What a Thankgsgiving Dinner it was. I had invited my GGF Hiram Fuller and his wife Angeline Stocum along with their children Arthur Ward, John Dudley, Herkimer, Susan, Bradley, Lydia, Jane, Arthur Clayton, Anna, Frank James, and Daniel. Hiram and Angeline and Arthur Ward (called Artemas) arrived in Nelson, Portage County, Ohio in about 1830 from Bloomington, Ontario, NY. The rest of the children were born in Nelson and in Walworth, WI. As the newest Fullers in town, we had invited all the other Fuller families who were already settled in the township to join us.The party got so large we had to use the barn, and extra planking for tables. Deacon Jeremiah R. Fuller the patriarch, came with his son Columbus and wife, along with their children Harry, William, Lucius, Marcus, Gerald, Columbus Jr., and George. Deacon Jeremiah b. 1791 had come from Kent, CT in 1817 along with his family to become one of the first settlers in Nelson. Other Fullers that came included three families that lived on adjacent farms in 1840 in Nelson and were surely related: Ira Fuller, b. 1783 CT, Pliny Fuller, and Curtiss Fuller . Rounding out the party was Perley Fuller and family, Chauncy Fuller b. 1814 CT and family and last but not least the widow Hannah Fuller, b. 1789 CT. We were all having a great time feasting on turkey, venison, and muskrat along with all the trimmings when one of the boys smoking up in the loft set the hay on fire and then the anxiety and excitement of putting out the fire took over. By the time we were finished it was too late to ask all the questions that I was saving for after the meal. Questions like what was the relationship of these Fullers to each other and to Grandpa Hiram. Was Hiram's father from CT? Deacon Jeremiah died in 1852 the same year that Hiram Fuller and family pulled up stakes and moved on to Walworth, WI. Ira Fuller who had come to Nelson, Portage county at about the time Deacon Jeremiah did. They were both born in CT , nine years apart. Were they brothers? Well nothing got answered that evening. I would like to hear from descendants of these Fullers. Please email me offline at djmill@earthlink.net Doug Miller