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The Children of William and Elizabeth Jenkinson Fulton

Robert Croskey Fulton

Born October 23, 1873 Died November 3, 1949

Robert Croskey Fulton was born on October 23, 1873 in Waukegan and baptized at Christ Episcopal Church in Waukegan on May 10, 1874. Robert Croskey Fulton was a professional musician. He was the organist for the Christ Episcopal Church. He studied the piano and organ in Chicago and began teaching piano and organ in Waukegan in 1895. A promotional flyer advertising his 1898-98 teaching season offered one 45 minute lesson per week for 10 weeks for $5.00. Two 45 minute lessons per week for 10 weeks for $9.00. His studio was located at 137 N. Genesee St. in Waukegan.   Robert married Grace M. Kines in Lake County, ILL., on September 9, 1899. By the 1903 Waukegan City Directory, Robert is listed as a piano teacher with studio and residence at 210 Grand Ave. He is also listed as the organist for the First M. E. Church. In the 1908-09 Waukegan City Directory Robert is listed at the Director of the North Shore Musical College and of the Fulton Orchestra. By the 1910 census he is listed as a retail merchant of pianos. In the 1920 census Robert’s occupation is listed as a manufacturer of motors.

By the death of his Mother Elizabeth, Robert was living in California and by the 1930 census he was living in Pasadena, California and his occupation was again musician and teacher. Robert Croskey Fulton died in Altadena, California on November 3, 1949.   Grace also died in California on November 29, 1961 at age 83.   Robert and Grace had six children; Dorothy, Lloyd, Frances, Burton, and William and Russell.
            (1) Dorothy Edith Fulton was born in Waukegan on January 19, 1901. She was single living with her parents in Pasadena, CA., in the 1930 census. She ever married. She died in Los Angeles, CA., Dec. 14, 1988. Dorothy did family tree research on the Fulton and Jenkinson families that I have heard discussed, but have not seen. If anyone reading this has her research, I would be grateful for a copy.
            (2) Lloyd Robert Fulton was born in Waukegan on July 14, 1904 and baptized at Christ Church in Waukegan on August 6, 1905.   In 1930 he is living in Portland, Oregon in a hotel. He is single with occupation listed as automobile salesman.   He died in November 1993 in Marion County, Oregon per Social Security Death Index. Lloyd was married three times. He had no children.
            (3) Frances Eleanor Fulton born May 31, 1906 in Waukegan, ILL., and baptized at Christ Episcopal Church on Dec. 17, 1907.   She died on January 8, 1919 of gastric hemorrhages after the flu and tonsillitis. She is buried in Pineview Cemetery, Lake County, ILL.
            (4) Burton K. Fulton born August 2, 1908 in Waukegan, ILL. Single living with parents in Pasadena, CA., in 1930 census. Died in Los Angeles, CA., on March 16, 1968. No other information. He had no children.
            (5) William Fulton, born in 1914. Living in Portland, Oregon at the death of his Father Robert in 1949.   William died about 1960.   He had two children, Bruce and Douglas.
                        (a) Bruce Edward Fulton was born about 1945. He married Charlotte Janell Sibley in Madison County, Alabama in 1971. They have two sons, William Stuart b: 1975 and Benjamin Douglas "Ben" b: 1978.   William Stuart Fulton, who goes by Stuart, married Cheryl Plyler in 2000 and they have two children, Kyla Marie and Davis Gage. Bruce and Charlotte Fulton live in Athens, Alabama. Stuart lives in Pelham, Alabama, and Ben lives in Decatur, Alabama.
                        (b) Douglas Fulton was born about 1950. He married Laura Walker. They have two sons, Max and Drew. Doug and Laura divorced and Doug remarried to Ganell Meadors and he has a step son Kyle. They lived in Portland, Oregon.
            (6) Russell Fulton, born in 1916 and died on January 16, 1919 of diphtheria. He died only one week after his sister Frances. He is buried in Pineview Cemetery in Lake County, ILL.

The photo below is of Dorothy Fulton and her Mother Graces Kines Fulton, wife of Robert Croskey Fulton. The original is in the possession of June Groth Cuttell of Spencer, Iowa.

Below is the 1920 Waukegan High School entry and photo for Dorothy Edith Fulton: