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William O. Bullock

William O. Bullock, a well-known citizen of this section of the country, was born in Franklin County, Georgia, September 22, 1805, being a son of William and Spicy (Bowman) Bullock, the former of whom was born in Virginia in 1773. He located in South Carolina early in life, but at a later period moved to Georgia, where he married, and soon after moved to Pike County, Mississippi, in which place he reared his family.

In the State of Mississippi William O. Bullock grew to maturity, and there he was married in 1829 to Miss Sarah, daughter of Samuel Aikin. Although quite a large family was born to them, only four of their children are now living: Zemariah, Miranda, Percy and Monroe. Beyond a doubt Mr. Bullock is the oldest living early settler in Claiborne Parish, for he located where he now resides in 1834, his land being then heavily covered with pine trees.

His estate comprises nearly one section of land and about 200 acres are under cultivation. He is a strong Democrat, his first vote being cast in 1826, and since that time he has never failed to vote in a presidential election. His good wife died in 1.862, and he has remained faithful to her memory ever since. He joined the Methodist Episcopal Church at the age of fourteen years, and from that time until the present he has been a conscientious member, doing all he could to advance the cause of the Master.

Socially he is a member of the A. P. & A. M., having joined that order about 1870. He deservedly bears the reputation of an honest man, the noblest work of God, and has always been progressive in his views, and thoroughly intelligent and well posted on all public matters.

Biographical Sketches| Claiborne Parish

Source: Biographical and Historical Memoirs of Northwest Louisiana, Southern Publishing Company, 1890