1. | Elmira "Myrah" Hughes was born about 1843 in , Yancey County, , North Carolina (daughter of John "Jack" Hughes and Mary "Polly" Short). Elmira married Thomas Birchfield about 1858 in , Yancey County, , North Carolina. Thomas (son of John Noah Birchfield and Martha Gourley) was born on 23 Dec 1835 in , Yancey County, , North Carolina; died on 28 Apr 1867 in Mitchell County, , , North Carolina; was buried in Hamilton Hughes Cemetery, , Mitchell County, North Carolina. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- Lucinda Birchfield was born about 1859 in , Yancey County, , North Carolina.
- John Birchfield was born about 1863 in , Yancey County, , North Carolina.
- Charles Birchfield was born about 1864 in Mitchell County, , , North Carolina; died on 19 Oct 1936 in Carter County, , , Tennessee; was buried in Ingram Cemetery, , Carter County, Tennessee.
- Robert Wilson Birchfield was born about 1866 in , Mitchell County, North Carolina, .
Elmira married William Burleson about 1870 in , Yancey County, , North Carolina. William was born about 1855 in , Yancey County, North Carolina, . [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- Samuel Burleson was born about 1872 in , Yancey County, , North Carolina; died on 6 Aug 1945 in Mitchell County, , , North Carolina; was buried in Grassy Creek Baptist Church Cemetery, , Mitchell County, North Carolina.
- Dosser Burleson was born about 1874 in , Yancey County, , North Carolina; died on 2 Jun 1940 in Mitchell County, , , North Carolina; was buried in Garland Cemetery, , Mitchell County, North Carolina.
- Nancy Burleson was born on 20 May 1876 in , Yancey County, , North Carolina; died about 1943 in Washintgon County, , , Tennessee; was buried in Ingram Cemetery, , Carter County, Tennessee.
- George Burleson was born in Oct 1879 in , Mitchell County, North Carolina, ; died on 15 Nov 1944 in Carter County, , , Tennessee; was buried in Happy Valley Memorial Park, , Carter County, Tennessee.
- Martha Burleson was born in Jul 1885 in , Mitchell County, North Carolina, .
- Arvil Burleson was born in May 1895 in , Mitchell County, North Carolina, .
- Novia Burleson was born in Jun 1898 in , Mitchell County, North Carolina, .
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