Brief Life History of George W.
When George W. Hulse was born in 1843, in Town of Canandaigua, Ontario, New York, United States, his father, Lester Orista Hulse, was 30 and his mother, Hannah Cheney, was 32. He lived in Johnstown, Rock, Wisconsin, United States for about 10 years. He died on 5 July 1864, in Chattanooga, Hamilton, Tennessee, United States, at the age of 21, and was buried in Chattanooga, Hamilton, Tennessee, United States.
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- George W Hulse in household of Vista Hulse, "United States Census, 1860"
- George Hulse in household of Lester Hulse, "United States Census, 1850"
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World Events (5)
1846
U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.
1846
Tennessee was known as the Volunteer State because during the Mexican War the government asked Tennessee for 3,000 volunteer soldiers and 30,000 joined.
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.
Name Meaning
English (Cheshire and Staffordshire): habitational name from Hulse in Witton (Cheshire), from Middle English holes, plural of hole ‘hole, hollow, depression’ (Old English holh). See Hole .
North German (Hülse): topographic name for someone who lived where holly grew, Middle Low German huls, hüls.
American shortened and altered form of Flemish Holsaert (see Hulsart ). Compare Hulce , Huls , and Hults 1.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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