Individual Details
William James Fullilove
(4 Sep 1868 - 21 Jan 1941)
"W. J. Fullilove, Leading Caddo Planter, Dies"
"Funeral Services Will Be Held Thursday Morning"
William James Fullilove, 72, of 2940 Samford avenue, prominent Caddo Parish planter, died at 10:15 p. m. yesterday in a local Sanitarium following a two-weeks illness.
Funeral services will be held Thursday morning with the place to be announced later. Osborn funeral home is in charge of arrangements. Burial will be in the Greenwood cemetery.
Mr. Fullilove is survived by his widow; two daughters, Mrs. John O. Gibson and Mrs. Paul L. Burton, both of San Antonio, Texas, three sons, Edgar W. Fullilove, Tom P. Fullilove and Sam McD. Fullilove, all of Shreveport.
Mr. Fullilove was a life-long resident of Bossier and Caddo parishes and was prominent in agriculture and church activities. He was born at Keatchie on Sept. 4, 1868. He attended the Thatcher Institute in Shreveport, then moved to Chalk Level plantation in Bossier parish, near the present site of Barksdale Field.
He moved to Shreveport in 1907 and had lived here continuously since that time. He was affiliated with the Sigma Alpha Epsilon fraternity. His wide activities in church circles included membership on the board of stewards of the First Methodist church. He was also an active member of the Four Square Bible class.
Mr. Fullilove was a cousin of J. Hill Fullilove, member of the Caddo parish school board and prominent planter.
"Funeral Services Will Be Held Thursday Morning"
William James Fullilove, 72, of 2940 Samford avenue, prominent Caddo Parish planter, died at 10:15 p. m. yesterday in a local Sanitarium following a two-weeks illness.
Funeral services will be held Thursday morning with the place to be announced later. Osborn funeral home is in charge of arrangements. Burial will be in the Greenwood cemetery.
Mr. Fullilove is survived by his widow; two daughters, Mrs. John O. Gibson and Mrs. Paul L. Burton, both of San Antonio, Texas, three sons, Edgar W. Fullilove, Tom P. Fullilove and Sam McD. Fullilove, all of Shreveport.
Mr. Fullilove was a life-long resident of Bossier and Caddo parishes and was prominent in agriculture and church activities. He was born at Keatchie on Sept. 4, 1868. He attended the Thatcher Institute in Shreveport, then moved to Chalk Level plantation in Bossier parish, near the present site of Barksdale Field.
He moved to Shreveport in 1907 and had lived here continuously since that time. He was affiliated with the Sigma Alpha Epsilon fraternity. His wide activities in church circles included membership on the board of stewards of the First Methodist church. He was also an active member of the Four Square Bible class.
Mr. Fullilove was a cousin of J. Hill Fullilove, member of the Caddo parish school board and prominent planter.
Events
| Birth | 4 Sep 1868 | Keachie, DeSoto Parish, Louisiana | |||
| Marriage | 11 Oct 1893 | Caddo Parish, Louisiana - Annie Evelyn Walker | |||
| Marriage | 17 Jan 1906 | Alabama - Lizzie Belle McDonald | |||
| Death | 21 Jan 1941 | Shreveport, Caddo Parish, Louisiana |  |  | |
| Burial | Greenwood Cemetery, Shreveport, Caddo Parish, Louisiana | |
Families
| Spouse | Annie Evelyn Walker (1873 - 1901) |
| Child | William James Fullilove Jr. (1895 - 1899) |
| Child | Susan Moore Fullilove (1896 - 1955) |
| Child | Edgar Walker Fullilove (1898 - 1961) |
| Child | Evelyn Elizabeth Fullilove (1899 - 1985) |
| Child | Living |
| Spouse | Lizzie Belle McDonald (1885 - ) |
| Child | Thomas Pope Fullilove (1906 - 1943) |
| Child | Samuel McDonald Fullilove (1909 - 1980) |
| Father | Thomas Pope Fullilove (1832 - 1897) |
| Mother | Elizabeth Jane Samford (1838 - 1925) |
| Sibling | Susan Tabitha Fullilove (1861 - 1861) |
| Sibling | Preston Greer Fullilove (1862 - 1863) |
| Sibling | Katherine Elizabeth Fullilove (1867 - 1950) |
| Sibling | Thomas Louis Fullilove (1870 - 1876) |
| Sibling | Sarah George Fullilove (1872 - 1953) |
| Sibling | Mary Hill Fullilove (1874 - 1874) |
| Sibling | John Oppe Fullilove (1875 - ) |
| Sibling | Jack Pope Fullilove (1875 - 1955) |
| Sibling | Judge Samford Christian Fullilove (1877 - 1933) |
| Sibling | Lucy Caroline Fullilove (1878 - 1959) |
Notes
Death
William James FulliloveSex: Male
Age: 72y 4m 17d
Death Date: 21 Jan 1941
Death Place: Shreveport, Caddo, Louisiana
Marital Status: Married
Race: White
Father's Name: T P Fullilove
Mother's Name: Elizabeth Samford
Birth Date: 1869
Birth Year (Estimated): 1869
Birthplace: Keatchie, Louisiana
Spouse's Name: Lizabel Mcdonald
Spouse's Gender: Female
Endnotes
1. Louisiana Deaths, 1850-1875, 1894-1960 https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FS1F-4CQ.
2. Find a Grave Memorial 16814863.