Thomas William Bullard was born on January 11, 1878, in Lamar, Alabama, his father, Joseph, was 28.
In 1900, Thomas W. Bullard was 21 years old and lived in Red River, Texas with his father and brother.
He married Mary Jane Stone on August 2, 1900, in Miller, Cleburne, Arkansas. They had 14 children during their marriage and raised their family in Giles, Cleburne, Arkansas.
Thomas registered for the World War I draft on September 12, 1918 at the age of 40 and the World War II draft in 1942 at the age of 64. Did he serve in either war?
He died on July 27, 1957, in Cleburne, Arkansas, at the age of 79 and is buried at the Shiloh Crossroads Community Cemetery in Greers Ferry, Cleburne, Arkansas.
Sources
U.S. Federal Census; Year: 1900; Census Place: Justice Precinct 4, Red River, Texas; Roll: 1665; Page: 12A; Enumeration District: 0108; FHL microfilm: 1241665.
U.S. Federal Census; Source Citation: Year: 1910; Census Place: Giles, Cleburne, Arkansas; Roll: T624_46; Page: 4B; Enumeration District: 0007; FHL microfilm: 1374059.
U.S. Federal Census; Year: 1920; Census Place: Giles, Cleburne, Arkansas; Roll: T625_56; Page: 4A; Enumeration District: 7; Image: 453
U.S. Federal Census; Year: 1930; Census Place: Giles, Cleburne, Arkansas; Roll: 68; Page: 3B; Enumeration District: 0009; Image: 674.0; FHL microfilm: 2339803
U.S. Federal Census; Year: 1940; Census Place: Giles, Cleburne, Arkansas; Roll: T627_125; Page: 1A; Enumeration District: 12-9
"Arkansas County Marriages, 1838–1957." Index. FamilySearch, Salt Lake City, Utah, 2009, 2011. "Arkansas County Marriages, 1838–1957," database, FamilySearch; from Arkansas Courts of Common Pleas and County Clerks.
The National Archives at St. Louis; St. Louis, Missouri; Records of the Selective Service System, 1926 - 1975; Military State: Arkansas; ARC Number: 576245; ARC Title: Fourth Registration Draft Cards, 1942 - 1942; Creator: Selective Service System. Arkansas State Headquarters. (1940 - ca. 1974); Record Group Number: 147.
Ancestry.com. U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2005. Original data: United States, Selective Service System. World War I Selective Service System Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration. M1509, 4,582 rolls. Imaged from Family History Library microfilm; Registration State: Arkansas; Registration County: Cleburne; Roll: 1522834
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