Mildred Irene Pulliam
1916 - 1979 (62 years)
Generation: 1
Generation: 3
Generation: 4
1. Mildred Irene Pulliam was born on 4 Dec 1916 in Purdin, Linn County, Missouri (daughter of Charles E. Pulliam and Nora Gertrude Buswell); died on 14 Oct 1979 in Chillicothe, Livingston County, Missouri; was buried in Resthaven Memorial Gardens, Chillicothe, Livingston County, Missouri. Notes:
Mrs. Irene Smithers
Mrs. Mildred Irene Smither, 61, 1718 Hickory Drive, died Sunday evening at 5 o'clock at Hedrick Medical Center, where she had been a patient one day.
Mrs. Smithers was born Dec. 4, 1916 at Purdin, daughter of Charley E. Pulliam and Gertrude Buswell Pulliam. She attended school at Browning and was a graduate of the Purdin High School. On May 21, 1937 she was married to Chester William Smithers at Laclede. She was a member of the First Baptist Church and the Chillicothe Rebekah lodge. The couple moved to Chillicothe in 1950.
Mrs. Smithers was a former Chillicothe city clerk and had operated the Missouri Motor Vehicle License bureau in Chillicothe. Mr. Smithers died Jan. 26, 1976.
Survivors include two daughters, Mrs. Pat (Norlene) Laffey, Chillicothe, and Mrs. Lewis (Charlene) Wisniewski, Excelsior Springs; a brother, Charles Pulliam, Purdin and six grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her husband and parents.
Funeral services will be held at 2 o'clock Tuesday afternoon at the First Baptist Church with the Rev. Don Palmer officiating. The casket will be moved to the church at noon Tuesday. Burial will be in Resthaven Memorial Gardens, under the direction of the Norman Funeral Home.
The Chillicothe Constitution-Tribune, Chillicothe, Missouri. Monday, 15 October 1979.
Buried:
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/129893864/mildred-irene-smithersMildred married Chester William Smithers on 21 May 1937. Chester was born in unknown; died in 1974; was buried in Resthaven Memorial Gardens, Chillicothe, Livingston County, Missouri. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
2. 
Charles E. Pulliam was born on 21 Sep 1879 in Purdin, Linn County, Missouri (son of Thomas Pulliam and Delila Ann Cassity); died on 7 Aug 1957 in Purdin, Linn County, Missouri; was buried on 9 Aug 1957 in Purdin Cemetery, Purdin, Linn County, Missouri. Other Events:
- Occupation: farmer
- Census: 1920, Benton Township, Linn County, Missouri
- Census: 1930, Benton Township, Linn County, Missouri
- Census: 1940, Benton Township, Linn County, Missouri
Notes:
Funeral Services Held In Purdin, August 9th
Charlie Pulliam, youngest son of Anna Cassity Pulliam and Thomas Pulliam, was born September 21, 1879, on a farmnear Purdin, Missouri, into a family of two brothers and four sisters, and departed this life August 7, 1957, at 11:00 p.m., on the farm where he had since he was two years of age.
He attended the Brown and Pierce schools and grew to manhood in the same community. On February 20, 1916, he was united in marriage with Nora Gertrude Buswell. To this union was born two children, Mildred Irene and Charles Edward.
He was preceded in death by his parents, two brothers and three sisters. He is survived by his wife, the daughter, Mrs. Chester Smithers of Chillicothe, Mo., the son, Charles E. Pulliam of Purdin, Mo, three grandchildren, Norlene and Charlene Smithers and Charles Duane Pulliam, and a sister, Mrs. Minnie Bivens, of Denver, Colorado, the oldest and only living member of the Thomas Pulliam family.
Charlie numbered among his friends the entire community of Purdin and surrounding territory. He especially enjoyed fishing with some of the old timers of the community, having been unable to pursue his farm duties for several years due to a lingering illness. He was seriously ill for two weeks and two days before he passed on to his reward. He enjoyed having his friends drop in any time, and was noted for his musical ability to entertain with his banjo.
He always said, "Our latch string is always on the outside," and his many friends and neighbors enjoyed this courtesy.
Funeral services were held at 2 p.m., Friday afternoon, August 9, 1957, at the Methodist Church in Purdin, conducted by the pastor, the Rev. E.L. Huchel. Song service was by Mrs. Rose Johnson and Miss Rose Chambers, accompanied at the piano by Mrs. Helen Matkins. Honorary bearers were John Baskett, Harrison Blackburn, Athes Creason and Walter McIntyre. The bearers were Harold Buswell, John Tipton, Ray Pulliam, Jess Pulliam, Clifford Buswell and Elmer Shadow.
Burial was made in the Purdin cemetery under the direction of the Wale Funeral Home.
The Browning leader-Record, Browning, Missouri. Thursday, 15 August 1957.
Died:
Missouri death certificate
https://www.sos.mo.gov/images/archives/deathcerts/1957/1957_00028675.PDF
Buried:
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/25837439/charlie-pulliamCharles married Nora Gertrude Buswell in Purdin, Linn County, Missouri. Nora was born on 30 Oct 1890 in Brookfield, Linn County, Missouri; died on 28 Mar 1972 in Chillicothe, Livingston County, Missouri; was buried in Purdin Cemetery, Purdin, Linn County, Missouri. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
3. 
Nora Gertrude Buswell was born on 30 Oct 1890 in Brookfield, Linn County, Missouri; died on 28 Mar 1972 in Chillicothe, Livingston County, Missouri; was buried in Purdin Cemetery, Purdin, Linn County, Missouri. Notes:
Mr. Pulliam Dies; Mother of Mrs. Smithers
Mrs. Nora Gertrude Pulliam, 81, died Tuesday evening at the Chillicothe hospital. She had been a resident of Purdin until moving to the home of her daughter, Mrs. Chester Smithers, Chillicothe, for the last six months.
She had been in ill health for three years and in serious condition the last month.
Mrs. Pulliam was born Oct. 30, 1890 as Nora Gertrude Buswell. On Feb. 20, 1916 she was married to Charles Pulliam who preceded her in death in 1957.
Survivors include a son, Charles Pulliam, Purdin, a daughter, Mrs. Smith, Chillicothe; two sisters, Mrs. Nancy Tipton, Holt Summit; and Mrs. Lillian Evans, St. James; three brothers, Thomas Buswell, Purdin; William Buswell, Sumner; and Harry Buswell, Bucklin; three grandchildren and six great-grandchildren.
Funeral services will be held Thursday afternoon at 2 o’clock at the Baptist church in Purdin. Burial will be in the Purdin cemetery.
The body is now at the Wade Funeral Home in Browning.
The Chillicothe Constitution-Tribune, Chillicothe, Missouri. Wednesday, 29 March 1972.
Name:
daughter of John Buswell and Susan Moriah Cornett
Buried:
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/25837555/nora-gertrude-pulliam
Died:
Missouri death certificate
https://www.sos.mo.gov/images/archives/deathcerts/1972/1972_00007368.PDFChildren:
- 1. Mildred Irene Pulliam was born on 4 Dec 1916 in Purdin, Linn County, Missouri; died on 14 Oct 1979 in Chillicothe, Livingston County, Missouri; was buried in Resthaven Memorial Gardens, Chillicothe, Livingston County, Missouri.
- Charles Edward Pulliam was born on 13 Apr 1927 in Linn County, Missouri; died on 1 Jan 2013 in Kirksville, Adair County, Missouri; was buried in Purdin Cemetery, Purdin, Linn County, Missouri.
Generation: 3
4. 
Thomas Pulliam was born on 27 Apr 1843 in Missouri; died on 12 Jul 1920 in Benton Township, Linn County, Missouri; was buried on 13 Jul 1920 in Purdin Cemetery, Purdin, Linn County, Missouri. Notes:
From Reflections of yester-years.
Thomas Pulliam, son of Thomas and Polly Pulliam, was born in Linn Co. in 1843 and died in 1920. He is buried in the Purdin Cemetery. He was one of the three Pulliam brothers who remained around Purdin and raised their children.
Thomas, a Civil War Veteran, married Ann Cassity on Jan. 11, 1866. They settled on a farm north of Purdin and lived there all their lives. Later a son, Charley, and his family lived there and now the land belongs to grandchildren.
Thomas and Ann Pulliam were the parents of five children: Minnie, Etta, William, Charles and Edward.
Minnie was married to Henry Bivens and they had one daughter, Stella (Bivens) Crabtree, she lives in Denver, Colo. and has one daughter Marion.
Etta married David Cady, he will be remembered as a rural mail carrier. They were the parents of three children: Thomas (died while a young man); Evelyn (Cady) Hill, she has two children, Ada and Garland; Stella Mae (Cady) Gooch married Kenneth Gooch, lives on a farm nw of Purdin and they are the parents of two daughters, Mary Rottman and Norma Whipple.
William (Bill), married Ella Elston and they had three children. Lloyd (deceased), he had one daughter; Jesse (deceased) married Merle Stone (deceased) they had one daughter, Nadine (Pulliam) Elliott; Eva (Pulliam) Murrey, Skidmore.
Charles (Charley) married Nora Boswell and they had two children; Irene (Pulliam) Smithers, Chillicothe and she had two daughters, Nora and Charlene; Charles married Velma Baskett and they have a son Duane, and two grandchildren.
Edward (Ed) married Rhoda Cady. They had one daughter, Nellie Pulliam) Kroger, and she had a son, Gilbert. Nellie lives in North Kansas City. They also raised a foster son, Carl A. Falch, Sterling, Colo.
Charles Jr is the only descendant of this family living near Purdin.
Died:
Missouri death certificate
https://www.sos.mo.gov/images/archives/deathcerts/1920/1920_00026766.PDF
Buried:
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/25727578/thomas-pulliamThomas married Delila Ann Cassity on 11 Jan 1866. Delila (daughter of Peter Thompson Cassity and Lydia West Evans) was born on 10 Feb 1845 in Sullivan County, Missouri; died on 26 Sep 1918 in Purdin, Linn County, Missouri; was buried on 27 Sep 1918 in Purdin Cemetery, Purdin, Linn County, Missouri. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
5. 
Delila Ann Cassity was born on 10 Feb 1845 in Sullivan County, Missouri (daughter of Peter Thompson Cassity and Lydia West Evans); died on 26 Sep 1918 in Purdin, Linn County, Missouri; was buried on 27 Sep 1918 in Purdin Cemetery, Purdin, Linn County, Missouri. Notes:
Died:
Missouri death certificate
https://www.sos.mo.gov/images/archives/deathcerts/1918/1918_00031068.PDF
Buried:
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/25837415/anna-delilah-pulliamChildren:
- Minnie Pulliam was born on 17 Jan 1867 in Purdin, Linn County, Missouri.
- William Pulliam was born on 26 Aug 1869 in Linn County, Missouri; died on 24 Nov 1947 in Milan, Sullivan County, Missouri; was buried on 27 Nov 1947 in Purdin Cemetery, Purdin, Linn County, Missouri.
- Edward Molton Pulliam was born on 31 Oct 1871 in Purdin, Linn County, Missouri; died on 20 Dec 1949 in Browning, Sullivan County, Missouri; was buried on 20 Dec 1949 in Purdin Cemetery, Purdin, Linn County, Missouri.
- Etta Lydia Pulliam was born on 25 May 1877 in Purdin, Linn County, Missouri; died on 4 Aug 1957 in Browning, Linn County, Missouri; was buried on 6 Aug 1957 in Purdin Cemetery, Purdin, Linn County, Missouri.
- 2. Charles E. Pulliam was born on 21 Sep 1879 in Purdin, Linn County, Missouri; died on 7 Aug 1957 in Purdin, Linn County, Missouri; was buried on 9 Aug 1957 in Purdin Cemetery, Purdin, Linn County, Missouri.
Generation: 4
10. Peter Thompson Cassity was born on 15 Apr 1811 in Bath County, Kentucky (son of Peter Thompson Cassity and Mary "Polly" Melissa Armstrong); died on 25 Sep 1889 in Milan, Sullivan County, Missouri; was buried in Shatto Cemetery, Milan, Sullivan County, Missouri. Other Events:
- _MILT: Civil War
- Census: 1850, Lee County, Iowa
- Census: 1860, Sullivan County, Missouri
- Census: 1870, Polk, Sullivan County, Missouri
- Census: 1880, Polk, Sullivan County, Missouri
Notes:
62nd EMM (Enrolled Missouri Militia). Company C. Enlisted 26 July 1862 in Laclede, Missouri. Served 9 October 1864 - 2 December 1864 in Brookfield, Missouri.
_MILT:
62nd EMM (Enrolled Missouri Militia). Company C.
Buried:
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/120568378/peter-thompson-cassityPeter married Lydia West Evans on 24 Oct 1831 in Fleming County, Kentucky. Lydia was born on 22 Feb 1811 in Montgomery County, Kentucky; died on 6 Mar 1887 in Milan, Sullivan County, Missouri; was buried in Shatto Cemetery, Milan, Sullivan County, Missouri. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
11. Lydia West Evans was born on 22 Feb 1811 in Montgomery County, Kentucky; died on 6 Mar 1887 in Milan, Sullivan County, Missouri; was buried in Shatto Cemetery, Milan, Sullivan County, Missouri. Notes:
MHR note: Lydia died of pneumonia.
MHR note: Lydia was the daughter of Isaac Evans ,Sr.
Buried:
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/189016095/lydia-west-cassityChildren:
- Isaac Newton Cassity was born on 7 Jul 1832 in Fleming County, Kentucky; died on 5 Nov 1862 in Missouri; was buried in Shatto Cemetery, Milan, Sullivan County, Missouri.
- Louisa Jane Cassity was born on 13 Mar 1834 in Kentucky; died on 13 Nov 1900 in Missouri; was buried in Shatto Cemetery, Milan, Sullivan County, Missouri.
- Peter Thompson Cassity was born on 12 Dec 1836 in Kentucky; died on 2 Dec 1911 in Cora, Sullivan County, Missouri; was buried on 3 Dec 1911 in Shatto Cemetery, Milan, Sullivan County, Missouri.
- William Harrison Cassity was born on 4 Mar 1837 in Kentucky; died on 3 Dec 1921 in Purdin, Linn County, Missouri; was buried on 9 Dec 1921 in Purdin Cemetery, Purdin, Linn County, Missouri.
- Sarah Elizabeth Cassity was born on 25 Dec 1839 in Kentucky; died on 4 Sep 1925 in Cockrell Township, Chariton County, Missouri; was buried on 5 Sep 1925 in Fairview Cemetery, Cockrell Township, Chariton County, Missouri.
- John Edward Cassity was born on 7 Dec 1842 in Kentucky; died on 29 Nov 1868 in Sedalia, Pettis County, Missouri; was buried in Shatto Cemetery, Milan, Sullivan County, Missouri.
- 5. Delila Ann Cassity was born on 10 Feb 1845 in Sullivan County, Missouri; died on 26 Sep 1918 in Purdin, Linn County, Missouri; was buried on 27 Sep 1918 in Purdin Cemetery, Purdin, Linn County, Missouri.
- Maryann Malinda Cassity was born about 1849 in Iowa; died in 1886 in Milan, Sullivan County, Missouri.
- Alonzo Morton Cassity was born on 2 May 1851 in Lee County, Iowa; died on 8 Apr 1915 in Purdin, Linn County, Missouri; was buried on 9 Apr 1915 in Purdin Cemetery, Purdin, Linn County, Missouri.