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.