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The Children of William and Elizabeth Jenkinson Fulton

Frank Hayden Fulton

Born June 20, 1880 Died January 20, 1965

Frank H. Fulton was born in Waukegan on June 20, 1880. He was last of the children born to William and Elizabeth Jenkinson Fulton. Frank was a carpenter and building contractor. He lived his entire life in Lake County, ILL., except for the last two years he lived in retirement in San Diego, CA. Frank is listed as a carpenter in Waukegan City Directories of 1903 and 1908 and in the 1910 census. In the 1920 census Frank’s occupation is listed as Phonograph assembler and is living with his family at 1015 Pacific Ave. in Waukegan. In the 1930 census Frank and family are living on Poplar Street in Waukegan, occupation carpenter and building contractor. He later moved to Gurnee in Lake County. He was a life long member of Christ Episcopal Church of Waukegan.

Frank married Mabel Gilbert in Waukegan on April 28, 1904. He and Mabel apparently lived at the home of his parents William and Elizabeth Fulton, until at least 1908. William and Elizabeth left for Iowa sometime around the time Frank and Mabel were married. Frank and Mabel are living on County Street in Waukegan in 1910. Frank died in San Diego, CA., on January 20, 1975. Mabel died in Waukegan on December 18, 1970. Frank and Mabel are buried in Warren Cemetery in Gurnee, Lake County, ILL. Father Terry Fulton of Chico, CA., remembers his Grandfather Frank as a quiet soft-spoken nice man who in later years wore a hearing aid that he would switch off when the conversations became loud or unpleasant. Frank and Mabel had six children, all of whom were living at the death of Frank in 1965. Mabel’s obituary says she left 9 grandchildren and 10 great grandchildren.

See the web site for Father Terry Fulton, Catholic Priest, a grandson of Frank H. Fulton. Father Terry looks alot like his Great Grandfather William Fulton 1833 - 1909. http://www.frterryfulton.org/

Frank and Mabel Fulton’s children:
            (1) Hayden Fulton, born July 4, 1905 in Waukegan. He married Ruth Streed sometime after 1930. He was single, living at home the in 1930 census, occupation: accountant for a radio station. Hayden died on October 24, 1970, in Zion, Lake County, Ill.   He had no children.
            (2) Harold Joseph Fulton, born March 12, 1908 in Waukegan. He married Lorraine Taylor on August 23, 1944 in Waukegan. Harold was a member of St. Paul’s Lutheran Church. He was a purchasing agent for the American Can Company for many years, retiring from there on April 1, 1973. Harold died on August 30, 1994 in Rolling Hills Manor Nursing Home. He is buried in Arlington Cemetery, Elmhurst, ILL. His wife Lorraine died in 1977.   Harold and Lorraine had no children. He left 8 nieces and nephews.
            (3) Edward William Fulton, born August 21, 1910 in Waukegan. He married Lorraine Setterlund on December 26, 1938. They had five children and later divorced.   Their children are Edward Hayden, Richard Carl, Norma Jean, Terry Allen, and Raymond Dennis. Edward’s occupation in the 1930 census was Draftsman for Power and Light. At his Father Frank’s death he was living in Sacramento, California. Edward died in Plymouth, Amaden, California on September 13, 1989.   Edward and Lorraine’s children:
                        (a) Edward Hayden Fulton, b: 1938 in Waukegan, ILL. He married Valerie Welch who has passed away. They adopted two sons, Edward Hayden II b: 1961 and Todd K b: 1963.
                        (b) Richard Carl Fulton, b: 1940 in Waukegan. He married LuElla Murschel. They have two children, Lynn b: 1962 and Richard Cory b: 1963.
                        (c) Norma Jean Fulton, b: May 2, 1943 in Long Beach, California. She married Lawrence Hence. Lawrence died in 1973. Norma died of cancer on August 14, 1975. They left four young daughters Debbie Theresa b: 1963, Laurie Jean b: 1965, Marie Faye b: 1968, and Tamara Lynn b: 1972. All four girls were adopted and raised by their Uncle Terry Fulton.
                        (d) Terry Allen Fulton, b: May 31, 1944 in Waukegan. He adopted and raised the four daughters of his sister Norma after her death in 1975. Terry became a Catholic Priest at age 50 and is currently assigned to St. John The Baptist Catholic Church in Chico California. I contacted Terry via email and he has provided very helpful information on the Fulton Family of Waukegan. See Father Terry's web site at: http://www.frterryfulton.org/
                        (e) Raymond Dennis Fulton, b: 1947 in Waukegan. He married Constance Roper. They had two children, Raymond Dennis Jr. b: 1970 and Terry William b: 1971. Terry William died as an infant.
            (4) Lillian May Fulton, born May 18, 1913 in Waukegan, ILL. She married James Fulton in Waukegan on Oct. 26, 1935. James Fulton is of a Fulton clan also from Northern Ireland who settled in Tinley Park, ILL just SW of Chicago about 1850. They are not closely related to the William Fulton family of Waukegan. James and Lillian owned the Fulton Hardware Store in Waukegan.   James died in 1988. Lillian died on January 27, 1994 at her home in Winthrop Harbor, Lake County, ILL. She and James had no children. Her obituary noted she was the adopted Grandmother of Lisa, Jenny, and Tommy Dietz, Grandchildren of her late sister Annabelle. She loved to sew and made many beautiful gifts for her friends and family as reported in her obituary. Dr. David Fulton, DDS of Waukegan provided helpful information. His Father was a brother to James and Lillian was his Aunt.
            (5) Helen Fulton, born in 1916. She married first a Barney Franks. They had two children, Sherry and Ricky Franks. She later married Wayne Hughes. Helen and Wayne Hughes live in Hemet, California.
            (6) Annabelle Fulton, born June 19, 1918 in Waukegan. She married John Charles Dietz. They had two children Donna Lynn b: 1951, and Thomas b: 1947.   Donna Lynn married David Mallard in 1971 and they live in Beach Park, Lake County, ILL. Annabelle and Donna Lynn have both done research on the Fulton family of Waukegan. Annabelle signed the guest book at my Grandfather Howard Fulton’s funeral in 1958. Annabelle died in Lake County, ILL in January 17, 1982. I met with Donna Dietz Millard in November 2006 and she kindly provided a number of the pictures and documents below. Donna and David Millard have three children; Deborah, David, and Diana and three grandchildren. Donna's brother Thomas Frank Dietz married Betty Jo Carmen and they also have three children; Lisa, Jennifer, and Thomas Frank II and four grandchildren.

The photo below is unlabeled and in the possession of June Groth Cuttell of Spencer, Iowa. By comparing to the 1907 Group Photo, I believe this is a photo of Mabel Gilbert Fulton, wife of Frank H. Fulton.

Below is the marriage certificate for Frank Hayden Fulton of Waukegan, Il., and Mabel May Gilbert of Grays Lake, Lake County, Il., on April 28, 1904.

Below left is a photo of Frank and Mabel Fulton and Frank's sister Ada Fulton Groth taken on a visit to Ada in Spencer, Iowa in 1955. In the center is a picture of the three daugthers of Frank and Mabel Fulton; l-r Helen, Annabelle, and Lilian. To the right is the 1941 wedding photo of John Dietz and Annabelle Fulton.

Below left is a photo of Hayden Fulton, son of Frank and Mabel and his dog. To the right is a copy of Hayden Gilbert Fulton's marriage certifcate to Ruth Pauline Streed on Feb. 17, 1934.

The photo below is of Edward William Fulton, son of Frank and Mabel and his wife Lorraine Setterlund. They were married in 1938 and had five children.

The photo below is of Helen, Harold, and Lilian Fulton, children of Frank and Mabel Fulton.

In the photo below, Frank and Mabel Fulton on to the right. To the left are Ricky Franks, his Mother Helen, and Lilian Fulton. Helen and Lilian are daughters of Frank and Mabel.

Below left is a photo of Frank and Mabel Fulton in their later years. To the right is a picture l-r of Frank Fulton, his brother in law August Groth, his sister Ada Fulton Groth, and his wife Mabel, taken on a visit to his sister in Spencer, Iowa.

Below is the newspaper notice for the 50th wedding anniversary of Frank and Mabel Fulton.