JOHN WESLEY BULLOCK

The Family of

John and Amanda Bullock
Ch. I                                                                                                   
 Their children:

Charles     Ruth     Nebraska     Arthur     Thomas
    Ch. II             Ch. III                Ch. IV                  Ch. V                 Ch. VI    

Mary     Lena     Laura     Oliver     Frank
        Ch. VII        Ch. VIII         Ch. IX             Ch. X             Ch. XI          

Below is the  INDEX, picture, dedication, and foreword

from the original Bullock history book

"FROM THESE ROOTS"

By Lucile E. Hamilton


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FROM THESE ROOTS






DEDICATED
to the
 MEMORY
of
 LAURA MARGARET (BULLOCK) HAMILTON






Compiled and Edited
by
Lucile E. Hamilton
and
Margaret H. Riggin
1962-1965








Updated and converted to WordPerfect
and
HTML for use as a web site
By
Charles Warren Bullock
2002
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                      Frank       Nebraska       Laura       Charles       Arthur           Ruth

John Wesley Bullock Family Picture
Mary Althea Bullock John Wesley Bullock Amanda Wesley Bullock Oliver Marion Bullock Lena Wesley Bullock Frank Baynard Bullock Nebraska Turpin Bullock Laura Margaret Bullock Charles Emerson Bullock Arthur Leverton Bullock Ruth Hannah Bullock
        Althea                               John Wesley         Amanda                 Oliver                       Lena

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1912 Bullock Reunion

I received a photo copy of this picture from Mary Ellen Bullock (Murphy) Cromer sometime in May, 1990, but the copy she had sent to me was faded.   During the 2002 reunion the picture was brought up in the conversation.   When got home I called Mary Ellen and ask about the picture.   Mary Ellen had her son Richard "Dick" Murphy scan the picture and E-mail it to me.

Mary Ellen wrote in her original letter:
"I am enclosing a scanned copy of a reunion held at Emery and Ruth McGalliard's home on Centennial Road, east of Muncie.   My sister looks to be about a year old and she was born in 1911, so I mark the picture about 1912.   The only original Bullock sibling missing is the brother Charles and family."

Hold the cursor over a person's head and it will display their name.
Back Row:
1. Ernest Manring
2. Althea Bullock
3. Mark Dunkin Bullock
4. Murray McGalliard
5. Homer Brock
6. Bessie McGalliard Brock 		4th row standing:
1. Ruth Bullock
2. Maggie Bullock
3. Margaret Bullock
4. Arch Hamilton
5. Lois Hamilton
6. Mayme McGalliard
 7. Gladys Hamilton
8. Carrie Manring (McGalliard)
9. Mary Corbly Bullock
10. Robert Bullock
11. Ida Bullock
12. Ethel Bullock
13. Marion Bullock
1912 Bullock Reunion Picture Ernest Leroy Manring Mary Althea Vernon Bullock Mark Dunkin Bullock Murray Leverton McGalliard Homer Lee Brock Bessie Bullock McGalliard Brock Ruth Almira Bullock Swander Margaret 'Maggie' Dunkin Bullock Margaret Louisa Bullock Austin Arch A. Hamilton Lois Rachael Hamilton, Davis Estella May 'Mayme' McGalliard Gladys Elizabeth Hamilton Richards Carrie Myrtle McGalliard Manring Mary Corbly Bullock Robert Oliver Bullock Ida Driscoll Hutchings Bullock Marion Ethel Moffett Bullock Marion Bullock Nebraska Turpin Bullock Laura Margaret Bullock Hamilton Ruth Hannah Bullock McGalliard Emory Edwin McGalliard Arthur Leverton Bullock Oliver Bullock Frank Bullock Julia Elizabeth Bullock Harry Dale Hamilton Mary Althea Hamilton Marcella Ruth Brock Homer Wesley Manring Lois Virginia Bullock Lola Lucille Bullock Mary Ellen Bullock Mark Bullock Hamilton Paul Arthur Bullock Arch Emerson Hamilton Emory Leroy Manring Fred St. John Bullock Carl Pearson Bullock Juanita Fay Bullock
1st row Children
1. Mary Ellen Bullock
2. Mark Hamilton
3. Paul Arthur Bullock
4. Archie Hamilton
5. Emory Manring
6. Fred Bullock
7. Carl Bullock
8. Juanita Fay Bullock
 2nd row Children
1. Julia Elizabeth Bullock
2. Harry Dale Hamilton
3. Mary Althea Hamilton
4. Marcella Brock
5. Homer Manring
6. Lois Bullock
7. Lola Bullock

 3rd row seated:
1. Nebraska Turpin Bullock
2. Laura Bullock Hamilton
3. Ruth Bullock McGalliard
4. Emory McGalliard
5. Arthur Bullock
6. Oliver Bullock
7. Frank Bullock

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"Perhaps the greatest social service that can be rendered by

anybody to the country and to mankind is to bring up a family".

George Bernard Shaw


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FOREWORD


      I have always retained a keen relationship to the Bullock Family since my first association with them when I attended a reunion in 1919 at the home of Ruth and Fred Swander. I was given a very cordial welcome and was received with much love and friendliness. I shall never forget Aunt Ruth McGalliard as she came down the walk to meet me. She clasped my hand, gave me a kiss on the cheek and an encouraging pat on the shoulder, endearments that were so typical of her life. From that day on I have felt that I was one of the family.
      In retrospect of the John Wesley Bullock Family I have tried to compile some of the events of interest in their life's history, as they have been related to me and as I have known them.
      It has been a pleasure for me to have been in many of your homes and conversed with you about your immediate families and the cherished memories of your ancestors. Likewise the correspondence with others has been very interesting and informative. I am deeply indebted to all who have in any way contributed to this genealogy. The response from all of you was wonderful and has made it possible for me to make so complete a history of the family. I not only gained statistical facts, but your fellowship, kindness and hospitality has made my life richer far more that I can express.
      And now as this nears its completion, I am some what bewildered at its vastness. What started out to be a "wee bit of a story" has grown by leaps and bounds due to your generous response and encouragement. What I thought I could do in a few short weeks has required much of my time in research and concentrated thought for over two years. This volume has had its possibilities through you and I hope in the future, each of you will add to it as time render changes in all our families. I am proud that our children share in the worthy heritage of their fore fathers and I hope will always emulate their virtues.


Lucile E. Hamilton

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DESCENDANTS
OF
THOMAS BROOME BULLOCK
and
ELIZABETH (EMERSON) BULLOCK 		ARTHUR LEVERTON
and
MARGARET (TURPIN) LEVERTON

|
JOHN WESLEY BULLOCK
1829 - 1908 		|
ELIZABETH AMANDA LEVERTON
1833 - 1898

Married: 2 February 1852

Their children

CHARLES EMERSON BULLOCK
1853 - 1928

RUTH HANNAH BULLOCK
1858 - 1931

NEBRASKA TURPIN BULLOCK
1858 - 1942

ARTHUR LEVERTON BULLOCK
1860 - 1929

THOMAS WALTER BULLOCK
1862 - 1864

MARY ALTHEA BULLOCK
1864 - 1941

LENA WESLEY BULLOCK
1866 - 1909

OLIVER MARION BULLOCK
1869 - 1946

LAURA MARGARET BULLOCK
1872 - 1953

FRANK BAYNARD BULLOCK
1875 - 1959

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EXCERPTS


      In 1937 Arch E. Hamilton took his mother, Laura, an aunt, Althea Bullock and uncle, Oliver Bullock to Federalsburg, Maryland. This was near the former home of John Wesley and Amanda Bullock and this was also the trading center where they had bought their groceries and other supplies. Laura hoped to make some contacts there and learn more about the Bullock and Leverton families and their ancestral background.
      In Towson, Maryland, they visited the daughters of Dr. and Mary (Nichols) Jones, the latter was a daughter of Silas Nichols, who was the foster father of John Wesley Bullock. Mrs. Jones was deceased and Dr. Jones was quite old so conversationly they learned little of the Bullock family. However there were diaries of Silas Nichols and his daughter mary (Nichols) Jones that had been preserved and Laura copied the Following excerpts from these diaries:

FROM MARY (NICHOLS) JONES'S DIARY:

      John Bullock was a brother to Richard and probably to Thomas Broome Bullock. John may not have married.

      Some of Richard Bullock's children were Henry, James, Mary, Sally, Emma (a twin) and another John Wesley Bullock and others.

FROM SILAS NICHOLS' DIARY:

      John Wesley Bullock was the son of Broome Bullock.

      William Bullock, a brother to John Wesley Bullock, went away west or somewhere. He was not heard from again.

January 14, 1858:
      Arthur Leverton left his home for the west. he settled in Milton Indiana.

December 8, 1863:
      John Wesley Bullock left Maryland for Indiana with his wife Amanda leverton and five children, Charlie E. Bullock, Ruth H. Bullock, Nebraska T. Bullock, Arthur L. Bullock, and Thomas Walter Bullock, with about $100 worth of baggage and he was 34 years old.
      In 1962 Don and Margaret (Hamilton) Riggin and Lois (Hamilton) Davis went to Salisbury, Snow Hill, Princess Anne and Federalsburg, Maryland and reviewed records there in search of more information but to no avail.
      What records we have may seem very meager, but we must remember that the people of Maryland still carry the scar of the Civil War and in some instances are a bit reluctant in issuing any facts when the names Bullock and Leverton were mentioned. Let us consider that we may be fortunate with this bit of history and hope that it may lead the way to more facts in our future efforts.


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