Descendants of Patrick Gullion of Gallatin Co., KY - GullionFamily.org

Generation 6 (con't)vii. JERRY GULLION (son of Fielding Kelly Gullion and Sarah J. White) was born in 1878in Missouri.viii.MINNIE C. GULLION (daughter of Fielding Kelly Gullion and Sarah J. White) was bornin 1880 in Missouri. She married D. H. Thrasher on 14 Feb 1897 in New MadridCo., MO.ix. OSCAR GULLION (son of Fielding Kelly Gullion and Sarah J. White) was born in 1882in Missouri.x. ALTHA GULLION (daughter of Fielding Kelly Gullion and Sarah J. White) was born in1884 in Missouri.xi. EDWIN GULLION (son of Fielding Kelly Gullion and Sarah J. White) was born on 22Jun 1887 in New Madrid Co., MO. He married Annie Hannaphon on 17 Sep 1911 inNew Madrid Co., MO.xii. INFANT GULLION (son of Fielding Kelly Gullion and Sarah J. White) was born in 1888in Missouri.44. JAMES ELZA 6 GULLION (William 5 , Jeremiah 4 , Edmund P. 3 , Henry 2 , Patrick 1 ) was born on 05 Jan1843 in Carroll Co., KY. He died on 01 Feb 1917 in Fulbright, Red River Co., TX (Burial TurnerCemetery, Fulbright). He married (1) LOUISA REBECCA GARNER on 21 Jan 1868 in Red River Co.,TX. She was born on 06 Mar 1842 in Rutherford Co., TN. She died on 21 Jan 1879 in Red RiverCo., TX. He married (2) LUCY GEORGANA MORGAN on 09 Jun 1881 in Red River Co., TX. She wasborn on 05 May 1859 in Georgia. She died on 07 Mar 1918 in Red River, Texas, USA (TurnerCemetery, Red River, TX).Notes for James Elza Gullion:James served in Confederate Army in the Civil War.Veteran documents show he was discharged for being 'under-aged' after participating in Battle ofShiloh.The following was written by one of James Elza Gullion's children for family reunion purposes:Our grandfather, James Elza Gullion, was born in Missouri in the early part of the 1800's. He losthis father at an early age and his mother died when he was 7 years old. His home life was ratherdisturbing since he didn't have a home like most boys and girls. In fact, he always told us he was'jerked up by the hair of the head', being mistreated by his foster parents. I remember hearing himtell of an incident in which he planned to run away. As he was busy collecting his marbles from atable drawer, a mean old woman caught him and demanded that he get to his chores. He said, 'Ican hear her high-pitched voice saying, 'Now Jimmy go fetch the wood and go milk Old Bossy'.He was often hungry and cold. The memory stayed with him so vividly that he always called in tohis hired hand to sit by our fireside and as one of the family. His educational advantages were verypoor. He hardly reached the 3rd grade. However, he had an open mind and was a keen observer.He was of Scotch-Irish-Welch descent.At age 17 or 18 the Civil War started. He was conscripted but didn't serve long before he waswounded at the Battle of Shiloh or at Pittsburg Landing. He lived in the back lines until the war wasover, but was often accosted by war scavengers for re-enforcement.After the war, he married a pretty girl but she died just three weeks later. Heartbroken, he thendecided to come to Texas. He arrived in old Starksville, a community near Detroit at Guest'sPrairie. There he met Louisa Garner, his second wife. Three children were born to them: Lou,John, and Jo. Their mother died and left these children at a tender age.36