Franklin Udell Fuller (1861 - 1923)

Ancestors Descendants

Contents 1 Biography 1.1 Name 1.2 Birth 1.3 Spouse and Children 1.4 Residence 1.5 Death 1.6 Burial 2 Research Notes 3 Sources 4 Acknowledgements

Biography

Frank is the 6th great grandson of Robert Royce, an ancestor of President Millard Fillmore, Franks fifth cousin twice removed.

Frank, the son of Armintus Fuller and Arminta Brough, was born on December 8, 1861 in Centerville, Appanoose County, Iowa.^[1] Frank's father was a carpenter who in 1870 owned $100 in both real estate and personal property. His mother kept house for a family with ten children.^[2]

By 1880, four of Frank's siblings, William M., Clara Ann Elizabeth, Elnora R, and Solomon A, "Saul", had married and were no longer residing in their father's household. Three of the four had already had children of their own. Frank was now the oldest child living with his parents and five younger siblings, May R., Jessie, Thomas, Jennie and Edward. Their address was 161 Main Street, Centerville, Iowa. Frank was working in a cigar store and his father was a house carpenter. Frank's mother and his maternal grandparents were born in Virginia and his father and grandfather were both born in New York, his paternal grandmother was born in Vermont.^[3]

Frank married Martha Jennie Delay aka "MJ" in March 1881. They had six children:^[1]

1. George F. lived in Iowa all his life and had six children by his wife Sarah Mitchell.
2. Zelma Edna Fuller McElroy preferred to be called by her middle name, Edna. Appanoose County was the only record place of residence for her. Edna married A. J. McElroy in 1901 and together they had 2 children. Their son died as an infant and their daughter married Kenneth Johns.
3. Charles Jesse married twice, first in Oklahoma to Mae Archer who had two children who both passed away the day of their birth. His second marriage was in Appanoose county, Iowa to Elma Maude Minks together, according to the records found, they had two daughters.
4. Clyde Thomas spent his early years in Appanoose county, Iowa where he married his first wife, Ruth Summers. Together they had a son. This union ended in divorce: Ruth married Ross Townsend and moved to California. Clyde moved to Illinois where he filed for divorce on grounds of desertion and was granted custody of his son. He married his second wife, Ruby E Peterson and they had four children: two died young living only a few days. Clyde was a barber, justice of the peace, Police Magistrate and active in the Fraternal Order of Eagles (FOE). He served as chaplain for the East Moline aerie and as state chaplain as well.
5. Mary Cordelia Fuller Orman Cordie, as she liked to be called, lived most of her life between Iowa and Illinois. She married Rev Elzie L Orman and together they had three daughters. Her family took in Cordie's brother, Clyde, and nephew, Mel, while they were going through the period after Ruth had left them.
6. Anna Viola Fuller Davis (1900-1983) married Paul E Davis. Together they had one daughter, Jeanne, the only child listed on the 1940 US Census.

In 1895 Frank was employed as a laborer and his religious belief was Holiness. He lived in Centerville, Iowa with his wife and 4 children.^[4]

By 1900 Frank was a barber and owned his home in Centerville, Iowa with a mortgage. His oldest son, George, was also a barber. His wife, MJ, had 5 children living out of 6. However, Mary Cordelia was not born yet. She may have had a total of 7 children with one having died before 1900.^[5]

Frank lived most of his life in Centerville, Iowa except, as stated in his father's obituary as shown in Find A Grave: Memorial #14428649: For the 14 months that he resided in Chickasaw Nation, Oklahoma. Since his father's passing was during November of 1907, his Oklahoma residency occurred after September of 1906 but before January of 1909. Find A Grave: Memorial #28744030 reveals that his wife, Martha Jennie (Delay) Fuller (1860-1950), traveled to Oklahoma also. Historical Note: It was during this period that the University of Science & Arts of Oklahoma was the first college created by Oklahoma’s first Legislature. My research did not discover why Frank was in Chicasaw for 14 months..

In 1910 Frank's address was listed as 608 South 18th Street in Centerville, Iowa. He was a barber in his own shop and he had paid off the mortgage on his home.^[6]

Frank was still working as a barber on his own account in 1920^[7] and would continue working in his own shop until his death in 1923. One Monday Frank had a light stroke and took to his bed. He died the next Saturday, October 13, 1923 at 4 am, with all his children at his bedside. The Centerville Daily Iowegian dated October 13, 1923 wrote:

His relatives today stated that they had never heard him speak an oath or an unclean word and in his death Mr. Fuller was patient and unmindful of himself to the last.

Funeral services were held at the Free Methadist church the following Monday with Rev. H. R. Eveland, assisted by Rev. C. Ward Milan, officiated. Frank was buried in Oakland Cemetery on October 15, 1923.^[1]

Name

Franklin Udell Fuller

Franklin Fuller.^[1][2][8]

Frank Fuller.^[4][6][7][3]

Frank N Fuller.^[5]

Birth

8 December 1861 in Centerville, Appanoose County, Iowa, USA.^{[1][2][4][5][6][7][8][3]}

Parents: Armintus Fuller and Arminta Brough married 1850.^[5]

Nine Siblings: Not listed

Spouse and Children

Married Martha Jennie Delay during 1881.^[5]

Natural Born Children:

1. George Fuller
2. Edna (Fuller) McElroy
3. Charles Jesse Fuller
4. Clyde Thomas Fuller
5. Mary (Fuller)

Residence

Centerville, Appanoose, Iowa, USA.^{[2][4][6][7][3]}

Centerville was listed as Center in 1870 and 1900.^[5]

Death

13 October 1923 in Centerville, Appanoose County, Iowa, USA.^[8]

Burial

Centerville, Appanoose County, Iowa, USA.^[8]

Research Notes

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Is this profile GENEALOGICALLY DEFINED? Note: parents, wife and all six children were listed on his memorial.

At least one source for:

Father and Mother: Memorial, US Census for 1870 and 1880.

Spouse: Census - IA 1895; US

Each Child: on 2 of 4 Census records, Memorial and Obituary

YES IT IS!: Genealogically Defined

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Migrations of Franklin Udell Fuller and his siblings: from Fuller Name Study

Lived in Iowa (all but the oldest, William, born in Iowa):^[1]

Born, Lived and Died in Iowa.

Franklin Udell Fuller (1861 - 1923).

Elnora R (Fuller) Shinogle (1857-1928).

Jessie Ida (Fuller) Parry (1867-1921).

Thomas J. Fuller (1870-1934).

Jennie (Fuller) Greenwell (1872-1951).

Born in Ohio.

Died in Iowa.

William M James Fuller (1851-1912).^[1]

Born in Iowa and Died in Florida.

Solomon Fuller (1859-1939).^[1]

Rhoda Mae (Fuller) Brooks (1864-1943).^[1]

Born in Iowa and Died in Missouri.

Clara Ann Elizabeth (Fuller) Barnthouse Speer England Herr (1854-1935).

Born in Iowa and Died in Oregon.

Edward Briggs Fuller (1875-1936).

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Check details of profiles for completeness.

Franklin Udell Fuller (1861 - 1923).

• periodic reviews

William M James Fuller (1851-1912).

• Has some sources; has simple biography-generate new one.

Clara Ann Elizabeth (Fuller) Barnthouse Speer England Herr (1854-1935).

• Has good summary and many additional sources as inline citations for timeline format which needs to be updated into a narrative. Check to see if it's Genealogically Defined.

Elnora R (Fuller) Shinogle (1857-1928).

• Needs sources then a generated biography.

Solomon Fuller (1859-1939).

• Needs generated biography. Has no children. Timeline with inline citations needs to be converted to narrative. probably, Genealogically Defined.

Rhoda Mae (Fuller) Brooks (1864-1943)

• Needs generated biography. Timeline with inline citations needs to be converted to narrative.

Jessie Ida (Fuller) Parry (1867-1921).

• Had 3 husbands who had other wives need to add them and their children and then added then generated biography and check for more sources...

Thomas J. Fuller (1870-1934).

• Needs more sources; profiles for wives and children, if any. Then generated biogaraphy ...

Jennie (Fuller) Greenwell (1872-1951).

• Needs more sources; profiles for wives and children, if any. Then generated biogaraphy ...

Edward Briggs Fuller (1875-1936).

• Needs more sources; profiles for wives and children, if any. Then generated biogaraphy just for adding WT ids ...

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Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 1.8} Find A Grave, database and images: accessed 24 August 2019; memorial page for Franklin Udell “Frank” Fuller (8 Dec 1861–13 Oct 1923), Find A Grave: Memorial #14428692, citing Oakland Cemetery, Centerville, Appanoose County, Iowa, USA; Maintained by Paul (contributor 46953877).
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3} "United States Census, 1870," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/MDJN-Q29 : 17 October 2014), Franklin Fuller in household of Armuntus Fuller, Iowa, United States; citing p. 16, family 115, NARA microfilm publication M593 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 545,874.
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3} "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/MDKG-7CV : 13 July 2016), Frank Fuller in household of Armintus Fuller, Centerville, Appanoose, Iowa, United States; citing enumeration district ED 20, sheet 558D, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 0326; FHL microfilm 1,254,326.
4. ↑ ^{4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3} "Iowa State Census, 1895," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VT3N-F3V : 17 November 2014), Frank Fuller, Appanoose, Iowa, United States; citing p. 192, 1895, State Historical Society, Des Moines; FHL microfilm 1,021,709.
5. ↑ ^{5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 5.4 5.5} "United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/M9KM-XS7 : accessed 25 December 2016), Frank N Fuller, Center Township Centerville city Ward 1-2, Appanoose, Iowa, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 27, sheet 1A, family 11, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm 1,240,416. 1900 US Census on 2 pages: 1900 US Census image 00879 1of2 shows The Fullers (first 4of7): Frank Udell, HOH, W, M, Born Dec, 1861, age 38, M 19 yrs; M J, wife, W, F, Born Jun, 1860, age 37, M 19 yrs; George, son, W, M, B Jan, 1882, Age 18 S; and Edna, daughter, W, F, B Jan, 1884, Age 16 S. and 1900 US Census image 00880 2of2 shows The Fullers (last 3of7): Chas J, son, W, M, Born Jan, 1888, age 12, S; Clyde, son, W, M, B Jun, 1890, Age 9, S; and Mary C, daughter, W, F, B Jul, 1896, Age 3, S.
6. ↑ ^{6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3} "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:ML1M-4JP : accessed 28 December 2016), Frank Fuller, Centerville Ward 2, Appanoose, Iowa, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 15, sheet 9A, family 178, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 390; FHL microfilm 1,374,403.
7. ↑ ^{7.0 7.1 7.2 7.3} "United States Census, 1920," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M8YT-QYD : accessed 28 December 2016), Frank Fuller, Centerville Ward 2, Appanoose, Iowa, United States; citing ED 17, sheet 16B, line 91, family 409, NARA microfilm publication T625 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1992), roll 477; FHL microfilm 1,820,477. 1920 US Census
8. ↑ ^{8.0 8.1 8.2 8.3} "Find A Grave Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVV8-WKW1 : 13 December 2015), Franklin Udell Fuller, 1923; Burial, Centerville, Appanoose, Iowa, United States of America, Oakland Cemetery; citing record ID 14428692, Find a Grave.

Acknowledgements

• Frank Udell Fuller was created by Barbara Sweeney through the import of Export Sweeney Family Tree.ged on Sep 13, 2015.