Robert Cyrus FULTON^{[1, 2, 3]}

1819 - 1888  (69 years)

 Set As Default Person

• Name	Robert Cyrus FULTON
  Birth	1819	Washington County, Ohio, USA   [2]
  Gender	Male
  Census	1860	Salem Township, Washington County, Ohio, USA
  No Image Transcript Ln Hhold Given Surname Relation BirthDate BirthPlace Age Gender Status Years Married Children Born Children Living Occupation Immigration Year Nationality Religion Comments 4 238 Robert Fulton 1818 Ohio 42 M Farmer 5 238 Eliza Fulton 1827 Pennsylvania 33 F 6 238 Mary C Fulton 1850 Ohio 10 F 7 238 Caroline Fulton 1854 Ohio 6 F 8 238 Hoppy Fulton 1856 Ohio 4 F 9 238 Moses Fulton 1859 Ohio 1 M 10 238 Julia Wiley 1841 Ohio 19 F Servant  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   [3]
  Death	26 Aug 1888	Wilton, Muscatine County, Iowa, USA   [2]
  Person ID	I1790	Robert Mueller Family
  Last Modified	4 Feb 2024

  
  

  Father	Samuel FULTON,   b. 1773, Washington Twp, Fayette County, Pennsylvania, USA d. 28 Apr 1850, Salem Township, Washington County, Ohio, USA (Age 77 years)
  Mother	Ruhama (Ruhanna) JACKSON,   b. 1788, Somerset, Somerset County, Pennsylvania, USA d. 1882, Marietta, Washington County, Ohio, USA (Age 94 years)
  Marriage	16 Feb 1808	Washington County, Ohio, USA
  Age at Marriage	He was ~ 35 years and 2 months old; She was ~ 20 years and 2 months old. (Were Married 42 years and 2 months).
  Family ID	F596	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Eliza Jane WILEY,   b. 28 Dec 1827, Pennsylvania, USA d. 27 Dec 1874, Wilton, Muscatine County, Iowa, USA (Age 46 years)  [4, 5]
  Marriage	8 Nov 1848	Washington County, Ohio, USA
  Age at Marriage	He was ~ 29 years and 11 months old; She was 20 years and 11 months old. (Were Married 26 years and 1 month).
  Children	1. Mary Catherine FULTON,   b. 15 Nov 1849, Salem Township, Washington County, Ohio, USA d. 4 Jul 1907, Wilton, Muscatine County, Iowa, USA (Age 57 years)   2. Calista Jane FULTON,   b. 22 Sep 1851, Salem Township, Washington County, Ohio, USA d. 28 Oct 1859, Salem Township, Washington County, Ohio, USA (Age 8 years)   3. Caroline FULTON,   b. 1854, Salem Township, Washington County, Ohio, USA d. 25 Mar 1879, Wilton, Muscatine County, Iowa, USA (Age 25 years)   4. Happy Julia FULTON,   b. 1 Feb 1857, Salem Township, Washington County, Ohio, USA d. 18 Apr 1939, Iowa (Age 82 years)   5. Moses FULTON,   b. 29 Nov 1858, Ohio
  Documents		Marriage Application - Fulton-Wiley Ohio, U.S., County Marriage Records, 1774-1993
  Family ID	F597	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	1 Feb 2024

  
  

  Family 2	Mary HIGHLY,   b. 16 Dec 1832, Union County, Pennsylvania, USA d. 24 Oct 1913, Wilton, Muscatine County, Iowa, USA (Age 80 years)  [3]
  Marriage	29 May 1878	Wilton, Muscatine County, Iowa, USA   [6]
  Age at Marriage	He was ~ 59 years and 5 months old; She was 45 years and 5 months old. (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.
  Family ID	F598	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	4 Feb 2024

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - 1819 - Washington County, Ohio, USA Marriage - 8 Nov 1848 - Washington County, Ohio, USA Child - Mary Catherine FULTON - 15 Nov 1849 - Salem Township, Washington County, Ohio, USA Child - Calista Jane FULTON - 22 Sep 1851 - Salem Township, Washington County, Ohio, USA Child - Caroline FULTON - 1854 - Salem Township, Washington County, Ohio, USA Child - Happy Julia FULTON - 1 Feb 1857 - Salem Township, Washington County, Ohio, USA Child - Moses FULTON - 29 Nov 1858 - Ohio Census - 1860 - Salem Township, Washington County, Ohio, USA Residence - 1864 - Wilton, Muscatine County, Iowa, USA Marriage - 29 May 1878 - Wilton, Muscatine County, Iowa, USA Death - 26 Aug 1888 - Wilton, Muscatine County, Iowa, USA  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• 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
  		Obituary for Mary Highly It mentions 20 grandchildren, 14 great-grandchildren, two brothers, and one son (surname Bryant) as well as her Fulton stepchildren.

  
  

• Sources

  [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, 4 Feb 2024, https://www.ancestry.com/discoveryui-content/view/871176:60284.