Alexander FULTON - History

FULTON, JONES

Posted By: Joey Stark
Date: 5/9/2006 at 20:59:39

"1879 History of Jefferson County", Fairfield Township, Page 507

ALEXANDER FULTON, farmer, Sec. 10; owns a quarter section of land, valued at $100 per acre; born in Huntingdon Co., Penn.; moved to Baltimore, thence to Chillicothe, Ohio, where he worked as a millwright until he moved to Jefferson County in 1833 (1843); was proprietor of the first drug and book store in Fairfield; also built the first school house in the county. Married, in 1826, Miss Eliza JONES; have four children -- Robert J., born Feb. 27, 1831 (deceased); Joseph, born May 6, 1833; Wm. C., born Jan. 13, 1836, and Martin A., born Feb. 14, 1838. Joseph FULTON was appointed by the Governor to represent the agricultural interests of Iowa. Mr. FULTON hauled the material for his house from Ft. Madison, Iowa, his nearest trading-point at that time. M.E. Church.

*Transcribed for genealogy purposes; I have no relation to the person(s) mentioned.