William Henry Houston Hull

Male1842–1896

Brief Life History of William Henry Houston

When William Henry Houston Hull was born in 1842, in Readington, Hunterdon, New Jersey, United States, his father, James Hull, was 29 and his mother, Rachel Kershaw, was 34. He married Emma M. Sutphin in 1865, in New Jersey, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 3 daughters. He lived in Branchburg Township, Somerset, New Jersey, United States in 1850 and Somerset, New Jersey, United States in 1860. He died in 1896, in New Jersey, United States, at the age of 54.

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William Henry Houston Hull
1842–1896
Emma M. Sutphin
1844–1895
Marriage: 1865
Mary Sharp
1861–
Nelson Young Hull
1866–1935
Sarah White
1868–
Gertrude Sharp
1871–

Sources (5)

  • Wm H Hull in household of Rachael Hull, "United States Census, 1880"
  • Wm H Hull in household of James Hull, "United States Census, 1860"
  • William H. Hull in entry for Nelson Young Hull, "New Jersey, Births and Christenings, 1660-1980"

Spouse and Children

  • Marriage
    1865New Jersey, United States
  • Children (4)

    Parents and Siblings

    Siblings (8)

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    World Events (8)

    1844

    Age 2

    The 1844 revision of the New Jersey State Constitution made some significant changes. Suffrage rights were revoked from women and non-whites, meaning that only white men could vote. A separation of powers was established between executive, legislative, and judicial branches. A new bill of rights was provided, and the state now had the right to elect the governor.

    1846

    Age 4

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

    1861

    Age 19

    No Civil War battles took place within the state boundaries of New Jersey, but its citizens participated extensively in the war. Volunteers that were turned away ended up serving in the militias of nearby states like Pennsylvania and New York. Whenever President Lincoln requested more troops, New Jersey responded quickly. In total, the state contributed over 88,000 soldiers (6,000 of which died).

    Name Meaning

    English: from the Middle English personal name Hulle, a pet form of Hugh or of its common diminutives Hulin, Hulot (see Hewlett and Huling ).

    English: in southwest England and the west and central Midlands sometimes a topographical or habitational name for someone who lived on or by a hill (Middle English atte hulle, from Old English hyll), or from a place with this name. However, this word and the derived names will have usually assumed the standard form Hill in modern times, as in the case of Hill (Gloucestershire), which was usually spelt Hull or Hulle during the Middle Ages. Hull with this origin was also once the name of two other places, now lost, one in Great Budworth (Cheshire), and the other in Inkpen (Berkshire). See also Hell .

    English: perhaps a habitational name from Kingston upon Hull in East Yorkshire, which takes its name from the river Hull (perhaps related to Danish hul ‘hole, hollow’, or perhaps a British name based on the root seul- ‘mud’).

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

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