Newman Camel Bullock is a direct descendant of Pilgrim passenger(s) John Howland and Elizabeth Tilley on the Mayflower. He lived between 1835 and 1841 in Attica Township, Genesee County, New York.
He appeared on the census of 1840 in the household of
Levi Bullock and
Deborah Bullock in Middlebury, Genesee County, New York,
1840 United States Federal CensusName: Levi Bullock
Home in 1840 (City, County, State): Middlebury, Genesee, New York
Free White Persons - Males - Under 5: 1 [Hiram, 3]
Free White Persons - Males - 5 thru 9: 1 [Charles,5, Newman, 6 & Samuel, 9]
Free White Persons - Males - 10 thru 14: 1 [Joseph, 14 -- Ebenezer, 17?]
Free White Persons - Males - 40 thru 49: 1 [Levi, 41]
Free White Persons - Females - 5 thru 9: 2 [???]
Free White Persons - Females - 10 thru 14: 2 [Rosella, 11]
Free White Persons - Females - 30 thru 39: 1 [Deborah, 36]
Persons Employed in Agriculture: 1 [Levi]
Free White Persons - Under 20: 7 [ Ebenezer, 17???, Joseph, 14, Rosella, 11, Samuel, 9, Newman, 6, Charles, 5, Hiram, 3, and Mary???, born December 1840]
Free White Persons - 20 thru 49: 2 [Levi & Deborah]
Total Free White Persons: 9
Total All Persons - Free White, Free Colored, Slaves: 9.
5 Newman Camel Bullock moved with Levi Bullock and Deborah Bullock from Genesee County, New York, to to Lima Township, Rock County, Wisconsin, at the age of 17 with his seven brothers and sisters circa 11 May 1841. Newman Camel Bullock lived between 1841 and 1858 in Johnstown, Rock County, Wisconsin. He appeared on the census of 1850 in the household of
Ebenezer Bullock, Jr., and
Huldah Bullock in Delafield, Waukesha County, Wisconsin, which lists Eben Bullock, a farmer age 48 and born in Massachusetts, his wife Huldah, age 47 born in Vermont, and their children, Myron, age 26 and a farmer, Phebe, age 21, Amanda, age 18, Mariette, age 14, Imogene [sic, apparently Emma J.], age 8, and John, age 7. Also living with them was a Newman Bullock, a laborer age 17 born in New York, who was apparently their nephew Newman Camel Bullock (Levi Bullock's son who was born in 1834) from Rock County, Wisconsin.
6 Newman Camel Bullock and
Amy Abigal (Abbie) Bullock appeared on the census of 1860 in Bloomfield Township, Winneshiek County, Iowa, which lists Newman C. Bullock, 26, born in New York; his wife Abijail [sic, Amy Abigal], 27, born in Connecticut; their daughter Mary L., 10 months, born in Iowa; and Newman's brother Charles Wesley. Bullock, 25, born in New York.
7 He was a farmer in 1870.
8 Newman Camel Bullock and Amy Abigal (Abbie) Bullock appeared on the census of 1870 in Bloomfield Township, Winneshiek County, Iowa, which lists N.C. Bullock, 36, born in New York; his wife A.A. Bullock, 37, born in Connecticut; their chidlren (all born in Iowa), Charles A., 7, Mary M., 5, and Abbie B., 1 month.
8 Newman Camel Bullock and Amy Abigal (Abbie) Bullock appeared on the census of 1880 in Bloomfield Township, Winneshiek County, Iowa, which lists Newman Bullock, 46, born in New York, both parents born in Massachusetts; his wife Abbie, 48, born in Connecticut, both parents also born in Connecticut; and their children (all born in Iowa), Charles, 17, Mary 14 and Rena [presumably the Abbie A., born in 1870] 10.
9 He was a farmer in 1880.
9 From the 7 March 1891 edition of The Madison [SD] Daily Leader (page 3):
Mr. [Newman] Bullock and son [Charles "Avery" Bullock], father and brother of Mrs. W.W. Janes [Mary Bullock Janes ] who recently arrived [in Madison, SD] rom Postville, Iowa, are ill at the residence of M.L. Clark. Mrs. Bullock [ Amy Abigail Richards Bullock] arrived today.
From the 27 March 1891 edition of the Madison [SD] Daily Leader (page 30):
N.C Bullock & Son [Charles"Avery" Bullock] are preparing to build an extensive livery bard on the lots adjoining the Bank of South Dakota building on the north, and material is being delivered on the ground. Active work will begin next Monday. the building will be 48 feet front and 100 feet deep. Messrs. Bullock& son recently came to the city [Madison, SD] from Postville, Iowa, bringing with the seventeen head if first-class horses, Mr. Bullock is the father of Mrs. W.W. Janes. He lived in 1891 in Madison, Lake County, South Dakota.
Newman Camel Bullock was the operator of a livery stable, known as Bullock & Son, and the manager of the Lake Park Hotel in 1893 in Madison, Lake County, South Dakota, according to the 1893 Lake County [South Dakota] Gazetteer, which also listed an A. Bullock [Newman's son Charles "Avery" Bullock] as a hotel clerk, presumably at the Lake Park Hotel, the proprietor of which was Newman's brother-in-law Warren W. Janes. The "Son" in the Bullock & Son Livery Stable was Charles "Avery" Bullock who was also the hotel clerk.
From the 23 March 1893 edition of the Madison [SD] Daily Leader (page 3): Frank Field of Whitewater, Wis., a butter maker of eight years' experience, arrived yesterday to assist Mr. [Newman] Bullock in his new creamery enterprise. * * *.
Newman Camel Bullock and Amy Abigal (Abbie) Bullock appeared on the census of 1900 in Herman, Lake County, South Dakota, which lists Newman C. Bullock, 66, born August 1833 in New York, father born in Massachusetts, mother born in New York; and his wife Abbie A., 68, born September 1831 in New York, both parents also born in New York. They had been married 40 years, since 1860.
1 He was a farmer in 1900.
1 He lived between 1901 and 1902 in Janesville, Rock County, Wisconsin.
Newman Camel BullockThe Wednesday, 15 January 1902, issue of the Janesville (Rock County, Wisconsin) Daily Gazette carried the following obituary (page 5, column 4):
DEATH OF NEWMAN C. BULLOCK
Mr. Newman Camel Bullock, a venerable Rock County pioneer, passed quietly away at his home on Main Street on Monday [13 January 1902]. Death came as the direct result of a stroke of paralysis with which Mr. Bullock was afflicted some years ago. Deceased was 68 years of age and was born in Attica, N.Y., on August 16th in 1834 [1833?], removing with his parents seven years later [in 1841] to the village of Johnstown [Wisconsin] where he resided for a period of 17 years when [in 1858] he moved to Iowa and then [in 1891] to South Dakota where he made his home until a recent date. After a brief service here yesterday [14 January 1902] afternoon conducted by Rev. R.C. Denison, the remains were shipped to Madison [South Dakota] for burial.
Newman Camel Bullock was born in Attica, N.Y, Erie Co. [sic; probably Genesee County], Aug. 16, 1834; moved to Johnstown, Wis., May 11, 1841; moved to Postville [Allamakee County], Iowa, 1858; moved to Madison [Lake County], S. Dak., 1891] wife died August 28, 1901; died Jan. 13, 1902 at Janesville, Wis.
NOTE: Check Lake County probate records for Bullock and Janes.