Sarah J Tullis

Brief Life History of Sarah J

When Sarah J Tullis was born about 1861, in Indiana, United States, her father, Jeremiah C. Tullis, was 28 and her mother, Margaret Jane Franks, was 24.

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Family Time Line

Jeremiah C. Tullis
1834–1877
Margaret Jane Franks
1838–1904
Sarah J Tullis
about 1861–
Alta Jane Tullis
1862–1940
Harriet Tullis
1865–
George P Tullis
1866–1903
James Levi Tullis
1869–1935
Harvey F Tullis
1871–1948

Sources (2)

  • Sarah A Tullis in household of Jeremiah Tullis, "United States Census, 1870"
  • Legacy NFS Source: Sarah J Tullis - Government record: Census record: birth-name: Sarah J Tullis

World Events (8)

1863

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

1863 · The Battle at Gettysburg

The Battle of Gettysburg involved the largest number of casualties of the entire Civil war and is often described as the war's turning point. Between 46,000 and 51,000 soldiers lost their lives during the three-day Battle. To honor the fallen soldiers, President Abraham Lincoln read his historic Gettysburg Address and helped those listening by redefining the purpose of the war.

1896 · Plessy vs. Ferguson

A landmark decision of the U.S. Supreme Court upholding the constitutionality of racial segregation laws for public facilities if the segregated facilities were equal in quality. It's widely regarded as one of the worst decisions in U.S. Supreme Court history.

Name Meaning

Scottish (mainly Fife): probably a habitational name from the lands of Tullois (Fife). The placename appears to be from a Scots plural form of a word borrowed from Gaelic tulach ‘hillock’; compare Tulloch , Tullie .

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

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