Extracted from The Bryan Daily Eagle (Bryan, TX)
Pioneer Citizen of Steep Hollow Is Buried Today
At the family home in the Steep Hollow community, five miles east
of Bryan, on Monday afternoon at 7 o'clock Jacob E. Bullock passed away
after a lingering illness. He was one of the pioneer settlers of the
Steep Hollow community and a resident farmer of Brazos county for more
than 60 years.
Mr. Bullock was born in Louisiana, November 10, 1854, and with his
father's family came to Texas and to Brazos county when he was 15 years
of age. He grew into manhood, married, reared his family and died
in the old Steep Hollow community.
Funeral services were held this afternoon at 3 o'clock at the Steep
Hollow Baptist church, with the pastor, Rev. R. L. Brown, conducting
the services. Following the service at the church the body was interred
in the family burying ground. The grave of the deceased one was
covered with flowers sent as tributes of love and esteem from many
absent loved ones who were unable to attend the funeral service.
The deceased is survived by his widow, four sons and two daughters:
T. E. Bullock, W. H. Bullock, Elmer Bullock and Amzy Bullock,
all of Steep Hollow community; Mrs. E. A. Risinger, Steep Hollow,
and Mrs. Brooks Neal of Bryan. Two aged brothers of the deceased
the last of the original family, also survive, J. C. Bullock of
Abilene, and Nathan D. Bullock of San Angelo.
A large number of friends of the deceased from Bryan, Hearne and
other adjacent towns attended the funeral.
Tuesday, November 3, 1931