J. D. Burleson was born December 1, 1948, in Durham, Durham County, North Carolina. Graduated from East Davidson High School in 1968, and joined the US Army, spent the year of 1969 in Vietnam as a military policeman. After graduating from Central Texas College JD was a Professor of Law Enforcement. JD served 10 years on active duty. He joined the US Army Reserve, in the 108th Division Infantry Training, retiring after a total of 27 years duty.
J. D. started looking for his ancestors, in 1993, and has spent 25 years researching and documenting the great Burleson Heritage. He helped start the Burleson Family Research Group, and along with many other Burleson Researchers they published 12 books on the Descendants of Isaac Burleson Sr.
In 2016, J.D. retired from Wright of Thomasville, after 37 years of service as Plant Маnager. After retiring he stared traveling and looking for extended cousins. He found several 5th cousins in Mississippi, descendants of Jane Burleson who married William Castle Sr. and moved to Mississippi in 1834, and David Burleson who married Mary Ann Castle and moved to Mississippi. These discoveries enabled the documentation of all of Isaac Burleson Sr.’s descendants.
- JD’s Trip to Smithfield Cemetery
- JD’s Trip to San Antonio
- Sunlight on the South Side; A List of Tithes; Lunenburg County, Virginia
- Talking Burleson #1
