George Kulp

1814 - 1893  (79 years)

• Name	George Kulp
  Birth	1814	Berks County, Pennsylvania, USA
  Gender	Male
  Unexpected Death	7 Feb 1893
  	Murdered and burned to death
  Death	7 Feb 1893	Union Township, Berks County, Pennsylvania, USA
  Burial	Saint Paul's United Methodist Church Cemetery, Geigertown, Berks County, Pennsylvania, USA   [1]
  Person ID	I214491430684	Tulpehocken Genealogy
  Last Modified	16 Dec 2023

  
  

  Father	George Mark Kulp,   b. 1774, Pennsylvania, USA d. 1836, Worcester Township, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, USA (Age 62 years)
  Mother	Esther Ann (Sarah) Hunsicker,   b. 15 Apr 1775, Pennsylvania, USA d. 1835, Worcester Township, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, USA (Age 59 years)
  Family ID	F9742	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Lydia Warner Kulp,   b. 1812, Robeson Township, Berks County, Pennsylvania, USA d. Oct 1889, Union Township, Berks County, Pennsylvania, USA (Age 77 years)
  Children	+ 1. Pvt James Kulp,   b. 12 Aug 1833, Berks County, Pennsylvania, USA d. 21 Oct 1916 (Age 83 years)
  Family ID	F9736	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	26 Jan 2023

  
  

• Notes

  The town of Kulptown in Union township was named after him. During the later years of his life he lived in a log cabin in the woods as a hermit. His cabin caught fire one night and he was totally consumed by the fire, having weighed over 325 pounds. He was survived by children George, Frank, John, James, Levi and Caroline Boilett

  
  

• Sources

  [S64] Website: Find a Grave [text], https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/71846244/george-kulp.