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William James Fullilove Sr.

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William James Fullilove Sr.

Birth
Keatchie, DeSoto Parish, Louisiana, USA
Death
21 Jan 1941 (aged 72)
Caddo Parish, Louisiana, USA
Burial
Shreveport, Caddo Parish, Louisiana, USA GPS-Latitude: 32.5013278, Longitude: -93.7324611
Plot
Section 32; Lot 3
Memorial ID
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Son of Thomas Pope Fullilove & Elizabeth Jane Samford. Husband of first, Annie Evelyn Walker (m. 11 October 1893). They had six children. Second mariage was to Lizzie Bella McDonald (m. 17 January 1906). They had two children.
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The Shreveport Times newspaper
Wednesday, 22 Jan 1941, page 1-A

"W. J. Fullilove, Leading Caddo Planter, Dies"
"Funeral Services Will Be Held Thursday Morning"

William James Fullilove, 72, of 2940 Samford avenue, prominent Caddo Parish planter, died at 10:15 p. m. yesterday in a local Sanitarium following a two-weeks illness.
Funeral services will be held Thursday morning with the place to be announced later. Osborn funeral home is in charge of arrangements. Burial will be in the Greenwood cemetery.
Mr. Fullilove is survived by his widow; two daughters, Mrs. John O. Gibson and Mrs. Paul L. Burton, both of San Antonio, Texas, three sons, Edgar W. Fullilove, Tom P. Fullilove and Sam McD. Fullilove, all of Shreveport.
Mr. Fullilove was a life-long resident of Bossier and Caddo parishes and was prominent in agriculture and church activities. He was born at Keatchie on Sept. 4, 1868. He attended the Thatcher Institute in Shreveport, then moved to Chalk Level plantation in Bossier parish, near the present site of Barksdale Field.
He moved to Shreveport in 1907 and had lived here continuously since that time. He was affiliated with the Sigma Alpha Epsilon fraternity. His wide activities in church circles included membership on the board of stewards of the First Methodist church. He was also an active member of the Four Square Bible class.
Mr. Fullilove was a cousin of J. Hill Fullilove, member of the Caddo parish school board and prominent planter.
Son of Thomas Pope Fullilove & Elizabeth Jane Samford. Husband of first, Annie Evelyn Walker (m. 11 October 1893). They had six children. Second mariage was to Lizzie Bella McDonald (m. 17 January 1906). They had two children.
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The Shreveport Times newspaper
Wednesday, 22 Jan 1941, page 1-A

"W. J. Fullilove, Leading Caddo Planter, Dies"
"Funeral Services Will Be Held Thursday Morning"

William James Fullilove, 72, of 2940 Samford avenue, prominent Caddo Parish planter, died at 10:15 p. m. yesterday in a local Sanitarium following a two-weeks illness.
Funeral services will be held Thursday morning with the place to be announced later. Osborn funeral home is in charge of arrangements. Burial will be in the Greenwood cemetery.
Mr. Fullilove is survived by his widow; two daughters, Mrs. John O. Gibson and Mrs. Paul L. Burton, both of San Antonio, Texas, three sons, Edgar W. Fullilove, Tom P. Fullilove and Sam McD. Fullilove, all of Shreveport.
Mr. Fullilove was a life-long resident of Bossier and Caddo parishes and was prominent in agriculture and church activities. He was born at Keatchie on Sept. 4, 1868. He attended the Thatcher Institute in Shreveport, then moved to Chalk Level plantation in Bossier parish, near the present site of Barksdale Field.
He moved to Shreveport in 1907 and had lived here continuously since that time. He was affiliated with the Sigma Alpha Epsilon fraternity. His wide activities in church circles included membership on the board of stewards of the First Methodist church. He was also an active member of the Four Square Bible class.
Mr. Fullilove was a cousin of J. Hill Fullilove, member of the Caddo parish school board and prominent planter.


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