Prayer Group, 1875, Postcard to Lower Waterford

This little postcard (5 by 3 inches) was mailed from Lyndon to Lower Waterford in April 1875, ten years after the end of the Civil War.

Although Dave and I worked on the research together, we could not find material on John Moore living in Lower Waterford at that time. If you have some information on him, please let me know.

Here's what the back of the card says:

Lyndon Vt - April 20th 1875

Friend Moore

I will meet you and my friends in that vicinity at West Littleton School House May 2nd at six o'clock to hold a prayer meeting I expect others to come with me + we will try and have a good meeting

Yours Respectfully

H. C. Wilson

Dave's notes include the following: Homer Carrol Wilson, 1863-1948. His first wife was Alice Sophronica Lincoln, 1863-1912. [I add that his parents were Squire J. Wilson 1831-1908 and Abigail "Abbie" Wilson 1830-1924.] Homer and Alice had a son Robert Homer Wilson, born in 1892. In 1921 Homer married Mary Hight Emerson.

Homer lived on Main Street in Lyndonville and worked for the railroad. Later, he had a shop for shoe repairing and horse goods, on Depot Street. He is found in the 1930 and 1935 Lyndon directories. In 1901 he was Secretary for the Speedwell Golf Links, where the president was T. N. Vail and the vice-president C. M. Darling.

Homer was also director for many years of the Lyndonville Military Band.

He died in 1948 at age 84.

Branches of the Bullock Family Tree

Fanny Bullock Workman

Vermont author Natalie Kinsey-Warnock often circulates historical articles, and today mentioned mountain climber Fanny Bullock Workman (1859-1925). (Read about Fanny in this piece from the New England Historical Society.) Fanny was the daughter of Massachusetts governor Alexander Hamilton Bullock. Of course, Waterford history lovers like me immediately want to know whether Fanny was connected with "our" Bullock family.

Yes, she was. Fanny's 4-greats grandfather Samuel Bullock, 1648-1718, was the 6-greats grandfather of "our" Fred Bullock (1925-2018). Samuel was thus the 4-greats grandfather of noted Waterford barn designer Fred C. Bullock (born in Lyndonville 1864, died in Waterford 1925).

It is important to also note that Samuel Bullock (1648-1718) was the 3-greats grandfather of Peter Paddleford. If that name sounds familiar, it could be from recent articles about "saving" the Sanborn covered bridge in Lyndonville VT -- this covered bridge is the last in the state with the Paddleford truss design for the beams that sustain it. Yes, that was Peter Paddleford, who is mostly connected with Littleton NH and Monroe NH. 

It's clear that working with the large beams of both bridges and barns interested the northern New England branches of this family. But it's also clear that the family encouraged entrepreneurs and explorers, as well as leaders. 

Here are some branches of the Bullock family tree, working back in time:

Frederick Bullock 1925-2018, Frank Chandler Bullock 1900-1953 and Lola Ainsworth Kirkpatrick Bullock, Fred C. Bullock 1864-1925 and Elizabeth "Lizzie" Davison 1868-1959, Halsey J. Bullock 1829-1889 and Helen Ladd 1839-?, Jesse Bullock 1784-1877 and Mercy Chandler 1792-1858, Samuel Bullock and Silence Bowen, William Bullock 1716-1810, Samuel Bullock 1683-1746, Samuel Bullock 1648-1718 and Thankful Rouse.

Fanny Bullock Workman 1859-1925, Alexander Hamilton Bullock 1816-1882, Rufus Bullock 1779-1853, Hugh Bullock 1751-1837, Hugh Bullock 1706-1771, Ebenezer Bullock 1676-1741, Samuel Bullock 1648-1718, Richard Bullock 1622-1667, Edward Bullock 1580-1649, John Bullock 1562-1595, William Bullock 1522-?, Thomas Bullock 1482-1558, Gilbert Bullock.

John Bullock (1562-1615)

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Edward Bullock (1580-1649)

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Richard Bullock and Elizabeth Ingraham

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Samuel Bullock (1648-1718) mar. 1 Mary Thurber, mar. 2 Thankful Rouse

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Seth Bullock (1693-1786, Rehoboth, MA; his mother is Thankful) and Experience Salisbury (1700-1749)

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Benjamin I. Bullock (1725-1791) and Jane Kelton (1728-1807)

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Ruth Bullock (1758-1847) mar. Captain Philip Paddleford (1755-1832)

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Peter Paddleford (1785-1858)

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Peter Paddleford (1815-) mar. Dolly Sherburne (1816) [Paddleford Truss covered bridges]

 

(from Beth Kanell)