The Dallas express. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1893-1970, 1919-11-01
]. b. McCULLOCH DIES IN MUS
KOGEE. ACTIVE IN TEXAS AND
OKLAHOMA FOR MANY YEARS
IN EDUCATIONAL WORK AND
REAL-ESTATE BUSINESS.

]. B. McCulloch died at his home
in Muskogee, Okla. Wednesday after
noon, October 18th. He had felt the
approach of a nervous breakdown
since early summer, but did not give
up his work until four weeks before
his death. He was sixty-eight years.
old.
With him during his last illness
were his wife, a brother. Henry Bow
ers of GAINESVILLE, Texas, and six
of his children, Mrs. Matte ]. Bostick
of Nashville, Mrs. Lula B. Darlington
of Chicago, Wynn d. McCulloch of
Omaha, Stewart s., Of New York,
David and Mildred. He was buried
Sunday from Wards Chapel A. M. b.
church.
]. B. McCulloch was prominent in
school and church work in Texas,
for many years before moving to
Oklahoma. He was born in Clarks-
vile, Texas, June IL, 1851, and after
the close of the war got his early
education under the most trying con-
ditions. When the first Reconstruc-
ton school opened its doors in Clarks-
vile for Negro boys and girls he
was there to make his start. But the
instruction given in this school was
meagre, and he would not limit him
self to what was offered there. AL
though only boy of fourteen and
compelled to earn his own living, he
studied every book he could obtain
and thus, at the age of eighteen, was
able to begin teaching a district
school, one of the first Of his race
to teach school in the county. He
was afterwards graduated from the
State Normal at Prairie View, taught
in Wiley University, and then went
back to GAINESVILLE to become prin-
cipal of the Colored schools. He was
the principal there eighteen years
and during that time he was the
leader in educational work among
his people in the county, was for a
number of years trustee of Wiley
and on many occasions was appoint
ed to conduct summer state normals.
In 1897 he established a school for
Colored children, largely at his own
expense, in a community adjacent
to GAINESVILLE. This school became
the center of thickly settled COM
munity which afterwards was made
part of the town.
To church work he gave a large
part of his time, thought and means
from the days of his early manhood.
He Joined the Methodist Episcopal
church in 1881 and was leader in
getting the church established
Clarksvlle. For more than fifteen
years he was chairman of the Board
of Trustees and Superintendent of
the Sunday School and was frequent
chosen to represent his church at the
annual and general conferences.
He moved to Muskogee in 1901,
and engaged in the real estate and
insurance business. Muskogee was
then in the first stages of its
growth and ]. B. McCulloch was
among the men of his race who took
the lead in acquiring city property,
providing for Negro business enter
prises by erecting substantial brick
buildings, and opening up new resi-
Dental sections. For a number OF
years he was the largest holder of
city property of any member of his
race in Muskogee. The present Ca
nard addition to Muskogee is due
principally to his efforts in those
early days. He was one of the or
ganizers and a director and officer of
the first bank established in Musko-
gee by Colored men, the Peoples
Bank & Trust Company.
At the time of his death he was
member of the African Methodist
church and of the Knights of Py-
THAN Lodge.