Person:William Hulmes (1)

History Morris County New Jersey, Volume II, Lewis Publishing Co., 1914

William S., son of Christopher and Hannah (HENDERSON) HULMES, was born at Weldon, in 1835, and died in 1908. In his younger days he was also a forgeman, but in his later years worked in the Mount Hope mines. The last twenty years of his life were spent in Chester and Succasunna. He enlisted in a regiment of Pennsylvania volunteer infantry, under Captain David S. ALLEN, and received his discharge at the close of the war. He married Emily, daughter of Stephen and Fannie (LANNIN) DICKERSON, the latter part of whose lives was spent in Berkshire Valley, where he was a farmer. They had one other child: H. Jonathan, now deceased. Mr. and Mrs. HULMES had children: Emma A., now deceased, married Joseph SMITH; George H., of further mention; Frank, in the employ of the Bailey Meat Packing Company, of Newark; Charles L., a carpenter, of Newark; Mary, married (first) William DAVENPORT, of Berkshire Valley, who died in 1902, married (second) Joseph VANDERHOOF, and resides in Newark; Edith, married Josiah F. SPENCER, of Berkshire Valley.

Transcribed by John Cresseveur

1. ↑ 1850 Federal Census