James Westly Gulledge

1851–3 January 1882 (Age 31)
Williamson, Madison, Illinois, United States

The Life Summary of James Westly

When James Westly Gulledge was born in 1851, in Williamson, Madison, Illinois, United States, his father, Richard E Gulledge, was 24 and his mother, Susan Jane Martin, was 21. He married India Hill on 22 November 1874, in Williamson, Illinois, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons. He lived in Marion, Williamson, Illinois, United States in 1860 and Carterville, Williamson, Illinois, United States in 1880. He died on 3 January 1882, in Williamson, Illinois, United States, at the age of 31, and was buried in Williamson, Illinois, United States.

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James Westly Gulledge
1851–1882
India Hill
1853–1942
Marriage: 22 November 1874
Albert Hunter Gulledge
1875–1938
William Walter Gulledge
1878–1957

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World Events (8)

1856 · The Largest Map Company in the World
Age 5
William Rand opened a small printing shop in Chicago. Doing most of the work himself for the first two years he decided to hire some help. Rand Hired Andrew McNally, an Irish Immigrant, to work in his shop. After doing business with the Chicago Tribune, Rand and McNally were hired to run the Tribune's entire printing operation. Years later, Rand and McNally established Rand McNally & Co after purchasing the Tribune's printing business. They focused mainly on printing tickets, complete railroad guides and timetables for the booming railroad industry around the city. What made the company successful was the detailed maps of roadways, along with directions to certain places. Rand McNally was the first major map publisher to embrace a system of numbered highways and erected many of the roadside highway signs that have been adopted by state and federal highway authorities. The company is still making and updating the world maps that are looked at every day.
1858 · A House Divided
Age 7
Abraham Lincoln's goal was to be different than the previous Senators of Illinois and voice his opinion in how he saw the State and the United States start to drift apart in the different ideology on what was right and what was wrong. Even though it would become an unsuccessful campaign strategy to win the senate seat, to this day it is one of the most famous speeches of US politics.
1861 · Simple life to Soldiers
Age 10
Illinois contributed 250,000 soldiers to the Union Army, ranking it fourth in terms of the total men fighting for a single state. Troops mainly fought in the Western side of the Appalachian Mountains, but a few regiments played important roles in the East side. Several thousand Illinoisians died during the war. No major battles were fought in the state, although several towns became sites for important supply depots and navy yards. Not everyone in the state supported the war and there were calls for secession in Southern Illinois several residents. However, the movement for secession soon died after the proposal was blocked.

Name Meaning

1 Probably an Americanized spelling of German Gullich or Guhlich ( see Gullick ).2 Possibly English, a variant of Colledge or Coolidge .

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

Possible Related Names

Gullick
Colledge
Coolidge
Gullage

Sources (9)

  • Jas W Gullage in household of R E Gullage, "United States Census, 1860"
  • James W Geullidge, "United States Census, 1880"
  • Gulledge in entry for Albert H Gulledge, "Ohio Deaths, 1908-1953"

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