Elizabeth Bullin

Brief Life History of Elizabeth

When Elizabeth Bullin was born on 17 August 1842, in Rockford, Surry, North Carolina, United States, her father, William M Bullin, was 25 and her mother, Sallie Holyfield, was 30. She married Jonathan D Gordon on 29 January 1864, in Surry, North Carolina, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 1 daughter. She lived in Stewarts Creek Township, Surry, North Carolina, United States in 1910 and Mount Airy Township, Surry, North Carolina, United States in 1920. She died on 11 November 1920, in Mount Airy, Surry, North Carolina, United States, at the age of 78, and was buried in Gordon Cemetery, Mount Airy, Surry, North Carolina, United States.

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Family Time Line

Jonathan D Gordon
1838–1868
Elizabeth Bullin
1842–1920
Marriage: 29 January 1864
William R Gordon
1866–1943
Rebecca Gordon
1867–

Sources (41)

  • Elizabeth Gordin in household of Elizabeth Bullin, "United States Census, 1880"
  • Elizabeth Bullin, "North Carolina, County Marriages, 1762-1979 "
  • Elizabeth Gordon, "North Carolina Deaths, 1906-1930"

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World Events (8)

1846

U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.

1853 · First State Fair

The first state fair in North Carolina was held in Raleigh and was put on by the North Carolina State Agricultural Society in 1853. The fair has been continuous except for during the American Civil War and Reconstruction and WWII.

1863

Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.

Name Meaning

English (of Norman origin): variant of Bullen .

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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