James Thomas “Pop” PulleyAge: 85 years1878–1963
- Name
- James Thomas “Pop” Pulley
- Given names
- James Thomas
- Surname
- Pulley
- Nickname
- Pop
 Birth | March 10, 1878 29 26 |
 Occupation | Cooper Note: James Thomas Pulley made oak barrels for a living. During the Depression he was the only person out of 13 living in the same home that had a job. |
 Medical | TB Note: James Thomas (Pop) Pulley was my great grandfather. He had TB. My fondest memory of him is when we would drive up to visit he would be sitting on the porch at my grandmother's (Nannie Lucille Pulley Harris) house chewing his tobaca and had a huge toothless grin on his face for us. He lived with my grandmother for as long as I can remember. Since he had TB grandmother would have to was his dishes separate from all the rest then our boiling water over them and let the m air dry. I remember all of us were instructed to never touch his dishes which sat on the counter stacked neatly. Plate, saucer,bowl,cup,glass,and silverware. |
 Historical Event | Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878 1878Note: Over 13,000 deaths occurred from yellow fever in lower Mississippi Valley - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_yellow_fever |
 Death of a sister | Elizabeth Pulley before 1880 (Age 21 months) 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 sister | Lida Mae Pulley May 8, 1880 (Age 2 years) |
 Census | June 14, 1880 (Age 2 years) |
| Death of a sister | Lida Mae Pulley September 3, 1880 (Age 2 years) |
| Death of a maternal grandfather | John Leo McMillan after 1881 (Age 2 years) |
| Birth of a sister | Lorana “Lula” Pulley June 25, 1885 (Age 7 years) |
| Birth of a brother | Robert Clyde Pulley June 1888 (Age 10 years) |
| Death of a brother | John Henry Pulley September 2, 1891 (Age 13 years) |
| Death of a sister | Mary Ann Pulley September 11, 1893 (Age 15 years) |
 Marriage | Nancy Helen Case — View this family July 4, 1895 (Age 17 years) |
| Birth of a son #1 | James Leonard Pulley March 9, 1896 (Age 17 years) |
| Birth of a son #2 | John Herbert Pulley February 16, 1898 (Age 19 years) Note: Death cert. says 16 FEB 1900.. 1900 census -b |
| Historical Event | Spanish-American War between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 20 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 son #3 | Earnest Edgar Pulley January 12, 1899 (Age 20 years) Note: death cert. says 12 JAN 1900. 1900 census -b |
| Census | June 16, 1900 (Age 22 years) |
| Marriage of a parent | James Henry Pulley — Dora Petty — View this family November 13, 1901 (Age 23 years) |
| Birth of a half-brother | Edward Boaz Pulley September 7, 1902 (Age 24 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #4 | Nannie Lucille Pulley May 21, 1903 (Age 25 years) |
| Death of a wife | Nancy Helen Case March 1904 (Age 25 years) |
| Marriage | Minnie Ballard Murphy — View this family calculated 1907 (Age 28 years) |
| Death of a sister | Lorana “Lula” Pulley September 18, 1907 (Age 29 years) Cause: Typhoid Fever - Miscarriage |
| Death of a mother | Mary Jane McMillan July 8, 1908 (Age 30 years) |
| Birth of a son #5 | Harry Pulley December 30, 1908 (Age 30 years) |
| Census | April 19, 1910 (Age 32 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #6 | Dolores Pulley July 19, 1910 (Age 32 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #7 | Virginia A Pulley estimated 1912 (Age 33 years) |
| Death of a son | Harry Pulley October 25, 1914 (Age 36 years) Cause: Typhoid Fever |
| Birth of a son #8 | Frank Stephens Pulley May 31, 1915 (Age 37 years) |
| Death of a son | Frank Stephens Pulley June 8, 1915 (Age 37 years) Cause: Died in Infancy |
| Historical Event | Polio Epidemic 1916 (Age 37 years)Note: Over 7,000 deaths and 27,363 cases reported in America's worst polio (infantile paralysis) epidemic - http://goo.gl/ZBEQA1 |
| Historical Event | World War I between 1917 and November 1918 (Age 38 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 39 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 7, 1920 (Age 41 years) |
| Death of a brother | Robert Clyde Pulley February 10, 1920 (Age 41 years) Cause: Pulmonary Tuberculosis |
| Death of a father | James Henry Pulley April 1, 1921 (Age 43 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #1 | Thomas W Pulley April 23, 1923 (Age 45 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #2 | Edward Norment “Norman” Harris May 12, 1923 (Age 45 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #3 | Neill Johnson Harris April 23, 1924 (Age 46 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #4 | James Thomas Harris September 7, 1925 (Age 47 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #5 | James Edward Pulley September 22, 1926 (Age 48 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #6 | Helen M Pulley April 18, 1928 (Age 50 years) |
| Historical Event | The Great Depression October 1929 (Age 51 years)Note: The Wall Street Crash sets off the Great Depression, the most severe worldwide economic depression in the 20th century - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Depression |
| Birth of a grandson #7 | Gerald W Pulley January 20, 1930 (Age 51 years) |
| Census | April 11, 1930 (Age 52 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #8 | Christine Burgess November 14, 1932 (Age 54 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #9 | James Leonard Pulley Jr. November 23, 1939 (Age 61 years) |
| Census | April 20, 1940 (Age 62 years) |
| Death of a son | Earnest Edgar Pulley September 13, 1942 (Age 64 years) |
| Death of a wife | Minnie Ballard Murphy November 3, 1943 (Age 65 years) |
| Historical Event | World War II between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 63 years)Note: The United States enters World War II after the attack at Pearl Harbor, a global war that involved the vast majority of the world's nations and including all of the great powers - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_II |
| Death of a son | John Herbert Pulley November 30, 1950 (Age 72 years) |
| Historical Event | Korean War between 1950 and 1953 (Age 71 years)Note: The Korean War was a war between the Republic of Korea (South Korea), supported by the United Nations, and the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (North Korea), at one time supported by the People's Republic of China and the Soviet Union - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Korean_War |
| Death of a brother | William Virgil Pulley December 6, 1959 (Age 81 years) |
| Historical Event | Vietnam War between 1946 and 1975 (Age 67 years)Note: The Vietnam War was a long, costly armed conflict that pitted the communist regime of North Vietnam and its southern allies, known as the Viet Cong, against South Vietnam and its principal ally, the United States. The divisive war, increasingly unpopular at home, ended with the withdrawal of U.S. forces in 1973 and the unification of Vietnam under Communist control two years later. More than 3 million people, including 58,000 Americans, were killed in the conflict. - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vietnam_War |
 Death | September 21, 1963 (Age 85 years) |
 Burial | Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Memorial Park Cemetery |
| Family with parents |
| father |
James Henry Pulley Birth: March 22, 1848 38 38 — Stewart, Tennessee, United States Death: April 1, 1921 |
| mother |
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 elder sister |
Elizabeth Pulley Birth: November 1869 21 18 — Erin, Stewart, Tennessee, United States Death: before 1880 — Tennessee, United States |
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14 months elder sister |
Celia Elmore “Cecie” Pulley Birth: 1870 21 18 — Tennessee, United States Death: |
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16 months elder brother |
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 elder sister |
Mary Ann Pulley Birth: September 7, 1873 25 22 Death: September 11, 1893 |
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3 years elder brother |
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 himself |
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 younger sister |
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 younger sister |
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 younger brother |
Robert Clyde Pulley Birth: June 1888 40 36 — Houston, Tennessee, United States Death: February 10, 1920 — Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee, United States |
| Father’s family with Dora Petty |
| father |
James Henry Pulley Birth: March 22, 1848 38 38 — Stewart, Tennessee, United States Death: April 1, 1921 |
| step-mother |
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 half-brother |
Edward Boaz Pulley Birth: September 7, 1902 54 41 — Giles, Tennessee, United States Death: November 3, 1987 — Columbia, Maury, Tennessee, United States |
| Family with Nancy Helen Case |
| himself |
James Thomas “Pop” Pulley Birth: March 10, 1878 29 26 — Erin, Houston, Tennessee, United States Death: September 21, 1963 — Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee, United States |
| wife |
Nancy Helen Case Birth: July 3, 1876 25 21 — Trenton, Dade, Georgia, United States Death: March 1904 — Tennessee, United States |
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Marriage: July 4, 1895 — |
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8 months son |
James Leonard Pulley Birth: March 9, 1896 17 19 — Houston, Tennessee, United States Death: April 23, 1964 — Birmingham, Jefferson, Alabama, United States |
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23 months son |
John Herbert Pulley Birth: February 16, 1898 19 21 — Erin, Houston, Tennessee, United States Death: November 30, 1950 — Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee, United States |
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11 months son |
Earnest Edgar Pulley Birth: January 12, 1899 20 22 — Erin, Houston, Tennessee, United States Death: September 13, 1942 — Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee, United States |
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4 years daughter |
Nannie Lucille Pulley Birth: May 21, 1903 25 26 — Tennessee, United States Death: December 17, 1990 — Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee, United States |
| Family with Minnie Ballard Murphy |
| himself |
James Thomas “Pop” Pulley Birth: March 10, 1878 29 26 — Erin, Houston, Tennessee, United States Death: September 21, 1963 — Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee, United States |
| wife |
Minnie Ballard Murphy Birth: January 3, 1888 — Bell Buckle, Bedford, Tennessee, United States Death: November 3, 1943 — Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee, United States |
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Marriage: calculated 1907 — |
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2 years son |
Harry Pulley Birth: December 30, 1908 30 20 — Dickson, Tennessee, United States Death: October 25, 1914 — Dickson, Tennessee, United States |
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19 months daughter |
Dolores Pulley Birth: July 19, 1910 32 22 — Dickson, Dickson, Tennessee, United States Death: July 12, 1968 — Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee, United States |
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2 years daughter |
Virginia A Pulley Birth: estimated 1912 33 23 — Tennessee, United States Death: |
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3 years son |
Frank Stephens Pulley Birth: May 31, 1915 37 27 — Dickson, Tennessee, United States Death: June 8, 1915 |
| … Cain + Minnie Ballard Murphy |
| wife’s husband |
… Cain Death: |
| wife |
Minnie Ballard Murphy Birth: January 3, 1888 — Bell Buckle, Bedford, Tennessee, United States Death: November 3, 1943 — Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee, United States |
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Marriage: — |
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| step-son |
John Cain Birth: about 1906 17 — Tennessee, United States Death: |
James Thomas “Pop” Pulley has 41 first cousins recorded
Father's family (0)
Mother's family (41)
Parents William Howard Slaughter + Sarah Margaret McMillan
Parents William Thomas McMillan + Elizabeth Sophia “Lizzie” Miller
Parents Corneilius Philip “Neal” McMillan + Susan Caroline Mobley
Parents Barton Aquilla Roby + Elizabeth C McMillan
Parents James Lawrence “Jim” McMillan + Mary Alice Connell
Parents Joseph Zachariah “Joe” Shemwell + Nancy Ann “Anna” McMillan
Parents William Francis Marian “Will” Shemwell + Judith “Jude” McMillan
| Census | 1880 United States - Census transcript - James Henry Pulley - Household
Houston, Tennessee
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| Census | 1900 United States - Census transcript - James Thomas “Pop” Pulley - Household
Houston, Tennessee
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| Census | 1910 United States - Census transcript - James Thomas “Pop” Pulley - Household
Ricket Ave. Dickson, Dickson, Tennessee
Says Minnie has been married 2x, married to Jim 3yrs. and has 2 living children. where/who is 2nd child. -b | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Census | 1920 United States - Census transcript - James Thomas “Pop” Pulley - Household
450 Madelon St. Jackson, Madison, Tennessee
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| Census | 1930 United States - Census transcript - James Thomas “Pop” Pulley - Household
2539 Yale Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee
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| Occupation | James Thomas Pulley made oak barrels for a living. During the Depression he was the only person out of 13 living in the same home that had a job. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Medical | James Thomas (Pop) Pulley was my great grandfather. He had TB. My fondest memory of him is when we would drive up to visit he would be sitting on the porch at my grandmother's (Nannie Lucille Pulley Harris) house chewing his tobaca and had a huge toothless grin on his face for us. He lived with my grandmother for as long as I can remember. Since he had TB grandmother would have to was his dishes separate from all the rest then our boiling water over them and let the m air dry. I remember all of us were instructed to never touch his dishes which sat on the counter stacked neatly. Plate, saucer,bowl,cup,glass,and silverware. |