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Coffin plate · primary-source record

William H Gulley

after 1870 (style)

Plate undated · stylistic dating: after 1870 (style) · transcribed from the original coffin plate

Editorially verified

At-a-glance facts

Record type

Coffin plate

Estimated era

after 1870 (style)

Age at death

5 years 8 months 20 days

Plate found in

Pennsylvania, United States

The coffin plate

Inscription transcription

William H Gulley
Agd 5 yrs 8 mo 20 ds
Transcription from the Ancestors at Rest archive.

Researcher's notes

This coffin plate for William H Gulley was found in PA.

Research narrative

I do not know when this coffin plate was manufactured so I have not been able to locate William. I would say it was made after 1870 but that's about it. Just for fun I went and had a hunt for William Gulley in the 1900 United States Federal Census on Ancestry.com. I found several individuals of interest as you can see below.

1900 United States Federal Census

NameHome in 1900 (City, County, State)Est. Birth YearBirthplaceRaceRelation to Head
John Wm GulleyCivil District 8, Lincoln, Tennesseeabt 1884TennesseeWhiteSon
William GulleyGreenville, Butler, Alabamaabt 1877AlabamaBlackGrandson
William GulleyCarlowville, Dallas, Alabamaabt 1865AlabamaBlackHead
William GulleyForkland, Greene, Alabamaabt 1897AlabamaBlackSon
William GulleyFarmersville, Lowndes, Alabamaabt 1893AlabamaBlackSon
William GulleyFort Deposit, Lowndes, Alabamaabt 1870AlabamaBlackHead
William GulleyFort Deposit, Lowndes, Alabamaabt 1890AlabamaBlackSon
William GulleyHazel Green, Madison, Alabamaabt 1897TennesseeWhiteSon
William GulleySnow Hill, Wilcox, Alabamaabt 1882AlabamaBlackSon
William GulleyCedarville, Crawford, Arkansasabt 1858ArkansasWhiteHead
William GulleyTampa, Hillsborough, Floridaabt 1878GeorgiaWhiteBrother
William GulleyShoal Creek, Hart, Georgiaabt 1893GeorgiaWhiteDaughter
William GulleyCalumet City, Cook, Illinoisabt 1869IndianaWhiteHead
William GulleyBrowning, Franklin, Illinoisabt 1884IllinoisWhiteSon
William GulleyUnion, Ohio, Indianaabt 1865KentuckyWhiteSon
William GulleyArgentine Ward 1, Wyandotte, Kansasabt 1878KansasWhiteHead
William GulleyMagisterial District 5, Lewis, Kentuckyabt 1882KentuckyWhiteSon
William GulleyPolice Jury Ward 2, Webster, Louisianaabt 1870ArkansasBlackHead
William GulleyBoston Ward 14, Suffolk, Massachusettsabt 1887MassachusettsWhiteSon
William GulleyTyler, Hickory, Missouriabt 1875MissouriWhiteHead
William GulleyGalena, Jasper, Missouriabt 1883MissouriWhiteSon
William GulleyFishing River, Ray, Missouriabt 1876MissouriWhiteSon
William GulleyWashington, Dutchess, New Yorkabt 1840IrelandWhiteInmate
William GulleyYonkers Ward 2, Westchester, New Yorkabt 1860EnglandWhiteHead
William GulleyPortsmouth Ward 7, Scioto, Ohioabt 1877KentuckyWhiteHead
William GulleyScranton Ward 13, Lackawanna, Pennsylvaniaabt 1865EnglandWhiteHead
William GulleyMedio, Bexar, Texasabt 1859ArkansasWhiteHead
William A GulleyDeposit, Madison, Alabamaabt 1899AlabamaWhiteSon
William A GulleyFlannigan, Hamilton, Illinoisabt 1885IllinoisWhiteSon
William A GulleyHaw Creek, Knox, Illinoisabt 1885IowaWhiteNephew
William B GulleyPolk, Ray, Missouriabt 1855MissouriWhiteHead
William C GulleyCedarville, Crawford, Arkansasabt 1896ArkansasWhiteSon
William C GulleyKnoxville, Ray, Missouriabt 1896MissouriWhiteSon
William C GulleyPolk, Ray, Missouriabt 1884MissouriWhiteSon
William C GulleyWhite Harn, Hawkins, Tennesseeabt 1894TennesseeWhiteSon
William D GulleyMagisterial District 5, Lewis, Kentucky—KentuckyWhiteHead
William D GulleyBelton, Bell, Texasabt 1877MississippiWhiteSon
William E Gulley44th Infantry, Philippine Islands, Military and Naval Forcesabt 1878KansasWhitePrivate
William E GulleyKnoxville, Ray, Missouriabt 1878MissouriWhiteBoarder
William E GulleyCivil District 4, Lewis, Tennesseeabt 1892TennesseeWhiteSon
William F GulleySanta Ana, Orange, Californiaabt 1858KentuckyWhiteHead
William F GulleyPolk, Ray, Missouriabt 1885MissouriWhiteSon
William H GulleyWest Glenwood, Garfield, Coloradoabt 1841IndianaWhiteLodger
William H GulleyMadison, Grundy, Missouriabt 1886MissouriWhiteSon
William H GulleyJustice Precinct 1, Coryell, Texasabt 1838TennesseeWhiteHead
William I GulleyMadison, Grundy, Missouriabt 1846KentuckyWhiteHead
William J GulleyStonington, New London, Connecticutabt 1851EnglandWhiteHead
William J GulleyStonington, New London, Connecticutabt 1881Rhode IslandWhiteSon
William K GulleyDenver, Arapahoe, Coloradoabt 1870VirginiaWhiteRoomer
William M GulleyMuses Mill, Fleming, Kentuckyabt 1898KentuckyWhiteSon
William M GulleyRutland, Rutland, Vermontabt 1889New YorkWhiteSon
William N GulleyDenver, Arapahoe, Coloradoabt 1861KentuckyWhiteBoarder
William R GulleyLaurel, Lewis, Kentucky—KentuckyWhiteSon
William R GulleyHutton Valley, Howell, Missouriabt 1893MissouriWhiteSon
William R GulleySt Clair, Hawkins, Tennesseeabt 1868TennesseeWhiteHead
William T GulleyPiney Fork, Sharp, Arkansasabt 1861TennesseeWhiteBrother
Wm G GulleyGerman, Bartholomew, Indianaabt 1831KentuckyWhiteHead
Wm S GulleyCorner, Anderson, South Carolinaabt 1899South CarolinaWhiteSon
William Mc GulleyWestern Mound, Macoupin, Illinoisabt 1818IrelandWhiteHead

Sources consulted

  • 1900 United States Federal Census

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Source & citation

Source type
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Provenance
From the Ancestors at Rest archive — founded 2004 by Brian and substantially built out across two decades by Lorine McGinnis Schulze of Olive Tree Genealogy.
Transcribed by
Ancestors at Rest archive — original contributor not recorded.
Last verified
2026-05-12
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Citation: "Coffin plate of William H Gulley (after 1870, stylistic)," transcribed and contributed to the Ancestors at Rest archive (https://ancestorsatrest.com/records/coffin-plates/gulley-william-h/ : accessed [your access date]).

The plate itself carries no inscribed dates; the era estimate above is stylistic, drawn from Lorine McGinnis Schulze’s notes.

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