Dear Jim, Regarding your grandfather Eisha Franklin FULTON b 1858 in IN, d 1924, appears in the 1920 census in Hendricks Co. IN, and buried in a small Friends cemetery near Camby IN in Hendricks Co., and his possible connection to Caleb FULTON and Polly BARNES in Wilna, Jefferson NY, the following appeared on the discussion list on 20 Jan 1999, Subject Clinton, Co, NY: 5 Caleb FULTON b 11 May 1777 moved from Colrain MA to Wilna, Jefferson Co NY in 1810 built log house on road 62, 1812 soldier + Polly BARNES b ca 1796 6 Simeon FULTON b 4 Apr 1809 + Larissa SMITH 6 James FULTON b 17 Apr 1816, d 21 Jun 1865 or 1868 of Jefferson Co NY + Caroline NICHOLS m Nov 1843, lived at Wilna, NY, d June 1865 7 John C. FULTON b 14 Aug 1844 in Wilna, Jefferson Co, NY d 8 Sept 1889 in Carthage, Jefferson Co, NY became a lawyer, taught school, practiced in Philadelphia, NY after marrying moved to Carthage, NY +Mary Louise WOODWARD 8 Carrie E. FULTON b 2 Dec 1870 8 Edwin W. FUTLON b 20 Oct 1872 at Carthage, Jefferson Co NY moved to Lowville, NY in 1905 and organized the Fulton Machine & Vise Co. to mfg the swivel vise, his invention + Myrtle L STRICKLAND b 24 June 1877 at Philadelphia, Jefferson Co, NY 8 Mabel A. FULTON b 29 Spet 1874 8 Beth W. FULTON b 23 Oct 1880, d 14 Aug 1889 8 Herbert F. FULTON 6 Dec 1883, d 12 Aug 1889 7 Francis FULTON b 1 Feb 1846, d 13 Dec 1886 + unknown 8 Lucy FULTON 7 Simeon FULTON 6 Jun 1848, d 23 Sept 1864,unmarried 7 Mary FULTON b 8 Mar 1851 + Mr. WILKINSON 8 Claudo WILKINSON 8 Frank WILKINSON 8 Larissa WILKINSON 8 Eva WILKINSON 7 Larissa FULTON b 15 Feb 1853, d 9 Jun 1871 unmarried 6 Elisha FULTON 1823-1886, lived at Wilna, NY + Angelica CLEARWATER 7 Marial FULTON 7 Sadate FULTON 7 Joseph E. FULTON 7 Clark A. FULTON 6 Fanny FULTON 6 Mary FULTON 6 Sally FULTON 6 Lydia FULTON 6 Philura FULTON 6 William FULTON The entire note shows how this family had roots with the Robert Fulton who had land on Orange Street in 1751 in Boston, Mass. The traditional Biblical names appear often in the branches of his lines. Caution - this information was entirely from secondary sources. Consider it a finding aid and not as fact. You can look at the entire note by using ROOTSWEB menu-driven interface to search the archives of the discussion lists. It can be reached at: http://searches.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/listsearch.pl Specify Fullton-L as the list, pick the year, specify a search string such as Caleb, and submit the query. Good Luck, Roberta R. (Fulton) Hirth Harriman, New York 10926 FULTON web page at: http://www.frontiernet.net/~elisa96/hirth/fulton.htm