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William Pulley

William Pulley

Male 1801 - 1886  (84 years)

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  • Name William Pulley  [1, 2, 3] 
    Birth 4 Dec 1801  Madison County, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2] 
    Gender Male 
    1810 U.S. Census -- Household Aug 1810  Madison County, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this location  [4] 
    1820 U.S. Census -- Household Aug 1820  Madison County, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this location  [5] 
    1840 U.S. Census Jun 1840  Madison County, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this location  [6] 
    Role -- Marriage Permissions 28 Aug 1848  Madison County, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this location  [7] 
    Residence Mar 1852  Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this location  [8] 
    1860 U.S. Census Jun 1860  Lexington, Fayette County, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this location  [9] 
    1870 U.S. Census Jun 1870  Otterville, Cooper County, Missouri Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    1880 U.S. Census -- Household Jun 1880  Palestine Twp., Cooper County, Missouri Find all individuals with events at this location  [10] 
    Occupation farmer  [9] 
    Death 27 Apr 1886  Cooper County, Missouri Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    Burial Concord Cemetery, Cooper County, Missouri Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    Person ID I1949  CCBasic
    Last Modified 26 Jul 2025 

    Father Deverix Pulley,   b. 11 May 1779, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1852, Cooper County, Missouri Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 72 years) 
    Mother Mary Ellender Williams,   b. 20 Aug 1781, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Aft 1850 (Age 69 years) 
    Marriage Bond 19 Jan 1801  Madison County, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this location  [11] 
    Marriage Permissions 19 Jan 1801  Madison County, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this location  [11] 
    Marriage 29 Jan 1801  Madison County, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 11, 12] 
    Deverix and Mary William Pulley -- Marriage Register    		 Deverix and Mary William Pulley -- Marriage Register
    Robert, Edward and John Pulley    		 Robert, Edward and John Pulley
    Deverix and Mary William Pulley -- Marriage Register    		 Deverix and Mary William Pulley -- Marriage Register
    Deverix and Mary Williams Pulley -- Marriage Bond    		 Deverix and Mary Williams Pulley -- Marriage Bond
    Deverix and Mary Williams Pulley -- Marriage Bond    		 Deverix and Mary Williams Pulley -- Marriage Bond
    Deverix and Mary Williams Pulley -- Marriage Bond    		 Deverix and Mary Williams Pulley -- Marriage Bond
    Marriage Official 29 Jan 1801  Madison County, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this location  [12] 
    Family ID F661  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Elizabeth "Betsy" Jones,   b. Abt 1801-1807, Madison County, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Bef 1880 (Age 72 years) 
    Marriage Sep 1826  Madison County, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this location  [13] 
    Marriage Bond 25 Sep 1826  Madison County, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this location  [14] 
    Children 
     1. Waller J. Pulley,   b. Aug 1827, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 14 Aug 1901, Speed, Cooper County, Missouri Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 74 years)
     2. William Pulley,   b. Abt 1830, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 2 Jan 1899 (Age 69 years)
     3. Emily Pulley,   b. 17 Nov 1832, Madison County, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 17 Sep 1916, Lexington, Fayette County, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 83 years)
     4. Nathaniel O. Pulley,   b. 16 Apr 1837, Madison County, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 13 Mar 1916, Palestine Twp., Cooper County, Missouri Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 78 years)
     5. Mary J. Pulley,   b. 8 May 1841, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 5 Mar 1910 (Age 68 years)
     6. Robert Pulley,   b. 17 Jan 1845, Lexington, Fayette County, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 30 May 1917, Palestine Twp., Cooper County, Missouri Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 72 years)
     7. Caroline Pulley,   b. Abt 1851, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Yes, date unknown
    Family ID F672  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 26 Jul 2025 

  • Photos
    William Pulley -- Grave Marker    		William Pulley -- Grave Marker

  • Sources 
    1. [S21] Missouri. Maysville., Missouri, DeKalb County -- The Dekalb County Herald Newspaper, 3 Jul 2017, "Pulley Family Meets Sunday at St. Joseph," 15 August 1940, p. 7, col. 1.

    2. [S131] Missouri, Cooper County, 1870 U.S. Census Population Schedule, Missouri, Cooper County, (https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/1438024: National Archives and Records Administration, 2016), 4 Jul 2017, M593, roll 772, Palestine Twp., Otterville, p. 525 (stamped), dwelling 148, family 148, William Pulley, accessed 23 April 2017.
      The image indicates William, Waller, William, Nathaniel, and Robert were over 21 and denied the right to vote, but those entries appear to be lined out.

    3. [S132] Concord Cemetery (Cooper County, Missouri), Missouri, Cooper County -- Concord Cemetery (Photos), 1 Feb 2018, William Pulley marker, photographed by JMW, 2006.

    4. [S126] Kentucky, Madison County, 1810 U.S. Census Population Schedule, Kentucky, Madison County, (https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/1803765: National Archives and Records Administration, 2016), 4 Jul 2017, M252, roll 7, p. 224 (stamped) 887, 872 (penned), line 21, Deverex Pully, accessed 22 April 2017.

    5. [S127] Kentucky, Madison County, 1820 U.S. Census Population Schedule, Kentucky, Madison County, (https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/1803955: National Archives and Records Administration, 2016), 3 Jul 2017, M33, roll 25, p. 180 (stamped) 158 (penned), line 27, Devoix Pulley, accessed 22 April 2017.

    6. [S270] Kentucky, Madison County, 1840 U.S. Census Population Schedule, Kentucky, Madison County, (https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/1786457: National Archives and Records Administration, 2016), 16 Mar 2020, M704, roll 118, Western District, p. 291, line 14, Will Pulley, accessed 1 May 2018.

    7. [S27] Kentucky. Madison County, Kentucky, Madison County -- Marriages 1797-1954 (FamilySearch), (https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/1804888 :n.d.), 7 Jul 2017, Kentucky, County Marriages, 1797-1954." marriage bond (1848), Prather-Pulley, accessed 7 July 2017.

    8. [S268] Missouri. Cooper County., Missouri, Cooper County -- Probate Files, 20 Feb 2020, no. 568, Estate of Devanix Pulley.

    9. [S133] Kentucky, Fayette County, 1860 U.S. Census Population Schedule, Kentucky, Fayette County, (https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/1473181: National Archives and Records Administration, 2017), 4 Jul 2017, M653, roll 365, District No. 1, Lexington, p. 489 (penned), dwelling 332, family 339, Wm Pulley, accessed 7 May 2017.

    10. [S134] Missouri, Cooper County, 1880 U.S. Census Population Schedule, Missouri, Cooper County, (https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/1417683: National Archives and Records Administration, 2016), 6 Jul 2017, T9, roll 683, Palestine Twp., enumeration district (ED) 134, p. 228A (stamped) 1 (penned), dwelling 2, family 2, Charls Rece, accessed 12 May 2017.

    11. [S27] Kentucky. Madison County, Kentucky, Madison County -- Marriages 1797-1954 (FamilySearch), (https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/1804888 :n.d.), 7 Jul 2017, Kentucky, County Marriages, 1797-1954." marriage bond (1801), Pulley-Williams, accessed 6 July 2017.

    12. [S27] Kentucky. Madison County, Kentucky, Madison County -- Marriages 1797-1954 (FamilySearch), (https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/1804888 :n.d.), 6 Jul 2017, Kentucky, County Marriages, 1797-1954." marriage register (1801), Pully-Williams, accessed 6 July 2017.

    13. [S328] Kentucky -- Marriages, 1785-1979, ((https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/1674849)), 26 Jul 2025, accessed 25 Jul 2025), Madison County, Kentucky p. 169.

    14. [S27] Kentucky. Madison County, Kentucky, Madison County -- Marriages 1797-1954 (FamilySearch), (https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/1804888 :n.d.), 8 Jul 2017, Kentucky, County Marriages, 1797-1954." marriage bond (1826), Pulley-Jones, accessed 7 July 2017.