Marcus Hiram Cullum

  General Notes:

Left Georgia during the post-Cival War reconstruction days. Traveled by boat to Galveston, Texas, then by train to Dallas, Texas in 1872. Charter Member and first official pastor of the Oak Lawn Methodist Church (deed was filed on October 3, 1874, granting 2 and 1/3 acres to the Trustees of the Methodist Episcopal Church, Soutn, at Oak Lawn, near Dallas, Texas). In November 1874, Reverend Cullum was admitted to the North Texas Conference and became officially the first pastor of Oak Lawn Methodist Episcopal Church, South (he served as pastor from 1874-77, 78-79). Cochran's Chapel and Caruth Chapel also were on his circuit. He served the three churches for four years. Afterward he served at McKinney and Van Alstyne, as a Trustee of Dallas Female College, and on various committees of the North Texas Conference. He retired in 1882 and died three years later at his home on Cedar Springs Road.

(Source: Gillespie and Work's Dallas City and County Directory, 1881-82) FARMERS AND OTHERS
Whose Postoffice Address is Dallas, and Residence outside City Limits. The figures at the end of names denote the direction and distance from Dallas. FARMERS. Crutchfield, J. O., ne 4 Crutchfield, O. N., ne 4 Cullum, Rev. M. H., nw 2 Cullum, W. H., nw 2 ========================================================================== ============================= Dallas Historical Marker:

TITLE: Oaklawn United Methodist Church, ADDRESS: 3014 Oak Lawn Ave., CITY: Dallas, CODE: CH; ME, YEAR: 1974, RTHL: , LOC_DESC: , SIZE: 18" x 28", REPAIRCOM: , MARKER TEXT: An Oak Lawn settler, the Rev. Marcus H. Cullum (1822 - 1885), preached in a grove on Turtle Creek until citizens built a school - church house here on site given by the Dickason - Sale family. At opening of that building, Sept. 20, 1874, the Rev. M. H. Cullum founded the Oak Lawn Methodist Episocpal Church, South. A larger building with spires was erected in 1889. The present structure was built 1911-15, and enlarged in 1928 and 1950. Church name has been altered by changes in national organization. Membership has grown from 20 in 1874 to more than 2,000.

  Noted events in his life were:

• Occupation: Methodist minister.

Marcus married Elizabeth Jane Davis, daughter of Jacob P. Davis and Martha W. ?, Jan 28, 1845 in Tipton Co., TN.⁶⁸⁹ (Elizabeth Jane Davis was born May 12, 1829 in Tipton Co., TN,⁶⁷⁰ died Mar 14, 1897 in Dallas, Dallas Co., TX ⁶⁷⁰ and was buried in Mar 1897 in Greenwood Cem., Dallas, Dallas Co., TX.)