William A. Hulse

As printed in 1906

ILLIAM A. HULSE, a member of one of the old and prominent families of Jackson township, residing on his farm of 196 acres, situated on the Five Points turnpike, was born on the Hulse homestead on the old State road, in Jackson township, November 18, 1859. He is a son of James R. and Eleanor ( Stipp) Hulse.

The Hulse family is of German extraction and it was founded in Ohio by the grandfather, James R. Hulse, Sr., a wheelwright by trade, who was born in Orange County, New York, came here in 1841 in young manhood and married Rebecca Van Meter. She was able to provide the capital with which her husband bought land and stock and which resulted in the family becoming very wealthy, through Mr. Hulse’s good management. At death he left an estate comprising 3,000 acres of land. He was twice married. By his first marriage there were nine children and by his second marriage two.

James R. Hulse, father of our subject, was born in Jackson township, Pickaway County, Ohio, January 20, 1828, and spent the whole of his life as a farmer in this township with the exception of the years 1860-61, which he passed in Ross County, Ohio. He owned a number of fast horses and for a number of his later years was interested in racing them. He died on the old homestead on September 6. 1899. He inherited 800 acres from his father’s estate. He was a stanch Democrat and for a number of years he served as township clerk and trustee, holding the latter office at the time of his death. He was a well-informed man, a genial, generous one, and was well acquainted all over the county. He married Eleanor Stipp, who was born in Ross County, Ohio, April 2, 1826, and is a daughter of Henry and Sarah Stipp, both natives of Virginia, who came as pioneers to Ross County. The children of James R. and Eleanor (Stipp) Hulse were: Henry Socrates, of Circleville; Van Meter Stipp, of Jackson township; James Reeves, of Jackson township; William A., of this sketch; and Sarah Rebecca, Stephen Arnold Douglas, Mary and George, all deceased. The venerable mother resides with our subject, who is unmarried.

William A. Hulse was reared in Jackson township and was educated in the common schools. He has always been interested in farming and stock-raising and carries on large operations on his well-improved farm, which is a part of the old Hulse homestead. He raises fine stock but makes grain growing his main feature. He does not take any very active interest in politics, but votes with the Democratic party.

As printed in History of Pickaway County, Ohio and Representative Citizens (1906). See the original pages. Wording is the original; obvious scanning errors have been corrected, and a few may remain.