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L&T Tour: Rev. Thomas Lewis Hulse, 1868-1946

This is one of the history moments in the April 2023 Lanterns and Tombstones Tour at the City Cemetery in downtown Columbia.

By Mike Watson


Thomas Lewis Hulse, Methodist Minister for 42 years, was born 17 November 1868 in Metcalfe County, KY, to Rev. Samuel Patton Hulse and Nancy Jane Copass.

He married in 1888 Mary Frances Bow, of Cumberland County, born 1868, died 1938.

Rev. Hulse joined the Louisville Methodist Conference in 1894 and continued his association there until his death.


During these 42 years, he was pastor of several churches for a total of 22 years; he was Presiding Elder for 12 years, part of that time for the Columbia District; Editor of the Central Methodist for 7 years; and Secretary of the Louisville Conference Board of Education one year.

In 1933 he was appointed pastor at the Columbia Methodist Church where he spent three years and became fond of the town and people.

Rev. and Mrs. Hulse were the parents ten children, two sons followed in their father's footsteps into the Methodist ministry. Rev. Hulse retired in 1936 and moved from Columbia back to his wife's family farm near Burkesville.

Mrs. Hulse, born 8 October 1868, daughter of Isaac Story Bow and Pina Scott; she had a stroke of paralysis in 1938 and died 9 April at home in Cumberland County, then was interred here.

Rev. Hulse married a second time on 2 May 1939 at Shepherdsville, KY, the ceremony performed by his son, Rev. Frank B. Hulse. His wife was Mrs. MyrtieBreeding Baker, a widow, who resided near Bakertonin Cumberland County. [She was born 1874, died 13 October 1964 in Jefferson County, KY, and was buried by her first husband, in Cumberland County.]

Rev. Dr. Hulse was seriously ill for three months before his death, which resulted at the home of his son, Rev. Frank Hulse, in Central City, Muhlenberg County, KY, on 5 October 1946, after having been transported there by ambulance from Cumberland County. Interment was here. Six ministers conducted the funeral, including Dr. V.P. Henry, president of Lindsey Wilson.

Rev and Mrs. Hulse had ten children:

Ina Ethel, born 1889-1911, buried here

Edwin Gleason, 1891-1966, resided Louisville, buried Scott's Bottom Cemetery

Mary Olga, 1892-1981, married Frank G. Yuhase, resided Waukegan, IL in 1981

Rev. Frank Bennett, 1895-1980, married Lula Daniel Bronaugh, buried here, WWI

Clarence Hogard, 1897-1976, resided Burkesville

Ruth Breeding, 1900-1985, married Howard RansonThomas, buried Cadiz, KY

Nancy Bow "Nannie", 1902-1988, resided W. Virginia, did not marry, buried here

Anna Moss, 1905/1906-1997, married Mr. Webb, resided Lexington, KY 1938; married Phillip Edward King in Owensboro 1946;

Samuel Carey "Sammy", 1907-1946, resided Burkesville, buried here

Rev. Robert Kasey "Bob", 1910-1996, buried Resthaven Memorial Cemetery, Jefferson County


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Raleigh Emerson Foster on his first tour



2023-04-10 - Downtown Columbia, KY - Photo by Linda Waggener, ColumbiaMagazine.com.
Little Raleigh Emerson Foster was the youngest visitor at the Lanterns and Tombstones Tour Friday night in Columbia, at age eight weeks. He leaned back to view the activities, secure and warm in his Mom's arms. He is the apple of the eyes of new grandparents April and Guy Shepperd and their daughter Bailey Foster and her husband Jonathan.

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On the April 2023 Lanterns and Tombstones Tour



2023-04-10 - Downtown Columbia, KY - Photo by April Shepperd.
Genealogist Mike Watson introduced guests at the first Lanterns and Tombstones Tour of 2023 to Thomas Lewis Hulse, Methodist Minister for 42 years, who was born in 1868 in Metcalfe County, KY. The event was planned to be over before dark, however, too many historic mentions had to be included by guides Dave Thomas and Watson. Photographer April Shepperd captured this photo showing the Public Square in the distance all lighted up for the first Two The Nines late shopping night of the year.

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