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Birth: Apr. 14, 1779
Randolph County
North Carolina, USA
Death: Feb. 22, 1865
Wayne County
Indiana, USA

Typical of the losses pioneers had to endure, Thomas and his second wife, Susanna Mowry, lost three of their children within four months during 1841: 26 years old Isaac, in September, 21 years old Christiana, in October, and 19 years old Nancy, in December.

MOTHER: Esther Widows/Widdows
b 1760 d 1851
FATHER: Thomas Bulla, 1745 - 1809

1st WIFE: Mary Fouts/Foutz, Died c1804
MARRIAGE: October 11, 1798
SOURCE: Links in the Bulla Chain, Compiled by Juanita Jackson Kesler, Donald Scurlock Bulla, Publisher J.B.J. Kesler, 1996. p 21.

CHILDREN:
Thomas Bulla, Jr., 1804 - 1829

2nd WIFE: Susanna Mowry, 1790 - 1854

CHILDREN:
Sarah Bulla, 1808 – 1893
William Bulla, 1810 – 1892
Joseph Bulla, 1811 – 1897
John Bulla, 1813 – 1852
Isaac N. Bulla, 1815 – 1841
Elizabeth "Betsy" Bulla, 1817 – 1818
Susan Bulla, 1818 – 1895
Christiana Bulla, 1820 – 1841
Nancy Bulla, 1822 – 1841
James Bulla, 1824/25 - 1836
Robert F. Bulla, 1828 - 1854
Valentine Bulla, abt 1831 -
Franklin Bulla, 1833 - 1834
Chester P Bulla, abt 1836 - 1907
SOURCE for children other than those buried in this cemetery: Family Trees on Ancestry.com

1. History of Preble County, Ohio (1881)
BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCH: William Bulla

"William Bulla, the eldest son and second child of Thomas and Susan Bulla, was born in Wayne county, Indiana, April 30, 1810. Rapidly reviewing the history of his family, the reader will note that the family originated in Ireland.

"A strange and rather romantic circumstance cast the lot of this family upon American soil. About one hundred and fifty years ago three boys, not more than thirteen or fourteen years of age, might have been seen playing along the sea shore. Attracted by the unwonted sight of a ship, and induced by the pressing invitation of the captain, the boys stepped on board the vessel to satisfy their boyish curiosity, and ere they knew it they were sailing away from their native land to distant America.

"The anguish of the boys upon learning that they had been duped by the wiley captain, and the agony of the bereft parents is hidden by the veil of forgetfulness. The boys had to work their passage, and upon their arrival at the foreign port they were sold by the captain "to pay their passage money."

"What became of two of these misused lads is not known. Of one, however, there is a history, for he was none other than the great-grandfather of William Bulla. It is probable that the little outcast found a home in Pennsylvania. Upon attaining his majority the love of his kindred and mayhap the tender remembrance of some girlish face, induced him to seek the home from which in childhood he had been so ruthlessly torn. After remaining in Ireland a short time, long enough to find his wife, he returned to this country, and the young couple settled in Pennsylvania.

"Here William Bulla's grandfather, Thomas, was born, and in due time was married, first to Sallie Wallace, who died without children, and afterwards he was married to Esther Widows, of Chester county, Pennsylvania. They had three girls and nine boys, all of whom, except one little girl, lived to maturity.

"Thomas Bulla was a member of the Society of Friends, and on this account did not take an active part in the Revolutionary war. After the war the family removed to Randolph county, North Carolina, where April 14, 1779, Thomas Bulla, the father of William, was born.

"He was a jovial young fellow, very fond of dancing and music, and was the center of the social life of his community. When about nineteen years of age he married Mary Foutz, born in North Carolina, and of German descent. She died about seventeen years ago, leaving three children, two of whom lived to maturity.

"In 1804 Thomas Bulla and family started for the west. He stopped for a time near Germantown, Montgomery county, Ohio, at which place his first wife died.Deciding to go further west, he went to Indiana by himself, and entered land in the wilderness which is now the fair territory of Wayne county, Indiana. He remained in the wilderness for six weeks, never hearing a human voice or seeing anything homelike.

"After building a cabin he returned to Germantown, where a short time previously he had married Susie Mowry, who was born in Pennsylvania, and of German descent. They proceeded to their new home. The Indians were plenty, but fortunately they were friendly. The wolves made weird music around their cabin at night, but they never did any serious damage. There was no settlement farther west than that of Thomas Bulla, and consequently he endured every hardship incident to pioneer life. The nearest mill was near Hamilton, Ohio.

"Thomas and Susan Bulla had fifteen children, of whom twelve lived to maturity. Their little daughter, Betsey, was drowned in Elkhorn creek when only two years old…"

SOURCE: History of Preble County, Ohio: With Illustrations and Biographical Sketches, Contributor H.Z. Williams & Bro Edition reprint. Publisher Unigraphic, 1881 (Google Books)

2. Susanna Mowry was the wife of Thomas Bulla. They were among the original settlers in Wayne County, Indiana.
SOURCE: Beverly Yount's book on Cemetery transcriptions located in the Morrison Reeves Public Library, Richmond, Indiana.

3. (The Thomas of this profile was raised by parents who owned slaves. The Irish ancestry for his father, in this source, should apply to his grandfather, the original American progenitor, also named Thomas.)
"Thomas Bulla, came to America from Ireland, when a young man, and settled in Chester County, Pa,, where he married Esther Widows, by whom he had twelve children. In 1784 he moved to Randolph County, N. C. He owned six or seven slaves, but set them free in his will."
SOURCE: History of Wayne County, Indiana : together with sketches of its cities, villages and towns (Volume 2).

4. Family Data Collection - Births
Name: Thomas Bulla
Father: Thomas Bulla
Mother: Esther Widdows
Birth Date: 19 Apr 1780
City: Chester
State: PA
Country: USA
Source Information: Edmund West, comp.. Family Data Collection - Births [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2001.
Description: The Family Data Collection - Births database was created while gathering genealogical data for use in the study of human genetics and disease.

5. 1860 United States Federal Census
Name: Thomas Bulla
Age in 1860: 81
Birth Year: abt 1779
Birthplace: Pennsylvania
Home in 1860: Wayne, Wayne, Indiana
Real Estate Value: 7,000
Personal Estate Value: 10,000
Occupation: retired
Gender: Male
Post Office: Richmond
Household Members: Name Age
Hiram Bulla 34
Elizabeth Bulla 30
Thomas C Bulla 13
Mary J Bulla 11
Robert C Bulla 9
Windfall F Bulla 7
Susan A Bulla 5
Carey E Bulla 3
Frank P Bulla 5/12
Thomas Bulla 81
Source Citation: Year: 1860; Census Place: Wayne, Wayne, Indiana; Roll: M653_308; Page: 764; Image: 761; Family History Library Film: 803308.
Source Information: Ancestry.com. 1860 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2009. Images reproduced by FamilySearch.


Family links:
Parents:
Thomas Bulla (1745 - 1809)
Esther Widdows Bulla (1760 - 1851)

Spouse:
Susanna Mowry Bulla (1790 - 1854)

Children:
Chester P Bulla (____ - 1907)*
Malinda "Linna" Bulla Keesling (1801 - 1847)*
Thomas Bulla (1804 - 1829)*
William Bulla (1810 - 1892)*
Joseph Mowery Bulla (1811 - 1897)*
Isaac N Bulla (1815 - 1841)*
Christiana Bulla (1820 - 1841)*
Nancy Bulla (1822 - 1841)*
James Bulla (1825 - 1836)*
Hiram Bulla (1825 - 1909)*
Mary Jane Bulla Shute (1827 - 1909)*
Robert F Bulla (1828 - 1854)*
Franklin Bulla (1833 - 1834)*

Siblings:
William Bulla (1777 - 1862)*
James Joseph Bulla (1778 - 1852)*
Thomas Bulla (1779 - 1865)
Daniel Bulla (1793 - 1871)*

*Calculated relationship

Inscription:
84y 10m 5d

Burial:
Bulla Family Cemetery #1
Richmond
Wayne County
Indiana, USA

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