James Roger Gulledge Sr.

Brief Life History of James Roger

When James Roger Gulledge Sr. was born in April 1826, in Tennessee, United States, his father, William Henry Gulledge Jr, was 44 and his mother, Martha Daniel, was 41. He married Visey Gibson about 1850, in Tennessee, United States. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 5 daughters. He lived in Decatur, Tennessee, United States in 1900.

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Family Time Line

James Roger Gulledge Sr.
1826–
Visey Gibson
1826–
Marriage: about 1850
Dorenda A Gulledge
1852–1853
Cynthia A Gulledge
1855–1915
Martha Elizabeth Gulledge
1856–
Dilly C Gulledge
1860–
James Roger Gulledge, Jr.
1860–1930
John Henry Gulledge
1864–1937
William Wade Gulledge
1865–1928
Mary Detia Gulledge
1868–1938
James Hiram Gulledge
1870–1928

Sources (8)

  • Gullidge, "United States Census, 1900"
  • B. Gulledge in entry for Jim Hiram Gulledge, "Tennessee Deaths, 1914-1966"
  • James Gulledge, "United States Census, 1870"

World Events (8)

1830 · The Second Great Awakening

Being a second spiritual and religious awakening, like the First Great Awakening, many Churches began to spring up from other denominations. Many people began to rapidly join the Baptist and Methodist congregations. Many converts to these religions believed that the Awakening was the precursor of a new millennial age.

1835 · The Hermitage is Built

The Hermitage located in Nashville, Tennessee was a plantation owned by President Andrew Jackson from 1804 until his death there in 1845. The Hermitage is now a museum.

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.

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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