The McMullens A Journey Through Our Past

A Brief Journey Through Our Past

(about 200 years anyway)

William and Martha leave Ireland in 1755Antrim, Ireland

On to America!

William and Martha arrive in Virginia

Thomas McMullenWilliamson County TN Born 1785Married Margaret Patterson in 1811Fought in War of 1812 with TN VolunteersReceived Land Grant for War ServiceWas a mover!

Evidence of Thomasin War of 1812COLONEL ROBERT STEELE DESIGNATION: 4th Regiment West Tennessee Militia Infantry DATES: January 1814 - May 1814 MEN MOSTLY FROM: Jackson, White, Bedford, Giles, Lincoln, and Maury Counties CAPTAINS: James Bennett, Robert Campbell, John Chitwood, Samuel Maxwell, James Randals, Richard Ratton, James Shinault BRIEF HISTORY: Part of the brigade led by General Thomas Johnson, this regiment was composed of about 450 men. Colonel Steele and his men were left at Fort Strother while Jackson marched the rest of his army to Horseshoe Bend where the climactic battle of the Creek War was fought (27 March 1814). Steele's regiment served as wagon guards for supplies from Fort Deposit and built boats to transport supplies down the Coosa River to Fort Williams. From Camp Blount at Fayetteville, the regiment took the much-traveled route through Huntsville, Fort Deposit, and Fort Strother.

Moved from Nashville area to Rutherford area (Gibson County) about 1822 (Davy Crocketts neighbor in the 1830 census).The Thomas McMullen Trail

Thomas & DavyInfo from 1830 Census of Gibson County TN. McMullen, Thomas 2211001-0011001males:two under 5 (John Dixon & ?),two 5-10 (Silas &Robert A),one 10-15 (Wm R). Age 45

Crockett, David 00121001-1220101He was 44 then, so they were also very close in age. He moved to Gibson County in 1822.

Gibson County TN

The move to Gibson County was in wild western TN in Indian country. Plenty of bears, panthers, & wolves. Was the last place Crockett lived before leaving for Texas and the Alamo in 1835.

Nashville area to Rutherford area (Gibson County) by 1830 (Davy Crocketts neighbor) Rutherford to Coffeeville MS area (Yalobusha County) in 1849(?)-1850The Thomas McMullen Trail

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Moved to Texas!Only 3 years in MississippiAnother Land Grant?1853 when Robert A. was 31 and James Ulman was a young boy (about 1)Past the bluffs near Vicksburg while traveling down the Mississippi River

Nashville area to Rutherford area by 1830 (Davy Crocketts neighbor) Rutherford to Coffeeville MS in 1850 Coffeeville MS to Bay St. Louis MS in 1853 Thomas dies in Bay St. Louis in 1853 from Yellow Fever Robert A. and William R. move with other members of family to TXThe Thomas McMullen Trail

Robert A. McMullenBorn 1823 in Williamson County TNMarried Jane Agee in 18497 KidsMoved to Texas in 1854 when he was 31Short stint in Civil War when he was 38 (exempted due to age)Died at 47 in 1869

Robert A. & William R.in same Regiment

John D. McMullenRobert A. & William R.s little brotherBorn 1828 in Williamson County TNMarried Rebecca Ferguson in 1850Stayed in MS when others moved to Texas7 KidsServed in Civil War in 29th MS Infantry, Company EDied at 36 on November 30, 1864

Letter from JD McMullen to his wife on Sept 10, 1864 During the fight for Atlanta (Lovejoy Station is where current Hartsfield airport is located) One of seven soldiers (out of 96) who survived JDs company joined Walthalls Division. Book: On constant move right after this letter until Battle at Franklin TN Likely killed during a night fight and buried with about 400 other unidentified soldiers from MS Bloodiest 5 hours of the Civil War McGavock Cemetaryhttp://battleoffranklin.wordpress.com/mcgavock-cemetery/

James Ulman McMullen

1896

Thomas Cary McMullen

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John StewartAlexander StewartRobert StewartMarjorie BruceRobert BruceRobert de Bruce*Robert de Bruce (Lord) & Isabel Matilda Mar & Elizabeth de BurghRobert de Bruce & Isabel de Clare

Isabel de ClareIsabel Marshall*William the Protector MarshallJohn FitzgilbertGilbert FitzrobertRobertHenry*William the Conquerer*Robert II of Normandy*Richard II of Normandy*Richard I of Normandy*William I of Normandy*Rollo RagnvaldssonRagnveld Eysteinsson

Rollo Duke of Normandy

William I Duke of Normandy

Richard I Duke of Normandy

Angelina County

Notes on Thomashttp://www.selu.edu/acad_research/programs/csls/historical_collections/archival_collections/r_s/files/schwab_nichols.htmlSCHWAB, LUCILLE-NICHOLS, C. HOWARD, COLLECTIONBOX 2 ContinuedFolder 10 HOSPITALS, DOCTORS, DISEASES, AND MEDICINE 11. Pie Dufour's a la mode: Yellow Fever History, unidentified newspaper, n.d.12. Fever Led to Naval War, unidentified newspaper, n.d.13. Many Died in Orleans Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1853, Times-Picayune, April 16, 196814. City's Greatest Foe Was Yellow Fever, States-Item, June 6, 1977

SCHWAB, LUCILLE-NICHOLS, C. HOWARD, COLLECTIONBOX 6 SCRAPBOOK 5 ContinuedArticle149. Dreaded Disease Killed 9,000, Epidemic of Yellow Fever Brought Disaster in 1853, unidentified newspaper, n.d.