Folks, At the end of November, 1998, I received this note from Bob Fulton and he also joined us at the 1999 Fulton reunion at Salt Lake City. "robert l fulton" <norway@raex.com> wrote: > Hi my name is Bob Fulton and I'm a dentist in the Akron/Cleveland > Ohio area. For a number of years I have been at a stone wall > with my family tree around the 1860's. I have a great great > grandmother Margaret Fulton appear as a passing entry to the > Centre County PA census but she is a servant with a 3 year old > in a Shirk Family whose wife is a Rebecca (Fulton) Shirk. They > show no relationship to each other although I find that hard to > believe. Some of the names in your web site are similar > although not time or location correct. Do you have any indication of > your side migrating to Centre County PA in the late 1700's or early > 1800's? > Thanks for your reply I'm sure we are cousins somewhere in time > Bob Fulton Dear Bob, Although we still do not know how your gr-gr-grandmother Margaret and her three year old son fit into the Fulton groups in the area around Bellefonte, Centre Co, PA, by studying the Fulton family for whom she was a servant, we may get some leads. As I recall, at Salt Lake City we had discussed the significance of the name Miles in your family and the Miles Cochran name in the widow Agnes line as a possible lead. I have found some other information about Fultons in that area that may be helpful. I hope you have been following the notes on the list regarding John Fulton b 1713 Sct, emigrated 1753 to Norristown, Chester Co, PA. Jennifer Fulton <jenibear@swbell.net> states that his son James Fulton b 1791 near Howard, Centre Co, PA, d 1850, m Mary Ann McMullen. (I am still waiting for Jennifer to tell us the source of her information). Review the following note on the Fulton-L archives: a) Subject: Norristown Fultons in PA ca 1753 Dated: Sun, 23 Jan 2000 06:56:39 -0800 (PST) which includes the note: b) Subject: Peter McMullen Fulton 1869 IL Dated: Wed, 23 Apr 1997 21:04:53 -0400 Mr. Leonard A. Fulton from Bothell, WA, was a Fulton researcher who contributed data to the Fulton Newsletter on the Peter M. Fulton of Jo Daviess Co, IL branch. A few months ago by accident as I was filing papers, I came across a letter he had written 2 Sept 1983 to a J. Marvin Lee at State College, PA. My sister Florence had discovered this letter when she was in Bellfonte, PA doing some research on her husband's family (non-Fulton), but briefly checked a Fulton file. The location of the letter is: Marvin Lee, Books 70-77B Centre Co Library and Museum Bellefonte, PA In this letter he mentions the following: "I wrote to Dr. Parkinson and received a reply. He is my third cousin, once removed. We have exchanged much information. It seems that his family, the Parkinsons moved to JoDaviess Co., Ill. prior to my great uncle Peter Fulton. I found that my grandfather Ira Fulton and James Parkinson III joined Co. E of the 15th Illinois Infantry on the same date May 24, 1861." Until I received your letter I had not realized that Hannah had any children by her second husband. Dr. Parkinson lists Centre Co. Estate File No. 3323 as the source for the information of Hannah's maiden name Wardon and the names of all the children, both McMullen and Parkinson. I also wrote to Janice L. Struble and my letter was returned as she moved. I plan to write to Mr Ron Shirk to see if he can help find her for me as he lives in Littleton, Colorado, too. Sherk has written a book titled "Sherk-Shirk Freundschaft" published in 1982. I am interested in the Shirks because my great aunt Rebecca Fulton married Jacob Shirk of Centre Co." I had not realized that Leonard A. Fulton's research tied into the Shirk family until reading this. So then I went to the Fulton Family Newsletters. Shirk is not indexed in the newsletter, even though it is mentioned. Leonard's data starts with James Fulton, generation 1 listed below, and is found in the Fulton Family Letter 1989 pages 12,13,14,17,18,19, 1990 page 72, 1991 page 26. He references the book Portrait and Biographical Album, Jo Daviess and Carroll Counties, Illinois, Capman Brothers, 1889, pages 719-721. Notice that I am taking the time to type not only the names/ dates but also the locations so we can see if there are any patterns that tie-in to where your Margaret or subsequent generations were located. John FULTON b 1713-? 1753 settled near Norristown, PA (waiting for Jennifer Fulton to list the source of this that ties John as the father to James below) 1 James FULTON, b ca 1791 near Bald Eagle Creek near Howard, current Centre Co., PA.; d 1850 in PA + Mary Ann McMULLEN b 1790,Sct/Ireland, dau of Robert & Rebecca (WORDEN) McMULLEN natives of the North of Ireland. Father weaver by trade. First settled in Baltimore in the shipyards. Later moved to Centre Co, PA. 2 Sarah FULTON, b ca 1810 Centre Co, PA a widow in 1889 living in Erie Co, PA five sons served in Civil War all at the same time + Ira JOHNSON of Genessee Co, NY 2 Rebecca FULTON b 4 Aug 1817? Centre Co, PA d 26 Jul 1892, buried Stover's Cem,Union Twp, Centre Co,PA a widow in 1889 living near Milesburg, Centre Co, PA six children living in 1889 (Milesburg is about 7 miles SW of Howard) + Jacob SCHURTZ/SHIRK of Centre Co, PA 2 Peter M. FULTON b 5 Feb 1817 near Howard, Centre Co, PA went to Jo Daviess Co, Ill. in 1841 or 1847 settled 160 acres section 13 Pleasant Valley Township many friends/relatives migrated too PARKINSON family went before him in politics a staunch Republican member of the Union Club + Caroline WHITEMAN b 1829 Vermillion Co, IL dau of Abel and Nancy (COOK) WHITEMAN m. 15 July 1847 Pleasant Valley, Jo Daviess Co, IL 3 Nancy FULTON + Edward STRONG in 1889 a farmer near Lena, Stephenson Co, IL with seven children (Clinton, Peter, Nellie, Samuel, Arthur, Ira, Caroline) 3 Clarinda FULTON + George RUBLE of Pleasant Valley, in 1889 a farmer near Le Mars, Iowa 3 Charles E. RUBLE 3 Jacob RUBLE 3 Hannah R. FULTON + Allen LYLE a carpenter of PA in 1889 have four children (Ross, Orrin, Lulu, Floyd) 3 Geneva Vandalia FULTON + Edward PARKER of Stockton Twp, a Superintendent of the High School at Ramsy, IL, two children (Cecil, Edith) 3 Peter FULTON in 1889 attending school at Le Mars, Iowa 3 George Edward FULTON-1889 attending school at home 3 Rutherford HAYES FULTON-1889 attending school at home 2 Samuel FULTON b ca 1820 Centre Co, PA in 1889 a farmer near Ada, Norman Co, MN + Lizzie HUTCHINSON of Clarion Co, PA all seven children living in 1889 2 James FULTON b 16 Aug 1827 Centre Co, PA in 1889 a freighter in the mountains d 2 Aug 1892 at home in Bellefonte, Centre Co, PA buried Friends Cemetery, Bellfonte, Centre Co,PA + Elizabeth "Lizzie" NEFF of Centre Co,PA, d by 1889-three living childr 2 Ira FULTON b 12 Jan 1839 Howard, Centre Co. PA (grandfather of Leonard A.Fulton,Bothwell,WA). Joined Co E of 15th Ill Infantry on 24 May 1861 with James Parkinson III in 1889 is a farmer in Kansas d 3 Apr 1916 Old Soldier's Home, Burkett, NE + Ellen MYERS b 5 Oct 1846 Pleasant Valley, Jo Daviess, IL dau of Solomon MYERS of Pleasant Valley Township, Jo Daviess Co, IL and Phoebe S. WILLAIM m. 20 Apr 1864 Pleasant Valley, Jo Daviess Co, IL d 8 Dec 1918 Blair, Washington Co, NE 3 William E. FULTON b 13 Aug 1866 Decatur, Burt Co, NE + Mary REEDER m. 24 Jul 1889 Niataze,,KS 3 Harry Alfred FULTON b 26 Jul 1868 Decatur, Burt Co, NE d. 24 Feb 1933 Lincoln, Lancaster Co , NE buried Wyuka Cem, Lincoln,,NE + Rosamond (Rose) LEBERT dau of William R. LEBERT and Levina ADAMS b 22 Nov 1879 Archer, Merrick Co, NE d 5 Dec 1962 St Leonards, Calvert Co, MD m 16 Jun 1899 Blair, Washington Co,NE 4 Harold Robert FULTON b 14 Apr 1900 Omaha, Douglas Co, NE d 12 Dec 1966 So Haven, Van Buren, MI + Ella JOHNSON (no children) 4 Leslie Alfred FULTON b 14 Aug 1902 Herman, Washington Co, NE d 19 Aug 1976 Vista, San Diego Co, CA + Kathleen BARTHOLMEW (no children) 4 Gladys Mae FULTON b 23 Dec 1903 Lincoln, Lancaster CO, NE (originally Havelock Co annexed by Lincoln CO, NE) 4 Lucille Mildred FULTON b 29 May 1905 Lincoln, Lancaste Co, NE + Earl A. BUNGOR m 29 Dec 1948 5 Lawrence BUNGOR 5 Earl BUNGOR 4 Dorothy Marion FULTON b 13 Nov 1920 Lincoln, Lancaster CO, NE 4 Clifford Edgar FULTON b 7 Sept 1913 Lincoln, Lancaster Co, NE d 25 Apr 1984 Beltsville, MD + Mary Francis BYARS 5 Nancy Eleanor FULTON 5 Charles Robert FULTON 4 Leonard Alvin FULTON b 22 Jan 1918 Lincoln, Lancaster Co, NE + Mary Elizabeth HAND m 1945 Wash D.C 5 L. Warren FULTON 5 Marie E. FULTON 4 Warren Harding FULTON b 3 Jan 1921 Lincoln, Lancaster Co. NE d 25 Dec 1982 Carson City, Nevada + w(1) Marion (no children + w(2) Nelda BRISICH (one son) 3 Eddie N. FULTON b 26 Jan 1870 Decatur, d 5 Feb 1870 3 Arthur Joseph FULTON b 20 Aug 1873 Everett Precinct, Burt,NE, d 7 Aug 1919 Battle Creek, MI + Ottena JENSEN m 22 Mar 1904 Argentina, South America 3 Robert FULTON b 20 Apr 1876 Burt Co, NE d 22 Sept 1879 ? 3 Lillian P. FULTON b 5 Feb 1880 Montgomery Co, KS 3 James Garfield FULTON b 15 Feb 1883 Independence, Montgomery Co, Kansas d Blair City Cemetery (Myers Plot) + Clara CARTER m 2 Jan 1902 Ft Logan, Iowa Edwin Lackey <edwin113@aol.com. in note dated 23 April 1997 listed his line as follows: Peter McMullen Fulton b. Jo Daviess Co.,IL 1869 d. 1916 Akron, IA m. Melissa Ann Jeffers 1989 close tie to Ruble family in PA This probably fits into Leonard's data above under "3 Peter FULTON in 1889 attending school at Le Mars, Iowa" Centre Co, PA was formed in 1800 from Lycoming Co, Mifflin Co Northumberland Co, ?Huntingdon Co. (disagreement in my reference books about Huntingdon). So if we wanted to look up land records for a potential father of James Fulton b ca 1791 near Bald Eagle Creek near Howard we would have to determine what county Howard was in pre-1791 because its deeds will not be in current Centre Co, PA. Also in the Fulton Newsletter 90:p39-40 and 90:p72 is outlined another family in Centre Co, PA. On page 39 it lists "source unknown, Photcopy of pages 351-353 with 'Southeastern Nebraska' at the top of the page." It is a biographical sketch of Wesley M. Fulton, so the source may have been a history "mug" book that was common in the late 1800s early 1900s. The information discussed outlines the following relationships: 1 Jacob FULTON b PA served war 1812, Scots-Irish extraction 2 John R. FULTON native of PA lived Centre Co, PA served Union forces in Civil War a carpenter moved to Trego Co, KS, living there now age 85 member Methodist Church, Republican party + Elizabeth BEALS b PA of Welsh ancestry d 1884 Wymore, NE 3 Wesley M. FULTON b Centre Co, PA about 54 years ago as a boy lived in Centre Co and Indiana Co, PA purchased farm 1883 Liberty twp, Gage Co, NE farming, stockraising, real-estate, ins. business repr. Mutual Ins Co of Nebraska Democrat delegate at county and congressional conventions 13 yrs member of school town board served two terms assessor of Liberty Twpship now serving as Justice of the Peace lived Gage Co, NE past 20 years + Lucinda ENTERLINE 23 Sept 1873 dau of Daniel(b Dauphin Co,PA)/Lucinda (Shives) Enterline b PA, reared Jefferson Co, PA 4 Chandas FULTON, deceased 4 Lillie N. FULTON 4 Charles P. FULTON 4 W.D. FULTON editor of the Liberty Journal 4 John L. FULTON, deceased 4 F.F. FULTON engaged in granite business in Wymore, NE 4 Bessie L. FULTON 4 Wilda B. FULTON 4 George E. FULTON 4 Ralph E. FULTON 3 Fannie FULTON 3 Cannarissa FULTON 3 Ben FULTON twin 3 Mary FULTON twin 3 Steven FULTON 3 Ed FULTON 3 Arthur FULTON, deceased 3 Emma FULTON deceased Bob, do you see any connections in the information above that may provide some more clues to your line ? Please tell us a little more about what you know regarding your Fultons. Roberta R. (Fulton) Hirth Harriman, New York 10926 Fulton web page at: http://www.frontiernet.net/~elisa96/hirth/fulton.htm\ Search Fulton-L archives at: http://searches.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/listsearch.pl

Roberta, Truly a small world!!! My wife, Marge is a direct SHIRK descendant. Her Grandmother was a Shirk and we have been engaged in researching her family for a number of years. I don't pretend to be the genealogist, so I'm not sure of any connections, but we'll check it out and see where it leads. My what a tangled web we weave. Thanks, Bill "Roberta (Fulton) Hirth" wrote: > > Folks, > At the end of November, 1998, I received this note from Bob Fulton > and he also joined us at the 1999 Fulton reunion at Salt Lake City. > > "robert l fulton" <norway@raex.com> wrote: > > Hi my name is Bob Fulton and I'm a dentist in the Akron/Cleveland > > Ohio area. For a number of years I have been at a stone wall > > with my family tree around the 1860's. I have a great great > > grandmother Margaret Fulton appear as a passing entry to the > > Centre County PA census but she is a servant with a 3 year old > > in a Shirk Family whose wife is a Rebecca (Fulton) Shirk. They > > show no relationship to each other although I find that hard to > > believe. Some of the names in your web site are similar > > although not time or location correct. Do you have any indication of > > your side migrating to Centre County PA in the late 1700's or early > > 1800's? > > Thanks for your reply I'm sure we are cousins somewhere in time > > Bob Fulton > > Dear Bob, > Although we still do not know how your gr-gr-grandmother Margaret and > her three year old son fit into the Fulton groups in the area around > Bellefonte, Centre Co, PA, by studying the Fulton family for whom > she was a servant, we may get some leads. > > As I recall, at Salt Lake City we had discussed the significance > of the name Miles in your family and the Miles Cochran name in the > widow Agnes line as a possible lead. I have found some other > information > about Fultons in that area that may be helpful. > > I hope you have been following the notes on the list regarding > John Fulton b 1713 Sct, emigrated 1753 to Norristown, Chester Co, PA. > Jennifer Fulton <jenibear@swbell.net> states that his son > James Fulton b 1791 near Howard, Centre Co, PA, d 1850, > m Mary Ann McMullen. (I am still waiting for Jennifer to tell > us the source of her information). > > Review the following note on the Fulton-L archives: > > a) Subject: Norristown Fultons in PA ca 1753 > Dated: Sun, 23 Jan 2000 06:56:39 -0800 (PST) > which includes the note: > b) Subject: Peter McMullen Fulton 1869 IL > Dated: Wed, 23 Apr 1997 21:04:53 -0400 > > Mr. Leonard A. Fulton from Bothell, WA, was a Fulton > researcher who contributed data to the Fulton Newsletter > on the Peter M. Fulton of Jo Daviess Co, IL branch. > A few months ago by accident as I was filing papers, > I came across a letter he had written > 2 Sept 1983 to a J. Marvin Lee at State College, PA. > My sister Florence had discovered this letter when she was in > Bellfonte, PA doing some research on her husband's family (non-Fulton), > but briefly checked a Fulton file. > The location of the letter is: > Marvin Lee, Books 70-77B > Centre Co Library and Museum > Bellefonte, PA > > In this letter he mentions the following: > "I wrote to Dr. Parkinson and received a reply. > He is my third cousin, once removed. We have > exchanged much information. It seems that his > family, the Parkinsons moved to JoDaviess Co., Ill. prior > to my great uncle Peter Fulton. I found that my > grandfather Ira Fulton and James Parkinson III > joined Co. E of the 15th Illinois Infantry > on the same date May 24, 1861." > > Until I received your letter I had not realized that Hannah > had any children by her second husband. Dr. Parkinson > lists Centre Co. Estate File No. 3323 as the source for > the information of Hannah's maiden name Wardon and the names > of all the children, both McMullen and Parkinson. > > I also wrote to Janice L. Struble and my letter was returned > as she moved. I plan to write to Mr Ron Shirk to see if he > can help find her for me as he lives in Littleton, Colorado, too. > Sherk has written a book titled "Sherk-Shirk Freundschaft" > published in 1982. I am interested in the Shirks because > my great aunt Rebecca Fulton married Jacob Shirk of Centre Co." > > I had not realized that Leonard A. Fulton's research tied into the > Shirk family until reading this. So then I went to the Fulton > Family Newsletters. Shirk is not indexed in the newsletter, even > though it is mentioned. Leonard's data starts with James Fulton, > generation 1 listed below, and is found in the Fulton Family Letter > 1989 pages 12,13,14,17,18,19, 1990 page 72, 1991 page 26. He > references the book Portrait and Biographical Album, Jo Daviess > and Carroll Counties, Illinois, Capman Brothers, 1889, pages 719-721. > Notice that I am taking the time to type not only the names/ dates > but also the locations so we can see if there are any patterns > that tie-in to where your Margaret or subsequent generations > were located. > > John FULTON b 1713-? > 1753 settled near Norristown, PA > (waiting for Jennifer Fulton to list the source of this > that ties John as the father to James below) > > 1 James FULTON, b ca 1791 near Bald Eagle Creek near Howard, > current Centre Co., PA.; d 1850 in PA > + Mary Ann McMULLEN > b 1790,Sct/Ireland, dau of Robert & Rebecca (WORDEN) McMULLEN > natives of the North of Ireland. Father weaver by trade. > First settled in Baltimore in the shipyards. Later moved > to Centre Co, PA. > > 2 Sarah FULTON, b ca 1810 Centre Co, PA > a widow in 1889 living in Erie Co, PA > five sons served in Civil War all at the same time > + Ira JOHNSON of Genessee Co, NY > 2 Rebecca FULTON b 4 Aug 1817? Centre Co, PA > d 26 Jul 1892, buried Stover's Cem,Union Twp, Centre Co,PA > a widow in 1889 living near Milesburg, Centre Co, PA > six children living in 1889 (Milesburg is about 7 > miles SW of Howard) > + Jacob SCHURTZ/SHIRK of Centre Co, PA > 2 Peter M. FULTON b 5 Feb 1817 near Howard, Centre Co, PA > went to Jo Daviess Co, Ill. in 1841 or 1847 > settled 160 acres section 13 Pleasant Valley Township > many friends/relatives migrated too > PARKINSON family went before him > in politics a staunch Republican > member of the Union Club > + Caroline WHITEMAN b 1829 Vermillion Co, IL > dau of Abel and Nancy (COOK) WHITEMAN > m. 15 July 1847 Pleasant Valley, Jo Daviess Co, IL > 3 Nancy FULTON > + Edward STRONG in 1889 a farmer near Lena, > Stephenson Co, IL with seven children > (Clinton, Peter, Nellie, Samuel, Arthur, Ira, Caroline) > 3 Clarinda FULTON > + George RUBLE of Pleasant Valley, in 1889 a farmer near > Le Mars, Iowa > 3 Charles E. RUBLE > 3 Jacob RUBLE > 3 Hannah R. FULTON > + Allen LYLE a carpenter of PA > in 1889 have four children (Ross, Orrin, Lulu, Floyd) > 3 Geneva Vandalia FULTON > + Edward PARKER of Stockton Twp, a Superintendent > of the High School at Ramsy, IL, two children > (Cecil, Edith) > 3 Peter FULTON in 1889 attending school at Le Mars, Iowa > 3 George Edward FULTON-1889 attending school at home > 3 Rutherford HAYES FULTON-1889 attending school at > home > 2 Samuel FULTON b ca 1820 Centre Co, PA > in 1889 a farmer near Ada, Norman Co, MN > + Lizzie HUTCHINSON of Clarion Co, PA > all seven children living in 1889 > 2 James FULTON b 16 Aug 1827 Centre Co, PA > in 1889 a freighter in the mountains > d 2 Aug 1892 at home in Bellefonte, Centre Co, PA > buried Friends Cemetery, Bellfonte, Centre Co,PA > + Elizabeth "Lizzie" NEFF of Centre Co,PA, > d by 1889-three living childr > 2 Ira FULTON b 12 Jan 1839 Howard, Centre Co. PA > (grandfather of Leonard A.Fulton,Bothwell,WA). > Joined Co E of 15th Ill Infantry on 24 May 1861 with > James Parkinson III > in 1889 is a farmer in Kansas > d 3 Apr 1916 Old Soldier's Home, Burkett, NE > + Ellen MYERS b 5 Oct 1846 Pleasant Valley, Jo Daviess, IL > dau of Solomon MYERS of Pleasant Valley > Township, Jo Daviess Co, IL and Phoebe S. WILLAIM > m. 20 Apr 1864 Pleasant Valley, Jo Daviess Co, IL > d 8 Dec 1918 Blair, Washington Co, NE > 3 William E. FULTON b 13 Aug 1866 Decatur, Burt Co, NE > + Mary REEDER m. 24 Jul 1889 Niataze,,KS > 3 Harry Alfred FULTON b 26 Jul 1868 Decatur, Burt Co, NE > d. 24 Feb 1933 Lincoln, Lancaster Co , NE > buried Wyuka Cem, Lincoln,,NE > + Rosamond (Rose) LEBERT > dau of William R. LEBERT and Levina ADAMS > b 22 Nov 1879 Archer, Merrick Co, NE > d 5 Dec 1962 St Leonards, Calvert Co, MD > m 16 Jun 1899 Blair, Washington Co,NE > 4 Harold Robert FULTON > b 14 Apr 1900 Omaha, Douglas Co, NE > d 12 Dec 1966 So Haven, Van Buren, MI > + Ella JOHNSON (no children) > 4 Leslie Alfred FULTON > b 14 Aug 1902 Herman, Washington Co, NE > d 19 Aug 1976 Vista, San Diego Co, CA > + Kathleen BARTHOLMEW (no children) > 4 Gladys Mae FULTON > b 23 Dec 1903 Lincoln, Lancaster CO, NE > (originally Havelock Co annexed by Lincoln CO, NE) > 4 Lucille Mildred FULTON > b 29 May 1905 Lincoln, Lancaste Co, NE > + Earl A. BUNGOR m 29 Dec 1948 > 5 Lawrence BUNGOR > 5 Earl BUNGOR > 4 Dorothy Marion FULTON > b 13 Nov 1920 Lincoln, Lancaster CO, NE > 4 Clifford Edgar FULTON > b 7 Sept 1913 Lincoln, Lancaster Co, NE > d 25 Apr 1984 Beltsville, MD > + Mary Francis BYARS > 5 Nancy Eleanor FULTON > 5 Charles Robert FULTON > 4 Leonard Alvin FULTON b 22 Jan 1918 Lincoln, > Lancaster Co, NE > + Mary Elizabeth HAND m 1945 Wash D.C > 5 L. Warren FULTON > 5 Marie E. FULTON > 4 Warren Harding FULTON > b 3 Jan 1921 Lincoln, Lancaster Co. NE > d 25 Dec 1982 Carson City, Nevada > + w(1) Marion (no children > + w(2) Nelda BRISICH (one son) > 3 Eddie N. FULTON b 26 Jan 1870 Decatur, d 5 Feb 1870 > 3 Arthur Joseph FULTON b 20 Aug 1873 Everett Precinct, > Burt,NE, d 7 Aug 1919 Battle Creek, MI > + Ottena JENSEN m 22 Mar 1904 Argentina, South America > 3 Robert FULTON b 20 Apr 1876 Burt Co, NE > d 22 Sept 1879 ? > 3 Lillian P. FULTON b 5 Feb 1880 Montgomery Co, KS > 3 James Garfield FULTON b 15 Feb 1883 Independence, > Montgomery Co, Kansas > d Blair City Cemetery (Myers Plot) > + Clara CARTER m 2 Jan 1902 Ft Logan, Iowa > > Edwin Lackey <edwin113@aol.com. in note dated > 23 April 1997 listed his line as follows: > Peter McMullen Fulton b. Jo Daviess Co.,IL 1869 > d. 1916 Akron, IA > m. Melissa Ann Jeffers 1989 > close tie to Ruble family in PA > This probably fits into Leonard's data above under > "3 Peter FULTON in 1889 attending school at Le Mars, Iowa" > > Centre Co, PA was formed in 1800 from Lycoming Co, Mifflin Co > Northumberland Co, ?Huntingdon Co. (disagreement in my > reference books about Huntingdon). So if we wanted to look up > land records for a potential father of James Fulton b ca 1791 > near Bald Eagle Creek near Howard we would have to determine > what county Howard was in pre-1791 because its deeds will not > be in current Centre Co, PA. > > Also in the Fulton Newsletter 90:p39-40 and 90:p72 is > outlined another family in Centre Co, PA. On page 39 > it lists "source unknown, Photcopy of pages 351-353 with > 'Southeastern Nebraska' at the top of the page." It is > a biographical sketch of Wesley M. Fulton, so the source > may have been a history "mug" book that was common > in the late 1800s early 1900s. The information discussed > outlines the following relationships: > > 1 Jacob FULTON b PA > served war 1812, Scots-Irish extraction > 2 John R. FULTON > native of PA > lived Centre Co, PA > served Union forces in Civil War > a carpenter > moved to Trego Co, KS, living there now age 85 > member Methodist Church, Republican party > + Elizabeth BEALS > b PA of Welsh ancestry > d 1884 Wymore, NE > 3 Wesley M. FULTON > b Centre Co, PA about 54 years ago > as a boy lived in Centre Co and Indiana Co, PA > purchased farm 1883 Liberty twp, Gage Co, NE > farming, stockraising, real-estate, ins. business > repr. Mutual Ins Co of Nebraska > Democrat delegate at county and congressional conventions > 13 yrs member of school town board > served two terms assessor of Liberty Twpship > now serving as Justice of the Peace > lived Gage Co, NE past 20 years > + Lucinda ENTERLINE 23 Sept 1873 > dau of Daniel(b Dauphin Co,PA)/Lucinda (Shives) Enterline > b PA, reared Jefferson Co, PA > 4 Chandas FULTON, deceased > 4 Lillie N. FULTON > 4 Charles P. FULTON > 4 W.D. FULTON editor of the Liberty Journal > 4 John L. FULTON, deceased > 4 F.F. FULTON engaged in granite business in Wymore, NE > 4 Bessie L. FULTON > 4 Wilda B. FULTON > 4 George E. FULTON > 4 Ralph E. FULTON > 3 Fannie FULTON > 3 Cannarissa FULTON > 3 Ben FULTON twin > 3 Mary FULTON twin > 3 Steven FULTON > 3 Ed FULTON > 3 Arthur FULTON, deceased > 3 Emma FULTON deceased > > Bob, do you see any connections in the information above > that may provide some more clues to your line ? Please > tell us a little more about what you know regarding your Fultons. > > Roberta R. (Fulton) Hirth > Harriman, New York 10926 > > Fulton web page at: > http://www.frontiernet.net/~elisa96/hirth/fulton.htm\ > > Search Fulton-L archives at: > http://searches.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/listsearch.pl