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Lot 15

The following was extracted from Where The Trails Cross - Volume 26:1 Fall of 1995
By Brad L. Bettenhausen

 

 Lot  Original Plat Map Notations Name and/or Marker Information Other Comments 
15 J. {John} Fulton, Jr.

FULTON

East of FULTON family stone:

Father 1838 - 1922

Mother

Frank J.

Emma
daughter of John {Jr.} & Hulda Fulton  Died: September 10, 1867; Age: 16 days. "God's lovely bud so young and fair...."

Johnnie B.

West of FULTON family stone:

D. {Daniel} W. Rogers 1867 - 1923

Infant daughter

Luella Rogers

FULTON - Large gray granite family stone

Father - Small granite stone north of family stone. Per undated map at Midlothian Library. Stone read by Bremen HS {John Fulton, Jr. (John)}

Mother - Per undated map at Midlothian Library {Hulda Turney (Asa) 1849 - 1919} Stone gone before May 14, 1994.

Frank J. - Per undated map at Midlothian Library. Stone gone before May 14, 1994. {Son of John Jr. & Hulda  September 21, 1874 - May 22, 1906}

Emma - Per undated map at Midlothian Library. Stone found in June 1990, now at Tinley Park Historical Society {birth calculated August 25, 1867}

Johnnie B. - Per undated map at Midlothian Library. Stone gone before May 14, 1994. {Son of John Jr. & Hulda  December 4, 1882 - February 28, 1891}

{Note: dates of birth & death for Frank, Emma, and Johnnie B. reflected above are from the John Fulton biography in Goodspeed & Healy History of Cook County, IL 1909, vol. II, page 769-770. Exception - Johnnie B.'s death year should be 1891 (given as 1897), based on news item from Blue Island Sun-Standard announcing his death. Birth & death years for these children per the memorial stone at Zion Lutheran Cemetery have been determined to be in error, not additional children.}

Daniel W. Rogers - Per undated map at Midlothian Library. Stone read by Bremen HS. Stone gone before May 14, 1994 {husband of Luella Fulton (John Jr)}

Infant daughter - Small granite stone west of family stone. Stone read by Bremen HS. Per undated map at Midlothian Library. {Marcia May; 1914 - 1914; daughter of Bertrand H. Fulton & Kathryn Vogt.}

Luella Rogers - Per undated map at Midlothian Library {nee Fulton (John Jr.); 1879 - 1944} Stone gone before May 14, 1994.

 


 

The Infant Daughter headstone is a replacement after the original was stolen.
The original (shown on the right) was eventually recovered and now resides at the Tinley Park Historical Society.
Bottom of the original stone reads: "God's lovely bud so young and fair...."

 

John Fulton Jr.

 

 

 

 


 

The following was submitted by Ray Johnson of hauntdetective.com

 

Chicago Tribune - January 25, 1944

ROGERS - Lulu Rogers, nee Fulton of Tinley Park, fond sister of Mrs. Minnie Argile of Chicago and Bert Fulton of Tinley Park.  Resting at late residence 16806 Oak Park avenue.  Services Wednesday, Jan. 26, at 2 p.m. at Tinley Park Methodist church. Interment Bachelor's Grove cemetery.

 


Census Records

It is unclear as to which of the census records belongs to John Sr. or John Jr.

Year Surname Given Name(s) County State Page Township or other info Record Type Database ID #
1850  Fulton  John Cook County IL  028 Bremen Township Federal Population Schedule  IL 1850 Federal Census Index ILS7a1858528

 

Year Surname Given Name(s) County State Page Township or other info Record Type Database ID #
1850  Fulton  John Cook County IL  028  Bremen Township Federal Population Schedule  IL 1850 Federal Census Index  ILS7a1858540

 

Year Surname Given Name(s) County State Page Township or other info Record Type Database ID #
 1860  Fulton  John Cook County IL 502  Bremen Township Federal Population Schedule  IL 1860 Federal Census Index IL38134829

 

Year Surname Given Name(s) County State Page Township or other info Record Type Database ID #
1870  Fulton  John Cook County IL 039  Bremen Federal Population Schedule  IL 1870 Federal Census Index  IL01739495

 

Year Surname Given Name(s) County State Page Township or other info Record Type Database ID #
 1870  Fulton  John Cook County IL  043 Bremen Federal Population Schedule IL 1870 Federal Census Index  IL01739494

 

Year Surname Given Name(s) County State Page Township or other info Record Type Database ID #
1880  Fulton  John Cook County IL 456 Bremen Village Federal Population Schedule IL 1880 Federal Census Index  IL20167098

 

Year Surname Given Name(s) County State Page Township or other info Record Type Database ID #
1880  Fulton  John Cook County IL  458  Bremen Village Federal Population Schedule IL 1880 Federal Census Index IL20167097

 

 
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