Edward A. Mullen, planter, of Hardeman County, was born in York County, S.C., February 1, 1827, the oldest of a family of eleven children born to Alexander and Jane (West) Mullen. The father was born in Ireland about 1786, and came to America when twelve years of age. He was a farmer all his life. The mother was of English-Irish descent, born in South Carolina about 1793, and died January, 1877. They were married in South Carolina, and in 1829 immigrated to Tennessee, and after two years they settled in Madison County, where the father died March 13, 1853. Edward A. came to Tennessee when an infant and has spent his entire life in farming in Madison and Hardeman Counties. In 1851, he settled where he now lives, which is one of the best portions of Hardeman County, and owns 1,000 acres of land in this and Madison County. December 13, 1849, Mr. Mullen married Miss Eliza Summers, a native of Madison County, born July 31, 1827. She was a member of the Missionary Baptist Church and died April 11, 1879. May 15, 1881, he married Miss Adaline Westbrook, who is a member of the Missionary Baptist Church. In 1862 Mr. Mullen entered the Confederate Army, was received under Forrest’s command and served under him until the fall of 1864, when he returned home on account of ill health. He is a Democrat and a believer in the Christian religion.
Source: “The Goodspeed Publishing Co., History of Tennessee, 1886”