The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1901-09-25
HALF AND HALF.
The New Presidents Mother a
Southern Woman,
HIS FATHER a NEW YORKER,
He Has Many fSear Relatives In
0sorgla and South Carolina
Vino Fought for
aha Souih.

Gns sBONiN,
President Theodore Roosevelt, Pres
;dent Of the United States Of America
has good Georgia blood in his veins
That he is well sWsra Of this, and il
doubtless proud Of 1t, is evident fron
the fact that through Lis Georgia an
cest7y President Roosevelt is a membe!
Of the Georgia Society Of the Sons o.
the Revolution.
IL fact, through his mother, Marth'
Bulloch, the new President is amply
supplied with Revolutionary ancestry
Not only was his sreas-grsndfather, Al
ohibaId Bulloch, a member Of the fcsI
Continental Congress, and the f!si
President Of the Provincial Congress oi
Georgia, but the other grandfather on
the mothers side, Gen. Daniel Stewart,
WAS famous Revolutionary hero q
GeorSis. In addition to this his grand
father, James BIlloch, was commits
stoned captain in the Virginia State
garrison troops at "A years Of age and
served IS such until the close Of the
war.
The Bulloch family occupied dis
tinguished place in the annals Of Geo.,
gis and Savannah. Coming to Savan-
nah with his parents when s boy from
their. home in South Carolina in 1850,
Archibald .Bullooh studied here, was
admitted 20 the Bar and rapidly rose 10
prominence. he was elected mem:
Der Of the General Assembly in 176e
and was appointed q member Of the
committee to correspond With Benjs'
min Franklin, the agent Of the colony
in London. In 177l he was elected
Speaker Of the Assembly at an exciting
time, Governor Habersham having de-
clined to recognize Dr.. Noble Wymber'
ley Jones, who had been three times
chosen Speaker Of the Aase mbly. The
minutes OF the Assembly wish reference
to this matter were dIstaste3ul to the
Governor, and because the Assembly
firmly but respectfully declined 70
amend them the body was perenptorIy
dissolved.
BsPoUsED THE COLONIAL CAUSE.
Mr.. Bulloch continued to take sn &C.
tive part in public affairs, actively es'
pouslng the cause Of the colonists
against she home Government, and on
the assembling Of the Provincial Con-
gress" Of Georgia, July 4, l775, he
was unanimously chosen President Of
that body. Wish john Houston, No
bic W. Jones, D. Lyman Hall and the
Rev. Dr.. zubly he vas elected dele
gate to the Continental Congress at
Philadelphia.
Among the relics Of the Georgia
Historical Society is carefully pre-
served document, the original of res
olusion adopted by the Continental
Congress, November 9, l775, imposing
secrecy upon all the members Of the
Congress IS to It's acts and discussions.
To this is appended the nsme Of Ar.
chibald Bulloch, with probably 100
others, including the other members
from Georgia.
In January, 1776, Mr.. Bulloch vas
again eIected President of the Pro7in.
clai Congress, wisn the added title OF
commander-ic. oEief. He was also
nsmed Us one of the delegates to the
Continental Congress, but his duties 81
head Of the home Government prevent
ed his attendance at PhiIadelphia and
hence his name is not attached to the
historic document adopted at Philadel-
phia July 4, 1875. Suoh was the un-
settled condition Of the times and SO
precarious we're the affairs Of the colo.
ny that the whole executive powers OF
government we're entrusted TO President
Bullooh by resolution Of the Provin-
ciai Congress, with 9 coancIi o. i've
persons Of his own selection.
DEATH OF GOVERNOR BULLOCK.
In February, 1777, PrsRidsns or Gov
ernor Builooh died suddenly at hia
home il. Savannah. Ei5 death was a
srest blow to tie struggling Common
wealth and may account in part for the
nisfort1nes which bsfell Georgia dur.
lng the remainder Of the var
The largest portrait Of the several IN
the possession Of the Georgia BiGtori'
cal Society is that Of Governor Bulloch
and his family. The portrait ig the
property Of DR.. Joseph G.. Bulloch,
formerly Of Savannah, but now in the
Indian service of the Government, and
is loaned to the society. This portrait
represents Governor Bulloch as man
Of splendid physique and in the prime
Of life. He was only II years Of age ct
his death. He 10 in the Continental
uniform and is Of commanding appear
ance.
On his left stands a sturdy-lookine
boy Of about II years. James Steph-
ems Brlllceh, the ancestor Of President
Roosevelt. YouDg Bulloch, who was
born in 1865, was, in ITS, at IA years
Of age, commissioned a captain in the
Virginia State garrison troops, in the
regiment Of Ool. Georgia MuteE and
was hono1ably retired in 1881. he re-
surusd to Georgia and vas clerk Of the
Inferior and Superior Courts Of Chat
ham County. Mrs. Bullceb is repre-,
sented with an infant in her arms, Ar
chiDald Stobo Bulloch, who became q
prominent citizen. The little girl OF
the LETT is Jane Bulloch.
After Governor Bulloch's death an
other son was born, William Bellingez
BulIo,h, who became United States
district attorney and United States SEN
stor.
Mru. Bulloch was Mary DoVauz, the
daughter Of Judge DeVauz, promi'
nent 1uriet and rice planter.
RooslvELT's ANCESTORS.
James Stephen Bulloch first mar
ried Ann Erwin, daughter Of DR.. John
Erwin. His second wife Was Martha
Elliot, widow of United States Senator