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Lorenzo Dow Pulley

Lorenzo Dow Pulley

Male 1810 - 1889  (78 years)

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  • Name Lorenzo Dow Pulley  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5
    1810 U.S. Census -- Household Aug 1810  Madison County, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this location  [6
    Birth 11 Dec 1810  Madison County, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 3
    Gender Male 
    1820 U.S. Census -- Household Aug 1820  Madison County, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this location  [7
    1830 U.S. Census -- Household Jun 1830  Cooper County, Missouri Find all individuals with events at this location  [8
    1850 U.S. Census Jun 1850  Cooper County, Missouri Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Residence Mar 1852  Cooper County, Missouri Find all individuals with events at this location  [9
    1860 U.S. Census Jun 1860  Kelly Twp., Cooper County, Missouri Find all individuals with events at this location  [10
    1870 U.S. Census 1 Jun 1870  Otterville, Cooper County, Missouri Find all individuals with events at this location  [11
    1880 U.S. Census 1 Jun 1880  Palestine Twp., Cooper County, Missouri Find all individuals with events at this location  [12
    Alt. Birth Louisville, Jefferson County, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Will 19 May 1885  Cooper County, Missouri Find all individuals with events at this location  [5
    • In the Name of God Amen

      I Lorenzo D. Pulley of the County of Cooper and State of Missouri being of sound mind memory and undertaking, and considering the uncertainty of this frail and transitory life, do therefore mskr, ordain, publish and declare this to be my Last will and Testament.  That is to say: 

      Item First

      After all my just and lawful debts are paid and discharged, the remainder of my estate, real, personal and mixed, I give, bequeath and devise as follows towit to my beloved wife Damaris Pulley, all the residue of any said Estate, real, personal and mixed, after the payment of said debts, except as hereinafter mentioned. 

      Item Second

      I give and bequeath to my children, Carlos Pulley, Mary Pulley, wife of Devarix Pulley, Amanda Smiley, wife of DeKalb Smiley, David M. Pulley, John W. Pulley, Isabell Hazel, wife of Ignatius Hazel, G. W. Pulley, Thomas B. Pulley and Frances Ellen Gibson, wife of W. P. Gibson, and to my grand children issue of my son Edward Pulley, deceased, Sarah Pulley, Leslie Pulley and Edward Walter Pulley; each the sun of one cent in lawful money of the United States. 

      Item Third

      I hereby make constitute and appoint my said wife Damaris Pulley, to be sole executrix, without bond, of this my last will and testament, hereby revoking and annulling all former wills and codicils by [_____]. 

      In witness whereof I have hereunto subscribed my name this nineteenth day of May A. D. 1885. 

      L. D. Pulley

      We attest the above and foregoing will and testament by subscribing our names hereto at the request and in the presence of the subscriber Lorenzo D. Pulley and in the presence of each otherr, said subscriber declaring to us that the foregoing is his last will and testament, and being of sound mind at the time. 

      O. C. Day
      W. H. Martin

      [On 31 December 1889, E. B. Bunce and O. C. Day appeared before B. C. Clark, Just and Exofficio Clerk of the Probate Court, Cooper County, Missouri and confirmed the signature of W. H. Martin, deceased.]
    Death 8 Dec 1889  [13
    Burial Concord Cemetery, Cooper County, Missouri Find all individuals with events at this location  [13
    Person ID I1982  CCBasic
    Last Modified 5 Jan 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  [14
    Marriage Permissions 19 Jan 1801  Madison County, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this location  [14
    Marriage 29 Jan 1801  Madison County, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 14, 15
    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  [15
    Family ID F661  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Demarius Elizabeth Cruse,   b. Cal 1818, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Aft 19 May 1885 (Age 67 years) 
    Marriage 22 Apr 1834  Cooper County, Missouri Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    Children 
     1. Carlos D. Pulley,   b. 11 Apr 1835, Cooper County, Missouri Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 22 Feb 1905 (Age 69 years)
     2. Mary Pulley,   b. 25 Mar 1837, Moniteau County, Missouri Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 26 Dec 1914, Lebanon Twp., Cooper County, Missouri Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 77 years)
     3. Amanda Pulley,   b. 27 Jan 1839, Cooper County, Missouri Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 3 Sep 1900 (Age 61 years)
     4. Edward Pulley,   b. 13 Oct 1841, Missouri Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 15 Mar 1876 (Age 34 years)
     5. David Morris Pulley,   b. 4 Jan 1844, Tipton, Morgan County, Missouri Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 21 Jan 1912, New Lebanon Twp., Cooper County, Missouri Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 68 years)
     6. John William Pulley,   b. 24 May 1846, Cooper County, Missouri Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 7 Jan 1927, Boonville, Cooper County, Missouri Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 80 years)
     7. Frances Ellen Pulley,   b. Abt 1848, Missouri Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Yes, date unknown
     8. Goldsby W. Pulley,   b. 1 Aug 1850   d. 13 Nov 1896 (Age 46 years)
     9. Sarah Isabelle "Belle" Pulley,   b. 26 Sep 1853, Speed, Cooper County, Missouri Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 12 Jan 1933, Pilot Grove, Cooper County, Missouri Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 79 years)
     10. Thomas Brand Pulley,   b. 8 Dec 1856, Tipton, Moniteau County, Missouri Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 25 May 1929, Palestine Twp., Cooper County, Missouri Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 72 years)
    Family ID F680  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 24 Dec 2024 

  • Photos
    Lorenzo Dow Pulley -- Grave Marker
    Lorenzo Dow Pulley -- Grave Marker
    Lorenzo Dow Pulley -- Grave Marker
    Lorenzo Dow 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. [S64] Missouri Bureau of Vital Records, Missouri Secretary of State, Missouri -- Death Certificates 1910-1974, (https://s1.sos.mo.gov/Records/Archives/ArchivesMvc/ :n.d.), 6 May 2018, death certificate no. 585 (1914), Mary Pully, accessed 4 March 2012.

    3. [S480] Missouri, Cooper County, 1850 U.S. Census Population Schedule, Missouri, Cooper County, (https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/1401638: National Archives and Records Administration, 2016), 24 Dec 2024, M432, Dist. No. 23, p. 315 (penned) 157 (stamped), dwelling 1256, family 1256, Lorenzo D. Pulley, accessed 24 Dec 2024.

    4. [S367] Missouri -- Missouri, County Marriage, Naturalization, and Court Records, 1800-1991, ((https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/2060668 : 2022)), 24 Dec 2024, accessed 24 Dec 2024), Lorenzo Pully and Demorea Cruse.

    5. [S246] Missouri., Missouri -- Probate Records 1750-1998, (FamilySearch. Missouri Probate Records, 1750-1998. https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/2399107 : 2016.), 25 Dec 2024, Lorenzo D. Pulley, p. 433; (https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/2399107 : accessed 25 Dec 2024).

    6. [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.

    7. [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.

    8. [S129] Missouri, Cooper County, 1830 U.S. Census Population Schedule, Missouri, Cooper County, (https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/1803958: National Archives and Records Administration, 2016), 3 Jul 2017, M19, roll 73, p. 216 (penned), line 4, Deveriso Pulley, accessed 22 April 2017.

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

    10. [S479] Missouri, Cooper County, 1860 U.S. Census Population Schedule, Missouri, Cooper County, (https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/1473181: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), 24 Dec 2024, M653, Kelly Twp., p. 589 (penned), dwelling 11, family 11, Lorenzo D. Pulley, accessed 24 Dec 2024.

    11. [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), 24 Dec 2024, M593, Otterville, Palestine Twp., p. 27 (penned) 528 (stamped), dwelling 181, family 182, Lorenzo Pulley, accessed 24 Dec 2024.

    12. [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), 24 Dec 2024, T9, Palestine Twp., enumeration district (ED) 194, p. 22 (penned) 238 (stamped), dwelling 140, family 170, Lorenzo Pulley, accessed 24 Dec 2024.

    13. [S132] Concord Cemetery (Cooper County, Missouri), Missouri, Cooper County -- Concord Cemetery (Photos), 1 Feb 2018, Lorenzo D. Pulley marker, photographed by Kevin Casey, 2006.

    14. [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.

    15. [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.