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Maurice Cuthbert Pulliam Sr. Major 1909–1999 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 8 Oct 1909

Birth Location: Stokes, North Carolina

Death Date: 4 Sep 1999

Death Location: Winter Park, Orange County, Florida, United States of America

Father: Sidney Pulliam

Mother: Cornelia Meadows

Spouse(s): Leila Stevenson, June Thompson

Children(s): Lonnie Pulliam

Maurice Cuthbert Pulliam Sr. Major was born in 1909 in Stokes, North Carolina, the child of Sidney Lee Pulliam And Cornelia Frances Nelia Meadows. In 1920, Maurice Cuthbert Pulliam Sr. Major resided in Aberdeen, Moore, North Carolina, USA. In 1935, Maurice Cuthbert Pulliam Sr. Major resided in Columbus, Georgia. Maurice Cuthbert Pulliam Sr. Major married June Aubrey Thompson, Leila Ogatha Lula Stevenson, and had children including Lonnie Steven Pulliam, Maurice Cuthbert Pulliam, Phillip Lee Pulliam. Maurice Cuthbert Pulliam Sr. Major passed away in 1999 in Winter Park, Orange County, Florida, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Maurice Cuthbert Pulliam Sr. Major was born in 1909 in Stokes, North Carolina, the child of Sidney Lee Pulliam And Cornelia Frances Nelia Meadows.
  • In 1920, Maurice Cuthbert Pulliam Sr. Major resided in Aberdeen, Moore, North Carolina, USA.
  • In 1935, Maurice Cuthbert Pulliam Sr. Major resided in Columbus, Georgia.
  • Maurice Cuthbert Pulliam Sr. Major married June Aubrey Thompson, Leila Ogatha Lula Stevenson, and had children including Lonnie Steven Pulliam, Maurice Cuthbert Pulliam, Phillip Lee Pulliam.
  • Maurice Cuthbert Pulliam Sr. Major passed away in 1999 in Winter Park, Orange County, Florida, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Sidney Pulliam
1863–1940
Birth Location: King, Stokes, North Carolina, USA
SP
Cornelia Meadows
1877–1944
Birth Location: King, Stokes, North Carolina, USA
CM

Spouses(s)

Leila Stevenson
1916–1972
Birth Location: Eufaula, Barbour, Alabama, USA
LS
June Thompson
1922–2002
Birth Location: Glen Rock Yo, Pennsylvania
JT

Children(s)

Lonnie Pulliam
1940–1992
Birth Location: San Diego, San Diego, California, USA
LP

Maurice Major's Ancestors

Self
Maurice Major
1909–1999
Birth Place: Stokes, North Carolina
Parents
Sidney Lee Pulliam
1863–1940
King, Stokes, North Carolina, USA
Cornelia (Frances "Nelia") Meadows
1877–1944
King, Stokes, North Carolina, USA
Grandparents
Benjamin (Winne) Pulliam
1821–1874
North Carolina, USA
Martha (A Elizabeth) Goff
–1906
Stokes, North Carolina, United States
Samuel (Leffrage) Meadows
1856–1912
King, Stokes, North Carolina, United States
Martha (Ann) Goff
1861–1938
Stokes, North Carolina, United States
Great-Grandparents
William Pulliam
1788–1871
Elizabeth Browder
1790–1875
Edward GOFF
1803–1860
Henrietta Weatherly
1805–1850
Major Meadows
1818–1872
Mary Vaden
1825–1903
Andrew Goff
1837–1862
Nancy Browder
1831–1914
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Maurice Major's Descendants

1.
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Maurice (Cuthbert Pulliam Sr.) Major (8 Oct 1909–4 Sep 1999) m. Leila (Ogatha (Lula)) Stevenson (1 Oct 1916–19 Nov 1972) m. June (Aubrey) Thompson (31 Aug 1922–18 Oct 2002)
  1. 1. Lonnie (Steven) Pulliam 1940–1992

Maurice Major's Timeline

6 Records

1909
8 Oct 1909
Birth of Maurice Cuthbert Pulliam Sr. Major in Stokes, North Carolina
Stokes, North Carolina
1920
1920
Age 11
Maurice Cuthbert Pulliam Sr. Major resided here in Aberdeen, Moore, North Carolina, USA
Aberdeen, Moore, North Carolina, USA
1935
1935
Age 26
Maurice Cuthbert Pulliam Sr. Major resided here in Columbus, Georgia
Columbus, Georgia
1940
1940
Age 31
Maurice Cuthbert Pulliam Sr. Major resided here in North Brunswick Twp, North Brunswick, Middlesex, New Jersey, USA
North Brunswick Twp, North Brunswick, Middlesex, New Jersey, USA
1950
1950
Age 41
Maurice Cuthbert Pulliam Sr. Major resided here in Dumfries, Prince William, Virginia, USA
Dumfries, Prince William, Virginia, USA
1999
4 Sep 1999
Age 90
Death of Maurice Cuthbert Pulliam Sr. Major in Winter Park, Orange, Florida, United States of America
Winter Park, Orange, Florida, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 8 Oct 1909
    Event Place: Stokes, North Carolina
    Record Source:
    [1] 1940 United States Federal Census
    [2] 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Aberdeen, Moore, North Carolina; Roll: T625_1300; Page: 15A; Enumeration District: 93
    [3] North Carolina, U.S., Birth Indexes, 1800-2000, North Carolina State Archives; Raleigh, North Carolina; Register of Deeds; Roll: MF-C.090.68001
    [4] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [5] 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Dumfries, Prince William, Virginia; Roll: 444; Page: 76; Enumeration District: 76-10

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Aberdeen, Moore, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Aberdeen, Moore, North Carolina; Roll: T625_1300; Page: 15A; Enumeration District: 93

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Columbus, Georgia
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: North Brunswick Twp, North Brunswick, Middlesex, New Jersey, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Dumfries, Prince William, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Dumfries, Prince William, Virginia; Roll: 444; Page: 76; Enumeration District: 76-10

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Gueenn, Tuas
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Dumfries, Prince William, Virginia; Roll: 444; Page: 76; Enumeration District: 76-10

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 4 Sep 1999
    Event Place: Winter Park, Orange, Florida, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Winter Park, Orange County, Florida, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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