Albert B. Pulliam was the son of Frances J. McNally and William Patterson Pulliam, Jr. He was the first of their eight children, most of whom were born in Lincoln County, Tennessee where they grew up. His father had been in the War of 1812 and was on tax lists in Mecklenburg,Virginia in 1812 - 1817. He moved to Lincoln County, Tennessee sometime after that. The family moved to southern Illinois between 1840 and 1850, settling first in Hamilton County, then moving to Raleigh in 1847. William Pulliam served as sheriff for two terms, was County Clerk at Raleigh, and spent his last years in Harrisburg where he had a store. William was reportedly one of the best educators in the state, with his son Albert following in his footsteps. Albert was also a teacher. Not long after moving to Illinois with his family, Albert met Eliza Isabel Johnson, a native of Illinois, whose family was farming in the part of Gallatin County that would soon become Saline County, Illinois. They married and over the next ten yeaars had six children: Nancy V. Pulliam, born 1848; Jasper L. Pulliam, born 1850; Francis E. Pulliam, born 1853; Mary Angeline Pulliam, born 1853; Elmira Pulliam, born 1855; and Albert B. Pulliam, Jr, born 1858. Albert, Sr. was a member of the local militia but would not have to fight during the Civil War. He died in 1858, five months before his son Albert was born. His death left Eliza with six young children to raise alone, which she managed to do by farming.
Albert B. Pulliam was the son of Frances J. McNally and William Patterson Pulliam, Jr. He was the first of their eight children, most of whom were born in Lincoln County, Tennessee where they grew up. His father had been in the War of 1812 and was on tax lists in Mecklenburg,Virginia in 1812 - 1817. He moved to Lincoln County, Tennessee sometime after that. The family moved to southern Illinois between 1840 and 1850, settling first in Hamilton County, then moving to Raleigh in 1847. William Pulliam served as sheriff for two terms, was County Clerk at Raleigh, and spent his last years in Harrisburg where he had a store. William was reportedly one of the best educators in the state, with his son Albert following in his footsteps. Albert was also a teacher. Not long after moving to Illinois with his family, Albert met Eliza Isabel Johnson, a native of Illinois, whose family was farming in the part of Gallatin County that would soon become Saline County, Illinois. They married and over the next ten yeaars had six children: Nancy V. Pulliam, born 1848; Jasper L. Pulliam, born 1850; Francis E. Pulliam, born 1853; Mary Angeline Pulliam, born 1853; Elmira Pulliam, born 1855; and Albert B. Pulliam, Jr, born 1858. Albert, Sr. was a member of the local militia but would not have to fight during the Civil War. He died in 1858, five months before his son Albert was born. His death left Eliza with six young children to raise alone, which she managed to do by farming.
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