Josiah Thomas Bullington

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JOSIAH T. BULLINGTON has given excellent account of himself during his years of active practice of law and he is now numbered among the successful and representative members of the bar of Hills- boro, the judicial center of Montgomery County. Josiah Thomas Bullington was born at Vandalia, Fayette County, Illinois, on the 3Oth of April, 1876, and is a son of John and Ailcy (Dalton) Bullington, both of whom were born and reared in Pitt- sylvania County, Virginia, whence they came to Illinois after the close of the Civil war and settled in Fayette County, where they still maintain their residence on the fine homestead farm and where John Bullington has gained success in connection with the basic industry of agriculture. He was a gallant soldier of the Confederacy in the war between the North and the South, and was in the command of Gen. Robert E. Lee, besides having been colorbearer for his com- mand in the historic battle of Gettysburg. John Bullington is a sterling and popular citizen of Fayette County, celebrated his seven- ty-third birthday anniversary in 1914 and his wife her sixty-ninth anniversary. They became the parents of thirteen children and of the number Josiah T. was the eighth in order of birth. Josiah T. Bullington passed the days of his childhood and youth on the home farm, in Vandalia Township, Fayette County, and after profiting fully by the advantages afforded in the public schools he taught in a district school. He prosecuted his law studies under the direction of Judge Farmer and Judge Brown, of Van- dalia. He was admitted to the bar on the 5th of June, 1901, and he initiated the practice of his profession at Vandalia, where he became law partner of Judge Brown, his preceptor, Judge Farmer, having been elected to the bench of the Circuit Court. Mr. Bullington continued in the practice of law at Vandalia until 1906, and thereafter held the position of secretary to Judge. Farmer until 1909, when he resigned this position to resume the private practice of his profession. At this time he established his residence at Hillsboro, where he is now associated with L. V. Hill in the control of a substantial and important law business of general order. He is a member of the Illinois State Bar Association, is a staunch supporter of the principles of the democratic party, and is affiliated with the Independent Order of Odd Fellows and the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks. On the 2d of April, 1913, was solemnized the marriage of Mr. Bullington to Miss Mary Theresa Thompson, daughter of Thomas S. Thompson, a well-known citizen and business man of Carbondale, Jackson County, and Mrs. Bullington is a popular factor in the social activities of Hillsboro. The first wife of Mr. Bullington bore the maiden name of Edna Hoar, and their marriage was contracted on the 1st of October, 1906; she was a daughter of Lucius K. Hoar of Vandalia, and her death occurred July 12, 1910, the only child of this union having died in infancy.

Josiah married Edna Hoar on 1 Oct 1906. Edna (daughter of Lewis Hoar and Mary Hilton) was born on 15 Jul 1887 in St. Elmo, Fayette Co, Illinois, USA; died on 11 Jul 1910 in Hillsboro, , Illinois, USA; was buried in Vandalia, Fayette Co, Illinois, USA (South Hill Cemetery). [Group Sheet]

1. Edith Lucille Bullington was born about 1907; died on 23 Sep 1908 in Vandalia, Fayette Co, Illinois, USA; was buried in Vandalia, Fayette Co, Illinois, USA (South Hill Cemetery).

Josiah married Mary Theresa Thompson on 2 Apr 1913. Mary (daughter of Thomas S. Thompson) was born on 25 Feb 1894 in Illinois, USA. [Group Sheet]

John married Ailey Dalton. Ailey was born about 1845 in Pittsylvania Co, Virginia, USA. [Group Sheet]