James Roger Gulledge, Jr.

Brief Life History of James Roger

When James Roger Gulledge, Jr. was born on 30 December 1860, in Decatur, Tennessee, United States, his father, James Roger Gulledge Sr., was 34 and his mother, Visey Gibson, was 34. He married Sallie Elizabeth Taylor on 8 September 1887, in Carroll, Tennessee, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 2 daughters. He lived in Civil District 12, Decatur, Tennessee, United States for about 60 years and Bible Hill, Decatur, Tennessee, United States in 1930. He died on 17 December 1930, in Decatur, Tennessee, United States, at the age of 69, and was buried in Decatur, Tennessee, United States.

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Family Time Line

James Roger Gulledge, Jr.
1860–1930
Sallie Elizabeth Taylor
1866–1928
Marriage: 8 September 1887
Cynthia Clementine Gulledge
1888–1973
James Thomas Gulledge
1892–1983
Pearlie Mae Gulledge
1904–1979

Sources (14)

  • Rodger Gulledge in household of James Gulledge, "United States Census, 1870"
  • J A Gulledge, "Tennessee, County Marriages, 1790-1950"
  • Rodgers Gulledge, "Tennessee Deaths, 1914-1966"

World Events (8)

1862 · Battle of Shiloh

The battle of Shiloh took place on April 6, 1862 and April 7, 1862. Confederate soldiers camp through the woods next to where the Union soldiers were camped at Pittsburg Landing on the Tennessee River. With 23,000 casualties this was the bloodiest battle of the Civil War up to this point.

1863

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

1881 · The Assassination of James Garfield

Garfield was shot twice by Charles J. Guitea at Railroad Station in Washington, D.C. on July 2, 1881. After eleven weeks of intensive and other care Garfield died in Elberon, New Jersey, the second of four presidents to be assassinated, following Abraham Lincoln.

Name Meaning

Altered form of English Golledge, itself probably a variant of Colledge .

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

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