Evening star., 1901-09-18
THE PRESIDENTS MOTHER
SHE WAS OF A DISTINGUISHED
GEORGIA FAMILY.
From the Atlanta Journal.


President Theodore Roosevelt probably
comes nearer to being southern man than
any chief executive the nation has had
since the civil war. Certainly he comes
nearer to being a Georgia man than any Of
his predecessors in Office since the war.
President Roosevelt is direct descend
ant of Governor Archibald Bullock, the
first state governor that Georgia had. This
does not include the colonial governors.
The mother of President Roosevelt, Martha
Bullock, was born in Liberty county. and
at Roswell, Ga, twenty miles from At
lanta, in the mansion Of her father at that
place, she married Theodore Roosevelt of
New York, the father of the new President
OF the United States.
In Atlanta President Roosevelt has a
number of relatives. Among them is MIR.
Jefferson Davis Dunwody, who has fur
nished the following account Of the Roose-
welt history in Georgia, which shows that
Georgia and South Carolina have many of
the relatives of the new President among
their best citizens.
Archibald Bullock was the ancestor of
Theodore Roosevelt. Archibald Bullock was
the Georgia delegate to the continental
Congress in 1775. He was elected to same
in 1776, and could have signed the Declara-
ton of Independence, as he was elected to
that Congress, and would have remained
until the Constitution was framed. He at
tended both meetings OF Congress In ITO
and 1778 and was prominent and conspic-
uous member.
ernor and commander-in-chief Of the state
Of Georgia, which then ceased to be a col
ony. He signed the first constitution OF
the state Of Georgia as president. He
constitution. He also read in public for
the first time the declaration to the citi-
zens of Savannah. A copy was sent to him
from the Congress In Philadelphia by
horseback rider. They gave a big barbe-
cue in Savannah. at that time capital, as
it were, of the state. and Archibald Bull
lock- governor and commander-in-chfef.
read to the assembled citizens the new
Declaration OF Independence Archibald
Bullock married on October 3. 1764. on Ar
gyle Island, Mary DeVeaux, daughter Of
James DeVeaux.
Archibald Bullock and Mary DeVeaux
had issue-Capt. James Bullock. born in
1765 who was a captain in the Virginia
state garrison troops from ITS to 17S1.
He was married April 13. 1886, to Ann Ir-
vine daughter of DR.. John Irvine and Ann
Elizabeth, daughter of Col. Kenneth Bail
lie Capt. James Bullock died February Q,
1906 He and his wife, Ann Irvine had
issue:
l. John Irvine Bullock. who married
Charlotte Glen.
q Major James s. Bullock who married
first Hester Elliot. who was daughter Of
United States Senator John Elliott and
Esther Dunwody. The second wife of
Major Bullock was Martha Stewart. daugh-
ter Of Gen. Daniel Stewart Of the revo-
luton, and his wife, Susanna Oswald.
D.
woody of Georgia and had issue, including
the Dunwodys Of Georgia.
The issue of Major James s. Bullock by
his second wife Is as follows:
1. Martha Bullock. who married at her
fathers home in Roswell. Cobb county,
Ca, December a., 1858, Theodore Roose-
welt of New York, and had as their issue
Theodore Roosevelt. now President Of the
United States, who married first Alice Lee
and second Edith Carow and had issue by
both.
Theodore Roosevelt and Alice Lee had
one child. Alice Lee Roosevelt, now a young
lady. very popular. bright and who Is about
to make her debut
Theodore Roosevelt and Edith Kermit
Caro& had Theodore Roosevelt, Kermit
Roosevelt Ethel Roosevelt, Archibald Bull
lock Roosevelt, the latter born April Q, 1894.
Martha Bullock the mother Of President
Roosevelt, formerly lived in Liberty county,
with Dr. John Dunwody. his brother-in-
law, and the Kings, built elegant summer
homes in Roswell, Ca, and erected and
capitalized the Roswell factory in about
1850. These old mansions are still In Ros-
WELL and the house in which Martha Bull
lock- who was called ''Millie," was married
belongs to Mr.. Barlow Wing of Roswell.
The Bullock family is related to several
prominent families in Georgia and South
Carolina. including the Bellingers. Elifots,
Dunwodys and others. who are all related
to President Roosevelt. He has two Sec
ond cousins in Georgia, viz, Col John
Dunwody of the 7th Georgia Regiment
and Major Charles Dunwody Of Roswell.
In South Carolina his second cousin IL
Rev. James Bullock Dunwody, Presby-
terian minister, who lives In Wadesboro,
g. c., and who Is now SO years old. The
President Is third cousin to several
younger members OF the Dunwody family.
including in Atlanta John Elliot Dunwody,
Jen Davis Dunwody. Miss Alice. Dunwody,
Henry N. Dunwody. besides others Of the
family in different parts OF Georgia and
South Carolina.