When George Howard Hulmes was born on 24 February 1882, in Pittsburgh, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, United States, his father, George Henry Hulmes, was 30 and his mother, Alice J. Smith, was 32. He married Cordie L White on 5 May 1904, in Jackson, Missouri, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 2 daughters. He lived in Blue Township, Jackson, Missouri, United States for about 40 years. He died in July 1967, in Independence, Jackson, Missouri, United States, at the age of 85, and was buried in Independence, Jackson, Missouri, United States.