Ray County, Missouri Biographies - William Mullin (b. 1818 - d. 1879)

Source: History of Ray County, Missouri 1881; p.715-716


Rev. William Mullin

Was born in the state of Tennessee, on the 24th day of February, 1818. His
father was poor, and could not give his son such an education as he desired.
The whole family removed from Tennessee to Missouri, while William was yet
a boy, and in the schools of the latter state he received the greater part
of his scholastic training. During his entire life, he was a hard student and
an inveterate reader; in this way he became possessed of much more knowledge
than many graduates of colleges and universities. He lived on the farm with
his father, in Ray county, until he was married. Mr. Mullin professed religion
at the age of eighteen, but did not join the church for many years afterwards.
He was married, the first time, at about the age of twenty-three years, to
Miss Elizabeth Stewart. The issue of this marriage was five children, three
girls and two boys, four of whom are now living. Mrs. Mullin died,
September 13, 1848, while the family were living hear Lexington, in the Ray
county bottom. The winter following the death of his wife, Mr. Mullen bought
a farm near Albany, in Ray county, and moved upon it. In 1849, Mr. Mullin was
again married. The lady becoming his bride at this time, was Miss Mary Lafever,
daughter of William Lafever, formerly of Ray county.Fifteen children were born
as the result of this union. Twelve of them are now living. Though Mr. Mullin
removed from place to place several times, within the county, after his second
marriage, he never changed his residence from Ray county. In 1852, he united
with the Missionary Baptist Church at Pleasant Valley, but did not commence
preaching as an ordained minister until the year 1872. During his labors as a
minister of the gospel, he preached in several counties of North Missouri, but
principally in Ray county. He was a Master Mason, and member of the King Hiram
Lodge, No. 309, at Knoxville. He was universally esteemed for his piety and
goodness of heart, and was a popular and successful preacher. He died on the
12th day of December 1879, and was buried with Masonic honors, at the family
cemetery, upon his farm.


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