Life History

Notes

• In 1850 Seaborn is at home with his parents in Cherokee County, Georgia.
  
  1850 Federal Census, Cherokee County, Georgia, 15 October, Division 15, page 479, Hse #1068, Family #1073
  John M Mullins 53 M Farmer South Carolina
  Francis A Mullins 51 F South Carolina
  Seborn J Mullins 16 Male Georgia b abt 1834
  
  Georgia Marriages, 1699-1944
  Sarah Ann Bailey
  Seaborn Mullins
  24 Dec 1854, Floyd County, Georgia
  
  In 1860, Seaborn and Sarah are living in the household of Aris Cox, for whom he is working as a farm laborer, in Tilton District of Whitfield County, Georgia.  It is odd that, besides being in the same house,  they are not even given a separate family number.  There is no indication of the relationship of Mullins to Cox.
  
  1860 Federal Census, Whitfield County, Georgia, 24 July, PO Tilton, page 143, Hse/Family #1009
  Seaborn Mullins 25 M Farm Laborer born in Georgia
  Sarah Mullins 22 F b Georgia
  Mary F Mullins 3 F b Georgia
  W B Mullins 1 M b Georgia
  
  Private in Company E, 23rd Regiment of the Georgia Volunteer Infantry of Confederate Soldiers from Pickens County.
  
  U.S., Civil War Soldier Records and Profiles, 1861-1865
  S J Mullins
  Enlistment 2 Oct 1863 Georgia, Private
  Mustered out at Murray County, GA. Enlisted in Company E, Georgia 23rd Infantry Regiment on 20 Oct 1863
  (These dates indicate that Seaborn was in the Georgia Infantry for only 18 days)
  Roster of Confederate Soldiers of Georgia 1861-1865
  
  After Sarah died, Seaborn married Margaret Jackson in about 1866.  The 1900 census reports they had been married 34 years.  Her maiden name is confirmed by two of their children's death certificates reporting their parents' names.
  
  1880 Federal Census, Gordon County, Tennessee, 10 June, Calhoun District, Enumeration District 111, page 15-16, Hse #10, Fam #10
  Mullins, S J  W M 29 Head Married Farmer Has (Had?) Fever GA GA GA [b abt 1851]
  - page 16 -
  Mullins, Margaret  W F Wife 35 Married Keeping House TN GA GA [b abt 1857]
  Mullins, Alvenia W F 14 Dau Single GA GA GA [b abt 1866]
  Mullins, John  W M 8 Son Single At School GA GA TN [b abt 1872]
  Mullins, Lula W F 4 Dau Single GA GA GA TN [b abt 1876]
  Mullins, William W M 3 Son Single At School GA GA GA (TN?) [b abt 1877]
  Mullins, Gordon W F [sic] 1 dau [sic] Single At School GA GA GA (TN?) [b abt 1879]
  
  In 1883, Seaborn applied for a civil war pension, reporting himself as a invalid.
  
  U.S., Civil War Pension Index: General Index to Pension Files, 1861-1934
  Seborn J Mullins
  Filed 30 July 1883 Georgia, USA, as an invalid
  Soldier in B1 (Company B, 1st Infantry), Georgia Infantry
  
  U.S. City Directories, 1822-1995
  Chattanooga, Tennessee, City Directory, 1898, p 511
  Mullins Seaborn J lab r ws Spring, nr Crest rd S H
  
  The 1900 census reports the wife of Seaborn J Mullins as Margarette, age 62.  This matches the age for Sarah in earlier records.  At least one genealogy reports that Seaborn married a Magarite Bailey in 1866.  Bo marriage record is attached.  The census reports they had been married 34 years, which matches that report.  His record of marriage with Sarah Ann Bailey, however, is dated in 1854.  This would indicate a second marriage.
  
  1900 Federal Census, Hamilton County, Tennessee, 1 June, Civil District 15, Enumeration District 71, pages 1B, Hse #16, Fam #17
  Mullins, Seaborn J Head W M Apr 1833  67 Married 34 yrs [mar abt 1866] GA SC SC Farmer Rents
  Mullins, Margarette Wife W F --- 1848  62 Married 34 yrs 7 child/6 living TN GA GA
  Mullins, William Son W M Oct 1898  1 GA GA TN
  Mullins, Virginia Dau W F Jan 1879  21 GA GA TN Day Laborer
  Mullins, Edna Dau W F June 1886  13 GA GA TN
  
  The death certificates of their son John Seborn Mullins and their daughter Julia M Mullins Gordy reported their parents as Margaret Jackson and Seborn Mullins.
  
  Tennessee, Death Records, 1908-1958
  John Seborn Mullins
  Birth 6 October 1871 Georgia
  Spouse  Melvina Jackson
  Occupation Farmer
  Father Seborn Mullins, born Georgia
  Mother Margaret Jackson, born Georgia
  Informant W Q (L?) Mullins, 2917 Bassville Blvd, Chattanooga, Tennessee
  Death 23 April 1945 Chattanooga, Hamilton County, Tennessee
  Cause of Death Cerebral Hemorrhage
  Burial 26 April 1945 Concord Cemetery, Chattanooga, Tennessee by National Funeral Home
  Certificate #7344 filed 2 May 1945
  
  Note that Julia's birth date is reported as 18 June 1865, but Seaborn's marriage to Margaret was in 1866.  Sometimes the year of birth is one or more years off.  We do not have the specific date of their marriage.  But at any rate, if she was the daughter of Margaret Jackson, she would have been born in late 1866 at the very earliest.  It may be she was the last child of Sarah Ann Bailey Mullins.  Margaret woiuld have been the only mother she would have known.  No Julia appears in the 1870 or 1880 census.
  
  Tennessee, Death Records, 1908-1958
  Julia M Gordy [Julia M Mullins]
  Birth 18 Jun 1865 Pickens County, Georgia
  Residence 4311 6th Avenue, Chattanooga, Tennessee
  Father Seborn Mullins, born Georgia
  Mother Margaret Jackson, born Georgia
  Widow
  Informant T C Gordy, Chattanooga, Tennessee
  Death 16 Apr 1943 Erlanger Hospital, Chattanooga, Hamilton County, Tennessee
  Cause of Death 2nd and 3rd degree burns of thigh, abdomen, chest, left arm and face
  Burial 18 April 1943 Chickamauga Cemetery, Chickamauga, Tennessee by J Avery Bryan Co, Inc of Chattanooga
  Certificate #7403 filed 30 April 1943, received at State 11 May 1943
  
  In the 1880 census, the oldest child in the household is reported as Alvenia.  But she matches by age the person named in her death certificate above as Julia.  The M initial in Julia's name is probably for Mullins, her maiden name, so her middle name could have been something like Alvenia.  The similar name Luvena is found in the Mullins family line also.
  
  But the name in the 1870 census is Averina P,  Though the name discrepancy has not been accounted for, it must be the same child, due to the consistency of her age.  Rounded off from census age in 1870 and 1880, it would be about 1966, and likely in 1865.  Ages were not very specifically tracked in those days.  If correctly reported.  It would appear that Averina/Alvenia was the daughter of Sarah Ann Bailey.  Julia may be the same child, due to the direct match of details other than the name on her death certificate.  If they are two different chidlren, then where was Julia in 1870 nad 1880?
  
  1870 Federal Census, Gordon County, Tennessee, 1 August, PO Calhoun, page 112, Hse #837, Fam #793
  Mullens, Seborn J 31 M W Cutting Ties for RR $0 Real Estate $100 Personal Estate born GA Cannot write [b abt 1839]
  Mullens, Margriet A 24 F W Keeping House born GA [b abt 1846]
  Mullens, Mary F 12 F W At School born GA Cannot read or write [b abt 1858]
  Mullens, William B 9 M W born GA [b abt 1861]
  Mullens, George J 7 M W born GA [b abt 1863]
  Mullens, Averina P 4 F W born GA b (b abt 1866)
  
  1880 Federal Census, Gordon County, Tennessee, 10 June, Calhoun District, Enumeration District 111, page 15-16, Hse #10, Fam #10
  Mullins, S J  W M 29 Head Married Farmer Has (Had?) Fever GA GA GA [b abt 1851]
  - page 16 -
  Mullins, Margaret  W F Wife 35 Married Keeping House TN GA GA [b abt 1857]
  Mullins, Alvenia W F 14 Dau Single GA GA GA [b abt 1866]
  Mullins, John  W M 8 Son Single At School GA GA TN [b abt 1872]
  Mullins, Lula W F 4 Dau Single GA GA GA TN [b abt 1876]
  Mullins, William W M 3 Son Single At School GA GA GA (TN?) [b abt 1877]
  Mullins, Gordon W F [sic] 1 dau [sic] Single At School GA GA GA (TN?) [b abt 1879]

Sources

• 1. Mullins Genealogy
  • Name: Name: Includes Info from Mike Taylor and Will Pearson; Location: no longer online;
• 2. 1850 Federal Census, Cherokee County, Georgia
  • 15 October, Division 15, page 479, Hse #1068, Family #1073
• 3. 1900 Federal Census, Hamilton County, Tennessee
  • 1 June, Civil District 15, Enumeration District 71, pages 1B, Hse #16, Fam #17
• 4. Tennessee, Death Records, 1908-1958
• 5. 1910 Federal Census, Hamilton County, Tennessee
  • 22 April, Chattanooga, District 87, page 9A, 102 Front View St at Sharp Street, Hse #171, Fam #176
• 6. 1880 Federal Census, Gordon County, Tennessee
  • 10 June, Calhoun District, Enumeration District 111, page 15-16, Hse #10, Fam #10
• 7. 1870 Federal Census, Gordon County, Tennessee
  • 1 August, PO Calhoun, page 112, Hse #837, Fam #793
• 8. 1860 Federal Census, Whitfield County, Georgia
  • 24 July, PO Tilton, page 143, Hse/Family #1009
• 9. RootsWeb Trees
• 10. U.S. City Directories, 1822-1995
  • Chattanooga, Tennessee, City Directory, 1898, p 511
• 11. U.S., Civil War Soldier Records and Profiles, 1861-1865
• 12. U.S., Civil War Pension Index: General Index to Pension Files, 1861-1934
• 13. Georgia Marriages, 1699-1944