Julia Millicent Bull

Brief Life History of Julia Millicent

When Julia Millicent Bull was born on 1 April 1853, in Merton, Waukesha, Wisconsin, United States, her father, Isaac Bull, was 51 and her mother, Sarah Burrows, was 38. She married Thomas Kerr on 4 May 1882, in Hartland, Waukesha, Wisconsin, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 1 daughter. She died on 16 May 1930, in Hartland, Waukesha, Wisconsin, United States, at the age of 77, and was buried in Village Of Hartland Cemetery, Hartland, Waukesha, Wisconsin, United States.

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Family Time Line

Thomas Kerr
1839–1921
Julia Millicent Bull
1853–1930
Marriage: 4 May 1882
Arthur Isaac Kerr
1883–1963
Julia Millicent Kerr
1884–1963
David Archie Kerr
1889–1962

Sources (11)

  • Julia Bull, "United States, Census, 1870"
  • Julia M. Bull, "Wisconsin, County Marriages, 1836-1911"
  • Julia M. Bull Kerr, "Find A Grave Index"

World Events (8)

1854 · The Creation of the Republican Party

A debate continues over the location of the creation of the Republican Party. Some sources claim that the party was formed in Ripon, Wisconsin, on February 28, 1854. Others claim the first meeting of the Republican Party took place in Jackson, Michigan, on July 6, 1854, where the Republican Party was officially organized. Over 1,000 people were present and candidates were selected for the party, thus making it the first Republican convention.

1863

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

1875 · A Treaty with Hawaii

In the Mid 1870s, The United States sought out the Kingdom of Hawaii to make a free trade agreement. The Treaty gave the Hawaiians access to the United States agricultural markets and it gave the United States a part of land which later became Pearl Harbor.

Name Meaning

English: nickname for a strong, aggressive, bull-like man, from Middle English bule, bole. Occasionally, the name may denote a keeper of a bull (compare Bulman ), or possibly someone who lived at a building distinguished by the sign of a bull.

German (mainly northern): from Middle Low German bulle ‘bull’, used as a nickname for a cattle breeder, keeper, or dealer. Compare South German Ochs .

South German: nickname for a short fat man, a variant of Bolle , or a nickname for a man with the physical characteristics of a bull.

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

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