Methodist Church
From Clay Street
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1915: When the First Methodist Church at Main and Clay held its first service on December 18, 1910, it was in the midst of a residential neighborhood. To discover who lived in the homes on the block next to the church, see Taub House at Main at Polk. Downtown was a number of blocks further north, closer to the tall building on the right horizon, the Carter Building.
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3 February 2006: In the century since the postcard was sent, the residences have been sold and replaced by various businesses several times over. Now this church is considered very much a part of the downtown district.
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Postmarked from Conroe, TX 1 PM June 12, 1915
To: Mrs. W. M. Bly Stillman Valley, Illinois "Dear Mother" Brother Jim seems to be doing fine is much better every way. Is eating a little soft food. Topsey said over the phone this morn that he slept well. Its very inconvenient for him to be away from his business just now. With Love, Julia" |
Julia Bly, wife of Rozell Nicholas Pullman, was the 47 year old daughter of William Morgan Bly and Frances Comstock. “Brother Jim,” her half-brother James Oscar Henry Bennette “J.O.H.”52, recovered fully from his illness and went on to build up his timber and sawmill business in Conroe. He was born in Herkimer County, NY, and had come from Stillman Valley, IL by way of Dallas and Robertson County ten years prior. He became a prominent citizen of Conroe, serving the community in many ways including president of the Conroe School Board for 10 years.
J.O.H.’s father, James Madison Bennett and Julia’s father were Civil War soldiers. Bennette died of disease in Yorktown, VA on May 26, 1862 and is buried there. His friend William Morgan Bly enlisted three months later, and family legend says he was a POW held by the confederates. Rozell Pullman was also from Herkimer County, and the Pullman, Bly and Bennette families were joined by many linkages. Julia Elizabeth Bly, J.O.H. Bennett, and Rozell Pullman were third cousins, their second great-grandparents were John Pullman and Esther Cooper. Rozell married Julia in Stillman Valley, Ogle County in 1888, and remained in the north-central Illinois area until they came to Conroe because of encouraging stories by Julia’s half-brother and his wife, Irene “Topsy.” It is perhaps ironic that Julia worried so about the health of her brother, as she died of breast cancer on June 26, 1917 just two years later. Her father died in Illinois a little more than a year after that. Julia’s mother died in 1931, the same year “Topsy” died in Conroe. Rozell Pullman died in the home of their daughter in San Antonio in 1936. Julia, Irene, J.O.H. and Rozell are buried in Oakwood Cemetery in Conroe. William Bly and Frances Comstock Bly are buried in Stillman Valley Cemetery. |
Julia died on 26 June 1917 in Conroe, TX and is buried in Oakwood Cemetery in Montgomery County, TX. [Rootsweb database: kgeveringham] Her obituary in The Conroe Courier, Thursday, June 28, 1917, Page 1, Conroe, Montgomery County, Texas: MRS. PULLMAN PASSES AWAY
Mrs. Julia E. Pullman, age 49 years, wife of Mr. R. N. Pullman, passed away at 1:30 o'clock Tuesday afternoon, after suffering for several weeks with something like cancer of the breast. She was taken to Houston, where an operation was performed, but it filed to produce the dirsired relief, and her condition continued to become more critical from day to day until Tuesday afternoon, when she passed away.
The funeral took place from the residence at 10 o'clock Wednesday morning and was conducted by Rev. Ira F. Key of the Methodist church. Burial was at Conroe cemetery. A large concourse of friends followed the remains to the grave. Many flowers were placed upon the grave, among which was a beautiful floral piece from the Twentieth Century Club.
Mrs. Pullman had been a resident of Conroe for about five years and had made many friends. She was a member of the Congregational church, retaining her membership in Illinois, there being no organization here.
Deceased is survived by a husband and four children, W. H. Pullman, Miss Ruth Pullman and Harold Pullman of Conroe, and Mrs. E. J. Temple, Winnebago, Ill., and a brother Mr. J. O. H. Bennette of Conroe.[Rootsweb database: pitts488]
Obituary of Rozelle Nicholas Pullman in The Conroe Courier, Thursday, June 18, 1936, page 1, Conroe, Montgomery Co., Texas.
FORMER CONROE CITIZEN DIES IN SAN ANTONIO
Mr. R. N. Pullman, age 78, died at the home of his daughter, Mrs. Fred Ries, in San Antonio on June 17.
Mr. Pullman was born in Herkimer, New York, December 3, 1858. He moved to Stillman Valey[sic], Ill, at the age of 21 where he was married to Miss Julia E. Bly in 1888. Mr. Pullman brought his family to Conroe in March, 1911, where he lived until a few years ago. Mrs. Pullman died in 1917, since which time Mr. Pullman has made his home with his several children.
He is survived by two sons, W. H. Pullman of Dallas and Harold Pulman[sic] of Bessmay and two daughters, Mrs. Fred Ries of San Antonio and Mrs. E. J. Temple of Winnebago, Ill, and several grandchildren, all of whom attended the funeral.
Funeral services where held in the Methodist church at 2:30 p.m. Thursday with Rev. J. B. Nutter and Hulon N. Anderson conducting the services. Burial was in the Conroe Cemetery.
Mr. Pullman had a few relatives and many friends in Conroe. [Rootsweb database: ushistory101]
Mrs. Julia E. Pullman, age 49 years, wife of Mr. R. N. Pullman, passed away at 1:30 o'clock Tuesday afternoon, after suffering for several weeks with something like cancer of the breast. She was taken to Houston, where an operation was performed, but it filed to produce the dirsired relief, and her condition continued to become more critical from day to day until Tuesday afternoon, when she passed away.
The funeral took place from the residence at 10 o'clock Wednesday morning and was conducted by Rev. Ira F. Key of the Methodist church. Burial was at Conroe cemetery. A large concourse of friends followed the remains to the grave. Many flowers were placed upon the grave, among which was a beautiful floral piece from the Twentieth Century Club.
Mrs. Pullman had been a resident of Conroe for about five years and had made many friends. She was a member of the Congregational church, retaining her membership in Illinois, there being no organization here.
Deceased is survived by a husband and four children, W. H. Pullman, Miss Ruth Pullman and Harold Pullman of Conroe, and Mrs. E. J. Temple, Winnebago, Ill., and a brother Mr. J. O. H. Bennette of Conroe.[Rootsweb database: pitts488]
Obituary of Rozelle Nicholas Pullman in The Conroe Courier, Thursday, June 18, 1936, page 1, Conroe, Montgomery Co., Texas.
FORMER CONROE CITIZEN DIES IN SAN ANTONIO
Mr. R. N. Pullman, age 78, died at the home of his daughter, Mrs. Fred Ries, in San Antonio on June 17.
Mr. Pullman was born in Herkimer, New York, December 3, 1858. He moved to Stillman Valey[sic], Ill, at the age of 21 where he was married to Miss Julia E. Bly in 1888. Mr. Pullman brought his family to Conroe in March, 1911, where he lived until a few years ago. Mrs. Pullman died in 1917, since which time Mr. Pullman has made his home with his several children.
He is survived by two sons, W. H. Pullman of Dallas and Harold Pulman[sic] of Bessmay and two daughters, Mrs. Fred Ries of San Antonio and Mrs. E. J. Temple of Winnebago, Ill, and several grandchildren, all of whom attended the funeral.
Funeral services where held in the Methodist church at 2:30 p.m. Thursday with Rev. J. B. Nutter and Hulon N. Anderson conducting the services. Burial was in the Conroe Cemetery.
Mr. Pullman had a few relatives and many friends in Conroe. [Rootsweb database: ushistory101]
