September 2003 Volume 12, No. 3
From our President
Ruth Blank
Dear Fellow Fulbrights,
It is with great pleasure that I take this
opportunity to thank the Fulbright Family Association members who elected me
Association President at Lake Junaluska. I was not only thrilled to be
attending my first meeting but also excited to be with others who had the love
and dedication for researching and honoring the memory of our forbearers.
Consequently, when nominated, I felt bound to accept the honor bestowed upon me
by my Fulbright cousins as well as to pay tribute to my own Fulbrights who
provided the lively stories and discussion that sponsored my interest in family
history.
My
Fulbrights
Who were my intimate Fulbrights? My mother, Sara Frances, her sister, Eleanor Geraldine, her brother, Thomas Oscar, Jr. and my great aunt, Zorah Selma, who generally spelled her
last name Fulbrecht. Aunt Zorah’s
mother, Sarah Emily McEntire, also a
great story teller, was divorced from John
Barnet Fulbright; however, she kept her children aware of their father’s
family. Each of these family members
knew their Fulbright surname originated from Volbrecht, and each apprised me of
this fact.
After Aunt Zorah’s death, December 18, 1958, I
received a Lineage Chart, prepared in 1955 by Amos Medford, listing hundreds of names and detailing my Fulbright
background from Johan Wilhelm Volbrecht to Sara, Eleanor and Thomas
Oscar, Jr. This Chart ultimately
provided me with the curiosity and motivation to research the Fulbright family
at the Church of Latter Day Saints in Silver Spring, Maryland, court and
genealogy records in North Carolina and through the Internet. Having worked on my father’s family for a
number of years, I found, a surprise to me, that my mother was elated when I began
bringing my Fulbright “finds” to her.
Many “finds” led to stories she remembered hearing from her grandmother
and aunt. Thus, in Mama’s declining
years, she found a new interest and was extremely helpful in my quest for
information. Last September, Mama died,
at age 96, still interested and happy when discussing her Fulbrights.
Increasing
Membership
Hopefully, the foregoing will give you a feel for
the deep interest I have in my family.
In addition, I have a strong concern for the Fulbright Family Association.
To bring myself up to date, I downloaded and read the Newsletters from 1991 to
the present. It was obvious the work,
time and interest put forth by those who started and built the Association. We are all indebted to their service that
has given so much to us and that will allow future researchers to begin so far
advanced in their study. However, at
the Junaluska meeting, the attendees discussed as a high priority the need for
increasing membership. I wish, with
your help, to make this my goal as your new President.
I, now, present you with an idea that may
encourage our family members to join us. We completed a form including our
antecedents when we joined the association.
I suggest that we take a blank form, add the antecedents, copy the
partially completed form and distribute it to family members, especially
younger relatives. Or, if you wish,
give it as a gift by adding the $10.00 check.
I have three children and five grown grand children, I make a pledge to
have each of them on our rolls by October.
Let’s rock and roll and increase our membership!
Let’s Meet
in Pennsylvania
The 2004 Association Annual Meeting will convene
in Easton, Pennsylvania area, where the Volbrechts first sat down their
American roots. How exciting it will be
for us to honor them by arriving in the place where their forbearance and
endurance allowed them to start a new life and adventure in a strange and,
often, threatening new land. So much of our Nation’s early history took place
in Philadelphia and how proud we should be that in some way our family was a
thriving part of those times.
While gathering information about the meeting
site, I have become even more positive about the rightness of this venue choice
by the members. This is where it began
for us as Fulbrights and as Americans.
It will be a wonderful place for you to bring your children and grand
children to bathe in the history of our
country. For those who have not walked
up the path to the Liberty Bell, I can assure you it is a thrilling stroll. And, to stand in the small hall, where the
Declaration of Independence was created and signed, is a stirring moment.
Philadelphia’s motto is “The City That Loves You
Back” and the Lehigh Valley is glorious in the spring. Only 40 miles from Easton, it is also a
short distance from Atlantic City (1 hour), New York City (1 ¾ hours),
Baltimore (1 ¾ hours), Gettysburg (2 ½ hours), Hershey (2 hours) and Washington, DC/Annapolis (3 hours). So, make your plans for an East Coast
Vacation starting June 25, 2004.
E-mail,
Write or Phone Me
I welcome response from you with your thoughts and
ideas on any aspect of my message, especially, if you have opinions or views on
increasing membership and on having the
largest Association turnout ever in Philadelphia. ([email protected], 301-262-5958, 12659 Heming
Lane, Bowie, Maryland, 20716).
I look forward to meeting each of you.
Ruth
Blank
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Let’s
Meet Our New President!
Sarah
Ruth Blank is a former Conference and
Special Events Director for the National Council on Aging in Washington, DC and
Conference Center Director for YMCA Camp Letts in Edgewater, Maryland. She obtained a BS in Anthropology/Sociology
from Bowie State University and an MA in Administrative Gerontology from
Antioch University. Ruth lives
with her husband Paul, five dogs and
two cats in Bowie, Maryland and spends time writing, researching, gardening,
traveling, learning and spending time with her children and grandchildren. Ruth’s Fulbright line is: Sara
Frances, Thomas Oscar, Sr., John Barnett, Jacob, Barnett, Jacob, Johann
Wilhelm.
FULBRIGHT FAMILY ASSOCIATION
This non-profit Association was founded
by descendants of the Johann Wilhelm and the Andreas Vollbrecht/Volprecht
families. Membership is open to individuals with the name of, or descendants
of, or spouses of all those of the family name Fulbright or any of its variant
spellings.
Purposes of the
Association
Our purposes are to:
1) Keep in touch with family members.
2) Plan future reunions, events, and
activities.
3) Share information about the
Fulbright family.
4) Preserve the history of the
Fulbright family for those
who follow by:
a) Researching our origins.
b) Documenting our ancestors’
lives.
c) Publishing a family
newsletter and other
publications.
d) Maintain family
memorabilia, photos and documents
MINUTES OF THE FFA BOARD MEETING
JUNE 27, 2003 - LAKE JUNALUSKA
CONFERENCE CENTER, NORTH CAROLINA
The Fulbright Family Association Board meeting was
called to order on June 27 at 8:35 p.m. at Lake Junaluska, North Carolina.
Because David Herd was unable to attend, a Treasurer’s and Membership report
that he had sent was read and approved. We have $2738.89 in the treasury before
the cost of this reunion was taken out. We have 187 member families, with 5 new
member families.
Paul Fullbright gave a Historian report. He stated that new
North Carolina Fulbrights have been found, and added to the computer file and
the web site. Paul’s e-mail address is in the newsletter, and you can contact
him if you have trouble getting the Fulbright web page on the internet. He also
said that he had bought more storage for his web site, and Fulbright
information from the 1930 census (except Missouri) was not on the web site. All
the Fulbrights on censuses from 1880 on up are listed on the web site. Ed
Stout’s web site contains all the past newsletters. Paul plans to make a CD
that gives information from different families and sell if off the web site.
The Archive report was given. Bill Eddleman will write a
letter to the Springfield Museum with regard to access to the Fulbright
Archives Room. He will inform them that Jean Fulbright is no longer a member of
the FFA, and that we should have access to the Archives Room without Jean being
present.
Bill suggested that we send photos and interesting things that
are going on in our families at the present time for the newsletter. Otherwise,
he only has historical records to include.
Judy Fulbright told us about Lake Junaluska and the program
for Saturday. Bill stated that the Haywood County Deed Abstract book is done
and it would sell for $20 at the meeting, $25 thereafter. The Laclede County
Land Patents book is also still available.
We couldn’t get nominations for a full slate of officers, so
we decided to receive nominations at the General Meeting. Paul Fullbright
agreed to be Historian, and Bill Eddleman is willing to do the Newsletter and
serve as Vice-President. David Herd has also agreed to be the Treasurer and
Membership Chairman, and Patricia Herd is willing to continue to publish the
Newsletter.
We discussed the possibilities of where to hold the next
reunion. Suggestions included eastern Pennsylvania, Batesville, Arkansas, or
California. It will be discussed at the General Meeting.
We discussed how to attract new members. It was suggested that
we get together a brochure about the FFA, and pass it out to the different
Fulbright families who are having their own reunions. Bill Eddleman agreed to
produce a brochure and get it to the families when they let him know about the
reunions.
A suggestion was made that we assemble a cookbook with
Fulbright family recipes and sell if to raise funds. The idea was approved, and
we will print softcover copies using a copy shop instead of using a publisher.
This would be much cheaper and not require advance expenditures.
There was no further business. The meeting was adjourned at
9:20 p.m.
Respectfully submitted, Janice
Fulbright, Recording Secretary
GENERAL MEETING OF THE FULBRIGHT FAMILY
ASSOCIATION
JUNE 28, 2003 - LAKE JUNALUSKA
CONFERENCE CENTER, NORTH CAROLINA
[No minutes were received by the editor from the acting Recording
Secretary by press time, but the following addendum was submitted by Recording
Secretary Janice Fulbright.]
A short business meeting was
held at the banquet for the purpose of electing the remainder of the officers
and discussing where to hold the next reunions. The following officers were
elected and approved:
President - Ruth Blank
Vice-President - Bill
Eddleman
Historian and Archivist -
Paul Fullbright
Recording Secretary - Jim
Gurley
Treasurer and Membership
Chairman - David Herd
Publisher - Patricia Herd
Newsletter Editor - Bill
Eddleman
It was voted to have the next reunion in Pennsylvania and the
2005 reunion in Oklahoma. We approved getting Fulbright recipes together for a
cookbook. Bill and Hope Eddleman will assemble it and run copies in time for
the next reunion.
Respectfully submitted,
Janice Fulbright,
Recording Secretary
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FFA COOKBOOK PLANNED!!
One thing I have noticed at FFA reunions over the last 8
years is the Fulbrights do love to eat! Recently, an article that appeared in a
local Cape Girardeau County newspaper (reprinted from the 1940s) included a
recipe from Mrs. Ed Fulbright, and at least one other Fulbright descendant.
This got Hope and I to thinking that there must be a lot of heirloom recipes
among the many Fulbright families in the FFA. Food and family recipes are one
more heritage that Fulbrights have to share, so I presented the idea to
assemble a cookbook at this year’s reunion.
Do you have recipes that your Fulbright family has handed
down to you? Do you have any favorite recipes of your own family (which will,
of course, become heirloom recipes in the future)? Do you have a favorite aunt
(or uncle) who have any delicious dishes for which they are well-known? If you
or other family members will part with these recipes, we want them for
“Heirloom Recipes from the Fulbright Family”. This cookbook will be assembled
by my wife Hope and I, and we hope that we have enough recipes to get it ready
for next year’s reunion.
Of course, this cookbook should also be something you
will treasure for the history that comes along with it. Include a brief (or,
what the heck, not so brief) description of where you got the recipe, or what
relative gave it to you, and your memories about each recipe. Be sure to tell
us what part of the county you or your relative came from, how you/they fit
among the many branches of the Fulbrights, and any other cherished memories you
want to include. Artwork of your memories, or good, high-contrast photos or
digital images, will also be welcomed.
Send the recipes, narratives, or other materials to Hope
and I at: Bill & Hope Eddleman; 1831 Ricardo Drive; Cape Girardeau, MO
63701; or e-mail them to us at [email protected] if you are computer saavy. We
will categorize them, organize the cookbook, and have it printed locally.
I’d like to see EVERY FAMILY in the FFA represented in
this cookbook. Take an hour or so to write these down and send them along as
soon as you can!
Martin
Fulbright, Power of Attorney to Thomas Jones
Buncombe County, North Carolina Deed
Book 15, Page 128
Transcribed by Bill Eddleman
[I
found this power of attorney in the Buncombe Co. Courthouse while on my trip to
North Carolina during the 2003 FFA Reunion. Martin Fulbright, according to
Haywood County Marriage Bonds, married Elizabeth Davis, daughter of Uriah
Davis, on
Descendants
of this couple might find more on the family by getting the estate file of
Daniel, or David, Davis from the NC State Archives in Raleigh. Also of interest
in this document is the address of Martin Fulbright. This power of attorney was
transacted when several of the sons of John Fulbright resided in Madison Co.,
Tennessee, and this adds to our slim collection of information about the family
during the 1825-30 time period.]
Know all men by these presents that I
Martin Fulbright of the State of Tennessee Madison county for diverse good
causes, and considerations, me hereunto moving have made ordained authorized
nominated & appointed & by these presents do make ordained authorized
nominated and appointed Thomas Jones of the State of North carolina Buncombe
county my true and lawful attorney for me & in my name & for my own
proper use & benefit to ask demand sue for recover and receive of and from
Daniel [could be David] Davis my Brother & law which has Deceased all such
sum or sums of money debts & demands what ever which are now due &
owing unto me the Martin Fulbright by me from the said Estate & to have use
& take all lawful ways & means in my name or otherwise for the money
thereof by attachment writ distress or otherwise and to compound and agree for
the same and acquittance or other sufficient discharge for the same for me and
in my name to make seal & deliver & to do all other lawful dts.[?] and
things whatsoever concerning the premises as fully and in every respect as
myself might or could do were I personally present at the doing thereof and
otherwise one or more under him for the purpose aforesaid to make & again
at his pleasure to revoke ratifying & confirming and by these presents
allowing whatsoever my said attorney shall in my name lawfully do or cause to
be done in and about the premises by virtue of these presents. In witness
whereof I have hereunto set my hand & seal this 5th day of March 1828.
Test
Russel Jones Martin
Fulbright {seal}
William
W. Hutchinson
North
Carolina } County Court April
Term 1828
Buncombe
County } The within power of attorney
was duly proved in open court by the oath of Wm. W. Hutchinson a subscribing
witness thereto recorded and order to be registered.
Test
John Miller C. C. C.
28th
August 1828 By E. H.
McClurne. D. C.
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NEW
PUBLICATION AVAILABLE FROM THE FFA
At the Lake Junaluska reunion, Bill Eddleman
unveiled the latest book he has done for the FFA: Abstracts of Haywood County, North Carolina Deeds, Books A-C. This
book contains many references to Fulbrights and allied families, including the
branchs of the Jacob and John Fulbright familes (sons of Johann Wilhelm) who
lived in the area. Fulbright family historians, and others with ancestry in the
area, should find it a useful resource. You can order copies for $25, postpaid,
from Bill Eddleman, 1831 Ricardo Drive, Cape Girardeau, MO 63701. Also
available is “Original Land Patentees of Laclede County, Missouri”, which sells
from $17 postpaid from the same address.
Barnett
and Aaron Fulbright Families - From Bible Records
Transcribed by Bill Eddleman
[Editor’s
Note: The following information was contained in Bible pages believed to have
belonged to Aaron Fulbright, son of Barnett Fulbright of Haywood Co., North
Carolina. There are some indications this could also be parts of three Bibles,
one possibly belonging to Barnett Fulbright Sr., one to his son Aaron, and one
to Aaron’s wife Isabel’s family (Haynes) I found copies of these in the files
of the late Dorothy Fulbright Schaper, when these files were donated to the
Cape Girardeau County Genealogical Society by her husband Bern Schaper. I
believe them to be authentic, because various entries are in different
handwriting. I do not know where Dorothy obtained these copies, but all were
stapled together, suggesting the same source. If anyone knows the present
location of this Bible or Bibles, please notify me.]
[Page 1--trifold prepaid envelope with postage imprint,
postmark unreadable]
Aron
Fulbright
Clyde
N. C.
[Page 2 -- appears to be the reverse side of Page 1]
Alford
Calayway Fullbright was born July the 5 [1838--years are marked through, and a
list given at the bottom of the page]
Marey
Tlitha Fullbright was born September the 8 [1841]
Marcus
Lafyet Fullbright was born July the 21 [1843]
Martha
Jain Fullbright was born July the 26 [1845]
Roday
Ann Fullbright was born desembar the 6 1846
[Page 3--folded sheet of paper]
Mary
Ann Fullbright is born the 31 day of January 1787
J. B. Reid
Barnett
Fullbright is Born the 22 day of January 1791 - then departed this life April
the 25 1884
Aaron
Fulbright is born the 6 day of August 1812
Jesse
Fullbright is Born the 18 day of December 1813
Eve
Fullbright is born the 3 day of [in paper fold]
[Page 4--reverse side of Page 3]
Andrew
Wikle[?] was born the 31 of July 1816
Maria
Fullbright is Born the 6 day of March 1817
Barnett
Fullbright is Born the 5 day of February 1819
Jacob
Fullbright is Born the 30 day of March 1821
Sarah
Fullbright is born the 10 day of July 1823
Rody
Fullbright is born the 20 day of May 1828
Miles
Fullbright is born the 14 day of October 1830
[Page 5]
[FAMILY
RECORD]
[BIRTHS]
[Column 1]
John
Haynes was born May the 7 1786
kiziah
was Born January the 9 1788
Sarah
was Born October the 29 1789
Wm.
was Born May the 6 1791
Ephraim
was Born September the 18 1793
Jonathan
was Born November the 17 1795
Henry
was Born October the the 19 1797
Alesey
was Born January the 1 1800
Johnson
was Born November the 23 1801
Edward
was Born december the 16 1803
James
Madison was Born August the 11 1811
[Column
2]
John
Haynes was Born may the 7 1786
Mary
Hynes was Born January the 18 1796
and
was maried September the 8 1814
______________________
Isabel
Haynes was Born September 11 1815
Melinda
was Born february the 4 1817
Judson
Posey was Born April the 17 1819
Jacob
Shook was Born January the 21 1821
D 4 May 1835
Polley
was Born december the 20 1822
D 11 May 1833
David
was Born June the 25 1825
Susanna
was Born June the 26 1827
_______________________
August
the 18 1833
[Page 6]
[FAMILY
RECORD]
[BIRTHS]
[Column 1]
Stephen
Morgan Sr was born Mary 4th 1776
________________________
Oct.
9th 1836
Edward
Haynes was born December 16th 1803
________________________
Jacob
Shook Haynes was Born in the State of Missouri January the 21st in the year of
our Lord 1821 and departed this Life May the 4th 1835 Aged 14 years 3 Months
and fourteen days
Judson
Posey Haynes was born April the 11 1817 in the State of Missouri departed this
life Jan the 7 1877 age 59 years 8 months 27 days
[Column
2]
Polly
Polly
Polley
Haynes was Born in the State of Missoury decembar the 20th in the year of our
Lord 1822 and departed this Life May the 11th Aged Eighteen years four Monthes
and 27 days [22 days written in below]
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David
& Daniel Fulbright Deeds - Haywood County, North Carolina
Abstracted by Bill Eddleman
[These
two deeds were abstracted from microfilm viewed in the Waynesville Public
Library during the 2003 FFA Reunion. They are of interest because they document
land sold to Adam Snider, a neighbor of the John & Jacob Fulbright
families, in 1817 and 1821. The extreme delay in recording these deeds was
because they were not recorded until the Snider estate was settled at his death
in the late 1860s. The David Fulbright in the one deed is probably David
“Judge” Fulbright, son of John & Elizabeth (Coulter?) Fulbright. I have yet
to find how David actually received this land – no deed having been located,
nor a land grant. Did the deed/grant not get recorded in the deed book nor
registry book, or did David possibly get the land by gift from his father or
his father-in-law Henry Smathers? The date matches when others in his family
sold their lands prior to moving to Missouri. The Daniel Fulbright in the other
deed is likely Daniel, son of Jacob (not Daniel N., son of John), because he
purchased this land shortly before the parcel was sold, and the John Fulbright
family can be found in various records in Missouri by 1821.]
Haywood County Deed Book I
Page
386. 4 September 1817. David Fullbright to Adam Snider, both of Haywood Co. For
the sum of $150, 75 acres, more or less, on the waters of Homany Creek;
beginning on a white oak. Signed David Fulbright. Witnesses Wm. Chambers, Elihu
Chambers. J. L. Smith and G. F. Smathers proved the handwriting of Elihu
Chambers before G. S. Ferguson, Judge of Probate, on 9 September 1869.
Registered 17 September 1869.
Page
394. 1 November 1821. Daniel Fulbright to Adam Snider, both of Haywood Co. For
the sum of $200, 129 acres, more or less, in Fulbright’s Cove on Homany Creek;
sold by Daniel McDowell, Sheriff, to Daniel Fulbright; and beginning on a
Spanish oak. Signed Daniel (x) Fulbright. Witnesses Elihu Chambers, Leonard
Cagle, William Lafon [Lafor?]. G. F. Smathers and J. L. Smith proved the
handwriting of Elihu Chambers before G. S. Ferguson, Judge of Probate, on 9
September 1869. Registered 17 September 1869.
THE FULBRIGHT FAMILY ASSOCIATION EXECUTIVE
BOARD President Ruth Blank 12659 Heming Lane Bowie, MD 20716 301-262-5958 Vice President Bill Eddleman 1831
Ricardo Drive Cape
Girardeau, MO 63701 573-335-1507
Membership Secretary- Treasurer David
Herd 8708
E. 79th Terr. Raytown,
MO 64138-1337 Recording Secretary Jim Gurley 126 Escalona Drive Santa Cruz, CA 95060 Historian Paul
Fullbright 704
County Glen Leander,
TX 78641 Archivist Paul
Fullbright 704
County Glen Leander, TX 78641 FFA News Editor Bill
Eddleman 1831
Ricardo Drive Cape
Girardeau, MO 63701 |
OBITUARIES
Lovell C. Fulbright
Beloved
FFA Member and Family Historian
Long-time FFA Members were saddened to learn of the
death of Lovell C. Fulbright at age 95 on August 9, 2003, in Goodlettsville, TN.
Lovell was a regular at the reunions until age forced him to stop attending after
the last Springfield reunion in 1998. Lovell was a regular contributor to the Fulbright Family News, and co-authored a book on his branch of the family (the
John Fulbright line) with his son Jim, The
Fulbrights, an Exclusively American Family. The book is still available at
the Greene County, MO History Museum. Lovell was preceded in death by his wife,
Mayme Fulbright. He is survived, by son and daughter-in law, Jim (Melna)
Fulbright; three granddaughters; and four great-grandchildren. Interment was in
the Forest Lawn Memorial Gardens. [Editor’s note: Please send any other
remembrances of Lovell to me for the next newsletter.]
Nellie Jane Mangold
Nellie Jane Mangold, 84, of Aberdeen, WA, died of
cancer on Tuesday, Oct. 29, 2002, at her daughter’s Bellevue, WA, home. She was
born May 24, 1918, at Coffee Creek, Mont., to Elbert Levi and Amelia May
(Fulbright) Stout. After living in
Coffee Creek, Arlee, and Missoula, Mont., and Seattle, WA, she moved to
Aberdeen in 1943. On May 16, 1938, she married Wendelin Joseph Mangold in
Missoula. He died in 1989. Mrs. Mangold
was a homemaker. She was also a 59-year member of St. Mary’s Catholic Church in
Aberdeen, and belonged to the church guild and alter society. In 1988, the Knights of Columbus named the
Mangold's, “Family of the Year”.
Nellie also was a charter member of and
volunteer with the St. Joseph Hospital Service League in Aberdeen. She volunteered with St. Mary’s Feed the
Hungry program for 16 years and was a Harbor Health Care volunteer. She also volunteered
with the Coastal Community Action Program in Aberdeen, were an assistant Girl
Scout leader and a member of the Retired Senior Volunteer Program and the
Retired Eagles Activity Club. In addition, she was a Grays Harbor Opportunity
80’s Economic Development volunteer and an executive board member of the United
Commercial Travelers Council 710. She
belonged to the Eagles Auxiliary, Golden Seniors Club, and was a life member of
the Veterans of Foreign Wars, all of Aberdeen.
Nellie was interested in Native American history, arts
and beadwork. In her 70’s she took several hot air balloon rides. Those close to her said that her next
planned adventure was skydiving. She
also enjoyed handwork, arts and crafts, crocheting, reading and traveling. She and her husband donated several items to
the Westport South Beach Historical Society and to the Aberdeen Museum of
History.
She is survived by two sons, Edward J. of Mill Creek,
WA, and James L. of Alvin, TX; Three daughters, Dolores M. Buckingham, and
Patricia M. Lee both of Vancouver, WA, and Joanne L. Wilson of Bellevue, WA; a
brother, Edward E. Stout of Fallbrook, CA; a sister, Bessie Webb of Colville,
WA; 16 grandchildren and 9 great-grandchildren. A visitation was held at
Whiteside Family Mortuary, a funeral Mass was held at St. Mary’s Catholic
church, and interment is at Fern Hill Cemetery, all in Aberdeen.
[Editor’s note: Thanks to Edward Mangold, Nellie’s
son, for forwarding this. Our deepest condolences to her family, and to Ed
Stout on the loss of his sister.]
Burke County, North Carolina Road Order
[The
following was found an article, “Burke County, NC, Road Orders 1777, 1778,
1782” in the Journal of the Burke County
Genealogical Society, Volume 15, Number 3, Pages 4-7 (1997). This was one
of a number of road orders on scraps of paper that were found by Julia M. Case
in the North Carolina Archives in Raleigh, and transcribed by Jo White Linn.
This particular order is not dated, but the mention of Andrew/Andreas Fulbright
would place it in 1778 or before. Several of the names were those of known
neighbors of the Fulbrights on Lyles Creek, and this area was part of Burke
County during this time period. More details would be nice, but Burke County
had many records burned during the Civil War.]
Commissioners
to lay out a Road from the Island Ford to the Quaker Meadow Road near Widdow
Adams’s: or any 12 of them [not dated]
Simon Jonas W.m
Fulbright Sen.r
Uta Sherrell Barnet
Sigman
pateat Trett Jacob
Moyers
Acquilla Sherrill Conrode Hawn
Devolt Honsinger And.w
Fulbright
Henry Pope George
Sigman
Adam Earwood Melcher Havener
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Welcome
to New Members!!!
Treasurer/Membership
Chairman David Herd reports the following new or re-activated members have
recently joined the FFA:
Ruth
& Paul Blank of MD
Jesse
& Carol Fulbright of WA
Sarah
Truett of GA
Lillian
Donaldson of GA
Ronnie
Lee Fulbright of NC
Jim
Gurley of CA
Rev.
Bob Fulbright of NC
Steven
Fullbright of TX
Dr
& Mrs Philp Buckheister of GA
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Congratulations to---
Patricia
and David Herd, who are the proud grandparents of Kyla
Marie Chamblee, 7lbs. 11ozs. 19 3/4 inches long, born 8:17am, September 22,
2003, to Tina Marie (Herd) Chamblee, Bruce Chamblee, and big brother Brennan.
Lee and Maudie (Fulbright) Barnes of
Batesville, who celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary with a dinner on Aug.
3, 2003 given by their son Mike Barnes and family. On Aug. 16 they took a
cruise down the Mississippi on the Memphis Queen. Lee Barnes and Maudie
Fulbright were married Aug.17, 1953 in Las Vegas, NV They have two sons, Mike
Barnes and Mitch Barnes, and three grandchildren.
Peggy Chandler and Eddie Fulbright, both of
Mount Pleasant, AR, who have announced the engagement and upcoming marriage of
their daughter, Amy Fulbright, to Matt Bibb, son of Mr. and Mrs. Don Bibb of
Trumann. The bride-elect is the granddaughter of Mr. and Mrs. Joe Fulbright and
the late Thomas and Cleffie Sneed.
In Memoriam
William Boyce Keys died November 11, 2000,
at his home in Cerritos, California. He was born Nov. 9, 1929, in Sallisaw, OK
to David Henley and Agnes (Fullbright) Keys. He died Nov. 7, 2000, at his home.
Survivors include his wife, Joan; five children, Linda, David, Glenn, Erin and
Paula; three sisters, Marge, Ellen, Jeanne; and eight grandchildren. He was
preceded in death by his parents and two sisters, Kate Book and Freda Walczyk.
(Sequoyah County Times, November
2000). Eddie H. Hooks, Sr., age 74,
of Austin, died, January 27, 2001. Eddie was born in Tuscaloosa, AL to Ross
Merritt Hooks and Mary Emmalette "Gussie" (Fulbright) Hooks on May
10, 1926. Eddie spent the early part of his childhood in El Salto, Durango,
Mexico and later attended schools in El Paso, TX. He was an accountant and
former owner/CEO of On and Offshore Quality Control Specialists, Inc., Austin,
TX. He was a World War II veteran with the Army Air Corps. Eddie was preceded
in death by his parents, brothers, sister, his wife, Billie Bentle Hooks, and
grandson, Trey Hooks. Mr. Hooks is survived by his wife Marilyn Hooks, of
Austin, children, Ross M. Hooks, III, and wife, Annette of Pflugerville, Vivian
Patricia Dodd and husband Mike of Leander, Eddie H. Hooks, Jr. and wife,
Marilyn of Austin, step-children, John Michael Montgomery of Jacksonville, FL
and Ellen Elizabeth Hanrahan and husband, Byron of Plugerville, ten
grandchildren and five great-grandchildren. He is also survived by his brother,
Manuel Quinones Orozco and wife, Soccoro, of El Salto, Durango, Mexico. (Houston Chronicle). Donia Jane Hill, 76, of Hooks, TX, died Feb. 19, 2001. Mrs. Hill
was born June 8, 1924, in Ralls, TX. She was a homemaker. She was preceded in
death by her husband, John H. Hill, in 1986 and one daughter, Martha Bell
Sanderson, in 1991. Survivors include four sons, David Hill, Charles Hill and
James Hill of Hooks and Harvey Ed Hill of Texarkana; one daughter, Nancy
Sanderson of Hooks; one brother, Tom Ed Fullbright of Big Sandy, TX; two
sisters, Ruth Johnson of Marshall, TX, and Nancy Morris of Newberry, S.C.; 19
grandchildren; and 17 great-grandchildren. Cleo
H. Fulbright, 85, Newton, NC died, January 1, 2002. She was born December
13, 1916 in Catawba County, daughter of the late Clay and Florence (Young)
Hendricks.She was a member of Cedar Grove Baptist Church and had worked in the
furniture industry. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by
her husband, John Pinkney Fulbright, Sr.; a daughter and son-in-law, Betty H.
Setzer and Leonard Setzer; one step-daughter, Helen Richard; one step-son, John
Eugene Fulbright; a sister, Thelmar Hoyle, and two brothers, Colon Hendricks
and Robert Hendricks. Survivors include two daughters & son-in-law,
Bobbie H. Setzer of Conover; Meri Ruth and Joel Alexander of Conover, NC; three
sons & daughters-in-law, Dean and Elaine Hendricks of Conover, NC; J. P.
and Debora Fulbright, Jr. of Hickory, NC; Donnie and Kathy Fulbright of Maiden,
NC; one step-daughter, Jane Johnson of Vale, NC; two step-sons & daughter-in-law,
Robert and Margaret Fulbright of FL and Thomas Richard of Newton, NC; 10
grandchildren, 7 great grand- children, 1 great great grandchild, 9 step
grandchildren, 18 step great grandchildren, 2 step great great grandchildren. Sidney R. Fulbright, 69, of Hickory, NC
died October 23, 2002. Born October 20, 1933 in Catawba County, NC, he was the
son of Macon S. and Bertie Rader Fulbright. He was a retired owner/operator of
a Pope-Davis Tire Company in Columbia, S.C., and a U.S. Army Veteran. In
addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by 2 sisters and 6 brothers.
Survivors include his wife, Mary Pope Fulbright; a son & daughter-in-law,
William Sidney and Wendy Jackson Fulbright of Erdenheim, PA; a sister, Kate
Fulbright Lay of Lincolnton, NC; 2 sisters-in-law, Ilene Fulbright of Newton,
NC and Helen Fulbright of Ft. Myers, FL; 3 grandchildren, Jackson Fulbright of
PA, Paul Fulbright of PA, and Sydney Fulbright of PA. Elizabet Helen Fulbright, 71, passed away on December 20, 2002
after a lengthy illness. She was born November 13, 1931 to Cleveland and Mary
LaBorde. Elizabeth was very musical, she could sing, play the piano, the
accordian and the violin. As a child she entertained with her sisters, and they
helped raise money for the USO selling war bonds. On June 23, 1956 she married
James Fulbright. Elizabeth taught at St. Theresa's Catholic School and was
active in the Woman's Altar Rosary Society. Elizabeth was preceded in death by
her son John Franklin Fulbright . She is survived by her husband, James Fulbright,
son James Peter Fulbright, and daughter Anna Marie Fulbright. (Houston Chronicle, 12/22/02). Bertie M. Boeckman, 93, of the
Loyal-Omega community, died February 17, 2003. Bertie was born July 30, 1909,
in Shawnee, OK, to Andrew and Rovella Fullbright. Her family moved to the Loyal
community where she met and married Gus Boeckman in 1927. She was preceded in
death by her husband, three brothers, Roy, Homer and Floyd Fullbright, and one
sister, Bonnie Pope. She is survived by a daughter, Arline Cassel and husband
John of Kingfisher, one granddaughter, Carol Jones and husband Fred of Omega,
and one great-granddaughter, Kristin Stephens of Omega. Catherine Louise Fulbright of Burton, age 78, died March 5, 2003 in
Goodrich. She was born in Amagon, AR on November 26, 1924. Surviving are six
children, Hansel and wife Doris of Burton, Ronnie and wife Jeri of Flushing,
Rick and wife Julie of Lexington, MI, Larry and wife Linda of Mt. Morris, Linda
and husband Dan Glasstetter of Flint, Teresa and husband Jim Maguire of Burton;
15 grandchildren; 11 great-grandchildren; 2 sisters; and a brother. She was
preceded in death by her husband, William, in 1967 and granddaughter, Laura
Fulbright, in 1973. (Flint Journal
3/6/2003 & 3/7/2003). Henry Blake
Fulbright Sr., 85, of Bowersville, GA, died March 30, 2003. He was born in
Franklin County, GA, the son of Henry David Fulbright and Lizzie Burnett
Fulbright. He was retired from textiles as a loom fixer. He was a World War II
U.S. Air Force veteran. He is survived by his wife, Helen Faggart Fulbright;
two sons, Henry Blake Fulbright Jr. of Bowersville and Paul David Fulbright of
Paris, TX; two daughters, Judy Ford of Bowersville and Linda Kernen of Flowery
Branch, GA; two brothers, Paul “Hoke” Fulbright of Anderson, SC and D.C.
Fulbright of Carnesville, GA; seven grandchildren; 10 great-grandchildren; and
one great-great-grandchild. He was preceded in death by his parents; three
brothers; and three sisters. (Hartwell
Sun 4-3-2003). Alvin Arbie Barber,
65, of Lebanon, MO, died April 2, 2003, in Lebanon. He was born Oct. 2, 1937,
in Lebanon to Harry Delbert Barber and Sadie Mae (Fulbright) Barber Bloomfield,
who preceded him in death. He also was preceded in death by his stepfather,
Barney Bloomfield and one sister, Nadine Lemon. He was a truck driver.
Survivors include his wife, Loretta Barber; one son, Alvin Lee Barber and his
wife, Gig, of Lebanon; two daughters, Leila Tussing and her husband, Gary and
Anna Marie Licea and her husband, Sergio, both of Lebanon; two brothers, Delbert
Barber of Louisburg and Curtis Barber of Lebanon; three sisters, Loretta Hilton
of Plato; Patricia Brownsword of Lebanon and Nora Thompson of Kansas City; 11
grandchildren and one great-grandchild. (Lebanon
Daily News 4-3-2003). Sarah L.
Fulbright, 81, a resident of Albuquerque since 1949, died April 2, 2003.
She is survived by her daughter, Jannie Fulbright-Hall of Albuquerque; sister,
Marzilla Yates of Paris, TX; four grandchildren, Tamika L. Hall, TeNesha R.
Hall, Johnny R. Hall II, all of Albuquerque, and Stacy Mitchell of New Boston,
TX; seven great-grandchildren; and two great-great-grandchildren. She was
preceded in death by her husband, Rufus Fulbright; father, Willie Thornton;
mother, Lula Thornton-Russell; brother, Willie B. Thornton, Jr.; and
stepfather, Lon Russell. (Albuquerque Journal, 4-5-2003). Inez Elizabeth Poovey Boyles, 85, of Lincolnton, NC, formerly of
Cherryville, NC, passed away, April 15, 2003, at Lincoln Medical Center. She
was born March 4, 1918, in Catawba County, daughter of the late Robert Eli
Poovey and Jenelah Etta Shook Poovey. She retired from the textile industry. In
addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Hershel Lee
Boyles; a son, Jerry W. Fulbright; a brother, Grover Poovey; and two sisters,
Ethel Laney and Mattie Ruth Poovey. Survivors include a grandson, Michael W.
Fulbright of Claremont; two great-grandsons, Nathan and Thomas Fulbright of
Claremont; and a great-granddaughter, Taylor Fulbright, all of Claremont, NC. Norman Lionel Fulbright Sr., 69, of
Fort Smith died, April 24, 2003. He was a veteran of the Army. He is survived
by five sons, including Michael Fulbright of Oklahoma City, OK and Norman Jr.
of CA; a stepdaughter, Lillian Smith of Tulsa, OK; and three grandchildren. Wilma A. Dailey, 69, of Marble Hill, MO
died, April 24, 2003, in Cape Girardeau. She was born Jan. 15, 1934, in
Bollinger County, daughter of Johnny and Myrtle Fulbright Cook. She and James
L. "Vern" Dailey were married Dec. 25, 1954. Dailey retired as postmaster
of Oak Ridge Post Office. Survivors include her husband; two sons, Roger Dailey
of Sedgewickville, MO, Randy Dailey of Marquand, MO; a brother, Cloyd Cook of
Sedgewickville; two sisters, Eula Hoehn of Doe Run, MO, Louise Kowniak of
Farmington, MO; four grandchildren; and a great-grandson. She was preceded in
death by two brothers and a sister. Mr. Roy
M. Fullbright, 87, died May 10, 2003. (Charlotte
Observer, 5/12/2003). Mavis Weaver
Fulbright, 91, died June 7, 2003. A native of Polk County, N.C., she was
the daughter of the late John D. and Charlotte Flynn Weaver and the widow of
Ben V. Fulbright. Surviving are a son, Bennie Fulbright of Spartanburg, SC; one
daughter, Peggy Edwards of Tryon, N.C.; two sisters, Vivian White and Esther
Waldrop, both of Spartanburg; eight grandchildren; eight great-grandchildren;
and two great-great-grandchildren. She was predeceased by two sons, Mack and
Wayne Fulbright. Claudine McGowen,
80, of Westboro, WI, formerly of Caldwell, entered into rest on, June 21, 2003,
at 8,27 a.m. in Marshville, WI. She was born Claudine Laverne Fullbright to
Viola and George Fullbright on March 12, 1923, in Tecumseh, OK. She was raised
and schooled along with her siblings in Shawnee, OK. She and William Edgar
McGowen were united in marriage on Nov. 4, 1940, in Tecumseh. They moved from
OK and eventually settled in Idaho and raised their family of six children. She
was preceded in death by her parents, four brothers, twin half sisters and a
very dear grandson, Brett Wilhite. She is survived by her husband of 63 years;
daughters, Shirley May Wilson of TN, Dolores Elizabeth Cruthirds of NV, Verna
Verdeniah Cluchey of Boise, Margie Eveline Hales of WI and Bonnie Lashale
Weatherford of Caldwell; son, Leo Elton McGowen of Marsing; sons-in-law,
Joelon, Jim, Michael, Mike and Jay; daughter-in-law, Sandy; 16 grandchildren,
Monique, Joey, Angie, Kim, Kristin, Sarah, Ken, Melissa, Steven, Rachel, Ryan,
Lashale, Jonathon, Kevin, Linsey and Jason; five great-grandchildren, Lauren,
Madeline, Kim, Elizabeth and Dylan; and a sister-in-law, Goldie Edwards. Dorr E. Fulbright, 72, of Batesville,
AR died, Aug. 30, 2003. He was born Sept. 27, 1930, in Limedale, son of Roy
Jacob and Annie Marcella (Swaims) Fulbright. He was a heavy equipment operator
and construction worker. Survivors include his wife, Barbara Ann Gamel
Fulbright; two sons, David E. Fulbright of Batesville and William Jacob Scott
Fulbright of Bethesda; a daughter, Dorla Ann Fulbright Davis of Bethesda; a
brother, Monroe Fulbright of Barberton, Ohio; two sisters, Polly Robertson and
Hester Robertson, both of Batesville; five grandchildren, David Fulbright Jr.
of Sulphur Rock, Lana McCarty, Jenifer Walls and Carrie Davis, all of
Batesville, and Wesley Gene Davis of Bethesda; and four great-grandchildren,
Savannah McCarty, Kendra Walls, Payton Walls and Allison Estrada, all of
Batesville. He was preceded in death by his parents, a brother, Hail Fulbright
and a sister, Laverne Fulbright. (Batesville
Guard Online, Batesville, AR). Glenn
Fulbright, 78, of West Palm Beach, FL, and formerly of Hickory, NC, died
Sept. 4, 2003, at Hospice of Palm Beaches after a brief illness. Born July 30,
1925, in Vale, NC, he was a son of Gordon and Martha Wise Fulbright. A retired
carpenter and cabinet maker, he was a U.S. Navy combat veteran during World War
II. He served on the USS New Mexico.
He was preceded in death by four brothers, J.Z., Edgar, Wayne, and Victor
Fulbright, and one sister, Mary Richey. Survivors include his wife of 56 years,
Wilma Isenhour Fulbright of the home; a daughter, Sandra Fulbright-Myres, of
West Palm Beach, FL; and three sisters-in-law. (Hickory Daily Record, 9/5/2003). Millard “Old Man” Fulbright, 83, of Leesburg, FL, died, Sept. 15,
2003. Born Nov. 12, 1919, in Catawba County, NC, he was a son of the late
George W. and Laura Huffman Fulbright. He retired as a self-employed roofer. He
was preceded in death by his wife, Ruth Propst Fulbright, five brothers, Alvin,
Dick, Marshall, G.W. and Harold Fulbright, and a sister, Evelyn Fulbright.
Survivors include two daughters, Vergie Elam of Pendelton, IN, and Rosemary
Chadd of Indianapolis, IN; three sons, Jimmie Fulbright of Brownsburg, IN,
Keith Fulbright of Kokomo, IN, and Kenneth Fulbright of Indianapolis, IN; three
sisters, Mary McKennon, Joann Whitener and Ferne Baker of Hickory; a brother,
Eugene Fulbright of Hickory; 10 grandchildren; and 21 great-grandchildren. (Hickory Daily Record 9-21-03).
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