James Fulton
Generation 4
Historical Notes
There are no known photographs of James (Gen. 4) Fulton.
In their genealogies of James (Gen. 3) and Ann Christopher Fulton, Donna Cooper and Marjorie Mack Oetting list only ten children born to James (Gen. 4) and Rebecca Green Fulton, omitting Robert. Charles Jacobs Fulton, grand-nephew of James (Gen. 4) and Rebecca, includes Robert in his hand written genealogy of the Fultons, as does Florence N. Corry Gage [grand daughter of James and Rebecca], but no one lists a twelfth child as mentioned in James (Gen. 4) obituary.
Marjorie Mack Oetting sites the following information from an article about Alexander Robert Fulton [son of James (Gen. 4) and Rebecca Green Fulton] in the book "Iowa's History" by Gue, page 451:
"His father [James (Gen. 4)] was born in Huntington, Pennsylvania, in 1799, and was of Scotch descent,[his father, James (Gen.3)] having emigrated from Glasgow to America in the eighteenth century."
The Wapello County, Iowa Census of 1850 has the following entry:
| Fulton | ||||
| James | 50 | farmer | born: PA. | |
| Rebecca | 49 | born: VA. | ||
| John I. | 19 | born: OH. | ||
| Rachel A. | 16 | born: OH. | ||
| Rebecca A. | 12 | born: OH. | ||
| Sarah E. | 10 | born: OH. | ||
| James | 8 | born: OH. |
From the Fairfield Ledger, Feb. 4, 1880, Page 3, col. 8:
DIED. FULTON-Near Glasgow, Jefferson County, Iowa, January 29th, 1880, Mr. James Fulton, aged 80 years. Mr. Fulton was born in Huntingdon, Pa., and subsequently removed with his parents to Baltimore, where he lived in 1812, at the time Lord Packingham threatened to bombard the city. From there he moved back to Pennsylvania, and from thence to Ohio, where in 1824 he was married to Miss Rebecca Green. He came to Jefferson county in 1850, and has resided here since that time. There were 12 children in the family, five of whom are now living. His remains were brought to Fairfield for interment, which took place last Saturday afternoon. Mr. Fulton has two brothers and one sister living-Alexander lives near Fairfield, and Robert and Mrs. Anna Immel live in Ohio. Two of the sons, A.R. Fulton of Des Moines, and James I., living on the farm with his father, and one daughter, Mrs. Eleanor Corry, with the other relatives in this vicinity, were present at the funeral....Mr. Fulton lived long in the land....His aged and feeble companion, who has been a loving and helpful assistant for 56 years....
There are only two references to a brother named Robert. Here and in a biography of James Fulton's (Gen. 4) son, Alexander Robert Fulton.
From Old Fairfield City Cemetery records:
Lot #73
(20 ft. sq.) Plat:
East half, "J. Fulton".
West Half, "W. Fulton".
The Old Grave Yard Book shows:
E.1/2 - Jas. Fulton, Feb. 11, 1858 (purchase date)
W. 1/2 - W. Fulton, Feb. 11, 1858 (purchase date)
James and Rebecca Fulton share tombstone # 561 on the East Half of Lot #73. The stone reads as follows:
Rebecca, Born March 10, 1801, Died Jan. 1, 1884
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