William J. Mullen (1843-1909) & Joseph N. Mullen (1837-1909)

MULLEN, SMITH, EVANS, MCCULLOUGH, THORLTON, HAY

Posted By: Dorian Myhre (email)
Date: 12/17/2016 at 13:34:03

From Nevada Representative January 4, 1910 (front page)

OBITUARY

TWO MULLEN BROTHERS GONE

Joseph N. and William J. were Pioneers Here

Rev G. W Mullen of Zearing returned Monday from Corning, Missouri, north of St. Joseph, where he attended on Sunday the funeral of his brother William J., who died there on Friday, December 31. Also only about two weeks before he lost his eldest brother Joseph M. , who died on December 13 at his home in Stockton, Kansas. There remain of the family besides Rev. G. W., three sisters, Mrs. Tillman Smith of Colo, Mrs. T. M. Evans of Hastings, Nebraska, and Mrs. William McCullough of Bellville, Kansas, all of whom were present at the funeral in Missouri Sunday, although those in this county were not able to attend the funeral of the middle of December. The six brothers and sisters named were children of of Amariah Mullen, who emigrated from Carroll county, Indiana, to Story county, Iowa, in 1853 and thus became in fact the first of Mullens in what came to be locally known as the Mullen Settlement of Nevada township in this county. At least three brothers of Amariah and some other relatives followed him there, and there was no misnomer about the name that was given to the settlement and that still pertains to the neighborhood, although we think that the nearest Mullen now lives several miles from the settlement.

The deceased brothers were both born in Carroll county, Indiana, Joseph in 1838, and William J. on May 13, 1843. They came here as stated and grew up in this vicinity Joseph married about the time the war opened or little before Zemira Hay, whose father was one of the earliest residents of Nevada, and about 1876 he removed to Stockton, Kansas, where he spent the rest of his life. His wife died three years ago, and he leaves one on and three daughters. William was a recruit to the 3rd Iowa Infantry, was fortunate enough not to be captured at Atlanta and went with Sherman to the Sea and on through the Carolinas. He was married in 1866 to Minerva Thorlton, whose father lived over near what is locally known as "Devil's Hollow", and they also removed to Kansas in 1876; but they moved once more, locating at Corning, Missouri, in 1894. William leaves his wife, three sons and two daughters. These brothers have been removed from Story county for more than a third of a century; but they had come to this county when it was of the newest and remained for nearly a quarter of a century. The friends here who will remember them are not numerous; but such as there are who do remember will do so most kindly and will learn of their death with sadness.