This message is being forwarded to the list by the listowner. You may reply to the list at Fuller-L@rootsweb.com or to the sender at Gailsline@aol.com ------------------------------------------- > >I would invite my gr-gr-gr grandparents Gilbert Francis Fuller >and his lovely wife Lydia Ann Ross, married in April 1846. >I would thank Lydia for all the wonderful records so I have >her line. Gilbert was born 1814 Jefferson Co., NY. I would >ask him to confirm that his parents were Josiah Fuller and >Mary (Polly) Fowler and grandparents Isaac Fuller and >Judith Buel. After all Gilbert named his first son Josiah >Buel Fuller, obviously after Gilberts father and grandmothers >maiden name. I would ask him what Josiah died from as he >died young in Monroe Co. NY. >Boy that would make for a great Thanksgiving! >Gail Adams >Virginia

I would invite my gg-grandmother Rosanna Fuller. I believe she was born about 1826 in New York. But of course I am not really sure. She married Richard Stetson Hannaford June of 1846 in Cincinnati and then moved to Pittsburgh where her only child, Lucy Harriet Hannaford was born in 1848. I would give her whatfor for not leaving more clues. Then I would ask her about her parents, siblings etc. I would ask how she died so young in about 1850 and tell her how my mother and I have searched for her for 30 plus years. Barbara

My choice would be the Alice Eldora Williams about whom I posted a few days ago and now appears at http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/read/WILLIAMS/2005-11/1131416864 where you can see all the dates and places. It would be wonderful to meet my great-grandmother who was gone before my time. And I'm sure my father, who is still alive and kicking, would like to see his grandmother again. And while we're at it let's bring her husband Edward Jones Washburn back who was gone even before my father's time. Well, let's have a look at them. Here they are! The first one (http://www.feliixplace.com/familypics/000032.jpg) is Alice and daughter Evangeline who was age 1 so the photo would have been taken in 1896. The next one (http://www.feliixplace.com/familypics/000037.jpg) is Alice by herself. The hand writing on the back says "Alice E. Washburn Madison Maine" so it would be 1891 or later. Maybe a wedding picture? Finally here's ole Edward himself (http://www.feliixplace.com/familypics/000111.jpg) maybe taken around the same time as Alice' pic. Happy Thanksgiving to all. David

Hi Folks, Wow, what an amazing response! Many thanks go out to all who responded to my request for invitations to our ancestors for Thanksgiving Dinner, and this thank you goes also to those who have not yet responded -- messages are still coming in. In all the years I've been managing mailing lists this has got the be the most successful request for messages. Thanks again to all for your overwhelming response. Next month we have another holiday time and I plan something for then also -- so this can get you thinking about your ancestor(s) ahead of time. There will be a slight twist to my question but I'll keep it under my hat for now. :) Meanwhile I haven't sent in my own response yet so that will be coming in a few minutes. I do have nearly 60 lists to send to so I cannot possibly come up with as many responses for all the lists so I'll send the one I sent to another list. Yes, I'll admit, I got the idea from another list. :) Happy Thanksgiving to those who celebrate it and well wishes to all, David, list dad http://www.feliixplace.com/genealogylists/

I would very much like to have my g g grandparents to share a meal with me on Thanksgiving. Henry Fuller b. 1795 and Harriet Hill Fuller b. 1800 and their family of 9 children. They would have come from Erie County, N.Y. Children are Nehmiah, Alva, Martha, Margaret, Julia, Lucy, Henry, Levy, Harriet. I am sure they would be very Thankful for all God has done for us. Gerry Myers Reniger ----- Original Message ----- From: "David Sylvester" <Listowner@feliixplace.com> To: <FULLER-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, November 14, 2005 10:08 AM Subject: Thanks to all who responded to "Thanksgiving Dinner" theme > Hi Folks, > > Wow, what an amazing response! Many thanks go out to all who responded to > my request for invitations to our ancestors for Thanksgiving Dinner, and > this thank you goes also to those who have not yet responded -- messages > are still coming in. In all the years I've been managing mailing lists > this has got the be the most successful request for messages. Thanks again > to all for your overwhelming response. > > Next month we have another holiday time and I plan something for then > also -- so this can get you thinking about your ancestor(s) ahead of time. > There will be a slight twist to my question but I'll keep it under my hat > for now. :) > > Meanwhile I haven't sent in my own response yet so that will be coming in > a few minutes. I do have nearly 60 lists to send to so I cannot possibly > come up with as many responses for all the lists so I'll send the one I > sent to another list. Yes, I'll admit, I got the idea from another list. > :) > > > > Happy Thanksgiving to those who celebrate it and well wishes to all, > > David, list dad > http://www.feliixplace.com/genealogylists/ > > > > > ==== FULLER Mailing List ==== > Thank you for participating in our list. Your participation is valuable. > > Can't remember the address to use to unsubscribe? Just click on > mailto:Fuller-l-request@rootsweb.com and put the single word unsubscribe > in the message. If you wish to rejoin the list at a later time click on > it again and use the single word subscribe. > > >

I would invite my grandfather Spencer J. Fuller. He died before I was born so I never knew him He was born in Erie County New York in 1862. His father was William S Fuller. He along with my Grandmother and their four oldest children homesteaded in Caddo County Oklahoma in 1900 which was Oklahoma Territory at that time. I would want to talk to him about the move to Oklahoma in a covered wagon. I would want to have him tell me about his father and his grandfather and where he was born. I'm sure he could tell me about his family. Zola Webster Zolaweb@AOL.com

I would invite my gggg grandfather, Benjamin Fuller b. ca 1775, m. Lovisa Palmer ca 1797, & d. Washington Co, NY 1842. I would ask him who his parents were, where they lived, & if he had any brothers or sisters. I would also ask him exactly where he & Lovisa made their home in the town of Granville, (AND if he had any idea how much time & effort I had put into answering these questions for myself). Then I would ask him to tell me his entire life story. Of course, I would ask any other descendants of Ben who have been sharing info with me to join us for dinner too. Then I would give thanks for all the relatives I have met & the good friends I have made over the past 20 yrs searching for Ben's family. Sue Valis

Retracing my steps: Sylvester - Friend connection - http://www.feliixplace.com/genealogy/sylvester.html Daniel Sylvester born 11 January 1811 in Etna, Penobscot, Maine son of Calvin Sylvester (Edmund 5, Zebulon 4, Zebulon [Silvester] 3, Israel 2, Richard 1) and Huldah Barden (Joseph 6, Benjamin 5, Joseph 4, Abraham 3, William 2, Thomas 1). Daniel died 20 December 1867 in Etna and is buried in Etna. Eliza Wolf Friend born 1838 in Etna daughter of Amos Friend (Phineas 6, Benjamin 5, John 4, John 3, James 2, John 1) and Sally DeWolf Fuller (Francis 7, Francis 6, John 5, Lt. John 4, John 3, Matthew 2, Edward 1 [Mayflower passenger]). Eliza died 28 November 1908 in Belfast, Waldo, Maine. Married 4 December 1861 as his second marriage. Daniel had previously married 20 May 1838 in Etna Mary Jane Mitchell who was born 1820/21 daughter of Dummer Mitchell and Mary Getchell and died 23 July 1851. Daniel and Mary had seven children. Children of Daniel and Eliza: 1. Albie Warren Sylvester born 6 July 1863, married Gertrude E Redding 13 June 1894 in Baileyville, Maine. Two daughters. He compiled "The Sylvesters or Silvesters and Their Name" in 1937. 2. Dummer Michael "Mike" Sylvester born 19 January 1865 in Etna, Penobscot, Maine, died 1 March 1958 in Searsport, Waldo, Maine. Married Evelyn Lissie Cochran of Etna daughter of Randall Nelson Cochran and Phebe Elizabeth Glidden 4 July 1891. Two sons and one daughter. http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/read/SYLVESTER/2005-11/1131403745 3. Daniel Sylvester born 20 February 1867 in Etna, married Harriet [Laiten] Beal 20 April 1895 in Portland, Cumberland, Maine. Two sons. Sources available on request. If you have anything to add, subtract, confirm or refute or if you have any connection with this family I'd like to hear from you. If you'd like to add this information to your database or share it with others feel free to do so and please cite the source. If you would like to publish this information in your web site, your own book, CD or other publication I would appreciate a note from you saying so. This data is not to be submitted to any person, organization or firm that is in the business of collecting data to put on commercial CD's or commercial web sites for the purpose of selling it to their patrons. Best wishes, David David Sylvester 28 North Searsport Road Searsport, Maine 04974 Free Genealogy -- Roots should be shared.

For Thanksgiving dinner, I would like to sit down with my great (5th) grandfather, Jonathan Fuller Jr. (b.ca. 1740-50 and d. 27Oct1808 in Foster, RI) and his wife, Martha (TINGLEY) Fuller (1736/37 - 1828) in their hometown of Foster, Rhode Island. I would ask if besides my great (4th) grandfather, Obed Fuller (13Jul1777-29Dec1849) and his brother, Bela (1775-1814, never married) and his brother, Isaac Fuller (9Sep1779-8May1814), did he have any daughters? Then I would ask him when he was born (ca. 1740? ca. 1750?) and where? RI, MA, CT? What was his mother Hannah's maiden name? Was he really called "Jr?" I would tell him that in Foster and Scituate, RI land deeds and town records, I find him referred to as "Jonathan Jr." and that I have a land petition dated January 3, 1784 where Jonathan Fuller Jr. of Foster, RI petitions the RI Assembly to sell "A small lot of land in Foster" which belonged to the estate of his honorable mother, Hannah Fuller, late of Foster. Signing this petition were "we, the subscribers, being heirs" to Hannah's estate, support Jonathan Jr.'s petition. These heirs must have been my great (5th) grandfather Jonathan Jr.'s siblings: David Fuller, Sarah and Andrew Yeaw and Susannah Fuller. Tell me great (5th) Grandfather, where did these great (5th) aunts and uncles live? Oh - one more question - who were your grandparents? I have tried for nearly twenty years to find out but can't find the right paper trail. There were many Jonathan Fuller Jrs. And Srs. In the 1700s and early 1800s in the Northeast. Do you descend from Robert Fuller? Are you, indeed, a Mayflower descendant as some cousins tell me? Thanks so much for letting me ask these questions! Diana L. Gill (Addie5 William4 Obed 3 Jonathan1-2 Fuller) (so far.) Harvard, MA

This message is being forwarded to the list by the listowner. You may reply to the list at Fuller-L@rootsweb.com or to the sender at "'Nancy Smith'" <smith.n.n@comcast.net> ------------------------------------------- > >I William Harry Fuller speaks my mind. I would actually like to >invite one >couple. They would be some of my wife's paternal great >grandparents. Their >names are Orvis Darwin Fuller and Flavilla Isabella (Rolfe) Fuller. >What >interesting names! Orvis was born in 1852 in St. Charles, IL, and >"Belle" >was born in 1857 in Austin MN. Both of them died in old age in >Egan, SD >(Dakota Territory) on land they had homesteaded. > >Charles Darwin apparently didn't make any written record of his >theory of >evolution until 1843. "Origin of the Species" wasn't published >until 1859, >seven years after Orvis was born. William Henry Fuller and Emily >(Eaton) >Fuller must have been well read for their time, and maybe quite well >traveled. In today's terms, they may have been "blue-staters." I >wonder >what Orvis knew about the origin of his name, and I wonder what he >read in >those hard winters in his sod homestead in the Dakota territories. > >Isabella II was the queen of Spain when Flavilla Isabella was born. >Isabella II inherited her throne from her father Ferdinand VII, >although the >law of the land at the time said that a woman could not inherit this >throne. >Isabella II was deposed in 1868, eleven years after Flavilla >Isabella Rolfe >was born. I wonder if her parents, Samuel and Katie (Whitford) >Rolfe talked >to her about the strong woman she was named after. Again, Flavilla >Isabella's parents seemed to be thumbing their noses at convention >in naming >their child. > >Flavilla however, was not an uncommon name during the early 1800s. >It is >clear that Flavilla Isabella was known as "Belle" though because >that is how >she is listed in the 1880 census. > >This couple was hardy and adventurous enough to homestead in the Dakota >Territory. Their names seem to indicate that their parents might >have been >adventurous and nonconforming sorts. I would love to spend a long >afternoon >hearing them recount their adventures. > >Paul Smith >Citrus Heights, CA

I may invite only ONE ancestor? Oh, that's cruel! Ah well, if I must be limited, the guest must be my great-grandfather, William Whaley Fuller, born in Ontario, Seneca County, New York on 14 Jan 1828, fought in the Mexican War, wed Jennie Adelia Thompson in Cuyahoga County, Ohio in 1856, and died in Rolla, Phelps County, Missouri on 21 Jan 1915. I would have him talk my ear off about his life and, hopefully, tell me where my great-great-grandfather, Jacob Fuller (born in Royalston, Massachusetts on 30 Mar 1792) and his wife, Elizabeth Dunn, went after they last appear in the 1860 Census of Seneca, New York. Where did they live? When did they die? Where are their unknown graves? Then, when I have those answers, I'll ask what became of William Whaley's brother Charles W. Fuller (born 1834 in Seneca, New York), his wife Catherine, and their children, Sarah J. Fuller (born about 1858 in New York) and Napoleon J. Fuller (born about 1859 in New York). What a wonderful Thanksg! iving that would be! Bill (actually, William Harry) Fuller http://members.mato.com/wfuller

I would invite my g-g grandfather Aspinwall Fuller who was born in 1851 and lived in New York City. My questions would be "Dear grandfather Aspinwall please tell me about your father William Fuller as we know so little about him. We ask so your future family can find out about him and his immediate family, when and where he was born, what was his profession and when did he pass and how? And grandfather Aspinwall please give us details about you fathers family tree and was he really a descendant of the Mayflower Fullers? Also grandfather please tell me about your brothers William, Howard and James Jones and sisters Susie and Bessie. And perhaps most important to me personally please tell me about your short life. You went from a prison inmate in sing sing to the president of a powerful shipping union only to die at age 38. And grandfather tell me about your two daughters one of whom was my grandmother Susan Black Fuller. After we talk grandfather we will all sit down a! nd have a great dinner and give thanks for sharing our time together" Sincerely Roger your g-g- grandson. This is a great way to get our feelings out and I appreciate our listowner for thinking about this novel idea.

This message is being forwarded to the list by the listowner. You may reply to the list at Fuller-L@rootsweb.com or to the sender at "Paul Smith" <smith.p.a@comcast.net> ------------------------------------------- > > >Kathleen Aldrich writes: > > ><<I would invite William Fuller b. 1744/45 who married in Dec. 1774 >Sarah >Cass b. 1752 and who had children Jonathan b. 1775, Daniel b. 1777, >Abigail >b. 1780, William b. 1782, Benjamin Brown b. 1787, Mercy b. 1787 and >Patience >b. 1787 (?) all of whom lived in Mendon, MA and Providence, RI at >various >times. I would ask William why it appears he abandoned his family >leaving >his wife Sarah as head of household in the 1790 census. It appears >he later >lived in Vermont but not with Sarah.>> > >I am wondering if one of those William Fullers is in my wife's line. > The >1860 US census (Staceyville, Iowa) shows that William Henry Fuller >was born >in 1820 (November 25) in Chatham, Canada, and that his father was >born in >Vermont. > >Paul Smith

This message is being forwarded to the list by the listowner. You may reply to the list at Fuller-L@rootsweb.com or to the sender at Chris or Jenny Willis <daerjech2000@yahoo.com> ------------------------------------------- > >I would have to choose Asa Fuller b 1787 in Newton, Mass., d. 8 Oct >1868 Cambridge, Mass., because he is a quasi dead end. I am pretty >sure his parents were Asa Fuller (1757-1833) and Betsy Winchester >(1765- aft. 1830) but I have no proof. Asa and Betsy lived in >Newton and then supposedly moved to St. Albans, Franklin Co., VT--if >I could get my hands on the estate file at the St. Albans court >house that would help, but can't get anyone there to look it up. > >After I got all the essential details from him, and figured out if >my theory about his wife's (Sarah Howe of Roxbury 1802-1845) family >is correct, I would ask him why he moved to Cambridge, and did he >ever meet Theodore Parker, the abolitionist who was minister of >Third Parish Roxbury where Asa and his wife once went to church. I >would also ask him about daily life as a farmer in Mass. back then. > >Jenny Thurber Willis > >

I would invite William Fuller b. 1744/45 who married in Dec. 1774 Sarah Cass b. 1752 and who had children Jonathan b. 1775, Daniel b. 1777, Abigail b. 1780, William b. 1782, Benjamin Brown b. 1787, Mercy b. 1787 and Patience b. 1787 (?) all of whom lived in Mendon, MA and Providence, RI at various times. I would ask William why it appears he abandoned his family leaving his wife Sarah as head of household in the 1790 census. It appears he later lived in Vermont but not with Sarah.

Looking for the family of my G Grandparent Joseph Valentine Maier's sister Emilie b. 1856 Betra, Prussia. Came to America in 1866 on the ship BoRussia. She married Henry Eifert 1871. Children: Henry Eifert b. 1872 August Fred Charles John Gertrude 1882 Elizabeth 1889 Mother Emilie (Amelia on TS) 33 yrs. d. 1889 after the birth of her dau Elizabeth. Where did the children go? Oldest was 16 to Gertrude 7. Judy in MN.

I would like to have Thanksgiving dinner with Frank Fuller Thompson b. 1879 Minn. MN; d. 1961 Salem OR. I would like to ask him who was he named after. He is my birth father and I have been able to go back with his parents but I cannot find where he got Fuller for his middle name. I have asked here if anyone knew of a Fuller-Thompson marriage; Fuller-Walker, Fuller-Walton and no one has. I've given this info to the Walker and Walton rootsweb list but no luck. Maybe just a Fuller Friend? His grandparents on the Walker-Walton side come from Maine; as far as I know the Thompsons are from New York but maybe Maine before that! Any help out there? Thanks and have a great holiday season. Colleen Cook candmcook@comcast.net

I would invite William H fuller who married Hester Tuluah Norton, and I would ask him who his father was and why his son (Van Arnold Fuller of Atlanta Ga) told his family his great uncle was William Alexander Fuller Conductor of the train called the general. Inquring minds what to know the answers to these questions and many more!

I would invite David Warren Fuller, b: 2 March 1784 or 1785, Vermont or N.Y.; d: 10 June 1872, Aztalan, Wisconsin and his wife, Sallie (Sarah), maiden name unknown, b: 1 May 1792. I would ask them about their 11 children, four of which died in infancy and 2 sons and 1 daug. survived after David or their son Albert, names unknown. I would like to know where Albert is buried. He was b: 1829 and d: 23 March 1860, maybe in Aztalan, Wi.?; Albert married Kezia (Hezekiah) Udey on 1 Nov. 1853 in Aztalan, Jefferson Co., Wi. I would also like to know what Albert died from at the age of 31. Albert and Kezia had four children: William Wallace Fuller, m: Gertrude Carr; Mary Etta Fuller, m: Henry Alexander Black; Wesley E. Fuller, m: Caroline G., maiden name unknown; Alberto (Albert, Bert) Fuller, m: Fannie Sherman and Lena Conry; Kezia remarried Horace Greeley Phillips. Linda (archiv1gen@aol.com)

Many of us in the USA will soon be celebrating Thanksgiving. Listmembers, if you could have one of your ancestors with this surname join you for Thanksgiving dinner, which ancestor would you invite? What questions would you ask him/her? Please send a post to this list telling us about your ancestor - and please remember to include dates and locations. Best wishes, David, list dad http://www.feliixplace.com/genealogylists/