
Place: Newton Co., GA
Died: 23 APR 1926
Place: Meridian, Bosque Co., TX
Buried:
Place: Meridian, Bosque Co., TX
Father: Joseph Wiley HOOD
Mother: H.S. ROBERTSON
Other Spouses:

CHILDREN

1. Name: Mary Ann Martina BURDETTE
Born: 30 JAN 1856
Place: Wedowee, Randolph Co., AL
Married: 27 NOV 1873
Place: Marquez, Leon Co., TX
Died: 28 MAY 1921
Place: Poss. Knowls, New Mexico
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Spouse(s): Jasper Alexander SYPHRETT

2. Name: William Wesley BURDETTE
Born: 13 APR 1858
Place: Wedowee, Randolph Co., AL
Married: 1885
Place: Texas
Died: 1939
Place: Dublin, Erath Co., TX
Buried:
Place: Dublin, Erath Co., TX
Spouse(s): Alice LOVELACE, Winifred THURMAN

3. Name: Emma Frances BURDETTE
Born: 09 NOV 1859
Place: Wedowee, Randolph Co., AL
Married: 18 JUL 1878
Place: Concord, Shelby Co., TX
Died:
Place: Poss. Texas
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Spouse(s): Husten BAILEY

4. Name: Benjamin A. BURDETTE
Born: 27 NOV 1861
Place: Wedowee, Randolph Co., AL
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Died: before 1865
Place: Wedowee, Randolph Co., AL
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5. Name: James Gora BURDETTE
Born: 19 DEC 1866
Place: Texas
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Place: Texas
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6. Name: Susan Elizabeth "Betty" BURDETTE
Born: 03 SEP 1868
Place: Leon Co., TX
Married: 14 JAN 1886
Place: Bosque Co., TX
Died:
Place: Meridian, Bosque Co., TX
Buried:
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Spouse(s):John Pleasant JORDAN 24 NOV1846/16 JAN 1929

7. Name: Salina Isabel "Lina" BURDETTE
Born: 13 AUG 1871
Place: Marquez, Leon Co., TX
Married: 05 NOV 1885
Place: Glenrose, Sommervell Co., TX
Died: 15 APR 1954
Place: San Antonio, Bexar Co., TX
Buried:
Place: Meridian, Bosque Co., TX
Spouse(s): Frank C. GANDY 21 OCT 1866/04 OCT. 1922

8. Name: John Monroe BURDETTE
Born: 07 MAR 1873
Place: Marquez, Leon Co., TX
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Place: Texas
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9. Name: Lurana Arcana BURDETTE
Born: 27 JAN 1875
Place: Marquez, Leon Co., TX
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Place: Texas
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10. Name: Albert Alonzo BURDETTE
Born: 26 JUL 1877
Place: Marquez, Leon Co., TX
Married: 08 OCT1899
Place: Commanche Co., TX
Died:
Place: Poss. Haskell Co., TX
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Spouse(s): S.M.N. BOWMAN

11. Name: Ella Mae BURDETTE
Born: 20 OCT 1880
Place: Marquez, Leon Co., TX
Married: 25 JUL 1895
Place: Meridian, Bosque Co., TX
Died: 21 NOV 1957
Place: Canyon, Randall Co., TX
Buried:
Place: Lubbock, Lubbock Co., TX
Spouse(s): Fletcher Woosley HENNINGTON 09 AUG 1873/14 JUN 1953

12. Name: George Issac BURDETTE
Born: 28 AUG 1882
Place: Meridian, Bosque Co., TX
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Place: Poss.Throckmorton, Throckmorton Co., TX
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NOTES:
Benjamin Apling Burdette and Millie Elizabeth came to Texas in 1865, after his return to Alabama, from the Civil War. They briefly stopped in Smith Co., Texas, then moved to Leon Co.,Texas and lived there from 1866-1881. They moved to Bosque Co., Texas 1881, and lived there until their deaths in 1921 and 1926.

SOURCES:
Gayle Hennington-Van Horn
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