Person:John Tullis (132)

Source Information: 1880 Census Place Nelsonville, Athens, Ohio Family History Library Film 1254993 NA Film Number T9-0993 Page Number 295D Name Relation Marital Status Gender Race Age Birthplace Occupation Father's Birthplace Mother's Birthplace John A. TULLIS Self M Male W 42 OH Print S. E. TULLIS Wife M Female W 39 OH Milliner VA OH Addie A. TULLIS Dau S Female W 20 OH Millin V. Anna TULLIS Dau S Female W 5 OH OH OH C. Maybel TULLIS Dau S Female W 2 OH OH OH

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From HISTORY OF HOCKING VALLEY OHIO (1883) (transcribed by Timothy E. Fisher) pp. 434-435 (http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~tfisher/hocking/hvhchap16.htm): The Nelsonville News.---The Nelsonville News may be said to be the successor of the Nelsonville Mirror, although the latter was of short life. The News was established by John A. Tullis in 1879. On his coming to Nelsonville in 1878 he purchased the press and office supplies from the proprietor of the Mirror, but used the press only for job work. The first number of the News was issued Jan. 16, 1879. It was a seven-column paper, 24 x 36 inches, and so continued up to the 26th of the following June, when it was changed to an eight-column paper. Mr. Tullis has been its sole editor and proprietor from the start. The career of this paper has been as prosperous as could be expected under the circumstances. It has been steadily growing in strength, and is now on a firm basis, being not only self-supporting but producing a reasonable profit to its proprietor. It is neutral in politics, the editor's motto being: "An independent journal, devoted to the interest of its patrons." It is issued every Thursday, the sub- scription price being $1.50. John A. Tullis, editor of the Nelsonville News, was born Nov. 11, 1836, near Donnelsville, Clarke Co., O. His father was a farmer in moderate circumstances, keeping his son on the farm with him. In 1844 the family removed to Champaign County, O., still remaining on a farm. His father being unable to send him to college, young Tullis obtained what education he could at the public schools. He afterward attended a seminary in Clarke County, but was not able to continue until completing the course. When he became a man, his health being delicate, he decided to go into a life of business. He consequently engaged in and fol- lowed for a number of years, as long as his health permitted, wholesale produce shipping to New York and Philadelphia mar- kets. The last four years he was in this business he was located at St. Paris, O., where he was also engaged in the printing busi- ness. When he retired from business there, he came to Nelson- ville and established his paper, on which he has worked faithfully ever since. Great credit is due to his perseverance and good management, as he is the first man who succeeded in permanently establishing a newspaper in Nelsonville, although numerous at- tempts had been made. He has well maintained the reputation of his profession, by endeavoring to infuse new and animated life in his fellow citizens. He has advocated public and private im- provements, and it is not at all improbable that some of this seed has fallen in good soil, since at no time in the town's history has the progress of improvement been so great as at the present time. He was married to Miss Susan E. Deaton, of Addison, Cham- paign County, March 31, 1859. Of this union there are three chil- dren, all daughters and all living---Addie A. was born Feb. 5, 1860; Anna V., April 23, 1875, and Mabel, April 5, 1878.