Unattached Fort Wayne, Indiana Fulkersons

This is a Fulkerson branch which has stumped us over the years. However, the quantity of information and clues about it seems to be increasing lately, directly related to the intensity of the research. We may now be at the point where one or two vital clues will help 'break this case.'

The LUCE Family per other researchers:

Eleazer LUCE...lived in Suffolk Co., Long Island, NY. He m. Sarah WINES and was the great-grandfather of Lydia LUCE who married Samuel FULKERSON.

David LUCE...1705-23 Jan 1771, b. in Southold, Suffolk Co., Long Island, NY, d. in Roxbury, Morris Co., NJ. He m. Mary BROWN (1708-1771, b. at Roxbury, Morris Co., NJ, dau. of David BROWN and Damaris ??) in Roxbury, Morris Co., NJ. They had 9 children:
- Henry LUCE...b. 1744 in Roxbury, Morris Co., NJ
- Mercy LUCE...b. 1745 in Roxbury, Morris Co., NJ
- Israel LUCE...1746-1817, b. in Roxbury, Morris Co., NJ, m. Deborah SWAYZE (1753-1828)
- Nathan LUCE...23 Jun 1747-1813, m. Damaris BROWN in 1771 in Chester, Morris Co., NJ
- David LUCE...1750-May 1806, b. in Roxbury, Morris Co., NJ; d. in Marksboro, Warren Co., NJ. He married Charity SMITH, appeared on the tax lists for Knowlton, Sussex Co., NJ in 1773. They had 4 children:
  - Sophia LUCE...10 Jun 1779-, m. John HEADLEY in Sussex Co., NJ in 1804
  - Hannah LUCE...unknown
  - Mercy LUCE...m. William HAYES on 18 Dec 1805
  - Lydia LUCE...m. Samuel FULKERSON (14 Jun 1776-)
- Walter LUCE...b. 1751 in Roxbury, Morris Co., NJ
- Mary LUCE...b. 1752 in Roxbury, Morris Co., NJ
- Isabel LUCE...b. 1755
- Bethiah LUCE...16 Aug 1756-, m. Isaac SWAYZE in Morris Co., NJ in 1775

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Marker for Ocie J. and Wm. VAN NATTAN

Marker for Forest Rose and John
VAN NATTAN

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Grave of Samuel FULKERSON

Grave of Lydia Luce FULKERSON

Grave of Mercy A. FULKERSON

Headstone of David Luce and
Mary Mosier FULKERSON

Headstone of Sil__ FULKERSON

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Samuel FULKERSON.....24 Jun 1776-14 Jul 1866 (per headstone), born in New Jersey. He married Lydia LUCE (1788-27 Oct 1855, per headstone) about 1809. Samuel and Lydia moved to Ohio by 1820. The 1820 Census tells us that he was in Hubbard Twp, Trumbull Co., OH. In 1830 he was in the same place. By 1840 he moved to Palestine Twp, Columbiana Co., OH. A biographical sketch of his son David Luce FULKERSON said they moved to Indiana in 1842. In the 1850 Census he is found at Cedar Creek Twp, Allen Co., IN, age 70, and his sons Abraham and David are running the farm. Lydia died five years later, and Samuel was listed as a widower in the 1860 Census, age 83, living with his son Abraham at Cedar Creek Twp. He died on 11 Jun 1866 in Allen Co., IN and was buried in Viberg Chapel Cemetery, Leo-Cedarville (Cedar Shores), Allen Co., IN.

Abraham FULKERSON.....born on 16 Mar 1811 in NJ. He never married. He and his sister Huldah moved with their father and ran the farm in Allen Co., IN until Abraham's death on 13 Apr 1875. He is buried in Viberg Chapel Cemetery, Leo-Cedarville, Allen Co., IN.
unknown daughter.....listed on early census, born circa 1815, might have married in Trumbull Co. or Columbiana Co., OH.
Jacob Dunn FULKERSON....9 Jun 1815-24 Mar 1885, born in New Jersey, grew up in OH. He married his first wife, whose name is unknown to us, about 1835 in OH. The 1840 Census found them at New Springfield, Columbiana Co., OH. In 1844 a patent was issued to "Jacob D. Fulkerson, Unity, Columbiana county Ohio" for an improvement to beehives. Unity is on the eastern border of Ohio, and barely a dozen miles southwest of New Castle, Pennsylvania where a large Fulkerson contingent settled. Jacob and his wife had three children between 1836 and 1844. His wife was not listed in the 1850 Census, and their children were each living with foster families.

Jacob is found on the 1850 Census living at Flemingsburg, Fleming Co., KY, age 35, with his 2nd wife Anna Maria (Forney) (Clupper) JEFFRIES, a twice-widowed woman who had four children from her two previous marriages: Lucinda CLUPPER (1835), Israel CLUPPER (1837), Lavinia CLUPPER (1839) and Adam R. JEFFRIES (1845). Anna Maria was known as 'Mary.' She may have been from Columbiana Co., OH. The 1850 Census listed only two of her children, Lavinia and Adam. Jacob was listed as 'tailor' born in OH. The NY Times edition of Wednesday, 8 Oct 1855, reprinting a Post Office Department bulletin, reported: "Abel, Fleming County, Ky., site changed and JACOB D. FULKERSON appointed Postmaster."

The 1860 Census found them at Columbus, Adams Co., IL, with Jacob now listed as a farmer from KY, with a wife Mary (45), a daughter Mary (17, b. in OH) and son Adam (16). All of his and Mary's older children had reached majority by then. In the same household we find Jacob's sister Lydia and her husband William BUNN with their sons Albert and David. He moved again by 1870, this time to Canton, Lewis Co., MO. He was reported as a 55 yr old farmer, born in NJ. Mary's son Adam JEFFRIES is in the same community, but is now married with two sons and operating his own farm. Mary apparently died about 1872.

Jacob married his 3rd wife, Mrs. Mary Ann (Ruse) BROWN (b. 1841) around 1873. His age was about 58, hers about 32. She was the widow of Nicholas BROWN (b. 1813), with whom she had six children between 1859-1871: Amanda (1859), Harriet (1861), John Osborn (1863), Burris (1865), Mary E. (1868) and Annie E. (1871). Shortly afterwards they moved to Iowa and had four more children of their own, all born in that state. Jacob and Mary appear on 1880 census in Howard Twp., Wayne Co., IA. He is now 64, a farmer, and mysteriously reported as born in KY. Jacob and Mary Ann (Ruse) had 4 children born in IA, the last just two days before his 67th birthday. Jacob died before reaching 70, on 24 Mar 1885, and was buried in Greenridge Cemetery, Warren, Wayne Co., IA.
- Malissa FULKERSON....b. ca. 1836 in OH. At the 1850 Census she was 14 years old, living with the Jehu and Elizabeth STOUGH family in Unity Twp, Columbiana Co., OH
- Alamander FULKERSON....b. ca. 1840 in OH. At the 1850 Census he was 11 years old, living with Abraham and Mary CHRIST, an older couple in Springfield, Mahoning Co., OH (it was then part of Columbiana Co., OH)
- Mary A. FULKERSON....b. ca. 1844 in OH. At the 1850 Census she was 6 years old, living with James and Hannah TRITT in Columbiana Co., OH. In 1860 she was back living with her father Jacob and his second wife at Columbus, Adams Co., IL.
- Ocie J. FULKERSON......14 Mar 1877-15 Jun 1965, (twin) b. in Wayne County, IA, died in Los Angeles, CA. Name spelled "Ocea" on the 1880 Census and "Osie" on the record of her marriage to William R. VAN NATTAN on 17 Nov 1909 in Denver County, CO. License No. 47423. Both are buried in Evergreen Cemetery, Colorado Springs, El Paso Co., CO. William's obituary was reported in the Colorado Springs Gazette on Monday, November 24, 1941:
  WILLIAM R VAN NATTAN, DIES; HERE 41 YEARS
  
  William R. Van Nattan, who was employed by the Colorado Springs and Interurban Railway company from 1900, when he came to Colorado Springs, until the street car company went out of business, died Sunday at his home, 11 E. Ramona St. He was born in Springfield, Ill., September 18, 1865. Mr. Van Nattan leaves his widow, Mrs. Ocie Van Nattan; a daughter, Mrs. Marihelen Curtis, and granddaughter, Shirley Ann Curtis, all of Colorado Springs; a brother, John T. Van Nattan, Colorado Springs; two nephews, Charles Van Nattan, Colorado Springs, and Burlie Van Nattan, Denver. A brother, Simeon Van Nattan, died last spring and a sister, Miss Mattie Van Nattan, died in 1936. Funeral arrangements will be announced later by the Swan Funeral home.
  - Marihelen VAN NATTAN....13 Aug 1919-2001, b. in Colorado Springs, CO, lived in WA. Her obituary said, in part, "She was an accountant and artist. An outstanding seamstress, she was a talented cook who showed her love and caring through her great home-cooked meals, her family said."
- Otis D. FULKERSON.....14 Mar 1877- (twin), born in Wayne Co., IA. He married Mary K. _____ (b. 1878) in 1904. The US Census in 1910 through 1930 found him in Colorado Springs, El Paso County, Colorado, working first as a laborer (oil) and then as a coal miner. His wife Mary K. _____ was born about 1878 in Indiana. Their 1920 address was 1708 N. Royer St.
  The 1920 Census found him listed next to 76 yr old Emma M. FULKERSON - at the same address but not in the same household - who was born in Mississippi. This was apparently the widow of Mississippian George Hardin FULKERSON, 1831-1901, a very distant cousin from the North Carolina-Virginia branches who was a Confederate captain in the Civil War.
  - Ruth Aline Fulkerson was born circa 1905 in IA. She married Robert H. Lollar on 16 May 1922 in El Paso Co., CO
  - Fay Ardys Fulkerson was born 6 Nov 1908 at Centerville, Appanoose Co., IA. 1930 census Colorado Springs, El Paso Co., CO 21, Coal Miner, living with his parents. He was married 1st to Esther M. Robertson on 11 Nov 1933 in El Paso Co., CO. He enlisted in the Army during WWII on 10 Oct 1942 and was discharged 5 Dec 1945. He was married 2nd to Maxine W (unknown) 1963 in Ordway, Crowley Co., CO. Maxine was born 28 Feb 1912 and died 11 Jun 1972. Fay died 13 Nov 1968 and both are buried in Ft Logan National Cemetery, Denver, Denver Co., CO, Sect P, Site 2376.
- Forest Rose FULKERSON....1878-30 Dec 1953, b. in Iowa, died in Colorado Springs, El Paso Co., CO. She m. John T. VAN NATTAN (1867-1941, brother of the William above) on 22 Jun 1911 in El Paso County, CO [ License No. 6324]. He was born about 1868. The Colorado Springs Gazette [Friday, June 23, 1911, Pg 5, Col 2] included this item: "Only one marriage license was issued yesterday by the county clerk's office, this being to John T. Van Nattan of this city and Forrest Rose of Fulkerson, Iowa. After securing the license the couple were married at the home of the groom's brother, 117 East Las Animas street." The 1920 Census showed her mother Mary living in the household, and listed her husband as a "Flagman, Street Railway." Forest and John are buried in Evergreen Cemetery, Colorado Springs, El Paso Co., CO. John's obituary appeared in the Colorado Springs Gazette on Friday, December 26, 1941,
  JOHN T. VAN NATTAN DIES AT RESIDENCE
  
  John Thomas Van Nattan, 74, a resident of Colorado Springs for 38 years, died at his home, 1418 S. Tejon St., Thursday night. He had been ill for a year. Mr. Van Nattan was a brother of William Van Nattan, who died in Colorado Springs a month ago. He was employed as a motorman by the old Colorado Springs & Interurban Railway company and was a member of the Primitive Baptist church. He leaves his widow, Mrs. Forest Van Nattan; two nephews, Assistant Chief Charles E. Van Nattan of the Colorado Springs fire department and Verlie Van Nattan, Denver; a niece, Mrs. Mary Helen Van Nattan Mariheler, of this city. The Swan funeral home has charge of the funeral arrangements.
  - Robert VAN NATTAN....1915-1916, also buried in Evergreen Cemetery.
- LeRoy FULKERSON....7 Jun 1882-, b. in Wayne Co., IA. On the 1900 Census he was 17, a barber living with his stepbrother Burris E. BROWN, who is also a barber, in Mystic, Appanoose Co., IA. LeRoy married Louella Elizabeth BERRY about 1903 in IA. She was born in IA in 1885, the daughter of James L & Elizabeth (Barry) BERRY. The 1920 Census found him at Walnut Twp, Appanoose Co., IA, age 37 and still a barber. LeRoy and Louella had two children:
  - Verna Lucile FULKERSON....29 Nov 1904-2 Dec 2003, b. in Mystic, Appanoose Co., IA, d. in Centerville, Appanoose Co., IA
  - Lawrence Raymond FULKERSON....born in 1913 in Appanoose Co., IA
unknown son....listed here per 1820 Census, born circa 1818-1820 and possibly died in OH before 1830. (It is possible that this child is actually David Luce FULKERSON if the 1820 census was taken after David was born in Sept 1820.
David Luce FULKERSON.....23 Sep 1820-23 Dec 1902, b. in Columbiana Co., OH, d. in Allen Co., IN. Moved to Allen Co., IN with his parents around 1842. He married Mary C. MOSIER (14 Dec 1831-24 Mar 1900) on 24 Sep 1854 in Allen Co., IN. They had 6 children. David was found at Cedar Creek Twp, Allen Co., IN, farming, on each census from 1860 to 1900. David and Mary are buried at Old Leo Cemetery, Leo-Cedarville, Allen Co., IN. His story was told in a biographical sketch – "Valley of the Upper Maumee River", Vol 1, pg 340-341, publ. in 1889:
David L. Fulkerson, an early settler, was born in Ohio, September 23, 1820, son of Samuel and Lydia Fulkerson. He lived in his native state until 1842, when he came with his father to Indiana in search of land. In 1846 he bought eighty acres of wood-land, the site of their present comfortable home which his industry has created. He first built a log cabin, and moved in his furniture, one bedstead and two or three chairs. The money with which he bought land he earned by day's labor. In 1854 he was married to Mary Mosier, born in 1831, and they had six children, five now living: Adell, Samuel, Ella, Clara and Matilda. He and wife are members of the Methodist Episcopal church, of which he was class leader about six years. He served two terms as one of the three township trustees in early days, was afterward elected trustee under the present system, and justice of the peace at different times, but declined both offices. He helped to cut the road through his farm know as the Fort Wayne & Leo road. He is a worthy and esteemed citizen.
- Silva A. FULKERSON.....12 Jul 1855-14 Oct 1855, possibly Silvia?, b. in Allen Co., IN, died in Allen Co., IN and was buried in Old Leo Cemetery, Leo-Cedarville, Allen Co., IN. Her headstone, only legible enough to read "Sil__," states she was the daughter of "M. Fulkerson."
- Florence Adell FULKERSON....b. ca. 1857 in Allen Co., IN. She married Louis A. TONKEL on 4 Oct 1874 in Allen Co., IN. Louis was also born circa 1857 in Allen Co., IN. They had a son:
  - Irven Clyde TONKEL....25 Apr 1881-Nov 1973, b. in Noble Co., IN. In the 1900 census at Cedar Creek Twp, Allen Co., IN, he was 19, living with his grandfather and Aunt Ella. He married (1st) Claudine MILLER (1891-) on 22 Feb 1908. At the 1910 Census he was in Fort Wayne, Allen Co., IN, teaching in a rural school. His WWI draft registration card on 3 Sep 1918 listed him as 37, School Teacher at 1411 Dodge Ave, Fort Wayne, Allen Co., IN. At the 1920 Census he was teaching in a Fort Wayne vocational school.
- Samuel G. FULKERSON....ca. 1859-14 Mar 1939, b. in Allen Co., IN. He married Sylvia Ann ELY on 22 Oct 1884 in Allen Co., IN. Sylvia was born in Feb 1868 in Allen Co., IN, the dau of Edward & Margaret (Trease) ELY. She died in 1925. Her obituary was published in the Fort Wayne News-Sentinal on 2 Jun 1925, pg 10. Both are buried in Lindenwood Cemetery, Fort Wayne, Allen Co., IN, Section G, Lot 3. They had five children:
  - Edward Vane FULKERSON....1 Jul 1885-20 Mar 1972, b. in Allen Co., IN. He married Edna F. GRISWOLD on 1 Jan 1908. The 1910 Census found him at Washington Twp, Allen Co., IN, age 24, a farmer. His WWI draft registration card on 18 Sep 1918 listed him as 33, electrician, City Light & Power Co., living at 802 Putnam, Fort Wayne, Allen Co., IN. At the 1920 census he was still in Fort Wayne, a laborer at a rubber tire company. In 1930 he was again an electrician, at City Electric. His WWII draft registration card in 1942 listed him as 56, electrician, City Light & Power Co., living at 2631 LeRoy Ave, Fort Wayne, Allen Co., IN. Edward was buried in Lindenwood Cemetery, Allen Co., IN, Sect G, Lot 3. Edna was born 5 Nov 1885 and apparently lived to 100: her obituary appeared in the Fort Wayne Journal Gazette on 22 Nov 1985.
    - Bernice T. FULKERSON....Mar 1909-8 Mar 1999
    - Paul G. FULKERSON....20 Apr 1911-3 Oct 1996, b. in Allen Co., IN, buried in Lindenwood Cemetery, Fort Wayne, Allen Co., IN, Section G, Lot 3, Unit SD #2. His obituary appeared in the Fort Wayne The News-Sentinel on Friday, October 4, 1996, Section 1, page 10A:
      Fort Wayne Water Head Dies at 85
      Paul G. Fulkerson, 85, of Fort Wayne died Thursday in The Towne House. The Fort Wayne native retired in 1977 as superintendent of the Fort Wayne Water Filtration Plant after 42 years there. He was superintendent for 14 years. He began working at the new plant in 1935, and became chief chemist and assistant superintendent in 1943. In 1951 he was instrumental in Fort Wayne being the first city in Indiana to add fluoride to the city water supply, and was considered an authority on surface water supply softening. He presented many papers on the subject. In 1964 the American Chemical Society named him Northeast Indiana Chemist of the Year, and in 1967 the Fort Wayne Engineers' Club awarded him Citizen-Engineer. He was a member of the American Water Works Association, American Society of Corrosion Engineers, American Public Works Association and the Allen County Regional Sewer District. He also was a member of Forest Park United Methodist Church, Rotary Club, SCORE, Men's Garden Club and Fort Wayne Executives' Club, and formerly involved in Parent Teachers Association, and Cub and Boy Scouts activities. His wife, Arlene W., died in 1992. Surviving are sons, Dale E. and Daniel F., both of Fort Wayne; a sister, Bernice Popp of Fort Wayne, and four grandchildren. Services are 11 a.m. Saturday in D. O. McComb & Sons Lakeside Park Funeral Home, 1140 Lake Ave., where calling is 2 to 5 and 7 to 9 p.m. today. Burial will be in Lindenwood Cemetery. Memorials are to the church.
  - Alfred Chilcote FULKERSON....20 Nov 1886-1964, b. in Allen Co., IN, d. in Bellefontaine, Logan Co., OH. He married Okla REDMAN about 1916. She was born 29 Sep 1895 and died Feb 1978 in Grove City, Franklin Co., OH. Alfred's WWI draft registration card on 5 Jun 1917 listed him as 30, a farmer living in Fort Wayne, Allen Co., IN. At the 1920 census he was in Washington Twp, Allen Co., IN, 32, a farmer. By the 1930 Census he'd moved to Wolcottville, Lagrange Co., IN, and was a painter. His obituary was printed in Fort Wayne Journal Gazette on 4 Apr 1964. Alfred and Okla had five children.
  - Lawrence Samuel FULKERSON....7 Apr 1891-Sep 1967, b. in Allen Co., IN. His WWI draft registration card on 5 Jun 1917 listed him as 26, traveling salesman, single, in Allen Co., IN. At the 1930 Census he was in St. Joseph Twp, Allen Co., IN, a laborer on the stock farm of his Aunt Regina O. (Ely) PORTER. His WWII draft registration card in 1942 listed him as self-employed in Tippecanoe, Kosciusko Co., IN. His obituary was printed in the Fort Wayne Journal Gazette on 7 Sep 1967.
  - Glenn Rudolph FULKERSON....29 Mar 1893-20 Dec 1950, b. in Allen Co., IN. He marred Edith RIFE in Dec 1916 in Galion, Crawford Co., OH. Edith was born 14 Apr 1897 in OH and died Feb 1975. Glenn's WWI draft registration card on 5 Jun 1917 listed him as 24, working at vault assembly, living in Galion, Crawford Co., OH. At the 1920 Census he was still in Galion, age 27, a truck driver. In 1930, still in Galion, he was working in a dairy. His WWII draft registration card in 1942 listed him working for the City Light Plant, living at 201 2nd Ave in Galion. He is buried in Fairview Cemetery, Galion, Crawford Co., OH. Glenn and Edith had four children.
  - Oscar David FULKERSON....26 May 1895-28 Jan 1960, b. in Allen Co., IN. He married Alice GRISWOLD on 12 Oct 1916 in Allen Co., IN. She was born 3 Aug 1898 in IN. She was a beauty operator. They had two children. Oscar's WWI draft registration card on 5 Jun 1917 listed him as 22, dairyman, married, living in Fort Wayne, Allen Co., IN. At the 1930 census he was a dyer in a wire factory, living at 2517 Parnell Ave, Fort Wayne, Allen Co., IN. His WWII draft registration card in 1942 listed him as 47, working at a wire and die company, living at the same address. He is buried in Lindenwood Cemetery, Fort Wayne, Allen Co., IN, Section G, Lot 3. His obituary was printed in the Fort Wayne Journal Gazette, 29 Jun 1960, Pg 19.
- Ella Jane FULKERSON....Feb 1862-19 Mar 1920, b. in Allen Co., IN, died in Fort Wayne, Allen Co., IN. Her obituary was printed in the Fort Wayne Journal Gazette on 19 Mar 1920, page 17.
- Clara B FULKERSON....born 1864 in Allen Co., IN
- Matilda A. FULKERSON....21 Dec 1866-27 Mar 1895, b. in Allen Co., IN, died in Allen Co., IN, and was buried in Old Leo Cemetery, Leo-Cedarville, Allen Co., IN. Her headstone reads "Tillie A. FULKERSON"
Rebecca FULKERSON....b. ca. 1821. She married Archimedes BERRY on 19 Mar 1843 in Allen Co., IN. They had one daughter:
- Huldah L. BERRY....1851-ca. 1910, b. in Allen Co., IN. The 1860 census shows her, age 9, living with grandparents Samuel and Lydia FULKERSON. She married Lycurgus SPITLER in Allen Co., IN in 1867. He was born Jul 1843 in OH. In the 1870 Census they were living at Cedar Creek, Allen Co., IN. They were found again in 1900 at Dunkirk, Jay Co., IN, where Lycurgus was a hotel keeper, and in 1910 at Muncie, Delaware Co., IN where he was a sander or tanner in a factory. By the 1920 census he was widowed in Muncie, employed as a 76 yr old chicken buyer. They had three children:
  - Wilbert SPITLER....born in 1869 at Cedar Creek, Allen Co., IN and died before 1900.
  - Cora W. SPITLER....born Sep 1871 in IN. She married Francis E. LANE on 24 Dec 1893 in DeKalb Co., IN. At the 1900 census they were living with her parents at Dunkirk, Jay Co., IN, and Francis worked as a liveryman.
  - Bird F. SPITLER....born 11 Jul 1879 in Cedar Creek, Allen Co., IN. He married (1st) Mable BOHLMAN in 1903. She was born 1884 in PA and died by 1920. His WWI draft registration card on 9 Sep 1918 listed him as 38, a printer, living at 1600 W. 11th, Muncie, Delaware Co., IN. By the 1920 Census he was a widower in Huntington, Huntington Co., IN, 40, widow, Store Manager. He married (2nd) Laura M (unknown) circa 1929. Laura was born 1869 in IN. At the 1930 census he was back at Fort Wayne, the proprietor of a sandwich shop. Bird and his 1st wife Mable had 5 children:
    - Rollin A. SPITLER....11 Nov 1903-30 Jan 1989, b. in IN.
    - Huldah Edith SPITLER....6 Jul 1905-Dec 1972, b. in IN.
    - Lawrence SPITLER......(or Loren E.?), born 1 May 1911 in Jay Co., IN.
    - Edward C. SPITLER....born 1915 in OH.
    - Francis SPITLER....born 1919 in IN.
Mercy A. FULKERSON....born circa 1827 in OH. She died 27 Dec 1842 in Allen Co., IN and was buried in Viberg Chapel Cemetery, Leo-Cedarville, Allen Co., IN.
Huldah FULKERSON.....30 Dec 1830-18 Dec 1906, b. in OH. She lived with her brother Abraham and never married. She died in Allen Co., IN, and was buried in Viberg Chapel Cemetery, Leo-Cedarville, Allen Co., IN.
Lydia FULKERSON....9 May 1833-6 Jan 1892, b. in OH. She married William BUNN circa 1855. In the 1860 Census for Columbus, Adams Co., IL, William is 29, farming with Lydia's brother Jacob Dunn FULKERSON. William probably died there and Lydia returned with the children to Allen Co., IN. On the 1870 Census she is a widow in Cedar Creek, Allen Co., IN, age 33, with her sons working the farm. The 1880 Census reported her at Cedarville, Allen Co., IN, 46, a widow, with son Albert running the farm. She died in Allen Co., IN and is buried with her son David L. in Viberg Chapel Cemetery, Leo-Cedarville, Allen Co., IN. William & Lydia had three children:
- Albert W. BUNN....born 1856 in IA. He married Carrie M. ADAMS on 25 Nov 1885 in Allen Co., IN. She was born Aug 1855 in IA, daughter of Samuel ADAMS. After his mother's death, he is found in the 1900 and 1910 Census at Monroe Twp, Ashtabula Co., OH, a farmer. In the 1920 Census he was at Elgin Twp, Erie Co., PA, still farming. By 1930 he was 74 and moved to Beaver Twp, Crawford Co., PA. Albert and Carrie did not have any children.
- David L. BUNN.....24 May 1859-26 Mar 1873, buried at Viberg Chapel Cemetery, Leo-Cedarville, Allen Co., IN.
- Alice Almira BUNN....born 1862 in IL. She married Jacob REVERT on 28 Oct 1877 in Allen Co., IN. Jacob was born May 1844 in OH. The 1880 Census found them farming in Jackson Twp, Allen Co., IN. In 1900 they were farming in Crane Twp, Paulding Co., OH, and in 1910 at Mark Center, Defiance Co., OH. By 1920 Jacob was a widower in Fort Wayne, Allen Co., IN, living with his Rollo. Jacob's obituary was printed in Fort Wayne newspaper 20 Jan 1924. Alice died between 1910-1920 in OH or IN.
  - Rollo W. REVERT was born 1879 in Allen Co., IN. At the 1900 census he was in Wayne Twp, Allen Co., IN, single, roomer, driving a bread wagon. He married Effie E. (unknown) about 1902. Effie was born 1879 in IN. In the 1910 and 1920 Census he was listed as a railroad fireman (steam locomotives) living in Fort Wayne, Allen Co., IN. By the 1930 Census he had graduated to engineer on a steam railroad. Effie died Jun 1946. Her obituary printed in the Fort Wayne newspaper on 14 Jun 1946. Rollo died Dec 1950 in Fort Wayne, Allen Co., IN. His obituary appeared in the Fort Wayne newspaper on 7 Dec 1950. Rollo & Effie had 2 children:
    - Gladys REVERT....was born 1903 in IN
    - Virgil REVERT....was born 1904 in IN
  - Jessie E. REVERT.....(son) was born Dec 1881 in IN
  - Bernie A. REVERT.....(dau., probably Bernice) was born Dec 1883 in IN
  - Charles D. REVERT....was born Jun 1886 in IN.

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This page was RESEARCHED by Shirley O'Toole and Deb Shelinbarger, mother and daughter. Their sources included: "Ancestry.com; Federal Census; WWI & WWII Draft Registration Cards; Social Security Death Index; IN & CO Marriages and Deaths; Rootsweb.com; Friends of Allen Co., IN - Area Obituary Index 1900-Jun 2005; Lindenwood Cemetery; Allen Co. Gen Soc; Cemetery transcripts Books (Volunteer in IN and Mid-Continent Library, Independence, MO); IN newspapers found online or thru public library card. Also: Some emails from Fulkerson.org and notes mom has written down over the years every time she saw the Fulkerson name in a book or paper. Checked Paul Black's notes [from the 1950s] – he had the same info from sketch of David L and the 1850 census but could not identify Samuel's parents."