James D. Sullivan was born in 1808 in North Carolina. He married Elenor (Ellen) (Guinn (?) Gurin?). To this marriage twelve children were born:

• Louisa Elizabeth Sullivan born about 1840 in Mississippi.
• Thomas M. Sullivan born about 1842 in Mississippi.
• William L. Sullivan born about 1844 in Mississippi
• Sarah A. Sullivan born about 1845 in Mississippi.
• Ruthy Margaret Sullivan born about 1848 in Pontotoc County, Mississippi.
• Anna Jane Sullivan born about 1850 in Pontotoc County, Mississippi.
• James Franklin Sullivan born about 1852in Pontotoc County, Mississippi.
• Washington Alexander Sullivan born about 1854 in Pontotoc County Mississippi.
• Robert M. Sullivan born July 1855 in Pontotoc County, Mississippi and died July 28, 1914.
• Martha Elendar Sullivan born about 1858 in Pontotoc County, Mississippi.
• Frances Caroline Sullivan born about 1859 in Pontotoc County, Mississippi..
• Mary Hester Sullivan born about 1864 in Pontotoc County, Mississippi.

Elenor's maiden name is unknown.On the 1870 census for Pontotoc County, Missippi, a 75 year old Ruth Guinn or Gurin was living in the James D. Sullivan household. This family was listed in Pontotoc County, Mississippi on the census for 1850, 1860 and 1870. In 1880, some members of the family were in Yell County, Arkansas. Elenor Guinn (?) was born about 1823 in Tennessee.James D. Sullivan died after 1870, probably in either Mississippi or Arkansas. More research is needed on this family.

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