ONFEDERATE BIOGRAPHY: ELIJAH SULLIVAN - Van Zandt County, TX 

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TEXANS WHO WORE THE GRAY by Sid S. Johnson

ELIJAH SULLIVAN

Elijah Sullivan, of Wills Point, was born in Red River county, Texas, 
February 26, 1841, so that there are very few older Texans than he.  
His father came with him to Van Zandt county when he was three years 
old.  He is now probably the oldest settler in the county.   Mr. 
Sullivan received his education under the prevailing system then.  
The elder Sullivan built the school house and hired the teacher, 
Prof. White.  The country at large was a wilderness.  May 1865, Mr. 
Sullivan married Miss Mattie Huff.   She became the mother of ten 
children, all now living.  September 3, 1886, she died.  April 29, 1896, 
he married Miss Estelle Hill, who still survives to bless his home.  
He is a Cumberland Presbyterian and a Mason.  Mr. Sullivan enlisted in 
Dallas as a Confederate soldier July 1861, Co. G. 3rd Texas Cavalry, 
Ross' Brigade.  His first service was a forced march to Springfield, 
Mo., where they joined Gen. Price.  He was in Wilson's Creek battle 
August 10, following.  He is a typical southerner and a believer in 
Texas and her future.