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Personal data John Cullen 

• He was born on September 3, 1815 in fortasse, Folkingham, Bourne Dist., Lincs.
• He was christened on September 6, 1815 in Folkingham, Bourne, Aveland, Lincs..Source 1
• He died on November 12, 1910 in Muncie, Delaware Co., IN, he was 95 years old.Source 2
• He is buried after November 12, 1910 in Hamilton Twp., Delaware Co., IN.Source 3
• A child of William Cullen and Martha Charity
• This information was last updated on May 8, 2009.

Household of John Cullen

He is married to Marinda Waldren.

They got married in the year 1842 at Richland Co., OH, he was 26 years old.

John Cullen oo Marinda Waldren

Marriage source: Cullen, Charles, ledger, (Delta OH, CC, ca MDCCCLXXX)

IV-great-uncle Charles Cullen gives year of marriage = 1842 in his business ledger.

Richland County, OH Marriage Records 1813 - 1871 ..., (Mansfield OH, publisher unknown, MCMXCIII), pg. 90, Repository: Dallas TX Pub. Lib. for date of affidavit = 12 Dec 1843

'Cullin, John - Waldun, Marinda 21 Dec 1843 A01 092 A'

A = affidavit (bond) - certifcation of eligibility to marry. This record will NOT have the actual marriage date.

1900 Census, Hamilton Twp., Delaware Co., IN gives 57 yrs of marriage. <>

Child(ren):

1. Mary Ann Cullen  1843-1912 
2. William Cullen  1844-1848
3. Sarah Cullen  1846-1848
4. Martha Cullen  1847-1848
5. Elizabeth Cullen  1852-1932 
6. Nancy Cullen  1855-1855
7. Emily Jane Cullen  1857-1938 
8. Charlotte M. Cullen  1860-???? 

Notes about John Cullen

John Cullen

Source: Cullen, Charles, ledger, (Delta OH, CC, ca. MDCCCLXXX)

Emigrated from England 29 Mar 1836 Occupation = farmer/ditcher

For Hamilton Twp., in 1840, John Cullen paid $2.23 in taxes. Paraphrased from: HELM, Thomas B., History of Delaware County, Indiana, 1881, page 246. Found on Roll 30 of IN County Histories.

Page 101 - Hamilton Twp. - 'The present landlords of section 24 are...John Cullen...' John S. ELLIS, History of Delaware County, pub. 189_. IN County Histories Roll 23, first book on roll.

Buried in the Cullen Cem. in Hamilton Twp.

Lee Russell writes, 'The sad story about John Cullen and Marinda's small children - it seems the Cullens had gone away for a few days visit. On return, within a few days, the small children became very ill and died. It was presumed thatrats carried arsenic into flour bin and of course the flour was used to make biscuits, causing the children to die. Note I think if I remember right, I asked Worth about this once, to verify notes I found in another source.' - xv NovMCMXCIII - Muncie, IN

Lee Russell writes, 'John Cullen usually took his wheat to Wallace & Hibbits mill in Muncie to be ground into flour. The family had altogether 7 children - 4 girls - 2 married Pittengers 1 charlotte m. John Kaufman...' - xx Nov MCMXCIII- Muncie, IN

Beekman, J. K., editor, 'Delaware County Indiana Declaration of Intention & Application for Citizenship Records' Delaware County Genealogist and Historian, Vol 4 # 3, Sept., 1995, pg. 61.

P. 574 JOHN CULLIN native of Great Britain Declaration of Intention in Delaware County Court 8 Nov 1842. Record stated he was 5'6' high, dark complexion, dark hair, 27 hears old, born in County of Lincolnshire, [England], landed 15 May1836 New York in ship General Williams], resident of Indiana 2 yrs. Particularly renounced Queen Victoria. Testimony: Thomas Pacy and Charles Neff. Admitted to citizenship 27 Mar 1845 as shown in Bk. 3, p. 261 Signed: John Cullen.

The 2 yrs. is the minimum length of residence before application could be made. He may have lived in the county longer than 2 yrs.

Griffing, B. N., surveyor, An Atlas of Delaware County, Indiana, (Philadelphia PA, Griffing, Gordon & Co., MDCCCLXX), pg. 6; repository Dallas TX Pub. Lib.

'Hamilton Township ... 25 ... 24 ... John Cullen ... 60 80 ...'

The property for John Cullen appears in Hamilton Twp. in the southwest corner of the township on the Centre Twp. line. Neighbours from 9 to 3 o'clock clockwise: Wm Reed 40 acres; g. Payton 60 acres; Eliza A Horner 80 acres; Thos. B.McCulloch 160 acres; Emeline Martin 121 acres. John's land is 2 adjacent parcels 60 acres & 80 acres with 2 houses, one on the SW part of the land & the other on the NE part of the land. Through thte parcel runs Muncie Prairie Ditchwith its terminus on John's land. It flows SE to NW. His land is in sections 24 & 25. The Muncie Granville Pike is to the NE. It runs NW to SE.

Death source: WPA Index series z121, roll 12. Burial source: tombstone.

Cullen, Jim, Cullen Web Site, (Sandusky, OH, http://members.bex.net/jtcullen515/RichCo.htm. read viii May MMIX)

"Accidental Poisoning of the Cullen children

John Cullen usually took his wheat to Wallace & Hibbits mill in Muncie to be ground into flour. It seems that the Cullens had gone away for a few days visit. On return, within a few days, the small children became very ill and died. Itwas presumed that rats had carried arsenic into the flour bin and of course the flour was used to make biscuits, causing the children to die." <>

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