This is a Message Board Post that is forwarded to this mailing list. Author: Terry Willis <[email protected]> Surnames: Willis Barr Dunning Fulton Classification: Obituary Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/AWB.2ACE/2295 Message Board Post: Robert Fulton died at his home in Jackson Township on Tuesday morning, June 24, 1902, at 9 o'clock, aged 84 years, 10 months and 10 days. He was born near Noblestown in Washington County, Pa., August 14, 1817 and came with his parents Joseph and Mary Reed Fulton, to Union Township, Muskingum County at the age of 4 years. They later moved to the farm now owned by Dr. John McBunrey, near East Union Church, in Westland Township, where Joseph Fulton lived to be 84 and Mary Fulton to be 89, he dying in 1863 and she in 1867. They were natives of Ireland and landed in Philadelphia, July 4, 1804, with their first born, Margaret, after a voyage which then required sixteen weeks, now only one week. Robert Fulton was married December 19, 1840 to Elizabeth Dunning. They resided one year a little further over in Westland, and the purchased 40 acres from Father Robert Dunning and built for themselves a hewed home, in which all their children were born and raised and which lasted until in the early seventies when the present nice home was erected. They belonged to the East Union congregation from about the time of their marriage until 1882, when they transferred their membership to the Cambridge congregation of the United Presbyterian Church, Mrs. Robert Fulton died nine years ago last December, and was buried at East Union. Robert Fulton attended church regularly until the fall of 1901, when he broken down by an attack of pneumonia from which he never fully recovered. But being in better fashion and the weather fine, he attended the preparatory services of Saturday and the last communion on Sabbath four weeks ago; and was driven into the city five miles and back on June ! 12, the great Carnival day, to consult his physicians; and only last Thursday drove his horse and buggy with his sister, Mrs. Nancy Caldwell, of Cambridge, who is 86, about one mile distant to his son Joseph W. Fulton's for dinner. The children of Robert and Elizabeth Fulton were John Dunning, who lives in Cambridge, Joseph William of Jackson Township, Samuel Robert, also of Cambridge, Mary M. at the home, who cared for her father and mother always, and James Hunter, also of Jackson Township near the old home, David Anderson, died at the age of five years in 1865, just after Dunning and Joseph returned from the war of the Union. Of the brothers and sisters of Robert Fulton, none survive save Mrs. Nancy Caldwell. John remained back in Pennsylvania and died in 1872 at about 70, Samuel died in Cambridge, between six and seven years ago at about 75. Two of the sisters died in young womanhood, in Muskingum County, Mrs. Elzia McMillen died in Pennsylvania and Mrs. Margaret Reed in Iowa, both at mature age, but none lived to near the ages of Robert Fulton and Mrs. Caldwell. The funeral took place on Thursday at 9:30 o'clock from the home, conducted by Rev. T. D. Edgar, his pastor, and the interment will be made at East Union beside his wife Elizabeth, little David Anderson and their forefathers and mothers. Robert Fulton came of Democratic parentage by early joined the Whigs with his first vote and became at Republican with the organization of that party. He voted for William Henry Harrison and Benjamin Harrison and twice to William McKinley. We remember of hearing him say four or five years ago how much better times are now than in the days of the first Harrison. In 1838 he hauled 500 bushels of wheat to Zanesville when 50 cents a bushel was the best price they could get for delivery there. He was a strong advocate of temperance supported by a long life of total abstinence and good health. It was said that he never paid but 12 cents for liquor and that was for four 3 cent drinks for some men in Cambridge away back at a time when it was common to claim treats on different accounts, and when it did not seem genteel to decline, but he never did this but once. For full fifty years Robert Fulton was a subscriber to the Guernsey Times, and his name stands at the head of the F list; and for as long back as we have any record of it was paid in advance. Ever sine last January it has been marked up to 1908. He lived a pure and noble life and his end was perfect peace. Thursday 26 June 1902 Guernsey Times Cambridge Ohio. The funeral of Robert Fulton, whom death we have published at the ripe and honored age of 85 years took place from what was his pioneer home in Jackson Township. A very large crowd assembled to pay the last respects to one who was held in highest esteem by every one, and whose whole life had been a model for all mankind, Rev. R. D. Edgar, his pastor conducted the exercises, and the procession was one of the longest that ever moved to East Union from any quarter of that country, and when they came together around the grave the cemetery was crowded. There were many exchanges of opinion there, and there was no discord to the tone of view that Robert Fulton was entitled to the ascription, "Well done, Good and Faithful Servant." They laid him by beside his wife of more than 50 years who have gone many years before. Besides the members of the Fulton Families, there were present form Cambridge at the funeral services of Robert Fulton in Jackson Township and the burial at East Union on Thursday, the following, and it may be some others we did not catch or hear of; Paul Sherrard and wife, Mrs. Joseph White, Mrs. Dr. T. C. White, Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Sankey, J. A. Bliss and Mrs. Dr. J. W. Ringer, Samuel G. Barr and Miss Ada Willis, Judge W. S. Dougherty and wife, Postmaster J. R. Barr and wife, Editor David D. Taylor and Miss Mattie Taylor, D .M. Hawthorne and daughter, Miss Mable Hawthorne, A. J. Barrett and wife, Samuel Beadling and wife, Mrs. J. A. Malone and Miss Lizzie Barnett. Most of these old time neighbors or had some relation with him commanded a friend. Grandson W. B. Fulton and wife and three children were present from Urichsville and nephews, H. D. and John Fulton of Cannonsburg, Pa. and nephew John Fulton of Carnegie. Thursday 3 July 1902 Guernsey Times Cambridge Ohio.