Joseph Dotson Gulledge

Brief Life History of Joseph Dotson

When Joseph Dotson Gulledge was born on 9 August 1867, in Decatur, Tennessee, United States, his father, John William Gulledge, was 42 and his mother, Delphia Elizabeth Hampton, was 34. He married Mary Ann Elizabeth Quinn on 16 January 1890, in Decatur, Tennessee, United States. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 2 daughters. He lived in Ash Hill, Butler, Missouri, United States for about 10 years and Ash Hill Township, Butler, Missouri, United States in 1940. He died in September 1945, in Broseley, Butler, Missouri, United States, at the age of 78, and was buried in Broseley, Butler, Missouri, United States.

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Joseph Dotson Gulledge
1867–1945
Mary Ann Elizabeth Quinn
1872–1947
Marriage: 16 January 1890
Mittie Pearl Gulledge
1886–1988
William Mitchell Gulledge
1890–1972
Richard Ervin Gulledge
1893–1943
Dewey Bee Gulledge
1900–1982
Ida Arizona "Mae" Gulledge
1902–1968
Liggie Farlin Gulledge
1904–1988

Sources (19)

  • J D Gullege in household of J Gullege, "United States Census, 1880"
  • J D Gulledge, "Tennessee, County Marriages, 1790-1950"
  • J. D. Gulledge, "Find A Grave Index"

World Events (8)

1868 · Impeach the President!

Caused by many crimes and breaking the Tenure of Office Act, Many Senators and House Representatives became angry with President Johnson and began discussions of his Impeachment. After a special session of Congress, the Articles of Impeachment were approved by the House and then the Senate. Making Andrew Johnson the first President to be Impeached.

1878 · Yellow Fever Epidemic

When a man that had escaped a quarantined steamboat with yellow fever went to a restaurant he infected Kate Bionda the owner. This was the start of the yellow fever epidemic in Memphis, Tennessee. By the end of the epidemic 5,200 of the residence would die.

1890 · The Sherman Antitrust Act

This Act tried to prevent the raising of prices by restricting trade. The purpose of the Act was to preserve a competitive marketplace to protect consumers from abuse.

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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