John Bulow Appleton

Parents •
Grigsby E /Appleton/
Eliza Mary /Waller/

Spouse •
Martha Frances Ellis Appleton

Marriage •
Name John B. Appleton
Event Type Marriage
Event Date 13 Jan 1853
Event Place Floyd, Georgia, United States
Gender Male
Spouse's Name Martha F. Ellis
Spouse's Gender Female
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REV. JOHN BULOW APPLETON (1827-1908) •

John Bulow Appleton was born 13 April 1827 and died 18 Oct 1908 in Collinsville, DeKalb County, AL. He married Martha Francis ELLIS, daughter of James Ellis and Ollie Varner on 13 Jan 1853 in Cave Springs, GA. Martha was born 8 Nov 1834 in Cave Springs, GA and died 1 Oct 1908 in Collinsville, DeKalb County, AL. They are buried in Collinsville Cemetery, DeKalb Co., AL.

The Reverend John B. Appleton, first pastor of the First Baptist Church of Ft. Payne and the First Baptist Church of Gadsden, received his education in South Carolina. He attended the Greenwood Academy and other schools before teaching school in Georgia. He joined the Providence Baptist Church in Georgia in 1845. He was ordained to the ministry in February 1855 by the Baptist Church of Collinsville (AL). He was pastor of various churches in the DeKalb County and Cherokee Baptist Association which included St. Clair, Cherokee, DeKalb, Calhoun and Etowah counties. The Reverend Mr. Appleton was moderator of the Cherokee Baptist Association for 34 years, served as representative to the Alabama legislature, and was DeKalb County superintendent of education.
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Suggested edit: The Rev John Bulow Appleton 1827-1908 was one of the best known ministers in DeKalb County, Alabama history, and was born in Abbeville District, South Carolina on April 13, 1827. He attended schools in South Carolina and Georgia and taught school in Georgia and Alabama. He married Martha Frances Ellis of Cave Spring, Georgia, and settled in Collinsville, where they reared a family of ten children. In 1855 Appleton began his career as a minister after being ordained by the Pleasant Grove Baptist Church (now Collinsville Baptist Church). He served as pastor of this church for 35 years. While there, he also organized the Fort Payne Missionary Baptist in 1885, when he and the Reverend Bailey Bruce met with 12 Baptists in the old frame school house which stood at the present site of Judge W.M. Beck, Sr.'s home. He then accepted the call of a 19-member congregation to serve as pastor, delivering sermons in Fort Payne on the first Sunday of each month, as well as on the Saturday before the first Sunday. He was pastor of this church until 1888. He also served as pastor of the First Baptist Church of Gadsden. The Reverend Appleton was moderator of the Cherokee Baptist Association (now DeKalb) for 34 years. He also served as a representative to the Alabama legislature and as DeKalb County superintendent of education. He died on October 18, 1908, at the age of 81 and was buried at Collinsville Cemetery.

Alabama Deaths •
John Rulon Appleton
Name John Rulon Appleton
Event Date 18 Oct 1908
Event Place Dekalb, Alabama
Gender Male
Race (Original) White
Race White
Age (Original) 81y 6m 5d
Birth Year (Estimated) 1827
Birthplace S. C.
Marital Status Married
Father's Name Guysby Appleton
Father's Birthplace S. C.
Mother's Name Eliza Appleton
Mother's Birthplace S. C.
Occupation Minister
Cemetery Collinsville Cemetery
Informant's Name (Original) X
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Census
1860 •
The 1860 census for DeKalb County, Alabama lists John B. Appleton as 33 years of age and born in South Carolina with his wife, Martha F., age 25, born in Georgia and four children: Amelia F. age 7, born in Georgia, James G., age 5 born in Alabama, Sutherine S. (Louise S.), age 3, born in Alabama and William N.C., age 1, born in Alabama. This family is living next door to his widowed mother, Eliza.

The 1860 agricultural census for DeKalb County, Alabama lists John B. Appleton as having 60 acres of improved land, 86 acres of unimproved land, the value of his farm was listed as $1200 with $100 worth of farm equipment and $500 worth of livestock.

The 1860 Slave Schedule for Division 2, DeKalb County, AL lists John B. Appleton as having 1 house for his slaves. It also lists the following four slaves in his household: 1 19 year old black female, 1 16 year old black male, 1 13 year old black female and 1 6 month old mulatto male.
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Census
1870 •
The 1870 census for Twp. 9, Range 7 of DeKalb County, AL lists John B. Appleton as a farmer with his wife, Martha F., keeping house. Also in the household were their 8 children: Amelia F., age 16, James G., age 15, Lutherine F. (daughter Lou), age 13, William M., age 11, John E., age 9, Susan E., age 7, Thomas H., age 5, and Charles E., age 1. In addition, they had working on their farm, James Copeland who was 18 years of age. The value of their land was listed as $1000 and the value of their personal property was listed as $660.
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Census
1880 •
The 1880 census for Township 9, DeKalb County, Alabama lists John B. Appleton as 53 years of age, born in South Carolina and minister of the gospel. It also lists his father's birthplace and mother's birthplace as South Carolina. Also in the household is his wife, Martha F., age 45, born in Georgia, keeping house. Her parents were both born in Georgia. The following children were also in the household: James G., age 25, a farmer, William N., age 21, and at school, John E., age 19, and at school, Susan E., age 17 and at home, Thomas H., age 15, working on the farm, Charles E., age 11 and at school, Martha B., age 9 and at school, Eliza V., age 4 and at home, and Joseph W., age 1 and at home. All the children were born in Alabama. Also in the household is a white male, age 22, named James Baldwin, born in Alabama and working on the farm.
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Census
1900 •
The 1900 census for Van Buren Twp., DeKalb Co., Alabama lists John B. Appleton as 73 years of age (born April 1827 in SC) and a farmer with his wife of 47 years, Martha F., born Nov 1834 in Georgia and two single sons: James G. Appleton (March 1855) and William N. Appleton (Dec 1858).

Rev. John Bulow and Martha Appleton had 11 children:
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Children links •
Amelia Frances Appleton Jones (1853 - 1927)
James Grigsby Appleton (1855 - 1938)
Louise S ‘Lou' Appleton Watts (1858 - 1907)
William Newton ‘Bill' Appleton (1858 - 1935)
John Ellis ‘Jack' Appleton (1861 - 1952)
Susan E ‘Lillie' Appleton Stephens (1863 - 1912)
Thomas Hayne Appleton (1865 - 1946)
Charles Eugene Appleton (1869 - 1951)
Martha Beulah ‘Mattie' Appleton Wheeler (1871 - 1945)
Eliza Varner ‘Varna' Appleton Price (1875 - 1957)
Joseph W Appleton (1879 - 1881)

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