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William James Bullock Full Name: William James Bullock Date of birth: October 24, 1865 Date of death: October 20, 1938 Terms of Service Biographical Notes Committee Information Terms of Service top Chamber District Dates of Service Legislatures Party City/County Note Counties in District H 103 Jan 8, 1901 - Jan 13, 1903 27th   Democrat Iowa Park / Wichita   Wichita, Wilbarger, Greer   Biographical Notes and Resources top Resolutions and Journal entries 26th Legislature (1899) - Will J. Bullock of Wichita county appointed Committee Clerk, p. 8; assigned to duty, p. 64. Senate Journal. January 12, 1899, p. 8 January 19, 1899, p. 64 Biographical Sketches Obituary, William J. Bullock, Johnson City Press (Johnson City, Tennessee), 11/15/1938, p. 2, Bristol, Tennessee. "Mr. Bullock was a native of Blountville, Tenn., where he was born October 24, 1865. He moved to Texas in early manhood, became a clerk in the Texas state Senate and later served two terms [sic] as a representative in the Texas legislature. Removing later to Bentonville, Ark., Mr. Bullock twice was elected to the Arkansas state legislature as representative of Benton county." Newspapers.com. Biographical sketch, William J. Bullock, pp. 187-188. The Twenty-Seventh Legislature and State Administration of Texas, 1901. Obituary, W.J. Bullock, "Pioneer Wichitan Succumbs at 72," 10/24/1938, p. 1. "A native of Johnson City, Tenn., Bullock came to Texas about 1900, locating at Iowa Park. He moved to Wichita Falls about 1905 and resided here until the spring of 1919 when he moved to Bentonville, Ark., and several years later to Eureka Springs. Shortly after moving to Wichita Falls, Bullock served as tax assessor and about 190[?] he went to Austin as a member of the state legislature." Wichita Daily Times. Other Resources W.J. Bullock, birth date 10/24/1865 in Tennessee; death date 10/20/1938 in Fayetteville, Washington County, Arkansas; residence in Eureka Springs, Arkansas; wife Mrs. Ora Bullock. Arkansas, Death Certificates, 1914-1969. Ancestry.com. Census of 1900 - William J. Bullock, Iowa Park village, Wichita County, age 35, born October 1865 in Tennessee, grocer clerk, spouse Ora, daughter Ruth. Census of 1910 - W.J. Bulloch, Wichita Falls, Wichita County, age 44, born circa 1866 in Tennessee, county assessor, spouse Ora, daughters Josephine and Francis Lowise. William James Bullock and Ora Carnes/Cernes, parents of Josephine Mildred Bullock, born 2/9/1903 in Iowa Park, Wichita County, and William James Bullock, Jr., born 9/27/1917 in Wichita Falls. Census of 1920 - William J. Bullock, Benton, Arkansas, age 52, born circa 1868 in Tennessee, farmer, spouse Ora L., daughter's Josephine and Frances L., son William J., Jr. FamilySearch. 1900 1910 1920 Texas Births and Christenings, 1840-1981 (1) Texas Births and Christenings, 1840-1981 (2) 27th Legislature (1901) - W.J. Bullock, postoffice Iowa Park, nativity Tennessee, age 35 (born circa 1866), merchant, 10 years in Texas, Democrat., Texas Legislative Manual. Photographs Photograph. Wm. J. Bullock, 27th Legislature, State Preservation Board Composite Photographs on Display in the Capitol 27th session composite photo of House members (House chamber gallery, east wall. 3W.2). State Preservation Board. Committee Informationtop 27th R.S. - 1901 Education   Engrossed Bills   First National Bank of Austin, Investigate   Irrigation   Public Printing   Representative Districts   State Affairs   Stock and Stock Raising

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