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     John was born on 12 June 1910 at Ousley, Lowndes Co., Georgia.¹ He was the son of Thomas Berry Sullivan and Emma Josephine McCall. He married Aline Beatrice Willis, , on 30 April 1939.

     John was born on 6 April 1887.¹ He was the son of Rev. Henry William Sullivan and Ellen Ethel Holt. John died on 8 April 1912 at age 25. His body was buried in April 1912 at Mt. Pleasant Bapt. Chr. Cem, Decatur Co., Georgia.

     John was born in February 1895 at Lafayette Co., Florida.¹ He was the son of Clem Vasti Sullivan and Ida M. Johnson. He married Vera Koon, , on 16 January 1915 at Lafayette Co., Florida.²

     John was born on 3 December 1932 at Madison Co., Florida. He was the son of John Luther Sullivan and Mary Louise Burnett. John died on 20 January 1933 at Madison Co., Florida. His body was buried in January 1933 at Oak Ridge Cemetery, Madison, Madison Co., Florida.

     John was born in 1867 at Mitchell Co., Georgia. He was the son of William Manning Sullivan and Rebecca Jane Shiver. He married Amanda E. Tipper, , on 4 May 1890 at Mitchell Co., Georgia.¹

     John was born on 23 November 1882 at Madison Co., Florida.¹ He was the son of William Thomas Sullivan and Amanda E. Stroud. He married Hattie Bryant, , on 19 December 1903 at Madison Co., Florida.² John died on 11 October 1978 at Madison Co., Florida, at age 95. His body was buried at Oak Ridge Cemetery, Madison, Madison Co., Florida.³
     
Biography of John Luther Sullivan:

The following article prepared by Mr. E. B. Browning, Sr. of Madison County, Florida was sent to me by Mr. Tom Webb of Tallahassee who indicated he found it in some of Mr. Brownings papers.

JOHN LUTHER SULLIVAN

By E. B. Browning, Sr.

The practice of reading a historical paper at The Ebenezer Home-coming celebrations, was begun by the late Carlton Smith. After his untimely passing, the program committee has asked me each year to continue the task so well begun by Carlton.
This year our study will focus on the life of a person who seems so well to have embodied the Scriptual qualities of quietness and order, all through his days. This man, a life-long citizen of Madison County, was born November 23, 1882, two and one-half miles East of Lee, on the Blue Springs Route. It will be observed that when he celebrates his birthday this fall, he will turn down the lane of his 89th year. We rejoice that God has spared his life and he is with us today in full possession of his faculties. He is Mr. John Luther Sullivan, commonly called "Mr. Luther".
Mr. Sullivan was reared in a home that honored Christian standards. His parents were William and Amanda Stroud Sullivan. On December 19, 1903, Mr. Sullivan joined Miss Hattie Bryant at the altar of Marriage. Mrs. Sullivan was an orphan living with her sister in Moultrie, Georgia, at the time. The problem of celebrating birthdays in the Sullivan home solved itself, for Mrs. Sullivan was one year and one day older than Mr. Sullivan. That brought a joint celebration.
The Sullivans had three sons, Teford, Jake, and Cecil. Only Cecil survives but there are Jimmy Sullivan, Grandson, with his two children who are, of course, great grandchildren. Mrs. Sullivan, gracious wife and mother, passed, March 19, 1970. It will be seen that she and Mr. Sullivan travelled the road of marriage together for 67 years.

Mr. Sullivan remained in his Lee home until he was around 21 years of age. His first work, other than farm tasks, was clerking in his brother's store at Lee. His brother was J. J. Sullivan who , besides the store, was Postmaster at Lee. Mr. Luther was general assistant in the enterprises.

In the years 1905 and 1906, Mr. Luther became the partner of R. L. Millinor in the ownership and operation of a saw-mill. Mr. Luther was actually in charge of the mill. In 1907, the Sullivans moved westward, to the area two and one-half miles North of the then flourishing Champaign. This was Mr. Luther's first venture into naval stores, then called "turpentining". The still and auxiliaries was a side camp of the Cherry Lake Turpentine Company. In this undertaking Mr. Luther became the operating partner of J. D. Shaw, buying one-half interest in the business.

The Sullivan's interest in the acquirement of land began at around 17 years of age. He purchased the farm of his grandfather, Jefferson Sullivan, for $700.00. After two or three years he sold it to Reverend Rutherford for $1200.00, turning a profit of $500.00. Mr. Luther said, "That is the first money I ever made and I recall that Reverend Rutherford brought the cash in a hand-bag used those days for carrying extra necessities for babies."

Later, he and Mr. Shaw purchased 1600 in the region of the turpentine still. In the course of events, Mr. Luther bought out Mr. Shaw and settled down to his life interest in land and timber.

The story of Mr. Sullivan's life as it relates to his business in land and timber, is one to warm the blood. It shows what an able man with steady purpose and hard work can do on the American Scene of free enterprise.

This man received only the formal education offered in old Stonewall and Phillips Schools in the early days when all the students and grades were in one big room and "Head-marks" were given for good spelling.

As the needs of his business expanded, he developed the skills to cope with the problems. When he joined Mr. Shaw, he began exploring with a surveyor's instrument. He became proficient in its use and served as County Surveyor. He mastered bookkeeping, processing and sale of timber, the vast complex of naval stores and many other aspects of business and community life.

We have said that Mr. Luther was a man of quietness and order. I do have his permission, given most modestly, to tell the sequel of his success in land acquirement. With all of it in Madison County except one tract in Brooks County, Georgia, Mr. Sullivan at the crest of his program, owned 23,000 acres of land.

When we review the ups and downs of American economy, including the Great Depression of the 1930's, we are forced to give, and we are happy to give, Mr. Sullivan a-high place indeed among those who have helped to build and stabilize our life here.

Mr. Luther joined Burress Chapel Universalist Church during the pastorate of A. G. Strain. Impressed with the personality of Reverend Strain and the spirit of light and freedom in the church, he has left his name on the books and still considers himself a member there, as indeed he is.

In politics, Mr. Luther has numbered his membership among the Democrats. However, his ideas rise above party lines, for he is a conservative in the best and most wonderful sense of that word. He believes that an individual in spending money should get fair value for his outlay. He believes that an ' individual should live within his income. In a flexible way, he applies these same principles to our units of government, local, state, and national.

In the early 1950's Madison faced a state-directed need for erecting a new elementary school and land was scarce. If anyone knew that we stood on the verge of greatly expanded prices for real-estate, Mr. Sullivan surely did. He sold his residential and adjoining property at a fair figure, and took the pressure off the community, as it faced a greatly improved future. I call this devotion to the public interest of a high order.

As we honor the memory of Mrs. Sullivan, we salute Mr. Sullivan on this fine occasion as steady man of purpose, quiet in his ways, gentle in his mariners, splendid in his example.

     John was born on 24 January 1908 at Madison Co., Florida. He was the son of John Luther Sullivan and Hattie Bryant. He married Mary Louise Burnett, , circa 1930 at Madison Co., Florida. John died on 16 November 1949 at Madison Co., Florida, at age 41. His body was buried in November 1949 at Oak Ridge Cemetery, Madison, Madison Co., Florida.¹

     John was born on 27 July 1885 at Lafayette Co., Florida.² He was the son of Mitchell Sullivan and Susan A. Walker. He married Rachel S. Wood, , on 16 February 1905 at Lafayette Co., Florida.³ John died on 29 September 1963 at Lafayette Co., Florida, at age 78. His body was buried in September 1963 at Hatch Bend Cemetery, Lafayette Co., Florida.⁴

     John was born on 1 June 1871 at Mayo, Lafayette Co., Florida. He was the son of John Sullivan and Julia Ann Coody. He married Arzada Boyd, , on 7 October 1896 at Lafayette Co., Florida.² John died on 11 February 1958 at Lafayette Co., Florida, at age 86. His body was buried in February 1958 at Airline Cemetery, Lafayette Co., Florida.^3,4

     John was born on 26 February 1912 at Mitchell Co., Georgia.¹ He was the son of Clement Thomas Sullivan and Emma Lou Rogers. John died on 21 August 1956 at Mitchell Co., Georgia, at age 44. His body was buried at Mitchell Co., Georgia.