Scott Fulkerson
Honor Code SignatorySigned 13 Sep 2014 | 73,767 contributions | 4,368 thank-yous | 3,016 connections
I was born and raised in Indiana, and attended college studying computers. Somewhere between starting and finishing college, I took a detour into the United States Army, where I was a very small part of Operation Desert Storm. Returning to Indiana, I have spent many years working as computer support, dabbled in computer programming, and eventually moved on to project management.
I'm an Elder at my local church and love to talk about my church (just ask me!). I teach Sunday School to adults, and once a month have the privilege of teaching a group of kids as well. I co-support a bi-weekly Bible study and am the secretary for the Missions team. I do a little bit of tech support when needed, but leave most of that to the professionals. I've only been able to go on one missions trip, and that was to Poland, but it was a wonderful experience and would love to go again.
From a genealogical research standpoint, I started off with the usual "who am I" and "where did I come from" questions. These led to some handwritten notes that were accurate, but only went back a few generations. It seems that the family Bible with all the answers unfortunately did not fall into my lap. However, I have been able to discover a rich heritage of ancestors who have come to this country from the early days of the United States, many with stories of hard work, lots of manual labor, and an amazing streak of stubbornness that appears to have extended its way all the way down the line.
Special thanks to those who put together the original Fulkerson.org website, which sadly has moved on to the archives, and especially to Bob Fulkerson, the man who spent countless hours researching the Fulkerson Family. My hat is off to you. I only wish we could have met while you were still living. I have endeavored to pick up where he left off as much as I have been able, and transcribed many of the lost relationships, family members, and research that I could onto WikiTree. It is an ongoing effort, so perhaps I can help to complete a small portion of that in my efforts on WikiTree.
On WikiTree, I often feel like the Jack of all Trades (Master of None). I truly enjoy research, finding obscure sources, seeking out lost family members, and digging up secrets of the past. While I "say" I don't enjoy writing biographies, I can put together a fairly good one, even though I feel it's never finished enough. I am an avid connector, and feel everyone has a chance to be connected to the global tree, but some do take a bit longer to find than others. Patience is the key to connections, and I've had to walk away from a few of them for a little bit to give me a chance to think about them differently. I co-manage the Notables Team alongside other talented leaders, coordinators, and team members and feel that we should always remain in collaboration with each other and with all other teams to be successful. My favorite experiences involve helping others out when I know how to do it (and they don't), but even better, when I can help them learn how to do it at the same time.
These are some of what I refer to as my ancestors that go the furthest back. I'm constantly amending this list, so in reality, it will never be truly complete.
Dirck Volckertszen (1595-1677) - Origin: Norway
Christina Vigne (1612-1663) - Origin: France
Annitgen Langalaen (1650-1700) - Origin: Nederland
Jan Cornelisse Van Cleave (1627-1699) - Origin: Deutschland
Laurens Pieterszen (1620-1664) - Origin: Norway
Annetje Pieters (1616-1660) - Origin: Deutschland
Jan Cornelise Buys (1629-1690) - Origin: Nederland
Joris Jacobsen (1626-1718) - Origin: Nederland
Tryntje Claessen (1633-1715) - Origin: Nederland
Theunis Gijsbertszen Bogaert (1625-1699) - Origin: Nederland
Sarah Joris Rapalje (1604-1663) - Origin: Nederland
Catharina Jeronimus Trico (1605-1689) - Origin: France
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I was wondering if there's a profile for (mainly) Western actor, Ben Johnson? I would think he was born after 1910, from the accent either south or out west somewhere. Thanks!
Here is his profile: https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Johnson-69116
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My apologies, but my plate is full at the moment with the reconfiguration of the Notables project. If you would like to remove me for now, I think that would be best. Thank you for all you've done to assist me with a better understanding of profile improvement and perhaps one day when things are calmer (if that ever happens), I'll let you know. Thanks - Scott
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Thanks, AJ Carter
edited by Ashton Carter
Grandpa: Cornett-1695 Grandma: Gibson-29811
I tried to make them public, but they're still living. They do not have a whole lot of connections, but it will give Selena's profile a greater connection count.
You say you have access to her mother's profile, could you possibly include the links as her parents? If you cannot, I will add you to my trusted list.
Hardy-2625's paternal grandmother is Sculpher-99, who is attached as spouse of his grandfather but I am unable to connect her as the mother of her son. Can you do that? Thanks.
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I am working on a profile that might meet the threshold for notability, but I am not sure. Could you tell me if it's appropriate to add the Notable sticker to John Shoolbred, a Scottish physician who was instrumental in implementing the first large-scale smallpox vaccination in Bengal, India starting 1802? https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Shoolbred-2
Thank you for your help,
Francesca
edited by Francesca Murphy
So he sounds like an interesting person, but at the moment, he's a bit shy on facts that would help to determine if he would qualify as a Notable or not. I can see where he "worked" places where a lot of interesting things were happening, but not the specifics of what he "did". Normally things like why something was above and beyond the call of duty, or why it was an incredible challenge that he rose to face it, or the level of impact it had on things are what are looked for in evaluating someone who does not have a Wikipedia page. There have always been those in the medical profession who were given a task and completed it as requested, but those don't tend to become Notables. However, I do see the potential with his work in India - I think it just needs to be clearer as to the role he played there, the challenges he faced, the risks he faced, and the level of success he achieved. If he was only one of 100 doctors out there doing the same thing, then it really means he would have to be shown where he was above and beyond what the others were doing. If all we can determine is that he was just one of many jabbing people in the arm, then it probably isn't all that Notable. Hope that helps. Please ask questions as this is a fluid activity and I really don't know the person you're working with as much as you do, and my guess is that there's still bio information you have that hasn't made it to the page.
Thanks. Scott.
This helps. There will definitely be more information on the profile, but it may not get to the point needed for a notable sticker.
I’ve only been on WikiTree for two months and I am still learning the basics. :)
Thanks again,
Francesca
Anna Elizabeth (Luhrmann) Dewdney (1965-2016)
I noticed Peck-2426 (The actor portraying the game warden in Jurassic Park who said, "Clever girl....") didn't have a notables sticker, so I gave him one, added sources, fixed the Wikipedia source, and gave him a bio (It could be better, though). I don't see him on the Project: Notables List, but I don't know enough about that page, so I'll let you or others edit the bigger parts of it.
I did edit Jerry Lewis' part from No to Yes under the Connected column. It says Needs Biolography, but it looks like someone already gave him some sort of biography. I'm not sure if there's anything needed to add to his bio, but I'll let you be the judge.
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I have just added a man, see Lukis-7. I haven't added any biography yet but he was the Director General of the Indian Medical Service and honary surgeon to George V and knighted, amongst other things. I wondered if he should be considered notable and what that involves. He also links to India and I don't know where to find what to do. Can you advise please? Thanks, Sue (Pardey-31)
There are several ways to qualify for Notables, and the easiest way to check if a profile qualifies for a project is to check the project page. If you've never done this, all you need to do is (from your top menu) go to Find -- Projects. In this case, scroll down to Notables and open the project page (may need to click 2 links to get this to open, as the first one you may see just drops you to a preview on that same "projects" page).
Here is the direct link to the Notables Project page. https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Project:Notables
What you'll read there is that any profile that has a Wikipedia article specifically on them automatically qualifies for Notables. So what this means is that you can put the Notables sticker onto that profile. To do this, just below the = Biography = header, you can addThat will add them to the project automatically.
You will also want to consider adding categories to the profile to help identify what they are Notable for, as well as to help others find them in groups of their peers. I see he was an Editor (there is a category for Editors), and that he held the title of "Sir" and had an "MD". I believe the title came from two awards he received:
Commander of the Order of the Star of India, 1910 Knight Commander of the Order of the Star of India, 1911
I'd see if there are categories in place for these as well. Finally, it appears he co-authored a book. Authors or Writers are both categories (not sure what the difference is), but I would add Authors to him.
Hope that helps.
Scott Fulkerson
edited by Scott Fulkerson
Thanks, that helps a lot, I will follow up on your advice. I find Wikitree rather overwhelming at times. Kind Regards, Sue
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