Adonijah A. Fulton, 1840-1934

FULTON, WALLACE, ROBINSON, JOHNSON

Posted By: Clay County IAGenWeb Coordinator (email)
Date: 2/17/2014 at 14:25:10

NIGE FULTON IS BURIED HERE SATURDAY P.M.

Former "Grand Old Man" of Peterson Dies at Hospital in Minneapolis Thursday

Adonijah Fulton, familiarly called "Nige" wherever he was know, died at the Veterans hospital at Minneapolis, Thursday, October 4th, and he was buried in Peterson, Saturday afternoon, October 6th. Funeral services were held at the Methodist church and were in charge of Rev. O.P. Mueller, of Stanhope, assisted by Revs. Rasmussen and Hyde, of Peterson. Rev. Mueller, a former pastor here and the man who preached the funeral sermon of Mrs. Fulton, some years ago, delivered a very fitting sermon for Mr. Fulton. The floral offerings were profuse and very pretty and a large crowd attended the services to pay last homage to a former beloved citizen. Music was furnished by a quartette composed of Mrs. R.B. Anderson, Mrs. Roy A. Jarnagin, A.L. Blackmer and R.B. Anderson. The body lay in state during the services attended by a guard of honor from the American Legion post here, of which Nige was an honorary member. Masons, Eastern Stars and Legion boys all attended in a body. The services at the grave were a combination Masonic and Legion service. When the Masons had finished with their ritual the Legion boys took charge. A farewell salute was fired over the grave and Legionnaire Earl Tuttle sounded taps. Every store and business place in Peterson was closed for an hour and half during the services. Pall bearers were Dr. W.N. Gaston, Lee Brown, R.E. Sitz, S.H. Wareham, Leo Stockmest(?) and C.E. Batcheler.

Adonijah Fulton was born on a farm in the township of Lisbon, St. Lawrence county, New York, July 3rd, 1840. He was the son of Adonijah and Irene Robinson Fulton. There were fourteen children in that family, of which Adonijah was the eighth child. All the others have preceded him in death. He grew to manhood in St. Lawrence county, New York and at the outbreak of the Civil war, he volunteered and enlisted on the 27th day of July, 1863, in the 106th New York infantry, Company D. He served with this company until the close of the war. His action in the war was in the Army of the Potomac in Virginia. He first served under General Kelly in the eighth army corps and in 1864 was transferred to the Third division, first brigade, under General Wright and brigade commander, Col. Shaw. He saw action in the battle of Rappahannock, the battle of the Wilderness, Spottsylvania Court House, Cold Harbor, Story Creek (under Sheridan), Fisher Hill, and was in the army which annihilated Gen. Early's forces at Cedar Creek. He was with Gen. Meade at the Capture of Richmond, and was at Appomattox courthouse at the surrender of Lee. A few days after the surrender of Lee, while on the march from Appomattox to Danville, North Caroline, he heard of the assassination of President Lincoln. He was mustered out on July 22nd, 1865 in Ogdenburg, New York, at the Seymour house.

Mr. Fulton was married to Loretta Wallace, February 7th, 1866. There were eight children born to them, of whom five are now living and three have preceded him in death. Mrs. Fulton died December 31st, 1917, in Peterson, and was buried in the cemetery here.

Mr. and Mrs. Fulton moved from New York to Iowa, May 5th, 1868. They lived one year at Boone after which they took a homestead in Elk township, Buena Vista county. This was in 1870. He purchased land and moved from Buena Vista county to Cherokee county, shortly after. He moved to the town of Peterson in 1915 and resided here until in June, 1926 at which time he moved to Cambridge, Minnesota.

Mr. Fulton joined the Masons in the town of Waddington, New York, February 2nd, 1866 and was a member in good standing at the time of his death. He was a charter member of Jewell Lodge, Storm Lake, Iowa, which was organized in 1873. He was also a member of Welcome lodge, No. 536(?), Peterson, and a member of the Wild Rose chapter, Order of the Eastern Star. He was an honorary member of the American Legion posts at Peterson and at Cambridge, Minnesota.

He died at the Veterans hospital at Minneapolis, October 4th, 1934, at the age of 94 years, 3 months, and one day. He suffered a fall on September 28th of this year and injured his hip. That accident with his advanced age was the direct cause of his death.

He is survived by three sons and two daughters. They are Warren Fulton of Glenburn, North Dakota; Clarence Fulton of Richmond Highlands, Washington; Otto L. Fulton, of Peterson; Mrs. Walter Robinson, of Davenport; and Mrs. G.J. Johnson, of Jordan, Minnesota. He is also survived by fifteen grandchildren, sixteen great grandchildren and three great-great-grandchildren. Wallace Fulton, Oscar Burr and Ida preceded their father in death.

Source: The Peterson Patriot, Peterson, Clay County, Iowa; October 10, 1934.

Interment in Oakland cemetery
 

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