Eric Bullock

Brief Life History of Eric

When Eric Bullock was born on 29 September 1860, in Marion, Mississippi, United States, his father, Charles W Bullock, was 31 and his mother, Emma Jane Pittman, was 37. He married Leola Catherine King on 13 December 1884, in Marion, Mississippi, United States. They were the parents of at least 6 sons and 2 daughters. He lived in Beat 3, Marion, Mississippi, United States for about 40 years. He died on 9 June 1946, at the age of 85, and was buried in Lott Memorial Cemetery, Marion, Mississippi, United States.

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Family Time Line

Eric Bullock
1860–1946
Leola Catherine King
1863–1940
Marriage: 13 December 1884
Esco Charles Bullock
1885–1971
Oscar Bullock
1887–1908
Henry P Bullock
1889–1976
Dudley Bullock
1891–1974
William Richard Bullock
1893–1979
John Virgil Bullock
1895–1961
Rosa B Bullock
1898–1954
Miss Effie Jane Bullock
1900–1994

Sources (9)

  • Eric Bullock in household of Henry Bullock, "United States Census, 1940"
  • E. R. Bullock, "Mississippi, Marriages, 1800-1911"
  • Eric R Bullock, "Find A Grave Index"

World Events (8)

1861

Mississippi became the second state to leave the Union at the start of the Civil War in 1861.

1863

Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.

1886

Statue of Liberty is dedicated.

Name Meaning

English (West Midlands): from Middle English bulluc, bullok ‘bullock’ (Old English bulluc), referring to a young bull, probably applied as a nickname for an exuberant young man or a metonymic occupational name for a keeper of bullocks.

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

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