Weld County, History of Colorado, BIOS: CULLISON, John Nelson (published 1918)
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"History of Colorado", edited by Wilbur Fisk Stone, published by The S. J. 
Clarke Publishing Co. (1918)  Vol. II


p. 378


JOHN NELSON CULLISON.

	An excellent farm property situated on section 4, township 6, 
range 67, in Weld county, pays tribute to the care and labor bestowed 
upon it by the owner, John Nelson Cullison, whose progressive methods 
are manifest in the splendid results achieved. Mr. Cullison was born in 
Coshocton county, Ohio, February 2, 1852, and is a son of Thomas and 
Louisa (Lee) Cullison, who were natives of Maryland and of Ohio 
respectively. The father was a carpenter by trade and also devoted a 
part of his attention to the occupation of farming. In early life he 
removed to Coshocton county, Ohio, where he engaged in farming from the 
age of fourteen years until his death, which occurred in November, 
1893. Just before the close of the Civil war he enlisted in response to 
the call of the Union and was for seven weeks with the army. His wife 
survived him for a considerable period, passing away in April, 1910.

	John N. Cullison of this review spent his youthful days under the 
parental roof in Ohio and his early experiences were those of the farm-
bred boy. His time was divided between the acquirement of an education 
in the district schools and in work in the fields through the summer 
months. After his textbooks were put aside he continued to aid his 
father in the farm work until he reached the age of thirty years, when 
in February, 1882, he came to Colorado, settling in Weld county. He 
made his way first to Greeley and soon afterward secured a position as 
a farm hand, working in that capacity for a year. The following year he 
began farming on his own account but ill luck attended him and he had 
to go to work again for others. He was thus employed for two years and 
during that period he carefully saved his earnings until the sum was 
sufficient to enable him to purchase his present farm of one hundred 
and sixty acres about two and a half miles from Windsor. With 
characteristic energy he began improving the place, which was a timber 
claim at the time of his purchase. He has since developed his fields 
and cultivated his land save for a period of three years which he spent 
in California and in Greeley. For the past ten years he has made a 
business of feeding sheep and has found it a successful undertaking. He 
also produces good crops and everything about his place is indicative 
of the careful supervision of a progressive owner.

	On the 31st of January, 1892. Mr. Cullison was united in marriage 
to Miss Addie Wells and to them have been born two sons: Thomas Burch, 
who is farming the home place; and Claude, who has joined the army and 
is now at Camp Wadsworth, South Carolina He volunteered for the Signal 
Corps and is in active training in the southeast.

	Mr. Cullison is a member of the Masonic fraternity and of the 
Eastern Star and he is also identified with the Woodmen of the World. 
In addition to his other business interests he is a stockholder in the 
alfalfa mill at Severance, Colorado, but although his business affairs 
make heavy demand upon his time and energies, he finds opportunity to 
cooperate in plans and movements for the general good. His political 
allegiance is given to the republican party and his religious faith is 
that of the Methodist Episcopal church, which finds in him a devoted 
and loyal member, attempting at all times to follow its teachings.