Col. C H Mullin, treasurer and manager of the Mt Holly Paper Company and well known in this county, died Thursday at his home in that place after an illness of about nine days, during which he was confined to his bed. Col Mullin had been suffering from stomach and kidney trouble for some time and it was this complication which caused his death Thursday. Col. Mullin was a native of Cumberland county, having been born in Mt Holly in 1833, the place being then known as Papertown. He was from an early age interested in the paper industry of that place and to his efforts largely the Mt Holly company owes its rapid growth and the town its developments within the past few years. Col Mullin as a son of the eldest son of William B Mullin of Mt Holly, founder of the paper industry he was made treasurer and manager. He was born on the same day as Senators Quay and Cameron whose close friend he was. He was for years president of the Cumberland County Agricultural Association and one of its most enthusiastic members. He was also for 40 years superintendent of the Methodist Sunday school of Mt Holly. Col Mullin sat in eight national conventions of the REpublican party, the last time being in 1908 when he cast his vote for the nomination of Taft. He had a wide acquaintance all over the country and hundreds of friends in all walks of life. He served on the electoral college and as a Congressional conferee from his county. He also sat in many State conventions.
From contributor Dennis Brandt:
The son of William B. & Eliza (Lightcap) Mullin, in 1860 he was a paper maker living in South Middleton Township, Cumberland County, Pennsylvania. He stood 5' 7" tall and had black hair and gray eyes.
A Civil War veteran, he enlisted in Carlisle April 21, 1861, mustered into federal service at Washington DC July 27 as a private with Co. A, 7th Pennsylvania Reserve (36th Pennsylvania Infantry), and discharged by surgeon's certificate August 10, 1861. During September 1862, he organized and captained Co. K, 12th Pennsylvania Militia, that served an uneventful two weeks during the Antietam crisis. He never held a rank other than private with the U.S. Army, or captain in the state militia during the war and only then on an emergency basis. While he may have obtained the rank of colonel with the post-war state militia, it is more likely that "Colonel" illustrates then popular practice of applying unearned military ranks to well respected and important men.
He married Elizabeth Parsons and fathered Edwin Parsons (b. 02/07/63, d. 08/13/63), Rosa (b. @1864), Eliza L. (b. 08/03/66), Mattie Adell (b. 10/11/69, d. 08/08/70), Sarah Given "Sallie" (b. 1871), Mary A. (b. 07/13/72 - married Kirk J. Bosler), Evelyn (b. 11/23/73), and Alice A. (b. 07/01/75). Cause of death is listed as a "cerebral hemorrhage" with a "disease of kidneys" a contributing factor.
From contributor Dennis Brandt:
The son of William B. & Eliza (Lightcap) Mullin, in 1860 he was a paper maker living in South Middleton Township, Cumberland County, Pennsylvania. He stood 5' 7" tall and had black hair and gray eyes.
A Civil War veteran, he enlisted in Carlisle April 21, 1861, mustered into federal service at Washington DC July 27 as a private with Co. A, 7th Pennsylvania Reserve (36th Pennsylvania Infantry), and discharged by surgeon's certificate August 10, 1861. During September 1862, he organized and captained Co. K, 12th Pennsylvania Militia, that served an uneventful two weeks during the Antietam crisis. He never held a rank other than private with the U.S. Army, or captain in the state militia during the war and only then on an emergency basis. While he may have obtained the rank of colonel with the post-war state militia, it is more likely that "Colonel" illustrates then popular practice of applying unearned military ranks to well respected and important men.
He married Elizabeth Parsons and fathered Edwin Parsons (b. 02/07/63, d. 08/13/63), Rosa (b. @1864), Eliza L. (b. 08/03/66), Mattie Adell (b. 10/11/69, d. 08/08/70), Sarah Given "Sallie" (b. 1871), Mary A. (b. 07/13/72 - married Kirk J. Bosler), Evelyn (b. 11/23/73), and Alice A. (b. 07/01/75). Cause of death is listed as a "cerebral hemorrhage" with a "disease of kidneys" a contributing factor.
Col. C H Mullin, treasurer and manager of the Mt Holly Paper Company and well known in this county, died Thursday at his home in that place after an illness of about nine days, during which he was confined to his bed. Col Mullin had been suffering from stomach and kidney trouble for some time and it was this complication which caused his death Thursday. Col. Mullin was a native of Cumberland county, having been born in Mt Holly in 1833, the place being then known as Papertown. He was from an early age interested in the paper industry of that place and to his efforts largely the Mt Holly company owes its rapid growth and the town its developments within the past few years. Col Mullin as a son of the eldest son of William B Mullin of Mt Holly, founder of the paper industry he was made treasurer and manager. He was born on the same day as Senators Quay and Cameron whose close friend he was. He was for years president of the Cumberland County Agricultural Association and one of its most enthusiastic members. He was also for 40 years superintendent of the Methodist Sunday school of Mt Holly. Col Mullin sat in eight national conventions of the REpublican party, the last time being in 1908 when he cast his vote for the nomination of Taft. He had a wide acquaintance all over the country and hundreds of friends in all walks of life. He served on the electoral college and as a Congressional conferee from his county. He also sat in many State conventions.
From contributor Dennis Brandt:
The son of William B. & Eliza (Lightcap) Mullin, in 1860 he was a paper maker living in South Middleton Township, Cumberland County, Pennsylvania. He stood 5' 7" tall and had black hair and gray eyes.
A Civil War veteran, he enlisted in Carlisle April 21, 1861, mustered into federal service at Washington DC July 27 as a private with Co. A, 7th Pennsylvania Reserve (36th Pennsylvania Infantry), and discharged by surgeon's certificate August 10, 1861. During September 1862, he organized and captained Co. K, 12th Pennsylvania Militia, that served an uneventful two weeks during the Antietam crisis. He never held a rank other than private with the U.S. Army, or captain in the state militia during the war and only then on an emergency basis. While he may have obtained the rank of colonel with the post-war state militia, it is more likely that "Colonel" illustrates then popular practice of applying unearned military ranks to well respected and important men.
He married Elizabeth Parsons and fathered Edwin Parsons (b. 02/07/63, d. 08/13/63), Rosa (b. @1864), Eliza L. (b. 08/03/66), Mattie Adell (b. 10/11/69, d. 08/08/70), Sarah Given "Sallie" (b. 1871), Mary A. (b. 07/13/72 - married Kirk J. Bosler), Evelyn (b. 11/23/73), and Alice A. (b. 07/01/75). Cause of death is listed as a "cerebral hemorrhage" with a "disease of kidneys" a contributing factor.
From contributor Dennis Brandt:
The son of William B. & Eliza (Lightcap) Mullin, in 1860 he was a paper maker living in South Middleton Township, Cumberland County, Pennsylvania. He stood 5' 7" tall and had black hair and gray eyes.
A Civil War veteran, he enlisted in Carlisle April 21, 1861, mustered into federal service at Washington DC July 27 as a private with Co. A, 7th Pennsylvania Reserve (36th Pennsylvania Infantry), and discharged by surgeon's certificate August 10, 1861. During September 1862, he organized and captained Co. K, 12th Pennsylvania Militia, that served an uneventful two weeks during the Antietam crisis. He never held a rank other than private with the U.S. Army, or captain in the state militia during the war and only then on an emergency basis. While he may have obtained the rank of colonel with the post-war state militia, it is more likely that "Colonel" illustrates then popular practice of applying unearned military ranks to well respected and important men.
He married Elizabeth Parsons and fathered Edwin Parsons (b. 02/07/63, d. 08/13/63), Rosa (b. @1864), Eliza L. (b. 08/03/66), Mattie Adell (b. 10/11/69, d. 08/08/70), Sarah Given "Sallie" (b. 1871), Mary A. (b. 07/13/72 - married Kirk J. Bosler), Evelyn (b. 11/23/73), and Alice A. (b. 07/01/75). Cause of death is listed as a "cerebral hemorrhage" with a "disease of kidneys" a contributing factor.
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