Susan Pulley married Mr. Smiley in December 1881. There is a conflict of dates, as some sources indicate the marriage taking place on 1 December 1881 and others on 8 December 1881. At any rate, the following story appeared in The Tipton Times on 13 December 1881:
In this age of planes, trains and automobiles, it’s easy to forget that not long ago people suffered terrible hardships to start new lives in new places.
John Christopher Pulley was born in Nodaway County, Missouri, and died in Stockton, Rooks County, Kansas. He apparently had three wives, the first one, who was the mother of Alonzo and Louisa May Pulley Reeder, we have not yet been able to identify.
He was also married to Elvinia and Minerva J. Sammons […]
Can you help identify the people in this photograph?
This photo kindly sent to me by Cathy Mann, with this message:
“This photo was found in my Dad’s (Fred Charles Pulley) bible. I feel certain that the older couple appear to be the parents, John Adolphus Pulley, and the wife Sarah Emily “Emma” Higgins. […]
Alexander Washington Lamm/Lamb married Amanda Hope Pulley, daughter of Deverix and Mary Pulley. I’ve done a little work on this family, mostly from census records. I was unable to readily find any vital statistics information on them.
There is now conflicting information about the year that James Roscoe Pulley died. The family history written by
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The name “Carlos” was very popular with the Pulleys and sorting these guys out has turned out to be an exercise which has taken on a life of it’s own.
We have some preliminary information on William DeKalb Pulley from census records. A post to the RootsWeb.com forum for Leavenworth County, Kansas resulted in additional information (thanks Kate!) which will hopefully help us locate his obituary and other records to get this family straightened out.
