FULKERSON, Grafton Kirk

  Research Notes:

WWI Draft Registration Card:
Grafton Kirk Fulkerson; 316 S. Sheridan Road, Waukegan, Ill. permenant address; Born Aug. 31, 1893; Natural Born in Trinidad, Colorado, USA; Occupation of gate man for the North Western Railroad in Waukegan, Ill; No dependents; Single; Caucasian; No military service; No reason for exemption.
Back of Card:
Medium height; Slender build; Brown eyes; Brown hair; Not bald; no physical problems; signed by Gus Jedlicka registrar; 6th Precient; town of Waukegan, Ill. Lake Co. Local Board No. 2 on June 5, 1917. ¹

  Noted events in his life were:

• He appeared on the 1910 US Census census on 23 Apr 1910 in Macomb, McDonough, Illinois. ² Fulkerson, Grafton K., son, male, white, age 16, single, born in Colorado, father born in Illinois, mother born in Illinois, speaks English, trade of deliveryman for a meat market, employee, not out of work on Apr. 15, 1910, out of work for 26 weeks in 1909, can read, can write, did not attend school since Sept 1, 1909, (15 in fam schedule).

• He appeared on the 1920 US Census census on 5 Jan 1920 in Waukegan, Illinois. ³ Fulkerson, Grafton K., son, male, white, age 26, single, attended school, can speak English, born in Colorado, father born in Illinois, mother born in Colorado (mistake), clerical worker, works for North Western Rail Road

• He appeared on the 1930 US Census census on 7 Apr 1930 in Waukegan, Illinois. ⁴ Fulkerson, Grafton, brother, male white, age 36, single, has not attended school since Sept 1, 1929, is able to read and write, born in Colorado, father born in Illinois, mother born in Illinois, code 91 (official use), Signal man, St____Railroad, classified as a worker, is actually at work, is a veteran, was in WWI.