John Robert Burlison

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1. [S1628] FindAGrave.com, online findagrave.com, Shared standing marker. John R Burlison, b. 26 Jan 1822, d. 24 Jun 1901, age 79 / Amanda J Burlison, b. 10 Jun 1825, d. 16 Sep 1882, age 67y 3m 6d. Narrative: John Robert Burlison, son of Aaron Burlison (1786-1868) and Elizabeth Hampton (1789-1875). Marr. Amanda Jane Martin in Pocahontas, Randolph Co. AR, 10 Jun 1842; children John Martin Burlison (1849–1888), Margaret Anise Burlison Riead (1855–1917) and Alonzo Lincoln Burlison (1863–1921). Obituary given with no citation, q.v. Memorials 17331655 and 17331652, originally created by DPlus9, maintained by and photos added by TRiead.
2. [S2308] Arkansas County Marriages, 1837-1957, online FamilySearch.org, Film 4309497, img. 90/489. Lawrence Co. Marr. Record Book C, p. 75. John Burleson and Mandy J Martin, marr. 23 Jun 1842 by Wm B Johnson, J.P.
3. [S19] 1860 U.S. Federal Census. John R (35), b. IN, farmer, real estate value $1000, personal estate $350.
4. [S1628] FindAGrave.com, online findagrave.com, Obituary given with no citation, q.v. Memorial 17331655, originally created by DPlus9, maintained by and photos added by TRiead.
   "Died at the home of his daughter, Mrs. Mary Curlee, in Tamaroa, Illinois on Monday June 24, 1901, Deacon John Robert Burlison in his 80th year. Uncle John was born in Posey County Indiana on January 26, 1822; went to Pocahontas, Randolph County, Arkansas when he attained his manhood, and was married there on June 10, 1842 to Amanda Jane Martin, and came to Illinois in 1845, locating on a farm near Campbell Hill, the farm being known as the widow Hart place, northwest of town about three miles. From there he moved to Franklin County for a short time, and about 40 years ago, he located near Tamaroa, where about nine years ago his wife died. Since then he had made his home with his children, principally with Mrs. Curlee. He left five children surviving him: Aaron Burlison of Cutler, Illinois; Mrs. Minerva Summers of Akin, Illinois; Alonzo Burlison, Mrs. Mary Curlee and Mrs. Margaret Riead, all of Tamaroa.
   
   "Uncle John joined the Baptist church at Georgetown (near Steelville, Illinois) sometime between 1845 and 1850, and in April 1850, he, with eight others, went into the organization of a church at Looney Springs (near Campbell Hill) which was the first free Baptist church organized in Southern Illinois by Rev. Henry S. Gordon, and was the bone of contention over which the split occurred on the communion question and laid the foundation for the free Baptist denomination in Southern Illinois. Of this church he was made the first deacon and continued to hold office here and at Tamaroa until his death. He was baptized by Rev. Henry S. Gordon and was true to his church and his God all these years, and we might be excused for saying that he lived one of the most straightforward, exemplary, upright, consistent, Christian lives we almost ever knew; kind hearted, sympathetic, hospitable and true. May all we who knew his virtues strive to emulate all they saw good in him, and may his mantle fall on some one of his boys. The funeral was preached by this writer, who was acquainted with him from almost his first recollection, at least for much more than 50 years, at the Free Baptist church in Tamaroa assisted by Rev. Morris and Smith, to quite a concourse of people especially elderly folks, and we laid him to rest in the cemetery just north of town, there to wait the Great Resurrection morn." (author unknown).
5. [S19] 1860 U.S. Federal Census.
6. [S18] 1870 U.S. Federal Census.