(This is a memorial only. There is no gravestone at this cemetery for Uriah Bullock and although he died in Panola County, Mississippi, his burial place in Panola is unknown, however, this historic cemetery was selected as an appropriate place for a virtual memorial for an American Patriot).
Born the son of Batson and Comfort (Turner) Bullock, Uriah was living in Macon, Georgia in 1835. Hearing of the plight of the citizens of Texas, he helped organize the Georgia Battalion for the Texas Revolution and also advanced money to the volunteer unit as it made its way to Texas. Uriah was listed as a company commander when the battalion reached Texas in February 1836 and was officially organized in Refugio as part of the Texas Revolutionary Army. Following the defeat of the Mexican dictator Santa Anna at San Jacinto and the establishment of the Texas Republic, Uriah was discharged from the Texas army in May 1836. Having spent much of his fortune supporting the revolution, he was seriously in debt and returned to Georgia after the war. There he married Sarah L. Cox around 1840 and they had at least five children including Charles A., Elizabeth, Eugenie, George and Caroline. After serving one term in the Georgia state legislature, he moved to Panola County, Mississippi in 1841. In 1851 the Texas state legislature reimbursed Uriah for his expenses and his services in aiding Texas to obtain its independence. They also awarded him a land grant in Texas, however, Uriah remained in Mississippi where he died in 1854.
(Re: The Handbook of Texas Online/ Texas State History Association)
Born the son of Batson and Comfort (Turner) Bullock, Uriah was living in Macon, Georgia in 1835. Hearing of the plight of the citizens of Texas, he helped organize the Georgia Battalion for the Texas Revolution and also advanced money to the volunteer unit as it made its way to Texas. Uriah was listed as a company commander when the battalion reached Texas in February 1836 and was officially organized in Refugio as part of the Texas Revolutionary Army. Following the defeat of the Mexican dictator Santa Anna at San Jacinto and the establishment of the Texas Republic, Uriah was discharged from the Texas army in May 1836. Having spent much of his fortune supporting the revolution, he was seriously in debt and returned to Georgia after the war. There he married Sarah L. Cox around 1840 and they had at least five children including Charles A., Elizabeth, Eugenie, George and Caroline. After serving one term in the Georgia state legislature, he moved to Panola County, Mississippi in 1841. In 1851 the Texas state legislature reimbursed Uriah for his expenses and his services in aiding Texas to obtain its independence. They also awarded him a land grant in Texas, however, Uriah remained in Mississippi where he died in 1854.
(Re: The Handbook of Texas Online/ Texas State History Association)
(This is a memorial only. There is no gravestone at this cemetery for Uriah Bullock and although he died in Panola County, Mississippi, his burial place in Panola is unknown, however, this historic cemetery was selected as an appropriate place for a virtual memorial for an American Patriot).
Born the son of Batson and Comfort (Turner) Bullock, Uriah was living in Macon, Georgia in 1835. Hearing of the plight of the citizens of Texas, he helped organize the Georgia Battalion for the Texas Revolution and also advanced money to the volunteer unit as it made its way to Texas. Uriah was listed as a company commander when the battalion reached Texas in February 1836 and was officially organized in Refugio as part of the Texas Revolutionary Army. Following the defeat of the Mexican dictator Santa Anna at San Jacinto and the establishment of the Texas Republic, Uriah was discharged from the Texas army in May 1836. Having spent much of his fortune supporting the revolution, he was seriously in debt and returned to Georgia after the war. There he married Sarah L. Cox around 1840 and they had at least five children including Charles A., Elizabeth, Eugenie, George and Caroline. After serving one term in the Georgia state legislature, he moved to Panola County, Mississippi in 1841. In 1851 the Texas state legislature reimbursed Uriah for his expenses and his services in aiding Texas to obtain its independence. They also awarded him a land grant in Texas, however, Uriah remained in Mississippi where he died in 1854.
(Re: The Handbook of Texas Online/ Texas State History Association)
Born the son of Batson and Comfort (Turner) Bullock, Uriah was living in Macon, Georgia in 1835. Hearing of the plight of the citizens of Texas, he helped organize the Georgia Battalion for the Texas Revolution and also advanced money to the volunteer unit as it made its way to Texas. Uriah was listed as a company commander when the battalion reached Texas in February 1836 and was officially organized in Refugio as part of the Texas Revolutionary Army. Following the defeat of the Mexican dictator Santa Anna at San Jacinto and the establishment of the Texas Republic, Uriah was discharged from the Texas army in May 1836. Having spent much of his fortune supporting the revolution, he was seriously in debt and returned to Georgia after the war. There he married Sarah L. Cox around 1840 and they had at least five children including Charles A., Elizabeth, Eugenie, George and Caroline. After serving one term in the Georgia state legislature, he moved to Panola County, Mississippi in 1841. In 1851 the Texas state legislature reimbursed Uriah for his expenses and his services in aiding Texas to obtain its independence. They also awarded him a land grant in Texas, however, Uriah remained in Mississippi where he died in 1854.
(Re: The Handbook of Texas Online/ Texas State History Association)
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There is no marker or gravestone at this cemetery for Uriah Bullock.
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