James H. HULL

Father: James Henry Lauriston HULL
Mother: Ella Douglas HUNT

Family 1: Lucille PRICE

(1) Source: Texas, U.S., Select County Marriage Records via Ancestry.com

Family 2: Ariel //

(1) Source: Listed in various documents including 1940 Census and obituary 
                                                   _Henry Sealy HULL _
                               _Edwin Sealy HULL _|
                              |                   |_Eleanor WEBB _____
 _James Henry Lauriston HULL _|
|                             |                    _James YOUNG ______
|                             |_Sarah Ann YOUNG __|
|                                                 |_Olivia J. // _____
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|--James H. HULL
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|_Ella Douglas HUNT __________|
                              |                    ___________________
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Notes

Updated January 13, 2026. Compiled by Howder (www.howderfamily.com) from the following source(s):

(1) 1900 United States Census for Texas, Panola Co., Carthage Town (not incorporated), Beat No. 1 (part of): Supervisor's District 7; Enumeration District 65; Sheet 1B; June 2, 1900.

James H. HULL is the son of James H. L. and Ella D. HULL. He was born in August 1890 in Texas and is 9 years old. He is attending school.

(2) U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards via Ancestry.com

- Name: James H. HULL
- Home Address: 2348 6th, Pt. Arthur, Tex.
- Date of Birth: Aug. 7, 1890
- Birthplace: Carthage, Tex., U.S.
- Present Trade: Restaurant Cashier
- By Whom Employed: Faller; Pt. Arthur
- Contact: Mother
- Previous Military Service: Sergeant; Infantry; 9 years; Texas
- Description: height - medium; build - slender; eyes - blue; hair - brown
- Date: June 5th, 1917; Jefferson Co., Texas

(3) 1920 United States Census for Texas, Jefferson Co., Justice Precinct No. 1, Beaumont City: Supervisor's District 326; Enumeration District 94; Sheet 18B; January 15, 1920.

Jim H. HULL resides with the family of his sister Laura [HULL] HOOKER and brother-in-law Joe HOOKER. He is 23 years old, born in Texas, and is a promoter for a social club working on his own account.

(4) Texas, U.S., Select County Marriage Records via Ancestry.com

- Name: James H HULL
- Gender: Male
- License Date: 23 Dec 1924
- License Place: Jefferson, Texas, USA
- Marriage Date: 24 Dec 1924
- Marriage Place: Jefferson, Texas, USA
- Spouse: Lucille PRICE
- Document Number: 6677

(5) U.S., City Directories via Ancestry.com: Beaumont, Texas

- 1920: HULL James H trav h 526 Lawson
- 1923: HULL Jas r ws G C & S F Ry 1/2 nw Pekin Cooperate Co
- 1925: HULL Jas H (Lucille) rms 1035 Broadway
- 1929: HULL Jas H r2340 Broadway

(6) 1940 United States Census for Texas, Jefferson Co., Beaumont, Judicial Precinct 1, Ward 3, Block 453: Supervisor's District 42; Enumeration District 123-48; Sheet 13A; April 20, 1940.

Jimmie HULL is head of household, married to Arial HULL (age 35, b. Missouri). Jimmie furnished information to the census taker for this household.

- Address: 640 Lee St.
- Home: Renting at $35 per month, it is not a farm
- Age: 49, married
- Highest Grade of School Completed: Elementary School - 8th Grade
- Birthplace: Texas
- Residence on April 1, 1935: Same Place
- At Work: Yes
- Number of hours worked previous week: 60
- Occupation: Salesman; Krispy Popcorn Co.
- Occupation Code: 278-X2-1 (Traveling salesmen; Confectionery)
- Number of Weeks Worked in 1939: 16
- Salary: $400
- Income Other Than Salary: No

(7) U.S., World War II Draft Registration Cards via Ancestry.com

- Name: James Henry HULL
- Residence: 2210 Broadway, Beaumont, Jefferson Co., Texas
- Telephone: Orange
- Age 51 (b. Aug. 7, 1890)
- Birthplace: Carthage, Texas
- Contact: Mrs. Joe HOOKER; 2210 Broadway, Beaumont, Texas
- Employer: Paul MONTYNE; Jefferson Motor Co., Beaumont, Texas
- Place of Employment: Jefferson Motor Co., Beaumont, Jefferson, Texas
- Description: height - 5-4; weight - 145; eyes - gray; hair - red; complexion - ruddy
- Date: April 27, 1942; Orange, Texas

(8) U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index via Ancestry.com

- Name: James Henry HULL
- Gender: Male
- Birth Date: 7 Aug 1891
- Birth Place: Carthage Pan, Texas
- Father: James H HULL
- Mother: Ella D HUNT
- SSN: 458260340
- Notes: Jan 1940: Name Listed As James Henry HULL

(9) Texas, U.S., Death Certificates via Ancestry.com

- Name: James H. HULL
- Place of Death: Orange City Hospital, Orange, Orange Co., Texas
- Usual Residence: 1117 Eight St., Orange, Orange Co., Texas
- Date of Death: March 31, 1949; 4:40 a. m.
- Marital Status: Married
- Birth: Aug. 7, 1892 (age 65); Carthage, Texas
- Usual Occupation: Real Estate; Theatrical Director
- Parents: J.H.L. HULL (b. North Carolina) and Ella D. HUNT (b. Tennessee)
- Armed Forces: Yes, U.S. Army
- Disease or Condition: Myocardial Infarction, Acute (8 hours)
- Burial: April 1, 1949; Evergreen Cemetery; Orange, Texas

(10) LaGrone, Leila B., editor, "A History of Panola County, Texas 1819-1978" (Panola County Historical Commission: Carthage, TX, 1979), page 223 (entry 130), and page 327 (entry 362).

- Nickname: Jimmie
- Starred in the "Jimmie HULL Show" along with his brother, Walter

Page 223: "The philosophy of the Hull Brothers (Jimmy and Walter) was reflected in their entertainment. 'To be funny,' they said, 'one should have a kindly understanding of human nature. Comedy should not be sick, cruel or vulgar.' Their mother wrote one of the plays for the show, and they staged it in Washington, D.C., which was attended by the President of the United States during the 1920's. Jimmy HULL took his show all over the United States. One of his costumes was a white tuxedo, with hat and cane to match, completely covered with rhinestones, and it was very heavy. He danced across the stage in it, a beautiful site, but the weight of it left him breathless. He brought this show to Carthage [Texas] around 1930. He played the piano number that his 'Little Auntie,' Minnow Ellis, taught his as a child. One of the keys on her Concert Square Grand Piano was out of tune, and he mimicked the out-of-tune key so the audience would know how it sounded; he was a natural comedian."

(11) Find a Grave

- Name: James H “Jimmie” HULL
- Birth: 7 Aug 1890; Carthage, Panola County, Texas, USA
- Death: 31 Mar 1949 (aged 58); Orange, Orange County, Texas, USA
- Burial: Evergreen Cemetery; Orange, Orange County, Texas, USA
- Memorial ID: 107491864

The source includes a newspaper clipping from The Orange Leader; Orange, Texas; Thursday, March 31, 1949; Page 1

"Jimmie HULL, Dean of Nation's Amateur Producers, is Dead. The final curtain came down here today on the life of a man who, as producer and actor, carried the theatre to millions at America's cross roads over a period of 34 years. James H. (Jimmie) HULL, 57, dean of the nation's producers of amateur theatrical activities and for more than two decades one of its leading tent show impresarios, succumbed to a heart attack in a local hospital today at 4:40 a. m. and went to make the grand entrance on a setting where the curtain never comes down. He was stricken at his home Wednesday about 11 p. m. and carried immediately to the hospital, where he remained conscious for most of the time until he died. Death came just four days before Mr. HULL was to have begun rehearsals on his 503rd amateur production at Port Arthur where he staged his first show. LOVED WORK WITH AMATEURS. In the nearly three and a half decades which have elapsed since that first revue Mr. HULL has put on amateur stage productions for clubs and organizations throughout America. His greatest satisfaction from life was to take a group of rank amateurs and by developing their talents for comedy or drama, to make their friends laugh and cry while earning money for some worthy civic or charitable enterprise. Sponsors' proceeds from his productions have financed or helped to finance a thousand and one charitable ventures all over the U. S. And much of his own share of the gate receipts went into unpublicized charitable activities so that when death came he remained a man of modest means. In addition to his work with amateurs, Mr. HULL operated tent shows for more than 20 years, traveling the length and breadth of the land to carry comedy and drama to the people of the nation's small towns. In his amateur productions he put grease paint on millionaires and skimpy costumes on prim school teachers. Several of America's most famous show people today got early experience in Jimmy HULL shows. RETIRED TWICE. Twice the producer retired from show business and entered business here but each time the call of the footlights proved too strong and he went back to work to produce and act once more. At his side during the peak and later years of his career, and as always, when the last curtain fell, was his wife and assistant, Actress Ariel (Tiny) HULL, who survives. Mr. HULL was a native of Carthage, Texas; a Presbyterian; a 32nd degree Mason; a Shriner; member of the Ibis Grotto, the Rotary club and the Eagles lodge, and an honorary member of the Lions club and Junior Chamber of Commerce. He moved with his parents to Port Arthur while a youth but later spent all his time when not on the road at his home in Orange. He was a veteran of World War I. Funeral services will be held Friday at 4 p. m. at the First Presbyterian church with the pastor, Dr. E. T. DRAKE, officiating. Burial will be in the Evergreen cemetery under direction of Claybar funeral home. Masonic rites will be conducted at the graveside. OTHER SURVIVORS. Other survivors are a brother, Walter D. HULL of Houston, and two sisters, Mrs. Joe HOOKER of Beaumont and Mrs. Lillian GANOUNG of Orange. Active pallbearers will be W. E. BEADLE, J. K. CONN, George W. DALLAS, Ted BELILE, J. C. WINFREY, W. N. LEVINE, Sam J. McGEE and R. R. McKINLEY, all Masons. All friends are asked to serve as honorary pallbearers."