Wesley Rufus Bullington (1847 - 1916)

Born 8 Mar 1847 in Rockingham, North Carolina, USA

Ancestors

Husband of Louisa Tennessee (Garrison) Bullington — married 13 Oct 1881 in Putnam County, Tennessee

Descendants

Died 22 Apr 1916 at age 69 in Cookeville, Putnam, Tennessee, USA

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Wesley Bullington served in the United States Civil War.
Enlisted: mmm dd, 1865
Mustered out: mm dd, 1865
Side: USA
Regiment(s): 1st Regiment, Tennessee Mounted Infantry

Biography

When Wesley Reuben Bullington was born on March 8, 1847, in Rockingham, North Carolina, his father, Josiah, was 45 and his mother, Sarah, was 43. He married Nancy Eveline Bray and they had seven children together. He then married Louisa Tennessee Garrison in 188, and they had eight children together. He was a veteran of the Civil War, having served as a Corporal for the Union, 1st Regiment, Tennessee Mounted Infantry, Company I. He was both enlisted and discharged n 1865, according to the 1890 Veterans Schedules. He died on April 22, 1916, in Cookeville, Tennessee, at the age of 69, and was buried there.

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