James Henry PulleyAge: 73 years1848–1921
- Name
- James Henry Pulley
- Given names
- James Henry
- Surname
- Pulley
 Birth | March 22, 1848 38 38 |
 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 8 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 18 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 18 years)Note: 3,093 perished from yellow fever in New Orleans - http://historyengine.richmond.edu/episodes/view/306 |
 Marriage | Mary Jane McMillan — View this family December 12, 1868 (Age 20 years) |
 Birth of a daughter#1 | Elizabeth Pulley November 1869 (Age 21 years) |
| Historical Event | Transcontinental Railroad completed 1869 (Age 20 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 |
| Birth of a daughter #2 | Celia Elmore “Cecie” Pulley 1870 (Age 21 years) |
 Census | July 15, 1870 (Age 22 years) |
| Birth of a son #3 | William Virgil Pulley May 12, 1871 (Age 23 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #4 | Mary Ann Pulley September 7, 1873 (Age 25 years) |
| Death of a father | James Pulley 1875 (Age 26 years) |
| Death of a mother | Celia Elmore 1875 (Age 26 years) |
| Birth of a son #5 | John Henry Pulley August 29, 1876 (Age 28 years) |
| Birth of a son #6 | James Thomas “Pop” Pulley March 10, 1878 (Age 29 years) |
| Historical Event | Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878 1878 (Age 29 years)Note: Over 13,000 deaths occurred from yellow fever in lower Mississippi Valley - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_yellow_fever |
| Death of a daughter | Elizabeth Pulley before 1880 (Age 31 years) Note: Not with family in 1880 census, would have only been 10 or 11. No other data currently available - Assumed death before census taken. -b |
| Birth of a daughter #7 | Lida Mae Pulley May 8, 1880 (Age 32 years) |
| Census | June 14, 1880 (Age 32 years) |
| Death of a daughter | Lida Mae Pulley September 3, 1880 (Age 32 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #8 | Lorana “Lula” Pulley June 25, 1885 (Age 37 years) |
| Birth of a son #9 | Robert Clyde Pulley June 1888 (Age 40 years) |
| Death of a son | John Henry Pulley September 2, 1891 (Age 43 years) |
| Death of a daughter | Mary Ann Pulley September 11, 1893 (Age 45 years) |
| Marriage of a child | William Virgil Pulley — Rachel Case “Rachie” Janney — View this family May 30, 1894 (Age 46 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #1 | Mary Julia Pulley March 3, 1895 (Age 46 years) |
| Marriage of a child | James Thomas “Pop” Pulley — Nancy Helen Case — View this family July 4, 1895 (Age 47 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #2 | James Leonard Pulley March 9, 1896 (Age 47 years) |
| Marriage of a child | John Halford — Celia Elmore “Cecie” Pulley — View this family September 15, 1896 (Age 48 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #3 | John Herbert Pulley February 16, 1898 (Age 49 years) Note: Death cert. says 16 FEB 1900.. 1900 census -b |
| Historical Event | Spanish-American War between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 50 years)Note: The Spanish-American War was a conflict in 1898 between Spain and the United States, the result of American intervention in the Cuban War of Independence - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spanish%E2%80%93American_War |
| Birth of a grandson #4 | William Henry “Willie” Pulley November 1898 (Age 50 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #5 | Earnest Edgar Pulley January 12, 1899 (Age 50 years) Note: death cert. says 12 JAN 1900. 1900 census -b |
| Census | June 16, 1900 (Age 52 years) |
| Marriage | Dora Petty — View this family November 13, 1901 (Age 53 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #6 | Robert Herschel Pulley April 1, 1902 (Age 54 years) |
| Birth of a son #10 | Edward Boaz Pulley September 7, 1902 (Age 54 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #7 | Nannie Lucille Pulley May 21, 1903 (Age 55 years) |
| Marriage of a child | David Oliver Rucker Jr. — Lorana “Lula” Pulley — View this family June 16, 1905 (Age 57 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #8 | Nellie Mae Rucker May 7, 1906 (Age 58 years) |
| Marriage of a child | James Thomas “Pop” Pulley — Minnie Bell Ballard — View this family June 16, 1907 (Age 59 years) |
| Death of a daughter | Lorana “Lula” Pulley September 18, 1907 (Age 59 years) Cause: Typhoid Fever - Miscarriage |
| Death of a wife | Mary Jane McMillan July 8, 1908 (Age 60 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #9 | Harry Pulley December 30, 1908 (Age 60 years) |
| Census | April 18, 1910 (Age 62 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #10 | Dolores Pulley July 19, 1910 (Age 62 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #11 | Virginia Ann Pulley June 1, 1912 (Age 64 years) |
| Death of a grandson | Harry Pulley October 25, 1914 (Age 66 years) Cause: Typhoid Fever |
| Birth of a grandson #12 | Frank Stephens Pulley May 31, 1915 (Age 67 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #13 | Marjorie Lee Pulley 1915 (Age 66 years) |
| Death of a grandson | Frank Stephens Pulley June 8, 1915 (Age 67 years) Cause: Died in Infancy |
| Historical Event | Polio Epidemic 1916 (Age 67 years)Note: Over 7,000 deaths and 27,363 cases reported in America's worst polio (infantile paralysis) epidemic - http://goo.gl/ZBEQA1 |
| Birth of a grandson #14 | Robert Clyde Pulley Jr. March 20, 1918 (Age 69 years) |
| Historical Event | World War I between 1917 and November 1918 (Age 68 years)Note: The United States enters 'The Great War' where more than nine million combatants were killed- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_I |
| Historical Event | Spanish Influenza Epidemic 1918 (Age 69 years)Note: Spanish Influenza killed over 500,000 people in the United States, and somewhere between 20 and 40 million in what has been cited as the most devastating epidemic in history - http://virus.stanford.edu/uda/ |
| Census | January 16, 1920 (Age 71 years) |
| Death of a son | Robert Clyde Pulley February 10, 1920 (Age 71 years) Cause: Pulmonary Tuberculosis |
 Death | April 1, 1921 (Age 73 years) |
 Burial | Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Simpson Cemetery |
| Family with parents |
| father |
James Pulley Birth: 1810 — Halifax, Halifax, North Carolina, United States Death: 1875 — Stewart, Tennessee, United States |
| mother |
Celia Elmore Birth: 1810 — North Carolina, United States Death: 1875 — Stewart, Tennessee, United States |
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Marriage: — |
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| himself |
James Henry Pulley Birth: March 22, 1848 38 38 — Stewart, Tennessee, United States Death: April 1, 1921 |
| Family with Mary Jane McMillan |
| himself |
James Henry Pulley Birth: March 22, 1848 38 38 — Stewart, Tennessee, United States Death: April 1, 1921 |
| wife |
Mary Jane McMillan Birth: August 19, 1851 33 25 — Houston, Tennessee, United States Death: July 8, 1908 — Houston, Tennessee, United States |
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Marriage: December 12, 1868 — Stewart, Tennessee, United States |
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1 year daughter |
Elizabeth Pulley Birth: November 1869 21 18 — Erin, Stewart, Tennessee, United States Death: before 1880 — Tennessee, United States |
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14 months daughter |
Celia Elmore “Cecie” Pulley Birth: 1870 21 18 — Tennessee, United States Death: |
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16 months son |
William Virgil Pulley Birth: May 12, 1871 23 19 — Stewart, Tennessee, United States Death: December 6, 1959 — Houston, Tennessee, United States |
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2 years daughter |
Mary Ann Pulley Birth: September 7, 1873 25 22 Death: September 11, 1893 |
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3 years son |
John Henry Pulley Birth: August 29, 1876 28 25 — Houston, Tennessee, United States Death: September 2, 1891 — Houston, Tennessee, United States |
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18 months son |
James Thomas “Pop” Pulley Birth: March 10, 1878 29 26 — Erin, Houston, Tennessee, United States Death: September 21, 1963 — Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee, United States |
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2 years daughter |
Lida Mae Pulley Birth: May 8, 1880 32 28 — Stewart, Tennessee, United States Death: September 3, 1880 — Houston, Tennessee, United States |
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5 years daughter |
Lorana “Lula” Pulley Birth: June 25, 1885 37 33 — Houston, Tennessee, United States Death: September 18, 1907 — Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee, United States |
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3 years son |
Robert Clyde Pulley Birth: June 1888 40 36 — Houston, Tennessee, United States Death: February 10, 1920 — Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee, United States |
| Family with Dora Petty |
| himself |
James Henry Pulley Birth: March 22, 1848 38 38 — Stewart, Tennessee, United States Death: April 1, 1921 |
| wife |
Dora Petty Birth: December 27, 1860 33 — Tennessee, United States Death: April 14, 1921 — Tennessee, United States |
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Marriage: November 13, 1901 — Giles, Tennessee, United States |
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10 months son |
Edward Boaz Pulley Birth: September 7, 1902 54 41 — Giles, Tennessee, United States Death: November 3, 1987 — Columbia, Maury, Tennessee, United States |
| Census | 1870 United States - Census transcript - James Henry Pulley - Household
Erin, Stewart, Tennessee, United States
Notes: Next door to John McMillan | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Census | 1880 United States - Census transcript - James Henry Pulley - Household
Houston, Tennessee
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| Census | 1900 United States - Census transcript - James Henry Pulley - Household
Houston, Tennessee
Mary age wrong. If true she married at 12. -b | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Census | 1910 United States - Census transcript - Nancy N … - Household
Fodge Hollow Road Giles, Tennessee
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| Census | 1920 United States - Census transcript - James Henry Pulley - Household
Turnell Hill Road Giles, Tennessee
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