Generation I (1730-1800)
**Joseph Bullard (b. ~1730 in North Carolina, died 1788 at Lookout Mountain, Tenn.) He lived in
Jefferson, Sullivan and Greene County, Tenn. He married Martha, said to be an Indian, who died in 1800.
Joseph and Martha had 8 children:
Generation II (1765-1834)
John Bullard, Sr.> (b. 1765, d. ~1833 in Claiborne County Tennessee. m. Agnes Nancy Kersey in Greene
County, TN on 4 Jan 1786.
Christopher Bullard (b. 1771) m. Rachel Fitzgerald 3 May 1797 in
Jefferson Co. TN;
Ann Bullard (b. 1765 m. Moses Johnston 13 Jun 1786 in Green Co. TN.;
Marita "Patsy" Bullard (b 1773) m. William Baker;
Phoebe Bullard (b. 1770 in Green Co. TN) m. James Carter 2 May 1791;
Mary Bullard (b. Green Co. TN.) m. David Rutledge;
Isaac Bullard (b. 1760);
Sarah Bullard (b. 1770 0r 1778 in Claiborne Co. TN and died ~1834 in Jackson, TN) m.
John Fitzgerald.
John Bullard, Sr. was born in 1765. It is not certain of his birthplace, but
his father, Joseph, was in Greene County Tennessee as early as 1776. John
was living with or near his mother, Martha, in Jefferson County, TN after
the death of his father. John Sr. appears in Grainger County Court records as early as 1798 and later in Claiborne County records.
There is a well documented copy of John's Will and Last Testament dated 1836.
John was married to Agnes Kersey. Spelling might be "Kinsey."
There is an assumption that Agnes' nickname was Nancy.
Thus, records show that John Bullard married Agnes Nancy Kersey.
Too, Kersey and Casey have been found in the same documents.
(As a note, there are some documents that list Nancy Bowyer as the
wife of John Bullard Sr. There is no documentation to connect Nancy to the
Bowyer name except that John and Nancy named a son Bowyer.)
Nancy was born in Pennsylvania in 1770. Nancy died in 1851-52 in Claiborne
County Tennessee.
(In her later years, Nancy was listed in the Claiborne Co. 1850 Census
records (#808) as living alone or with her son Bowyer at the age of 80. Nancy died
~1852 in Claiborne Co. TN.)
John Bullard Sr. and Agnes Nancy married sometime ~1788. They lived
in Claiborne Co. Tennessee.
The marriage produced 12 sons and daughters.
Piecing together dates, below is the approximate order of birth.
Generation III (1797-1876)
1. William (b. ~1797 d. Jun 26, 1852) 72 m. Bethena Posey
2. Joseph (b. ~ ?d. Unk)
3. Anna (b. ~1788 d. before 1840) 52 m. Woolry Buler(Beeler)
4. Henry (b. ~ 1792 d. 1872 in MO.) 80 m. Leah
5. Bowyer John (b. 1794 d. 1855 in MO.) 61 m. Elizabeth Hodges
6. Isaac (b. 1796, d. Unk.) m. Elizabeth (Polly) Rogers
7. Mahulda (b. ~1804 d. Unk.) m. Alfyellow Moore
8. Elizabeth (b. ~1800 d. after 1860) ~56 m. John McMahan
9. John (b. 11 Dec 1806 d. 13 Dec 1876) 70 m. Permelia Hodges
10. Martha (b. ~1807 or 1791 d. ~1870) 63 m. Barnett Hecklin
11. Christopher B. (b. 1 Jan 1809 d. Oct 1844 in MO.) ~35 m. Rebecca Hodges
12. Sarah (b. 15 Jun 1810 d. 12 Aug 1840) 30 m. George Lewis Washington
John Sr. and Nancy's 6th child was Isaac Bullard.
Isaac, born and lived in Claiborne Co. Tennessee. Isaac's father, John Sr. wrote a will on
17 Jan 1836 referencing Isaac and the rest of the family. At this time, Isaac was ~38
years old. In the Will and Last Testament he left Isaac (and 5 of the other
children) an unspecified amount of money. (The remaining six children received land.)
Why some of the offspring received land and other's money is unknown.
Isaac Sr. (I will call him Sr. since he later had a son named Isaac),
married Elizabeth (Polly) Rogers (b. 1799) on 23 Oct, 1823 in Duplin Co. NC. (Isaac Sr.
was ~27, Elizabeth was ~24.)
The marriage produced 6 children. In order of birth:
Generation IV (1825-1898)
1. Joseph (b. 1825 in Claiborne Co Tn, d. ~1882 in MO?) m. Manery Dobkins
2. Henry (b. ~1827 in Claiborne Co. Tn d. Unk) m. Celia Haynes
3. Ann (b. 1828 in Claiborne Co. Tn., d. Unk) m. Henson?
4. Isaac (Jr.) (b. 27 Jul 1833?, d. 9 Dec 1898.) m. Susan Neely and Catherine
5. Christopher (b. 1835 in Claiborne Co. Tn, d. Unk)
6. Leah (b. 1836 in Claiborne Co. Tn., d. Unk.)
Henry Bullard married Celia (Haynes)(b. ~1832) on 26 Sep 1853 in Claiborne
Co. TN. At the time of their marriage, Henry was 26 and Celia was 21.
They had 4 sons. In order of birth:
Generation V (1854-1935)
1. William B (b. ~1854-55, d. 10 Feb 1936?)
2. Isaac H. (Jr.) (b. 1857, d. Unk.)
3. John A. (b. 1859, d. Unk)
4. Paris (sometimes spelled Parris) ( b. ~1862, d. ~1935)
The 1860 Claiborne Co. Census listed Henry as a "farm laborer."
Charting the 1850/1860 Claiborne Co. census data, Henry lived with his
father, (Isaac Sr.), until he married Celia in 1853. Their first son, William B was
born a year after the marriage, followed by Isaac H. (Jr.). Two years passed
before John A. was born...and 3 years passed before Paris was born.
In the 1860 Census, Henry's father, Isaac Sr. was living with Henry and
Celia. He was 70 years old.
Henry was listed in the 1860 Census, but by the 1870 Census, his wife Celia
was the head of the household.
Between that time, the Civil War ensued. Henry's whereabouts during this
time is a mystery between 1862 (when Paris was born) and the 1870 Census taking.
Henry's youngest son, Paris (b. ~1862 in Claiborne Co. TN.), married
2 times.
Paris married Lucy Cornealy Walker (b. 29 Sep 1867 and
d. 9 Jan 1910) on 18 Sep, 1882. Paris was 20 and Lucy was 15.
Paris and Lucy had 8 known children.
1. Isaac R. (Rector?) b. Aug 1883 in TN
m. Bertha Buckner (b. 26 Mar 1878 in TN) and d. 11 Mar 1928, buried in Daw
Buckner Cemetery in Union Co. TN.);
2. Charles A. (Charley) (b. 31 Oct 1893
or Aug 1885, d. May 1972),
3. Earnest or Ernest b. Sep 1898 in TN); m. Martha Stacy Aug. 2, 1919
4. Lira C (Larry?) b.
Oct 1891 in TN);
5. Carl S. (b. 28 Jun 1894 in Claiborne Co. TN, d. 15 Feb 1914
in Knoxville, buried in Liberty Hill, TN.);
6. Elbert (b. 9 May 1903, d. 30 Apr
1907, buried I Yadon Cemetery in Union, TN.
And 2 other boys who died young of
unknown causes.
In 1910, at age 43, Lucy died of abscess of the lungs.
Geo. & Wanda Bullard 1918
...and again 1921
Around 1911 or 1912, a year or two after Lucy died, Paris married
Dicie Jennie Lingar Beeler (b. 24 May 1886, d. 15 Sep 1971.)
Paris was ~51 and Dicie was ~26 years of age.
Oral family history has Paris being a wanderlust. He had a habit of
taking off a great deal. The story goes that one time he went out to get some wood and
was gone for a whole year. Another time it is told, Dicie was in her early
pregnancy with George K. Bullard Sr. (unknown to Paris), he went out for a box of baking soda
and returned about 3 years later.
It's said that Paris was always leaving
Dicie and the kids in Arthur, TN and going to Knoxville TN. It's a mystery as to why he
migrated to Knoxville on these long trips away from home. Paris evidently
took off again (~1918 or later) and never returned to the house. Paris was seen
for the last time in 1935. He rode the bus from Knoxville to LaFollette, TN
to visit his daughter, Wanda. They visited for a while and he left for the bus
station never to be heard from again. Not long after that, Wanda heard that
Paris had died.
Paris and Dicie had two children together.
Generation VI (1913-1983)
1. Mary Wanda Jean Bullard (b. 23 Jan 1913 in Shawanee, Claiborne Co. TN, d. 18 Mar
1983 in Grand Junction, Mesa Co. CO.)
2. George Kibert Bullard (Sr.) (b. 17 Jul 1915 in Shawanee, Claiborne Co. Tn, d. 9
Jan 1972 in St. Petersburg, FL. )
Wanda Bullard Rowland, left, George Bullard Sr. &
Hazel Beeler Richardson c 1936
Dicie was adopted around the age of 3. She had a brother,
Vernie Lingar, who never married. He owned a gas station in Middleboro, KY
during the 1920's and 30's.) Dicie was adopted by George W. (Pap) Kibert and his wife
Mary in Claiborne Co. TN. They lived in Shawanee, TN.
Paris was last seen by Wanda in 1935. He might have moved to Knoxville, TN
and had another family.
Wanda married 2 times.
(1) She married Ira Carl Rowland (b. 7 Feb 1906 in Arthur, Claiborne Co. TN, d.
12 Jul 1947 in Lafollette, Campbell Co. Tn.). On 4 Jul 1947 Ira was walking out of a pool
hall in LaFollette and was robbed and murdeyellow. He was pulled into a vacant
building, hit over the head with a crowbar or metal pipe. He died shortly
thereafter. The attacker was sentenced to 15-20 years in prison.
Children of Wanda and Ira:
1. Carl Morris Rowland (Living)
2. Ina Josephine (JoAnn) Rowland Barley (Living)
3. Jack Edward Rowland (Living.)
4. Phyllis Jane (Sue) Rowland McCullough (Living)
Wanda second m. James Carl Gibson (b. 25 Oct 1917 in Campbell Co. TN, d. 24 Nov
1975 in Grand Junction, Co.
Children of Wanda and James Carl:
1. Jeptha Allen Gibson (Allen), (Living).
2. Sandra Kay Gibson (Sandie) (Living.)
George Kibert Bullard Sr. married Frances Costanzo (b. 4 Mar 1918, d. 20 May
1960) on 13 Nov 1943 in Middlesboro, Ky. George Sr. and Frances had two sons:
Generation VII 1. George Kibert Bullard Jr. (living)
2. Bernard Michael Bullard (living)
Bernie Bullard and his wife Monica had two children together:
Generation VIII 1. Andrew George Bullard (living)
2. Ryan Anthony Bullard (living)
