tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1415695835195093298.post7014721110815548101..comments2023-02-28T15:09:25.288-05:00Comments on Shaking Paper: Family Ambushed While Planting Corn, Mob Lynches Suspects, 1870Dorahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09819860814227556430noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1415695835195093298.post-63108302491592135262021-09-05T21:44:26.327-04:002021-09-05T21:44:26.327-04:00James Bullock was married to Matilda Parker. They ...James Bullock was married to Matilda Parker. They were my GGGP's. From what I can determine, Matilda Parker Bullock was deceased before Feb. 21, 1866 when James sold land without her name or signature. All other land records have both names listed. She was definitely deceased before the 1870 census. <br /><br />There has been a great deal of speculation regarding "why" this event happened. Some websites/articles mention that James abused Matilda and the kids but that seems untrue, as they had several children and the children were shot at as well. Peter (PH) became an attorney and James was well respected by the community and the courts. He was often sought out by the courts to present information and to act as administrator of wills guardianships.<br /><br />There was also a story that Joseph Bullock, son of James and Matilda was mentally challenged and the Parkers became upset with him. It is true that Joseph was listed as "insane" in census records and shortly after the shooting, James had Joseph committed to the Western State Lunatic Hospital in Hopkinsville, KY. One record I found indicated that Joseph had been shot during the incident but not fatally. In my opinion, Joseph's illness is not a strong enough case for the cause of the shooting.<br /><br />In the vain of "follow the money", land feuds seems the most likely reason this happened. Matilda's father, Pleasant, was deceased and James was one of the executors of the will along with Alexander Parker (one of the hanged men and brother of Matilda Parker). There were a LOT of land transactions where James M Bullock purchased many parcels of land belonging to originally to the Parker family. In February 1863, James M. Bullock obtained a license to use PL Parker roadside stand, which probably caused hurt feelings. Peter had also began to purchase Parker lands, one transaction from Joseph parker and another from Margaret Parker. <br /><br />Other than James having Joseph committed to the institution (which is referenced in the Acts of the General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Kentucky, Volume 1), there are very few legal records for James Bullock after the shooting. In 1876, he sold 96 acres on Parker Creek but he owned many more acres, for which there are no sales records. On July 6, 1880, he is listed on the Lincoln County Census as a shingle cutter. This the the Last Known Reference that I can find of my grandfather. <br /><br />Only two of James M Bullock' and Matilda Parker's children had families. I descend through William, who had several children in Pineville, Bell Co, KY. Another son, Pleasant Lewis "Parks" Bullock had three children before he was killed in a tunnel explosion in Morgan Co, KY. His wife remarried and Parker's children were raised by his spinster sister, Sarah. She and the children later moved to Oklahoma. <br /><br />Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15962926204351769507noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1415695835195093298.post-72671804096340810932021-09-05T21:39:48.854-04:002021-09-05T21:39:48.854-04:00James Bullock was married to Matilda Parker. They ...James Bullock was married to Matilda Parker. They were my GGGP's. From what I can determine, Matilda Parker Bullock was deceased before Feb. 21, 1866 when James sold land without her name or signature. All other land records have both names listed. She was definitely deceased before the 1870 census. <br /><br />There has been a great deal of speculation regarding "why" this event happened. Some websites/articles mention that James abused Matilda and the kids but that seems untrue, as they had several children and the children were shot at as well. Peter (PH) became an attorney and James was well respected by the community and the courts. He was often sought out by the courts to present information and to act as administrator of wills guardianships.<br /><br />There was also a story that Joseph Bullock, son of James and Matilda was mentally challenged and the Parkers became upset with him. It is true that Joseph was listed as "insane" in census records and shortly after the shooting, James had Joseph committed to the Western State Lunatic Hospital in Hopkinsville, KY. One record I found indicated that Joseph had been shot during the incident but not fatally. In my opinion, Joseph's illness is not a strong enough case for the cause of the shooting.<br /><br />In the vain of "follow the money", land feuds seems the most likely reason this happened. Matilda's father, Pleasant, was deceased and James was one of the executors of the will along with Alexander Parker (one of the hanged men and brother of Matilda Parker). There were a LOT of land transactions where James M Bullock purchased many parcels of land belonging to originally to the Parker family. In February 1863, James M. Bullock obtained a license to use PL Parker roadside stand, which probably caused hurt feelings. Peter had also began to purchase Parker lands, one transaction from Joseph parker and another from Margaret Parker. <br /><br />Other than James having Joseph committed to the institution (which is referenced in the Acts of the General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Kentucky, Volume 1), there are very few legal records for James Bullock after the shooting. In 1876, he sold 96 acres on Parker Creek but he owned many more acres, for which there are no sales records. On July 6, 1880, he is listed on the Lincoln County Census as a shingle cutter. This the the Last Known Reference that I can find of my grandfather. <br /><br />Only two of James M Bullock' and Matilda Parker's children had families. I descend through William, who had several children in Pineville, Bell Co, KY. Another son, Pleasant Lewis "Parks" Bullock had three children before he was killed in a tunnel explosion in Morgan Co, KY. His wife remarried and Parker's children were raised by his spinster sister, Sarah. She and the children later moved to Oklahoma. <br /><br />Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15962926204351769507noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1415695835195093298.post-36518013012212520122020-01-21T00:24:03.171-05:002020-01-21T00:24:03.171-05:00I am interested in this story. The wife of James B...I am interested in this story. The wife of James Bullock was a sister to the Parker's. What happened to her? She was not listed in the 1870 census. <br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com