James D. Walsh became a member of the Association in 1988 and was placed on the Board of Directors in 1990 in Salt Lake City. He was appointed as VP of Finance in 1995. James has been very active in the Association on such projects as the consolidated name index and it's subsequent publishing at Ancestry.com, the records data base and the reproduction of the entire BFA Bulletin on computer CD. He was also responsible for the creation and maintenance of the BFA Website. He has been married to his wife, Sharon for over 48 years, has 13 grandchildren and 5 great grandchildren. James served as President of the Association from 2004 to 2007.

Kaye P. Mills became a member of the Association in 1992 and was elected to the Board of Directors in 1995. She spent several years assisting Nancy McCoy, who was the VP of membership, by mailing bulletin orders. She took over as VP of membership in 1998 and is presently serving in that position. Her husband, Royal, who passed away in 1996, supported her during her many years of service to the Association and has been missed by all those who knew him. Kaye became acting president at the end of 2007 after the resignation of the elected president.

Helen Burleson Kelso has served as Editor of the BFA Bulletin since 1985. She works diligently to see that records published therein are accurate, so that researchers can find source material which will enable them to prove their direct lines as far back as possible. Helen's husband, Nolen Speedy Kelso passed away in 1999 and was a great supporter of her work. Her accomplishments are too extensive to list here, but most recently, she concluded a term of office as President General of the DRT. She also has memberships in the Daughters of 1812, the Daughters of the American Revolution, The Colonial Dames of America and the Gavel Society. Helen also researched and wrote the biography of General Edward Burleson in the new Handbook of Texas.

Sue Johnson: attended her first BFA meeting in 2006 in Ashville, NC with her parents, Louis and Margaret Burleson. She has been married to Jack Johnson for 38 yrs. Jack is a coach at Lindale ISD and she has worked for a Doctor in Tyler for 40 years. They have a son and daughter-in-law, Todd and Erin Johnson of Flint and a daughter and son-in-law, Katie and Chance Lloyd, also of Flint. They also have three granddaughters, Isabell, Kellye and Landrie. Sue is a member of the First Baptist Church of Lindale and serves on the Benevolence and Breavement committee.

Woody Thompson: became a member of BFA in 2003 and was elected VP Finance in that year and served in that capacity until 2007. He retired from the Army Reserve in 1993. Woody owns a small business and operates a ranch in Georgetown, Texas. He is married to Beverly Carlson Thompson and has one son. His interests include RV traveling and astronomy.

Brenda De Simone : Was elected as VP Social in 2008 and is a resident of Bastrop, Texas. Her lineage is from Mary A. Burleson, Daughter of Joseph (1770). Brenda and her husband, John of 22 years have owned a number of business's such as a restaurant in Austin, Teaching children and adults how to swim, and own a large vending company. Brenda is a master naturalist, master gardener, plant propagation specialist and is learning landscaping design. She has four sons on one grandson. She also works with the Cub and Boy Scouts and has assisted 5 young men to earn their Eagle rank. We are please to have Brenda on our board.

Sue Ellen Cutbirth, was elected to the board in 2008 in Nashville. She's been a member since 2005 when she joined in Waco Texas. She works as a mental health nurse for the UT Medical Branch Correctional Managed Care unit. She has a Masters degree in Nursing and has her Nurse Practitioner certificate. She also works part time for MHMR. She is also busy in a number of organizations such as the Coryell County Sheriffs Posse, and the Gatesville Civic Theatre. She has two daughters and four grandchildren, three boys and 1 girl. Her interests lie first with her family and grandchildren, theatre, singing, riding horses, Church and Bible study and travel. We are excited to have Sue Ellen on our board.

George Burleson was born in Pensacola, Flordia and attended high shcool in Seattle WA. His career began by working on riverboats down the Mississippi and intercoastal canals and led to his retirement after 27 years as a boat captian. George spent the next 20 years in law enforcement in the Hancock Co. Sheriffs Office working his way up the ladder as a criminal investigator. A second retirement led George to start his own business, GEB Investigations. George and his wife Leona, have been married for 46 years and have 5 children, 13 grandchildren and 4 great grandchildren. They've lived in Kiln MS for the past 37 years.

Micki Burleson Joined the BFA shortly after it was founded. She chaired the 1985 invitation committee for the Centennial Reunion. She became a director in 1991 and served through 1998. She and her husband, Tom Hartley have completed the name indexes for the bulletin since 1992. Micki is a retired IRS employee of 34 years. She is an active member of the Elizabeth Crockett Chapter of the DAR. She has served as Secretary and in May, 2007 will complete her 2 yr term as Regent. She is also a member of the Dixie Daughters Chapter of the United Daughters of the Confederacy. Her hobby is genealogy and she has been the leader of the Pecan Plantation Genealogy Group in Grandbury for the last several years.

Nancy McLarry: was elected to the board in 2007 although she had served as Historian for a year on special assignment. She is a member of Daughters of the Republic of Texas, Daughters of the American Revolution, Colonial Dames, Daughters of the War of 1812, and Daughters of Indian Wars. She is also the chairman of the San Antonio council of the Chickasaw Nation. Member of the Genealogy Society of Kendall County and has worked on the Gala (Alamo fund raiser) for the last three years. She has serve as the chairman of parish hall of St. Johns Anglican church where she was a founding member. Nancy has also served on a number of BFA Committees for our reunions. Nancy and Perry have seven children and 17 grandchildren and enjoy Boerne and the hill county of Texas where they have lived for the last thirty years.

Margaret Fields has been a member of the association since 2003. Her and Ben, her husband of 33 years are both teachers and have spent the past 40 years in the education system. She is a member of the NSDAR and is serving as chapter registar. She has also been serving as the communication chairman and evening group chairman. She's active in a Rockwall County project to collect biographies for the future publishing of a book on the County's Pioneers. She has two children, Charles who works in Washington DC and Dara who is a student at Columbia Univ. in New York City. Margaret lives in Katy Texas.

James C Mullins: became a member of the Association in 1992 when he discovered the BFA and has enthusiastically pursued involvement in it ever since. He is a retired real estate appraiser from the Los Angeles area. He is a native of California having been born in Hollywood. He has been married to his wife, Janice, for 34 years. They have 3 children, James IV, in Seattle, WA, Joseph in Williamsburg, VA, Julie in Nipomo, CA, and a granddaughter in Williamsburg, VA. Jim has been involved in genealogy for about 15 years. His interest in his family history was comes naturally as his perternal grandmother and her three sisters were all members of the DAR. James's line is frim Captian James throught his daughter, Sarah Jane who married Robert T. Thrasher. James was appointed acting VP, Membership at the end of 2007.

Louis (Mutt) Burleson Jr: born January 16, 1927 in Mineral Wells, Texas to Louis Almon Burleson and Vera Estell Lawson-Burleson. Spent frist 12 years in Rains County where both my dad and mother were born and raised. Moved to Smith County Lindale area in 1939 and still reside in Smith County. Military service Army Air Corps, April 1945 to November 1946. Spent 11 months at Clark Field in the Philippiens. Married Margaret Coker, June 17, 1948, Emory, Texas. Three children, Louis W. (Skip), Sue Burleson-Johnson, Paul Burleson. Five grand- children and 6 great-grandchildren. Attented Tyler Commerical College 1949-1950. Employed by Texas Power and Light Co. 1951-1979. Active member of First Baptist Church Lindale. Areas of interest, hunting and fishing, nascar racing, country-blue grass music and geonology.