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(Copied from Family Bible of Thomas K. MULLINS), "John
Loftin MULLINS and Mary Ann PERDUE were married November 23, 1853."
[Research notes on Alverado MULLINS: Tombstone inscriptions were taken in
1975 of the MULLINS Family Cemetery, Pike Co., AL, by Jane Jernigan
Brantley.  She indicated this child to be a son of Thomas K & Amelia
Howard MULLINS.  There are no dates on the stone.  The only inscription
noted in the transcription is: "Our first born ... age one year".  I feel
there is more of a likelihood that Alverado was in fact the son of John
Loftin & Mary Ann Elizabeth (PERDUE) MULLINS -- Thomas & Amelia married
in Georgia in Dec. 1830 & lived there until about 1849 or so before
relocating to Pike Co., AL.  The MULLINS Family Bible was transcribed &
submitted to William E BROCKMAN for inclusion in his BROCKMAN family
research.  The Bible lists 11 children for Thomas & Amelia with the first
born being Ursula Antoinette MULLINS, born in 1832 in Georgia.  The next
8 children were born in Georgia as well.  It would be unlikely that the
family would bury this child in the early 1830's, have 9 other children,
dig up this child & carry the remains to Alabama to be reburied & have a
marker placed indicating it to be "1st born".
John & "Mollie" married in 1853.  Their 1st child of public record was
Eugenia or "Gussie", born in 1857.  The 1900 US Census taker indicated
that Mollie had born a total of 8 children but only 4 survived.
Therefore it is a more likely assumption that this was in fact their
first born.  I will carry him so in light of these observations.]
John L. MULLINS, private, Co H, 18th Alabama Infantry, CSA, was enlisted
July 29, 1861; captured Aug. 5, 1864, near Atlanta, GA, and released on
taking the oath of allegiance Jun. 16, 1865 (4)
John MULLINS Place of Death: Edgewood, TX. Cause of Death: Malaria. Name
of Physician: J H HENDRIX, Edgewood, TX (2)
S F HILLIARD of Canton Texas, a member of the Merchantile firm of "The
HILLIARD Merchantile Company" of Canton, Texas, states under oath that
their firm conducts the undertakers business in connection with their
regular merchantile business, and they were the undertakers at the burial
of Mrs. Mary MULLINS who died at K G GRISER's residence at Canton, Texas,
on July 28, 1917. That any record show that the death of Mrs. Mary
MULLINS occured at K G GRISER's residence in Canton on July the 28, 1917.
That her remains were buried on same day in the Canton Cemetery. Her age
at her death being 82 years, 6 months and 25 days and that Dr. M L COX of
Canton, Texas, was her attending Physician. (5)

Sources:

(1) Brockman, William Everett. (1952). "The Brockman
Scrapbook." Minnesota, pg. 95, Thomas MULLINS Family Bible. [Research
notes from Robert MULLINS indicate John & Mary Ann's marriage recorded
Randolph Co., GA, pg 316 - Marriage Record 1839-1860]
(2) Certificate of Death - #852, Van Zandt Co., TX. Filed Feb 24, 1906.
(3) Certificate of Death - #3, Van Zandt Co., TX.
(4) War Department, The Adjutant General's Office, Washington, DC. March
19, 1907, Comptroller of Texas. Also - Commissioner of Pensions.
Confederate Pension application. Texas State Archives [Widow's pension of
Mollie PERDUE MULLINS.]
(5) Texas State Archives. Texas State Library, Austin, Texas. Confederate
Pension application #12668; approved March 25, 1907, J W STEPHENS, Texas
Comptroller.
(6) "Pike County, Alabama, Tomb Records." (1977) Alabama Historical
Quarterly. Supplement to Pike Co., Tomb Records, "Papers of the Pike
County Historical society," Vol XVI, No. 1, pg 4.
(7) Van Zandt Records internet site. Accessed at
http://www.rootsweb.com/~txvanzan/hil1.htm
(8) Kaufman Co., Texas, Marriage Records. Book 3, pg 548
(9) Funeral Memorandum card
(10) Newspaper obituary
(11) Kaufman Co., Texas, Marriage Records. Also, Internet webpage,
accessed 1 Feb 2004 at
http://www.rootsweb.com/~txkaufma/marriages/marrcerm.htm?.
(12) Message board response: Tom Green (Co., TX) Board at
httm://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/U1B.2ACE/110.1. Also -
Certificate of Death #50874, file date 12-22-1948
(13) Certificate of Marriage. Van Zandt Marriage REcords, book 5, pg 85
Census:
1860 Pike Co., AL, pg 50
1870 Pike Co., AL, pg 254
1880 Kaufman Co., TX, Beat 1, pg 55, also pg 184
1900 Van Zandt Co., TX, Vol 106, ED 134, Sht 3, line 5
1900 Tom Green Co., TX, Vol 101, ED 158, Sheet 7, line 24
1910 Comanche Co., OK, Vol 14 ED63, Sht 8A, line 124
1920 Cotton Co., OK, ED 157, Sheet 3A, Family #48

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