John William PulliamAge: 47 years1847–1894
- Name
- John William Pulliam
- Given names
- John William
- Surname
- Pulliam
 Birth | September 24, 1847 27 16 |
 Historical Event | Mexican-American War from 1846 to 1848Note: The Mexican-American War was an armed conflict between the United States of America and the United Mexican States from 1846 to 1848 in the wake of the 1845 U.S. annexation of Texas, which Mexico considered part of its territory despite the 1836 Texas Revolution - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mexican%E2%80%93American_War |
| Historical Event | Influenza Epidemic between 1857 and 1859 (Age 9 years)Note: In 1857-1859, there was an extremely severe worldwide outbreak of influenza - http://www.flutrackers.com/forum/showthread.php?t=3884 |
| Historical Event | American Civil War between April 1861 and May 1865 (Age 13 years)Note: In the spring of 1861, tensions between the northern and southern United States over issues including state's right versus federal authority, westward expansion and slavery exploded into the American Civil War - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Civil_War |
| Historical Event | The Alaska Purchase 1867 (Age 19 years)Note: The Alaska Purchase was the purchase of 586,412 square miles of new territory by the United States from the Russian Empire (a bargain at two cents an acre) - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alaska_Purchase |
| Historical Event | Yellow Fever Epidemic 1867 (Age 19 years)Note: 3,093 perished from yellow fever in New Orleans - http://historyengine.richmond.edu/episodes/view/306 |
 Marriage | Nancy Elizabeth “Betty” Kittrell — View this family December 20, 1868 (Age 21 years) |
| Historical Event | Transcontinental Railroad completed 1869 (Age 21 years)Note: The First Transcontinental Railroad was a 1,907-mile contiguous railroad line constructed between 1863 and 1869 across the western United States to connect the Pacific coast with the existing Eastern U.S. rail network - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_Transcontinental_Railroad |
 Census | June 6, 1870 (Age 22 years) |
 Birth of a son#1 | Thomas Lemuel Pulliam August 24, 1870 (Age 22 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #2 | Lurannah Ann “Lou” Pulliam June 20, 1872 (Age 24 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #3 | Emily Birdie Pulliam August 30, 1874 (Age 26 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #4 | Sarah Belle Pulliam February 21, 1876 (Age 28 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #5 | Ethel Miami Pulliam February 14, 1878 (Age 30 years) |
| Historical Event | Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878 1878 (Age 30 years)Note: Over 13,000 deaths occurred from yellow fever in lower Mississippi Valley - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_yellow_fever |
| Birth of a son #6 | Benjamin Marvin Pulliam May 23, 1880 (Age 32 years) |
| Census | June 16, 1880 (Age 32 years) |
| Death of a wife | Nancy Elizabeth “Betty” Kittrell May 2, 1882 (Age 34 years) Cause: Tuberculosis |
| Marriage | Zora Helen Towell — View this family 1888 (Age 40 years) |
| Marriage of a child | Thomas Lemuel Pulliam — Cora Virginia Towell — View this family September 25, 1889 (Age 42 years) |
| Marriage of a child | Jerry Newman Pearce — Lurannah Ann “Lou” Pulliam — View this family April 4, 1894 (Age 46 years) |
 Death | October 16, 1894 (Age 47 years) |
 Burial | Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Union Grove Cemetery |
| Family with parents |
| father |
Thomas B Pulliam Birth: April 21, 1820 — North Carolina, United States Death: February 28, 1902 — Ripley, Missouri, United States |
| mother |
Nancy Ann Gullett Birth: November 18, 1830 — Randolph, Arkansas, United States Death: December 24, 1909 — Arkansas, United States |
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Marriage: — |
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| himself |
John William Pulliam Birth: September 24, 1847 27 16 — Union City, Ripley, Missouri, United States Death: October 16, 1894 — Ripley, Missouri, United States |
| Family with Nancy Elizabeth “Betty” Kittrell |
| himself |
John William Pulliam Birth: September 24, 1847 27 16 — Union City, Ripley, Missouri, United States Death: October 16, 1894 — Ripley, Missouri, United States |
| wife |
Nancy Elizabeth “Betty” Kittrell Birth: September 10, 1853 48 25 — Doniphan, Ripley, Missouri, United States Death: May 2, 1882 — Ripley, Missouri, United States |
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Marriage: December 20, 1868 — Ripley, Missouri, United States |
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20 months son |
Thomas Lemuel Pulliam Birth: August 24, 1870 22 16 — Ripley, Missouri, United States Death: December 6, 1967 — Ripley, Missouri, United States |
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22 months daughter |
Lurannah Ann “Lou” Pulliam Birth: June 20, 1872 24 18 — Ripley, Missouri, United States Death: December 21, 1956 — Jonesboro, Craighead, Arkansas, United States |
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2 years daughter |
Emily Birdie Pulliam Birth: August 30, 1874 26 20 — Ripley, Missouri, United States Death: May 28, 1973 — San Antonio, Bexar, Texas, United States |
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18 months daughter |
Sarah Belle Pulliam Birth: February 21, 1876 28 22 — Ripley, Missouri, United States Death: August 24, 1962 — Walnut Ridge, Lawrence, Arkansas, United States |
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2 years daughter |
Ethel Miami Pulliam Birth: February 14, 1878 30 24 — Missouri, United States Death: April 11, 1964 — Poplar Bluff, Butler, Missouri, United States |
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2 years son |
Benjamin Marvin Pulliam Birth: May 23, 1880 32 26 — Ripley, Missouri, United States Death: May 21, 1922 — Mount Vernon, Jefferson, Illinois, United States |
| Family with Zora Helen Towell |
| himself |
John William Pulliam Birth: September 24, 1847 27 16 — Union City, Ripley, Missouri, United States Death: October 16, 1894 — Ripley, Missouri, United States |
| wife |
Zora Helen Towell Birth: October 18, 1864 — White, Illinois, United States Death: November 11, 1945 — Los Angeles, California, United States |
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Marriage: 1888 — |
| Census | 1870 United States - Census transcript - John William Pulliam - Household
Union, Ripley, Missouri
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| Census | 1880 United States - Census transcript - John William Pulliam - Household
Union, Ripley, Missouri
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