Robert Cyrus FULTON (1819 - 1888): Genealogy.Ravensbeak.Com

Name	Robert Cyrus FULTON
Born	1819 Washington County, Ohio, USA [2]
Gender	Male
Died	26 Aug 1888 Wilton, Muscatine County, Iowa, USA [2]

Family ID: F596 Group Sheet | Family Chart

Father	Samuel FULTON (ID:I1788), b. 1773, Washington Twp, Fayette County, Pennsylvania, USA , d. 28 Apr 1850, Salem Twp, Washington County, Ohio, USA (Age 77 years)
Mother	Ruhama (Ruhanna) JACKSON (ID:I1789), b. 1788, Somerset, Somerset County, Pennsylvania, USA , d. 1882, Marietta, Washington County, Ohio, USA (Age 94 years)
Married	16 Feb 1808 Washington County, Ohio, USA
Age at Marriage	Samuel was 35 years and 2 months old[~] ; Ruhama was 20 years and 2 months old.[~] (They were married 42 years and 2 months).

Family ID: F597 Group Sheet | Family Chart | Last Modified: 1 Feb 2024

Wife 1 Eliza Jane WILEY (ID:I1794), b. 28 Dec 1827, Pennsylvania, USA , d. 27 Dec 1874, Wilton, Muscatine County, Iowa, USA (Age 46 years) [4, 5]

Married

8 Nov 1848

Washington County, Ohio, USA

Age at Marriage Robert was 29 years and 11 months old[~] ; Eliza was 20 years and 11 months old. (They were married 26 years and 1 month).

Children

	1. Mary Catherine FULTON (ID:I1795), b. 15 Nov 1849, Salem Twp, Washington County, Ohio, USA , d. 4 Jul 1907, Wilton, Muscatine County, Iowa, USA (Age 57 years)
	2. Calista Jane FULTON (ID:I1796), b. 22 Sep 1851, Salem Twp, Washington County, Ohio, USA , d. 28 Oct 1859, Salem Twp, Washington County, Ohio, USA (Age 8 years)
	3. Caroline FULTON (ID:I1797), b. 1854, Salem Twp, Washington County, Ohio, USA , d. 25 Mar 1879, Wilton, Muscatine County, Iowa, USA (Age 25 years)
	4. Happy Julia FULTON (ID:I1798), b. 1 Feb 1857, Salem Twp, Washington County, Ohio, USA , d. 18 Apr 1939, Iowa (Age 82 years)
	5. Moses FULTON (ID:I1799), b. 29 Nov 1858, Ohio, USA

Documents

Marriage Application - Fulton-Wiley
Ohio, U.S., County Marriage Records, 1774-1993

Family ID: F598 Group Sheet | Family Chart | Last Modified: 4 Feb 2024

Wife 2	Mary HIGHLY (ID:I1800), b. 16 Dec 1832, Union County, Pennsylvania, USA , d. 24 Oct 1913, Wilton, Muscatine County, Iowa, USA (Age 80 years) [3]
Married	29 May 1878 Wilton, Muscatine County, Iowa, USA [6]
Age at Marriage	Robert was 59 years and 5 months old[~] ; Mary was 45 years and 5 months old. (They were married 10 years and 3 months).
Notes	Robert's obituary claims they were married four years after Eliza Wiley's 1874 death. Mary's obituary says they were married in 1876.

Census

1860

Salem Twp, Washington County, Ohio, USA

Ln	Hhold	Given	Surname	Age	BirthDate	Gender	Race	Occupation	BirthPlace
No Image									Transcript
4	238	Robert	Fulton	42	1818	M	White	Farmer	Ohio
5	238	Eliza	Fulton	33	1827	F	White		Pennsylvania
6	238	Mary C	Fulton	10	1850	F	White		Ohio
7	238	Caroline	Fulton	6	1854	F	White		Ohio
8	238	Hoppy	Fulton	4	1856	F	White		Ohio
9	238	Moses	Fulton	1	1859	M	White		Ohio
10	238	Julia	Wiley	19	1841	F	White	Servant	Ohio

NARA Pub: M653 Roll: M653_104 Page: 358 Enumerated: 8 Aug 1860 Transcript ID is dbid=9999&iid=k1pq_36
Source Web Site: Ancestry

Residence

1864

Wilton, Muscatine County, Iowa, USA

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	Born - 1819 - Washington County, Ohio, USA
	Married - 8 Nov 1848 - Washington County, Ohio, USA
	Child - Mary Catherine FULTON - 15 Nov 1849 - Salem Twp, Washington County, Ohio, USA
	Child - Calista Jane FULTON - 22 Sep 1851 - Salem Twp, Washington County, Ohio, USA
	Child - Caroline FULTON - 1854 - Salem Twp, Washington County, Ohio, USA
	Child - Happy Julia FULTON - 1 Feb 1857 - Salem Twp, Washington County, Ohio, USA
	Child - Moses FULTON - 29 Nov 1858 - Ohio, USA
	Census - 1860 - Salem Twp, Washington County, Ohio, USA
	Residence - 1864 - Wilton, Muscatine County, Iowa, USA
	Married - 29 May 1878 - Wilton, Muscatine County, Iowa, USA
	Died - 26 Aug 1888 - Wilton, Muscatine County, Iowa, USA

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Documents » Slide Show		Marriage Application - Fulton-Wiley Ohio, U.S., County Marriage Records, 1774-1993
		Fracas At Wilton Muscatine Weekly Journal, Muscatine, Iowa Friday, May 14, 1880 The article tells of an apparent assault by Robert Fulton against his former son-in-law EV Johns.
		A report of the verdict in Robert Fulton's assault trial. Muscatine Weekly Journal; Muscatine, Iowa; Fri, Sep 7, 1888; Page 6

Obituaries		Death Notice for Robert Fulton Muscatine Weekly Journal; Muscatine, Iowa; Friday, September 07, 1888
Obituaries		Obituary for Mary Highly It mentions 20 grandchildren, 14 great-grandchildren, two brothers, and one son (surname Bryant) as well as her Fulton stepchildren.

[S523] RanSumner Ancestry Family Tree entry.
[S527] SlickChic98 Ancestry Family Tree entry for Robert Cyrus Fulton, https://www.ancestry.com/family-tree/person/tree/158543806/person/142078582561/facts.
[S536] Death Notice for Robert Fulton, (Muscatine Weekly Journal), https://www.newspapers.com/article/muscatine-weekly-journal-robert-fulton-d/140217117/.
[S528] Marriage Application - Fulton-Wiley, Ohio, U.S., County Marriage Records, 1774-1993.
[S530] 1860 US Census for Salem TWP, Washington County, Ohio, https://www.ancestry.com/imageviewer/collections/7667/images/4304721_00245?pId=42253849.
[S538] Iowa Marriage Index Record for Robert Fulton, https://www.ancestry.com/discoveryui-content/view/871176:60284, 4 Feb 2024.