James Lewis Tull
1858 - 1941 (82 years)
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Name James Lewis Tull Born 24 Nov 1858 Mediapolis, Des Moines County, Iowa 
[1, 2] Gender Male Census 1900 Elk Creek, Gosper County, Nebraska Census 1910 Arapahoe, Furnas County, Nebraska Census 1920 Arapahoe, Furnas County, Nebraska Census 1930 Arapahoe, Furnas County, Nebraska Census 1940 Arapahoe, Furnas County, Nebraska Died 28 Mar 1941 Arapahoe, Furnas County, Nebraska [2, 3] Buried Arapahoe Cemetery, Arapahoe, Furnas County, Nebraska [2] Person ID I56 McKeown Last Modified 16 Aug 2023
Father John Hawkins Tull, b. Abt 1834, Indiana , d. Bef 1880 (Age 45 years) Mother Olive McCray, b. 6 Dec 1834, Connersville, Fayette County, Indiana , d. 13 Nov 1911, Arapahoe, Furnas County, Nebraska (Age 76 years) Married 25 Aug 1853 Des Moines County, Iowa [2, 3] Family ID F357 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family Ellen Gay Shields, b. Jul 1861, Maryland , d. 28 Jan 1935, Arapahoe, Furnas County, Nebraska (Age 73 years) Married 26 Dec 1881 Louisa County, Iowa [1, 2, 4] Children 1. Edyth Lorene Tull, b. 20 Feb 1883, Des Moines County, Iowa , d. 6 Jan 1961, Arapahoe, Furnas County, Nebraska (Age 77 years)2. Clifford Isaac Tull, b. 11 Jun 1885, Mediapolis, Des Moines County, Iowa , d. 10 Dec 1979, Furnas County, Nebraska (Age 94 years)3. James Elmer Tull, b. 31 Jan 1887, Iowa , d. 2 Jul 1983, Arapahoe, Furnas County, Nebraska (Age 96 years)4. Otto Everett Tull, b. 1 Oct 1888, Mediapolis, Des Moines County, Iowa , d. 12 Jan 1980, Kearney, Buffalo County, Nebraska (Age 91 years)5. Margaret Olive Tull, b. 21 Oct 1889, Des Moines County, Iowa , d. 11 Dec 1969, Arapahoe, Furnas County, Nebraska (Age 80 years)6. Ina F. Tull, b. 20 Oct 1891, Des Moines County, Iowa , d. 1 Feb 1982, Holdrege, Phelps County, Nebraska (Age 90 years)7. Viola E. Tull, b. 6 Aug 1893, Mediapolis, Des Moines County, Iowa , d. 29 Jun 1961, McCook, Red Willow County, Nebraska (Age 67 years)8. Twyla W. Tull, b. 20 Apr 1895, Des Moines County, Iowa , d. 25 May 1989, Nebraska (Age 94 years)+ 9. Herbert Shields Tull, b. 2 Apr 1897, Mediapolis, Des Moines County, Iowa , d. 7 Apr 1938, Arapahoe, Furnas County, Nebraska (Age 41 years)10. Elda Mary Tull, b. 29 Oct 1898, Des Moines County, Iowa , d. 4 Oct 1974, Arapahoe, Furnas County, Nebraska (Age 75 years)11. Evelyn Tull, b. 11 Feb 1903, Arapahoe, Furnas County, Nebraska , d. 27 Mar 1996, Phoenix, Maricopa County, Arizona (Age 93 years)Last Modified 26 Jan 2023 Family ID F35 Group Sheet | Family Chart
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Born - 24 Nov 1858 - Mediapolis, Des Moines County, Iowa 
Married - 26 Dec 1881 - Louisa County, Iowa 
Census - 1900 - Elk Creek, Gosper County, Nebraska 
Census - 1910 - Arapahoe, Furnas County, Nebraska Census - 1920 - Arapahoe, Furnas County, Nebraska Census - 1930 - Arapahoe, Furnas County, Nebraska Census - 1940 - Arapahoe, Furnas County, Nebraska Died - 28 Mar 1941 - Arapahoe, Furnas County, Nebraska 
Buried - - Arapahoe Cemetery, Arapahoe, Furnas County, Nebraska = Link to Google Earth Pin Legend 
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Headstones Tull James L. and Ellen Gay Shields
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Notes - From Yellow Springs and Huron: A local history containing sketches of all the people, institutions and events from the earliest settlement to date of publication. James Warren Merrill. Mediapolis, Iowa, 1897. Page 295.
James Tull was born in Louisa county in 1858, married Ellen G. Shields. Lived on his mother's farm for a term of years, and is now on the McCray farm. The children are Edith L., Clifford I., James E., Otto E., Maggie O., Ina F., Viola E., and Twila.
[5] - Notes from findagrave
James Lewis Tull, born Nov. 24, 1858 in Yellow Springs Township, Des Moines County, IA., to John H. Tull (1835-1886) and Olive McCray (1834-1911).
James married Ellen Gay Shields on Dec. 26, 1881 in Louisa County, IA. Ellen, born July 1861 in Maryland, to parents born in Ireland. Her parents were Isaac Shields (1834-1907) and Margaret McCullum (1836-1903).
James and Ellen had 11 children:
Edyth Lorena Tull b Feb 20 1883 in Yellow Springs, Des Moines County, IA. She lived with her parents her entire life. Edyth died Jan. 6, 1961 in Arapahoe County, NE.;
Clifford L. Tull b June 11, 1884 in Des Moines County, IA., m Cassandra Eliza Bathrick (1884-1971) FAG# 15100356;
James Elmer Tull b Jan. 31, 1886 and m Anne Marie unk., died July 2, 1983;
Otto E. b Oct 1, 1887 in Des Moines County, IA., m Emma Van Druff; Otto's FAG# 37406156;
Margaret Olivia b Oct. 1, 1889 in Des Moines County, IA., m Harvey Billesbach; Margaret died Dec. 11, 1969 in Arapahoe, NE. FAG #151195767;
Ina F. Tull b Oct. 20, 1891 in Des Moines County, IA., m Robert P. Disbrow (1892-1957);
Viola E. Tull b Aug. 6, 1893 in Des Moines County, IA., m Nova B. Carroll; Viola d June 29, 1961 in McCook, NE FAG# 151196974;
Twyla W. Tull born Apr. 20, 1895 in Des Moines County, IA., m Roland F. Emmett (1926-2005) FAG #11115829; Twyla died May 25, 1989 in Arapahoe, NE.;
Herbert Shields Tull b Apr 2, 1897, m Elfreda unk., d Apr 7, 1938 in Arapahoe, NE.
Elda M. b Oct. 29, 1898 in Des Moines County, IA., m Charles Glen Magee, she d Oct. 4, 1974;
Evelyn b Feb. 1, 1903 m Glen B. Hill; she died Mar 27, 1996 in Phoenix, AZ., and buried in Arapohoe, NE.
James Lewis Tull died in Furnas County, Arapahoe, NE.
[2] - Arapahoe Old Time Dies Last Night
James L. Tull, long time resident of Arapahoe and father of Mrs. R.P. Disbrow of this city, died last night at his home from a heart attack.
Tull had been ill for the past five weeks as a result of a fall down the basement stairs of his home.
Mrs. Disbrow left this morning for Arapahoe to help make plans for the funeral.
Holdrege Daily Citizen, Holdrege, Nebraska. Friday, 28 March 1941, Page 1.
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- From Yellow Springs and Huron: A local history containing sketches of all the people, institutions and events from the earliest settlement to date of publication. James Warren Merrill. Mediapolis, Iowa, 1897. Page 295.
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