Christian County IL Archives Biographies.....Bulpitt, Edward Andrew 
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Biographical Sketch of Edward Andrew BULPITT, Christian County, IL
"Historical Encyclopedia of Illinois and History of Christian County"


BULPITT, Edward Andrew, a successful farmer and the founder of the 
town of Bulpitt, Ill., owns some very valuable coal lands in South Fork
Township.  He was born on his present farm, March 1, 1870, a son of 
James C. and Ann (Snow) Bulpitt.  The father was born on Prince Edward's
Island, and the mother in Vermont.  In young manhood, the father came
to Vermont where he was married, and with his wife came to Springfield,
Sangamon County, Ill., where he found employment as a carpenter.  Later
he moved to the farm now owned by his son, buying the land and operating
it, and also conducted a general store, it being the first in this 
locality.  His farming operations were important as were also his 
dealings in stock.  In 1902 he retired and moved to Springfield, Ill.,
where he died January 5, 1913.  The mother died July 19, 1914.  In
politics he was a Republican and he had served as road commissioner.
The Baptist church held his membership.

Edward Andrew Bulpitt grew up on his farm, and attended schoools in the
neighborhood and in Edinburg, and then engaged in farming, and later
came into possession of 146 acres of the homestead.  With the discovery
of coal on his property came added prosperity, and he founded the town
of Bulpitt, centered about the Peabody mine.  His residence is a 
comfortable modern one, which was built by his father.

On February 22, 1894, Mr. Bulpitt was married to Miss Mary L George, 
born in this township, February 22, 1872, a daughter of James and
Jane (Hedrick) George, natives of Sangamon County, Ill., who moved
to South Fort Township and bought land.  The mother of Mrs. Bulpitt
died in 1915 but the father survives and makes his home in Taylorville,
to which place he moved in 1895.  Mr. and Mrs. Bulpitt have four
children, namely: Hazel, born March 28, 1895, was married September
17, 1916, to Harry O. Prater; George, born October 31, 1896;  James
C., born January 23, 1901; and Gwendolyn, born February 9, 1916.
In politics Mr. Bulpitt is a Republican.  He is a member of the
Methodist Church.


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