Solomon Mullis (abt. 1794 - 1870)

Born about 1794 in New Salem, Union, North Carolina, USA

Ancestors

Husband of Lydia (Williams) Mullis — married 24 Mar 1864 in Union County, North Carolina, USA

Descendants

Died 1870 at about age 76 in Pulaski County, Georgia, USA

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Biography

Solomon Mullis Jr. as son of Solomon Sr. b. 1760-65 was recorded with his father in the 1820 Anson Co. census, and they were together in an Anson deed of 1837. After that Solomon Jr. went to Pulaski Co. Georgia. Solomon Mullis married Martha Harrell on 25 November 1855 in Pulaski, Georgia.^[1]

In the 1860 census Solomon Mullis (age 65), Farmer, was in Pulaski, Georgia.^[2]

Solomon died in March 1870 in Pulaskie, Georgia.^[3] Soloman Mullis died intestate, and his estate passed probate on 2 May 1870 in Pulaski, Georgia, United States.^[4]

He was never recorded with a middle initial R. nor was his father.

Solomon R. was the son of John "Jackson" Mullis, according to his probate record filed in Union Co. in 1848, and it was he who married 1) Edith Griffin ca. 1816, and 2) Lydia Williams on March 24, 1864 and lived in Union Co. through death in Feb. 1884, age 91 as announced in a newspaper in Raleigh. His children were as follows:

Children:

1. Jane B. Mullis Liles (1819–?)
2. Mary W. Mullis Little (1821–1870)
3. Caroline Mullis Helms (1823–1900)
4. Jacob C Mullis (1826–1908)
5. Elizabeth Emeline Mullis Presson (1827–?)
6. Alexander J. Mullis (1835–1862)
7. Sarah Ann Mullis Griffin (1841–1909)
8. Sarena Ellen Mullis Simpson (1844–1916)
9. Rachel Hazeltine Mullis Foard (1868-1935)

Birth: 1794, North Carolina, USA^[5]

Death: A newspaper in Raleigh announced the death of Solomon R. Mullis in early 1884, giving his age as ninety one.

Following the passing of his first wife, Soloman R. married Lydia Williams in Union CO, NC on March 24, 1864.

Research Notes

There were three Solomons in the Mullis family of Anson Co. North Carolina. 1) Solomon Mullis Sr. (aft.1760-aft.1837) Sr. b. 1760-65 and his son, 2) Solomon Jr. b. 1795, and 3) Solomon R. b. 1792/3 who was the son of John Jackson Mullis (1806-1880). Solomon Sr. and Jr. were next door to one another in the 1820 Anson census, and in 1837 as Sr. and Jr. a deed was transferred between them. In 1820 census, the third Solomon was recorded as Solomon "Mulice," and he turned out to be the son of John "Jackson;" he administered his father's estate which was in probate court of Union Co. in 1848. That Solomon remained in Union Co. N. C. through his death after the census of 1880; he was the only Solomon of the three to have the middle initial R. consistently from the 1850 thru 1880 census. Solomon Mullis (abt.1794-1870) Jr. son of Solomon Sr. was in Pulaski Co. Ga. from 1850 census through his death in March 1870. In 1850 this Solomon owned two slaves, a number which grew to twelve by 1860. Solomon R. Mullis remained in Union Co. through his death in February 1884, age 91 per obituary notice in Raleigh.

Conflicting birth information in a merge 12/2022:

• Born 1795 in Anson, North Carolina, United States
• Born 1794 in New Salem, Union, North Carolina, USA

Sources

1. ↑ Marriage: "Georgia Marriages, 1699-1944"
   Original data: Georgia marriage information taken from county courthouse records. Many of these records were extracted from copies of the original records in microfilm, microfiche, or book format, located at the Family History Library
   Ancestry Record 7839 #139261 (accessed 25 February 2024)
   Solomon Mullis marriage to Martha Harrell on 25 Nov 1855 in Pulaski, Georgia.
2. ↑ 1860 Census: "1860 United States Federal Census"
   The National Archives in Washington D.C.; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M653; Residence Date: 1860; Home in 1860: Pulaski, Georgia; Roll: M653_134; Page: 339; Family History Library Film: 803134
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 7667 #11597044 (accessed 25 February 2024)
   Solomon Mullis (65), Farmer, in Pulaski, Georgia. Born in North Carolina.
3. ↑ 1870 United States Census (Mortality Schedule), 1870"
   citing Affiliate Publication Title: Federal Mortality Census Schedules, 1850-1880 (formerly in the custody of the Daughters of the American Revolution), and Related Indexes; Affiliate Publication Number: T655; Digital film/folder number: 008918957; Image number: 478
   FamilySearch Record: 6PN4-F15B (accessed 25 February 2024)
   FamilySearch Image: 3QHK-93PJ-Z8GQ
   Solomon Mullis (73) in Georgia, United States. Born in North Carolina.
4. ↑ Probate: "Georgia, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1742-1992"
   Letters of Administration 1839-1907, And, Temporary Letters of Administration 1875-1920 [Pulaski County, Georgia]; Author: Georgia. Court of Ordinary (Pulaski County); Probate Place: Pulaski, Georgia
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 8635 #814103 (accessed 25 February 2024)
   Soloman Mullis probate on 2 May 1870 in Pulaski, Georgia, USA.
5. ↑ #FG

• Find A Grave: Memorial #136114064, no grave

Acknowledgments

Mullis-221 was created by MaryLou V through the import of Velebir-Crouch2013_2014-03-25.ged on Mar 25, 2014.