Individual Details

Joseph Bullington

(1838 - 15 Oct 1884)



1860 Census. Dist 1, Putnam Co TN, Hh 109
Joseph Bullington, age 21, b. TN
Elizabeth 23, b. TN
Frances, 4 months old [male]

Joseph enlisted in 1863 in Cookeville TN in Company K, 8th [Dibrell's] Regt TN Cavalry, Confederate. Late in the war this regiment served as President Davis's escort and surrendered at Washington, GA, 2 May 1865.

1870 Census. Flynn's Lick, Dist 11, Jackson Co TN, Hh 81
Joseph Bullington, age 32
Elizabeth, age 32
Frances M. 9 [male]. Joseph L. 7. Henry F. 4. William H. 2. ElizaJane age 1.

The family lived in Davidson Co TN at the time of the 1880 census, Dist. 2, Hh 298
Joseph Bullington, age 41. Elisabeth 43.
Frank M. 20. Joseph L. 17. Henry F. 15. William H. 13. David L. 9. Pink McC. 6. John E. 4. James, age 1.

Joseph died in Nov 1884 when he was kicked in the head by a mule. His burial site is unknown. Elizabeth moved to Texas with several of the children. They had nine children - but the daughter Eliza Jane appears to have died as a young child before the 1880 census.




Events

Birth1838Jackson County, Tennessee
MarriageMar 1858Elizabeth "Betsy" Pippin
Death15 Oct 1884Nashville, Davidson County, Tennessee

Families

SpouseElizabeth "Betsy" Pippin (1837 - 1920)
ChildFrancis M. Bullington (1860 - 1935)
ChildJoseph L. Bullington (1863 - )
ChildHenry F. Bullington (1866 - )
ChildWilliam Harrison Bullington (1866 - 1941)
ChildEliza Jane Bullington (1869 - 1880)
ChildDavid L. Bullington (1870 - )
ChildPinkney McC. Bullington (1872 - 1943)
ChildJohn E. Bullington (1876 - )
ChildJames Comer Bullington (1879 - 1962)
FatherHenry T. Bullington (1804 - 1860)
MotherElizabeth Howard (1807 - 1889)

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