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Joseph Mullin (abt. 1765)

Joseph Mullin
Born about in County Cavan, Irelandmap
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Biography

Joseph Mullin. Given Name: Joseph. Surname: Mullin. [1][2]

Born Abt 1765. , County Cavan, Ireland. [3][4] Note: #BI1689.

Event: Alt. Birth. Abt 1764. , , Pennsylvania, USA. [5] Military Note: Revolutionary War. [6]

Immigration: Virginia From Ireland. [7]

Residence 1790 , Mifflin County, Pennsylvania, USA. Note: Listed with 2 males under age 16, 3 males over age 16 and 4 females. [8]

FSFTID KNNF-F4Z.

FSLINK https:/familysearch.org/tree#view=ancestor&person=KNNF-F4Z.

To-Do: Descendants or Description: Confirm Revolutionary War Service. CAT Military Record. 25 Nov 2001. Status: Open. 0 Party: 1. Repository: #R0. Descendants or Description: Is he the Joseph listed in 1790 census?. CAT Residence. LOCL , Mifflin County, Pennsylvania. 7 Apr 2003. Status: Open. 0 Party: 5. Repository: #R0.

Note: #NI1689. #HI1689.

Marriage Husband Joseph Mullin. PREF Y. Wife Tamar A. Phillips. PREF Y. Marriage[9][10] Child: Joseph Mullin. PREF Y.

Notes

Note BI1689Of Scottish ancestry.

Note HI1689(Research):There is a Joseph Mullin in the 1790 census in Mifflin County, PA.

Note NI1689He is of Scottish ancestry but was born in County Cavan, Ireland.

Sources

  1. Source: #S358
  2. Source: #S1253
  3. Source: #S111
  4. Source: #S1280
  5. Source: #S196
  6. Source: #S358
  7. Source: #S358
  8. Source: #S190 Page 137 Certainty: 3 1 Feb 2003 VERI YES
  9. Source: #S111
  10. Source: #S1280

No REPO record found with id R0.

  • Source: S111 Media: Interview JEANNIE MULLIN Publication: Interview by Enver Mullin Kinsey 2000 Italicized: Y Paranthetical: Y
  • Source: S1253 Thomas Mullin Information Sheet Unknown Note: Documents is in possession of Enver Kinsey. It was given to her by Jeannie Murray Mullin, who does not know the author. Thomas Mullin was born near Claysville, Guernsey County, Ohio, May 2th 1842. His grandfather Mullin was born in Ireland, came to Virginia, and from that colony, enlisted in the Revolutionary War, where he served until its close. Thomas's father, Joseph Mullin was born in Virginia about 1793, and when the War of 1812 broke out, he like his father, enlisted. Shortly after the war closed, he married a young Scottish woman by the name of Mary Bay. To this union were born nine children, namely: Robert, Tamer, John, Joseph, Thomas, Mary Jane, Katie, Nancy and Peter. Thomas, Mary Jane, and Peter are still living at this date, Aug..10th, 1909. Joseph Mullin, the father of Thomas Mullin, soon after his marriage moved to Guernsey County, Ohio, where he supported himself and family by taking contracts to clear off the timber from the farms soon to be opened. In this he was assisted by his sons as soon as they were able to swing an axe, in which as they became men, they were experts.. When Thomas was about 15, his father moved to Hancock County, Ohio. Here young Thomas soon began to learn the trade of a carpenter for which he had always shown a natural aptitude, taking to tools as naturally as a duck takes to water. He began to work at about 18 years of age with one John Connely, a mechanic of fair attainments for his time. Young Thomas had little opportunity to attend school, attending perhaps not to exceed 18 months all told. Thomas worked for Mr. Connely for some time, when he conceived the idea of working for himself. His first contract was to build a log school house. He took the contract at so low a figure that when the job was completed he found that he had not made more than 50 centers per day. Pretty fair wages though for that time. Soon after this, he built a house for Roswell Crocker, the maternal uncle of Governor Chas. Foster of Ohio. At about this time he and young Foster formed a frindship that lasted for some time. They were about the same age.. Mr. Crocker employed Thomas Mullin to assist himin building a large flouring mill. Here he worked for about two years. He then went to build a house for John Huff, and in Jan. 1849, married Huff's daughter Malinda. He continued to work at his trade for abouuttwo years longer. When the talk of making homes in the new state of Iowa reached him. In September of 1851, he and hisbrother Joseph some two years his senior, decided to move to Iowa. When they got their earthly belongings together the inventory stood thus: Joseph had one horse, a set of gears, one wagon, and 0 in gold. Thomas had one horse, his kit of carpenter tools, in gold and a land warrant for 40 acreas of land somewhere in Iowa.. Thomas and Joseph married sisters, and at the time they started for Iowa, Joseph had two children, and Thomas one.. It took grit for these two young men and their wives to leave their friends and relatives and move to an almost unknown country, some six hundred miles away. But these young people had it, and they had the staying qualities, and thehonest ruggedness that has always characterized the American pioneer from the Jzmestown settlement to the present. As they passed on their way they sometimes heard words of praise for the distant land to which they journeyed but mostly words of warning and forbodings of distress. For there is no timber in this Iowa, they were reportedly told, and there you willsurely freeze to death for lack of fuel to keep you warm. But these young men and women moved on toward the west, and sometime in Oct. reached the Mississippi river,where they were taken across the river to Davneport. They then kept on their way to the little settlement at Tipton, where they remained for six weeks. Then learning that Iowa County had more timber in its southern part they move there, and settled on what is now Middle English River, near the present public road about half way between Millersburg and North English. Thomas soon after selected a 40 cares and turned in his land warrant on that. It is now owned by Will Boltz. Thomas now traded a horse for a yoke of oxen, and began getting out logs for a double log house which he built on his own 40 acres, pruchased with the land warrant. Here were born to him two children, Nancy and Geo. H. He lived here about four years, when he moved to a new place about two miles north and east, to what he called the prairie. Here he built a two room frame house out of native timber, and lived in this place until Aug. of 1882, with the exception of one year that he lived in Williamsburg, Iowa. In Aug. 1882 Thomas decided to retire from active work, and rented his farm to his son La Fayette, and moved to Sigourney in Keokuk County, Ia., where he lived until the spring of 1903, when he moved to North English in Iowa Co., built himself a good house and thought he would stay there as long as he lived. Here on Dec. 6th, 1905, his wife died from a stroke of apoplexy. Paranthetical: Y
  • Source: S1280 JEANNIE MULLIN Publication: Interview by Enver Mullin Kinsey 2000 Paranthetical: Y
  • Source: S190 Media: Census/Tax 1790 U.S. Census, Pennsylvania, Mifflin County Publication: Roll M637_8 page 151 Repository: #R36 Italicized: Y Paranthetical: Y
  • Repository: R36 Ancestry.com Ancestry.com Web Address: www.ancestry.com
  • Source: S196 Ancestral File (R) submitted by James Victor Kennedy RR #1 Box 231 Stockton, MO 65785 The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Publication: Copyright (c) 1987, June 1998, data as of 5 January 1998 Repository: #R28 Italicized: Y Paranthetical: Y
  • Repository: R28 Family History Library - Salt Lake 35 N West Temple Street Salt Lake City, UT 84150 Family History Library - Salt Lake Salt Lake City State: UT 84150
  • Source: S358 Media: Personal Thomas Mullin Information Sheet Unknown 10 Aug 1909 Thomas Mullin was born near Claysville, Guernsey County, Ohio, May 2th 1842. His grandfather Mullin was born in Ireland, came to Virginia, and from that colony, enlisted in the Revolutionary War, where he served until its close. Thomas's father, Joseph Mullin was born in Virginia about 1793, and when the War of 1812 broke out, he like his father, enlisted. Shortly after the war closed, he married a young Scottish woman by the name of Mary Bay. To this union were born nine children, namely: Robert, Tamer, John, Joseph, Thomas, Mary Jane, Katie, Nancy and Peter. Thomas, Mary Jane, and Peter are still living at this date, Aug..10th, 1909. Joseph Mullin, the father of Thomas Mullin, soon after his marriage moved to Guernsey County, Ohio, where he supported himself and family by taking contracts to clear off the timber from the farms soon to be opened. In this he was assisted by his sons as soon as they were able to swing an axe, in which as they became men, they were experts.. When Thomas was about 15, his father moved to Hancock County, Ohio. Here young Thomas soon began to learn the trade of a carpenter for which he had always shown a natural aptitude, taking to tools as naturally as a duck takes to water. He began to work at about 18 years of age with one John Connely, a mechanic of fair attainments for his time. Young Thomas had little opportunity to attend school, attending perhaps not to exceed 18 months all told. Thomas worked for Mr. Connely for some time, when he conceived the idea of working for himself. His first contract was to build a log school house. He took the contract at so low a figure that when the job was completed he found that he had not made more than 50 centers per day. Pretty fair wages though for that time. Soon after this, he built a house for Roswell Crocker, the maternal uncle of Governor Chas. Foster of Ohio. At about this time he and young Foster formed a frindship that lasted for some time. They were about the same age.. Mr. Crocker employed Thomas Mullin to assist himin building a large flouring mill. Here he worked for about two years. He then went to build a house for John Huff, and in Jan. 1849, married Huff's daughter Malinda. He continued to work at his trade for abouuttwo years longer. When the talk of making homes in the new state of Iowa reached him. In September of 1851, he and hisbrother Joseph some two years his senior, decided to move to Iowa. When they got their earthly belongings together the inventory stood thus: Joseph had one horse, a set of gears, one wagon, and 0 in gold. Thomas had one horse, his kit of carpenter tools, in gold and a land warrant for 40 acreas of land somewhere in Iowa.. Thomas and Joseph married sisters, and at the time they started for Iowa, Joseph had two children, and Thomas one.. It took grit for these two young men and their wives to leave their friends and relatives and move to an almost unknown country, some six hundred miles away. But these young people had it, and they had the staying qualities, and thehonest ruggedness that has always characterized the American pioneer from the Jzmestown settlement to the present. As they passed on their way they sometimes heard words of praise for the distant land to which they journeyed but mostly words of warning and forbodings of distress. For there is no timber in this Iowa, they were reportedly told, and there you willsurely freeze to death for lack of fuel to keep you warm. But these young men and women moved on toward the west, and sometime in Oct. reached the Mississippi river,where they were taken across the river to Davneport. They then kept on their way to the little settlement at Tipton, where they remained for six weeks. Then learning that Iowa County had more timber in its southern part they move there, and settled on what is now Middle English River, near the present public road about half way between Millersburg and North English. Thomas soon after selected a 40 cares and turned in his land warrant on that. It is now owned by Will Boltz. Thomas now traded a horse for a yoke of oxen, and began getting out logs for a double log house which he built on his own 40 acres, pruchased with the land warrant. Here were born to him two children, Nancy and Geo. H. He lived here about four years, when he moved to a new place about two miles north and east, to what he called the prairie. Here he built a two room frame house out of native timber, and lived in this place until Aug. of 1882, with the exception of one year that he lived in Williamsburg, Iowa. In Aug. 1882 Thomas decided to retire from active work, and rented his farm to his son La Fayette, and moved to Sigourney in Keokuk County, Ia., where he lived until the spring of 1903, when he moved to North English in Iowa Co., built himself a good house and thought he would stay there as long as he lived. Here on Dec. 6th, 1905, his wife died from a stroke of apoplexy. After the death of his wife, he employed Mr. and Mrs. James Parker of Sigourney to keep house for him. But in March of 1906 he decided to break up house keeping, and went to live with his son Frank in Ironton, Missouri, but remained here only three weeks and returned to Sigourney, Iowa. In June of this year he again persuaded the Parkers to keep house for him. He then purchased a house, he and the Parkers moved into the house in the fore part of the following July. He remained with them until the following Oct. He then left the Parkers and went to the Commercial Hotel where he remained for sometime. While at the Commercial house, it caught fire, and Thomas Mullin came near losing his life from suffocation of smoke. In the spring of 1906 he went to the Iowa house to board. He remained here a short time, and went to a boarding house where he came near losing his life from a fas jet turned on in his room. From a stay of almost a week here he went back to the Iowa house where he stayed until about June 20th, when he again took board in one of Des Moines cheap places. After a stay of about a week here he went to North English. He remained here and in Sigourney until the latter part of the following Nov, when he went to the Mercy Hospital at Des Moines. He was here some ten days. He was tere taken sick. Dr. Van Worden was called to see him. He seems to have said something to the Dr. at which he took offence. The Dr. told the Commissioners that Thomas Mullin was insane. He was then committed to the Hospital at Clarinda, where he remained for 18 months, when through the efforts of his daughter Nancy and son George he was granted a parole, and is now visiting a short time with his daughter near Adair. Thomas Mullin had a third narrow escape from death at the Iowa house. The elevator boy took him one story above his room, and let him out on the wrong floor. He started as he thought to his room, but instead went straight to the stairway, and came within an ace of falling down the stairs, which would have killed him, had he fallen. When he came to Hancock County his father bo't 40 acres of old Chas. Foster. His father had become surety. Hence he put this in his son Robert's name. Then in Peter's, and finally in the name of Thomas. Sometime after Thomas came he sold this 40, and Thomas and wife signed the deed. When Joseph Senior sold this 40, he3 came to Iowa, bo't of his son Joseph 40 acres that is now known as the John B. Turner place. He afterward sold this, and bought of his son Thomas two acres and a house and barn for which he paid 0. After the death of grandpa Mullin, his widow sold it back to Thomas for 0. He then sold the building to Joseph Weimer for 0. Thomas Mullin became the owner of 400 acres of good Iowa soil, and had laid up enough so that the income was entirely ample for his support. About the year 1898, Thomas Mullin and his wife willed all their real estate to their 4 children, dividing it equally, so nearly as they could among them. Thomas Mullin now has about 00, which he expects to give to the poor, as soon as he can arrange it. He considers that the real estate that he gave his children amounted to about 00 each. Note: Documents is in possession of Enver Kinsey. It was given to her by Jeannie Murray Mullin, who does not know the author. Italicized: Y Paranthetical: Y




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