George Cullins (1840 - 1919)

Born 9 Jul 1840 in Muskingum, Ohio, United States

Ancestors

Husband of Abigail J. (Butler) Cullins — married 28 Jan 1864 in Fayette, Iowa, United States

Descendants

Died 24 Oct 1919 at age 79 in West Union, Fayette, Iowa, United States

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Biography

1840 BIRTH
Name: George Cullins ^[1][2]
Birth: 9 July 1840 ^[1]
Or...20 July 1840^[3]
Place: Muskingum County, Ohio ^[1][2][1]

Father: John Cullins^[2]
Mother: Dorcas Meredith ^[2]

"...To Mr. and Mrs. John Cullins were born fifteen children: Obed, Mary, John, William, Neri, Henry, Isaac, Joseph,Jesse, Hannah, James, George, Lewis, Amos and Martha, all of whom lived to maturity except Neri and Hannah, both of whom died when mere children. These children were all born in the old hewed-log house built about 1817, seventy-four years ago. .."^[2]

1850 US Census
Muskingum Township, Muskingum, Ohio ^[4]

John Cullins, 58, b Virginia, farmer

Darcus Cullins, 49, b Virginia

Mary Cullins, 28, b Ohio

John Cullins, 26, b Ohio

William Cullins, 24, b Ohio

Henry Cullins, 19, b Ohio

Isaac Cullins, 18, b Ohio

Joseph Cullins, 16, b Ohio

Jesse Cullins, 14, b Ohio

James Cullins, 11, b Ohio

George Cullins, 8, b Ohio (b 1842]

Lewis Cullins, 7, b Ohio

Amos Cullins, 6, b Ohio

Martha E Cullins, 4, b Ohio

1860 US Census
Muskingum Township, Muskingum, Ohio^[5]

Dorcas Cullins, 59, b Virginia, farming

Mary Cullins, 38,

George Cullins, 20, b Ohio, 0, b Ohio, farmer [b 1840]

Lewis Cullins, 17, fb Ohio, farmer

Amos Cullins, 16, b Ohio, farmer

Martha Cullins, 14, b Ohio

Henry Cullins, 29, b Ohio, farmer

1863 Civil War Draft Registration
"George Cullins, 23, farmer, unmarried; Lewis Cullins, 20, farmer, married; Henry Cullins, 32, farmer, married" registered for the draft in Muskingum County on 1 July 1863 but they were not called to serve. ^[6]George left for Iowa soon after.

1864 MARRIAGE
Aba J Butler and George Cullins married 26 January 1864 in Fayette County, Iowa^[7][1]

1864 - Aba J Butler & George Cullins Marriage

At least nine children have been identified. The 1900 census says Aby had 8 children, 6 living; ^[8]1910 census says 11 children, 8 living;^[9] George's obituary says eight children. ^[1]

1. Henrietta L (Cullins) Gerhart ^[10]
2. Edward Mondelle Cullins^[10]
3. Florence Mae (Cullins) Wilbur^[10]
4. Lenorah Evelyn (Cullins) Lutz ^[10]
5. Hattie B Cullins ^[10]
6. Charles L Cullins^[10]
7. Son Cullins^[11]
8. Walter R Cullins^[8]
9. Harry L Cullins^[8]

Move from Iowa to Missouri to Iowa
In 1868, her sister Mary Ellen and Edward Smith moved to Lee's Summit, Missouri where Ed died in 1879. The George Cullins family, Barton Butler and N.W. Butler spent about six years at Lee's Summit before returning to Iowa prior to the 1880 census.

1870 US Census
Lee's Summit, Jackson, Missouri ^[12]
George and his family lived next door to Barton Butler. Both worked as a laborers in 1870.

1880 US Census
West Union Township, Fayette, Iowa ^[10]

George Collins, 39, b Ohio

Abby J Collins, 38, b Wisconsin, wife

Henriett Collins, 14, b Iowa, daughter

Edward Collins, 12, b Iowa, son

Florence M Collins, 10m, b Missouri, daughter

Nora Collins, 7, b Missouri, daughter

Hattie Collins, 3, b Iowa, daughter

Charles Collins, 1, b Iowa, son

1885 Iowa Census
Union Township, Fayette, Iowa^[13]

1885 Iowa Census - West Union Township, Fayette, Iowa

1895 Iowa Census
Fayette County, Iowa ^[14]

1897 News Item
"Mr. and Mrs. George Cullins will give a church sociable at their
home, one mile east of this city on the Elgin road, Friday evening,"^[15]

1900 US Census
West Union Township, Fayette, Iowa ^[8]

George Culins, 59, b Ohio Jul 1840

Aba Culins, 58, b Wisconsin, m 1864, 8 children, 6 living

Lenora E Culins, 28, b Missouri Oct 1872

Walden R Culins, 19, b Iowa Dec 1880

Harry Culins, 16, b Iowa Jul 1883

They farmed in Union Township until sometime before 1910
when they appear to have gone their separate ways.

1905 Iowa Census
Fayette County, Iowa ^[16]

1910 News Item
"WEST UNION - Eugene Stahl has moved into the Byron Hoyt house in the southeast part of town, and Mrs. George Cullins and son Harry are occupying the Henry Topp house."^[17]

In 1910, Harry lived with his mother, listed on the census as a "widow" and a farmer.^[9]
George was listed as "married" and living with the family of daughter Florence.^[18]

1910 US Census
West Union, Ward 1, Fayette, Iowa^[9]

Aby Cullins, 68, b Wisconsin, widow, 11 children, 8 living, farmer, rents

Harry Cullins, 26, b Iowa, son, farmer

1910 US Census
West Union, Ward 3, Fayette, Iowa^[18]

Lonza Welter, 52, b Iowa, laborer odd jobs

Florence Wilbur, 39, b Missouri, 3 children, 3 living, wife [Welter]

Neva Wilbur, 14, b Iowa, daughter

Vera Wilbur, 8, b Iowa, daughter

Irene Wilbur, 3, b Iowa, daughter

Richard Wilbur, 80, b New York, father, widowed

George Cullins, 62, b Ohio, father-in-law, married

1915 Iowa Census
Fayette County, Iowa ^[19]
In 1915, Harry still lived with his mother ^[19]and George lived alone. ^[20]
George and Aby were both listed as widowed and Harry was single.

George was occasionally mentioned in the West Union newspapers after visits with his children, Mrs. Lou Gerhart of West Union and Walter Cullins of Nichols, Iowa. In December 1917, the "Fayette County Leader" reported that "George Cullins of Turkey River Junction is visiting his brother, Mr. Cullins, at the M. M. Carmichael home."

On 16 July 1919, the West Union Argo-Gazette said, "George Cullins is very ill at the home of Lon Wilbur. He is almost 80 years old, and is suffering with the ailments of old age." The same paper reported that Walter Cullins visited George Cullins at the Lon Wilbur home.

1919 DEATH AND BURIAL
George Cullins died 24 October 1919 at home of daughter, Florence Wilbur, West Union, Fayette, Iowa; burial in Mount Pleasant Cemetery, West Union, Fayette County, Iowa ^[21]

Cullins Family Cemetery Plot

The death certificates of George, Aby, and Harry Cullins report their burials in Mt. Pleasant Cemetery. The photo shows the large Cullins headstone with an inscription for siblings Hattie and Charles Cullins who had died while their parents were still living. Three of the small markers may belong to George, Aby, and son Harry. ^[1][22][23]

George Cullins Obituary^[3]

1919 - George Cullins Obituary

Research Notes

Re: Middle Name
No evidence found for middle name William. There was a George William Cullins in Ohio about the same time.

Re: Birth place
George Cullins obituary states his birthplace was Dresden, Muskingum, Ohio. Possible. Needs additional research.

Re: Missouri-Iowa
According to Aba's obituary, they spent six years in Missouri but the exact dates are uncertain. Possibly 1869-1875. The Cullins daughter Florence was born in Missouri in 1870; daughter Hattie was born there in 1876. The 1880 census says Hattie was born in Iowa.

Source

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6} "Iowa, Death Records, 1904-1951," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QP8C-N8WG : 18 October 2019), George Cullins, 24 Oct 1919, Union, Iowa, United States; citing certificate #, State Historical Society of Iowa, Des Moines; FamilySearch digital folder 102869835.
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4} "Biographical and Historical Memoirs of Muskingum County, Ohio" The Goodspeed Publishing Co. 1892 page 424 [1]
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1} West Union Argo-Gazette, 29 October 1919, Page 7, George Cullins obituary
4. ↑ United States Census, 1850," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/MX34-FGQ : accessed 30 Nov 2012), George Cullins in household of John Cullins, Muskingum, Muskingum, Ohio, United States; citing dwelling 861, family 867, NARA microfilm publication M432, roll 717.
5. ↑ "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MCGL-HS5 : 13 December 2017), George Cullins in entry for Dorcas Cullins, 1860.
6. ↑ The line for "drafted" is not checked Ancestry.com. U.S., Civil War Draft Registrations Records, 1863-1865 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010.[2]
7. ↑ "Iowa, County Marriages, 1838-1934," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KLWJ-XPF : 18 October 2017), George Cullins and Aba J Butler, 26 Jan 1864, , Fayette, Iowa, United States; citing reference , county courthouses, Iowa; FHL microfilm 1,513,687.
8. ↑ ^{8.0 8.1 8.2 8.3} "United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M9KV-NZY : accessed 29 June 2020), Aba Culins in household of George Culins, Union Township, Fayette, Iowa, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 84, sheet 8A, family 159, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm 1,240,432.
9. ↑ ^{9.0 9.1 9.2} "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:ML1Y-MCT : accessed 13 November 2019), Aby Cullins, West Union Ward 1, Fayette, Iowa, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 100, sheet 4B, family 113, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 402; FHL microfilm 1,374,415.
10. ↑ ^{10.0 10.1 10.2 10.3 10.4 10.5 10.6} "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MD2D-SKM : 14 August 2017), George Collins, West Union, Fayette, Iowa, United States; citing enumeration district ED 210, sheet 216A, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), FHL microfilm 1,254,340.
11. ↑ Fayetter County Courthouse, West Union, Iowa, #188 Deaths: "Geo Cullins farmer of Janesville, Abe Butler of Wisconsin, WU Township, Male, 7th child, died 12 Dec 1880"
12. ↑ "United States Census, 1870", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M46H-XQ5 : 12 June 2019), Alby ? Cullins in entry for Geo Cullins, 1870.
13. ↑ "Iowa State Census, 1885," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:HZ7M-TN2 : 2 December 2019), Aby Cullens in household of George Cullens, West Union, West Union, Fayette, Iowa; citing p. , 1885, State Historical Society, Des Moines; FHL microfilm 1,021,466.
14. ↑ "Iowa State Census, 1895," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VT3M-QX3 : 10 March 2018), George Cullins, Fayette, Iowa, United States; citing p. 355, 1895, State Historical Society, Des Moines; FHL microfilm 1,020,350.
15. ↑ West Union Gazette, West Union, Iowa July 23th, 1897
16. ↑ "Iowa State Census, 1905," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVM5-7N3W : 16 March 2018), George Cullins, Fayette, Iowa, United States; citing card #514, State Historical Department, Des Moines; FHL microfilm 1,430,398.
17. ↑ Elgin Echo, Elgin, Iowa, Thursday, March 10, 1910
18. ↑ ^{18.0 18.1} "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:ML1Y-RPT : accessed 13 November 2019), George Cullins in household of Lonzo Wilbur, West Union Ward 3, Fayette, Iowa, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 100, sheet 17B, family 395, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 402; FHL microfilm 1,374,415.
19. ↑ ^{19.0 19.1} "Iowa State Census, 1915," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QK45-NVZX : 16 March 2018), Ava J Cullins, 1915; citing Union Township, Union, Iowa, United States, card no. 234, Iowa State Historical Department, Des Moines; FHL microfilm 1,642,810.
20. ↑ "Iowa State Census, 1915," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QK4T-3PZL : 17 March 2018), Geo Cullins, 1915; citing Union Township, Union, Iowa, United States, card no. , Iowa State Historical Department, Des Moines; FHL microfilm 1,437,645.
21. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/171341929/george-cullins: accessed 07 September 2022), memorial page for George Cullins (unknown–24 Oct 1919), Find a Grave Memorial ID 171341929, citing Mount Pleasant Cemetery, West Union, Fayette County, Iowa, USA; Maintained by sameelee (contributor 48534864) .
22. ↑ "Iowa, Death Records, 1904-1951," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q24Z-BXKV : 8 November 2017), J Cullins, 05 May 1923, West Union, Fayette, Iowa, United States; citing certificate #33477, State Historical Society of Iowa, Des Moines; FamilySearch digital folder 101784525.
23. ↑ Ancestry.com. Iowa, U.S., Death Records, 1880-1972 [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2017.[3]

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