John William Gulledge

Brief Life History of John William

When John William Gulledge was born on 27 March 1825, in Decatur, Tennessee, United States, his father, William Henry Gulledge Jr, was 44 and his mother, Martha Daniel, was 40. He married Delphia Elizabeth Hampton before 1855, in Tennessee, United States. They were the parents of at least 7 sons and 3 daughters. He lived in District 5, Grainger, Tennessee, United States in 1880 and Henderson, Tennessee, United States in 1886. He died in 1888, in Tennessee, United States, at the age of 63, and was buried in Home, Cape Province, South Africa.

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John William Gulledge
1825–1888
Delphia Elizabeth Hampton
1833–1905
William B. Gulledge
1850–1912
Charles B. Gulledge
1852–1916
James Lane Gulledge
1856–1916
Delphia Elizabeth Gullage
1857–1904
John Thomas Gulledge
1860–1936
Elijah R. Gulledge
1862–1918
Joseph Dotson Gulledge
1867–1945
Sarah Melinda Jane Gulledge
1870–1961
Nancy Melvina Katharina Gulledge
1873–1949
Hiram Franklin Samuel Gulledge
1875–1954

Sources (7)

  • John W Gullage, "United States Census, 1850"
  • John Gulledge in entry for John Lane Gulledge, "Tennessee Death Records, 1914-1955"
  • J Gullege, "United States Census, 1880"

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.

1846

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

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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