Albert Pullins (1909 - 1985)

Born 23 Nov 1909 in Wildsville, Concordia Parish, Louisiana, United States

Died 19 Oct 1985 at age 75 in Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States

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Biography

Albert Pullins is Notable.

Albert “Runt” Pullins was one of the original team members of Abe Saperstein’s New York Harlem Globe Trotters.

Albert was born on November 23, 1909 in Wildsville, Concordia Parish, Louisiana. ^[1]He was the son of Charles P. Pullins and Rosa Bowie. ^[1]

On October 3, 1933 he married Elsie F. Day in Indiana. ^[2]

He passed away on October 19. 1985 in Chicago, Cook County, Illinois. Albert was the last surviving member of the original 1929 Harlem Globetrotters basketball team. ^[1][3]He was laid to rest on October 23, 1985 in Oakwoods Cemetery, Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States. ^[1][4]

Research Notes

Some of the sources I have found for Albert list his birth date as November 23, 1910, but he is listed in the 1910 Iberville Parish, Louisiana census as 5 months of age. The census recorded all living members of the county as of April 15, 1910, which means that Albert was actually born November 23, 1909. The Social Security Death Index lists his birth year as 1909.

Publictions related to Albert Pullins:
https://www.hoophall.com/hall-of-famers/albert-pullins/
https://www.blackfives.org/albert-runt-pullins/
https://hofbbplayers.com/albert-runt-pullins/
https://www.nytimes.com/1985/10/22/sports/albert-runt-pullins-dead-last-original-globetrotter.html

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3} "Illinois, Cook County Deaths, 1871-1998," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QGNX-QTPB : 18 March 2018), Albert Pullins, 19 Oct 1985; citing Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States, source reference , record number , Cook County Courthouse, Chicago; FHL microfilm .
2. ↑ Ancestry.com. Indiana, U.S., Marriages, 1810-2001 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2014. Original data: Indiana, Marriages, 1810-2001. Salt Lake City, Utah: FamilySearch, 2013.

   Name: Albert Pullins

   Gender: Male

   Event Type: Marriage Registration (Marriage)

   Marriage Date: 3 Oct 1933

   Marriage Place: Indiana, United States

   Spouse: Elsie F. Day

   Page: 295

3. ↑ "United States Social Security Death Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V3SP-1MG : 9 January 2021), Albert Pullins, Oct 1985; citing U.S. Social Security Administration, Death Master File, database (Alexandria, Virginia: National Technical Information Service, ongoing).
4. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/205826486/albert-pullins: accessed 16 November 2023), memorial page for Albert “Runt” Pullins (23 Nov 1910–19 Oct 1985), Find A Grave: Memorial #205826486, citing Oak Woods Cemetery, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA; Maintained by DSON1492 (contributor 46855689).

See also:

• "United States Census, 1910", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MPY9-18S : Thu Oct 05 08:18:47 UTC 2023), Entry for Pullins and Rosa Pullins, 1910.

• "United States Census, 1920", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MJSK-DP1 : Wed Oct 04 12:01:56 UTC 2023), Entry for Albert Pullins, 1920.

• "United States Census, 1930", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XSTW-7V2 : Tue Oct 03 03:23:28 UTC 2023), Entry for Rasia Pullins and Albert Pullins, 1930.

• "United States Census, 1940", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KWTJ-T1J : Thu Nov 16 01:57:12 UTC 2023), Entry for Lena F Day and William Day, 1940.