William Simpson Mullen
Family

1877 - 1930

NAME BORN DIED CEMETERY
William Simpson Mullen #6694 13 Mar 1877
Texas
25 Nov 1930
Fairfield, Freestone, TX
Antioch
Freestone Co., TX
Married:  2 Dec 1895
Ida Leola Herran #6695
Marquez, Leon, TX
9 Mar 1880
Cameron, Milam, TX
2 Apr 1966
Dallas, Dallas, TX
Antioch
Freestone Co., TX
Children:
Ruby Jewell Mullen #10572
28 Nov 1898
Jewett, Leon, TX
25 Jun 1955
Dallas, Dallas, TX
Electra
Electra, Wichita, TX
Clinton Mullen #10574 3 Apr 1901
Marquez, Leon, TX
22 Mar 1984
Fairfield, Freestone, TX
Antioch
Freestone Co., TX
Iva Mullen #10575 25 Aug 1903
Marquez, Leon, TX
4 Jan 1989
Amarillo, Potter, tX

Euzella Mullen #10577 22 Mar 1904
Texas
7 May 1997
Electra, Wichita, TX

Martin Mullen #10578 27 Jan 1906
Marquez, Leon, TX
28 Aug 1977
Fairfield, Freestone, TX
Antioch
Freestone Co., TX
Vera Mullen #10579 7 Sep 1908
Polk Co., TX
5 Jan 1993
Odessa, Ector, TX

Oma Mullen #10582 26 Jun 1910
Texas
29 Nov 2005
Irving, Dallas, TX
Oak Grove Memorial
Irving, Dallas, TX
Ida "Lady" Mullen #10584 10 Nov 1911
Leon Co., TX
7 Dec 1999
Electra, Wichita, TX

William Thomas Mullen #10585 27 Jun 1913
Marquez, Leon, TX
9 Sep 1975
Safford, Graham, AZ

Van Buren "Slick" Mullen #10586 8 Feb 1915
Jewett, Leon, TX
23 Jul 1975
Wichita Falls, Wichita, TX

Laverna Mullen #10588 24 Aug 1917
Burleson Co., TX
25 Nov 1983
Edmond, Oklahoma, OK
Memorial Park
Edmond, Oklahoma, OK
Nadine Pearl Mullen #10589 1 Oct 1919
Tyler, Smith, TX
24 Oct 1974
Dallas Co., TX


William Simpson's father, William Peterson and several of his siblings migrated to Texas about 1876. W. S. was the first child to be born in Texas (see migration note on William Peterson's group sheet.

Sources: 1880 Census TX Polk 5 Jun (with parents) William S Mullins 3 TX.
1895, 2 Dec, age 18, married Ida Leola Herran, 15, in Leon County, TX. Ceremony was performed by his father, a Baptist minister.
1900 Census TX Leon JP5 379/379, 4 Jul: William Mullen 23, Mar 1877. TX MS MS; Ida 21, Mar 1879, TX MS MS, married 5 yrs., 1/1 children, Jewel 1 TX.
1910 Census TX Leon JP5 140/149 23 Apr: William S. Mullins 34, TX MS MS: Ida 30, TX AL MS, married 15 yrs., 6/6 children, all present. (Oma was born in June.)
1920 Census TX Smith JP1 70/79 15 Jan: William S Mullen 43 TX, Ida L 39 TX, 12 children.
1930 Census TX Wichita 205/220 Apr 11: William S Mullen 53 TX, Ida L 50 TX, 4 children.
(William died 25 Nov of that year.)

Ida Leola was the daughter of George W. Herran and Margaret E. "Maggie" Gardner.

George Herran was born c. 1847 in Alabama. Margaret was born 10 Apr 1842 in Kemper County, MS. She married (1) Samuel Henry Windham before 1862 in MS, and (2) George Herran about 1870/71. She died 10 Apr 1912 in Dallas, Dallas, TX and is buried in Cox Cemetery, Dallas County, TX.

Ruby married Jacob "Jake" Ellis.
Clinton married Lucy Moore 30 Jul 1921. She is also buried in Antioch Cemetery.
Iva married Cecil O. Russell.
Euzella married Lunna Lee Chester Hayes.
Martin married Vera Etna Huckaby. She is also buried in Antioch Cemetery.
Vera married (1) Thomas Clyde Hobbs and (2) (Unknown) Miller.
Oma married Billy Lawrence.
William Thomas married Zelda Verdina Evans.
Van Buren married Nelda Alberta Rhoton.
Laverna married (1) (Unknown) Finch, (2) Tommy Cartwright, & (3) Joseph Cullen Bryant.
Nadine married (1) Edward Henry Stradley & (2) "Gene" Curtis.
Pedigree Chart 2
Wm. Isham Smith
Willism Peterson Mullen
Father
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