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THOMAS, JOHN OLIVER

The Family of

Oliver and Ida Bullock

Their children:

Carl       Lola
Oliver Marion Bullock, eighth child of John Wesley and Elizabeth Amanda Bullock, was born in Fayette County, near Bentonville, Indiana on December 25, 1869. When a very small child his parents moved to Delaware County on the Claypool farm east of Muncie. His early schooling was at the Graham School near their home. Later the family moved to the Frank Smith Farm south of Mount Tabor Church and Cemetery. In 1888 they moved to the Huffman farm southeast of Muncie, near the new Bethel Methodist Church. Here, Oliver and his brother Frank assisted their father in operating a small dairy. On the Graham farm east of Muncie. Soon after his Mother's death in 1898, he moved with his father and sisters Lena and Althea to the Hanna farm east of Selma.
      On December 3, 1902, Oliver was united in marriage to Ida Belle (Driscoll) Hutchings, daughter of John L. and Mariah (Gibson) Driscoll. Ida was born in Monroe Township, Delaware County on November 16, 1872. The young couple lived with Ida's father for a year, then moved to a farm east of Selma. While there their first child, Carl Pearson, was born November 19, 1903. Later they lived on the Lewis Keesling farm in Perry Township, which is now owned by Enos Oxley. During this time Carl started to school at Mt. Pleasant and their daughter, Lola Lucille, was born August 13, 1909. In a few years the family moved to the Davis Rees farm in Monroe Township. They attended the New Bethel Methodist Church where Ida was a member. Their children were students at Cowan School. They lived on this farm fifteen years. He owned a small dairy herd which he milked three times a day. He sold milk to the Frank Buckley Dairy where it was processed. Due to lack of refrigeration Mr. Buckley went to the different farms in the nearby vicinity and picked up the milk morning, noon, and night. He drove a horse drawn closed milk wagon.
      In 1926 Oliver quit farming and began working at the Ontario Manufacturing Company, where he was a fireman until his retirement in 1936. He had a farm sale and sold most of his tools and dairy herd. They resided on the Charles Riggins place on the Middletown Pike for a few years. After the death of Ida's father in 1928, when the Driscoll farm came into her possession, they returned to that homestead. Although Oliver continued to work in the factory, he always kept some livestock on the farm, but leased the fields to the neighboring farmers.
      In 1937 Oliver visited in the vicinity of the former home of his parents in Maryland. An account of this trip is given in the excerpts from Silas Nichols' diary.
      After Oliver's death, April 28, 1946, Lola and her mother lived together on the farm. Carl and his family resided in Anderson where he was employed, On May 14, 1963, Ida passed away following severe heart seizures during a Mother's Day visit at the home of her son, Carl. Lola still lives at the home place.

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      Oliver Bullock held a birthright in the Friends Church. When he was a young man he became a member of the Mount Tabor Methodist Church and served there as a Sunday School teacher. He was a member and Past Master of Whitney Lodge #229 F.& A.M. at New Burlington. He lived an humble and unpretentious life that portrayed a quiet friendliness so easy to enjoy. His cheery "Hello ther," was filled with a deep warmth that madeones heart glow, and the fervent handshake gave a deeper appreciation of the sincerity in his life. He was a good husband and a proud father who shared an immeasurable interest in the welfare and prosperity of his children. He was a man highly respected by his many friends and neighbors.

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