Richard S. Fulton's Web Site

The Children of William and Elizabeth Jenkinson Fulton

Matilda Jane "Tillie" Fulton Hayden

Born January 14, 1859. Died 1929

The photos above are William B. "Will" Hayden and his wife Matilda Jane "Tillie" Fulton

Matilda Jane was the first child born to William and Elizabeth Jenkinson Fulton. She was born on January 14, 1859. She was known as Tillie all her life. Her baptism is recorded in Christ Episcopal Church of Waukegan on June 5, 1859.   She married William B Hayden at Christ Church in Waukegan on April 8, 1878. Shortly after their marriage Tillie and William moved to Cass County, Michigan where Will was from. They were in Michigan by March 1880 when their first child Joseph F Hayden was born.   In the 1880 census taken on June 4, 1880, they were in Jefferson, Cass County Michigan. William Hayden’s occupation is listed as “works in flour mill”.   Tillie is listed as “keeping house.” Will later owned a hardware store in which his son Joseph and daugther Belle both worked. See the end of this section for a transcript of a Cass County Michigan History biography of Will Hayden. William B died in 1928 and Tillie died the next year in 1929. They are buried with other family members in Prosect Hill Cemetery in Cassopolis, Michigan. Prospect Hill Cemetery is located on Disbrow Street. Go north one block on State Street from main intersection in Cassopolis and turn right on Disbrow. Prospect Hill Cemetery is located about 3 blocks down on the left. Entering the main entrance, son Joseph and family on buried to the immediate left of main entrance. Will and Tillie as well as daughter Belle and other relatives are about 100 feet in to the right.

Tillie lived the rest of her life in Cass County, Michigan. She and William had 4 children, all born in Michigan as follows:
            Joseph F. Hayden, born March 1880 in Michigan.   He married Lydia, last name unknown.   They had at least three children, Paul, b: 1907, Howard, b: 1912, and William B., b: 1918.
            Belle L. Hayden, born August 1881 in Michigan. She married Melvin L. Brown in 1903 and had two children, Maurice H. Brown, b: 1905, and Esther E. Brown, b: 1907. It is Belle and her son Maurice who are in the 5 generations picture taken at the reunion in July 1907 in Waukegan.   Belle is listed as a widow in the 1920 Cass County, Michigan census.
            Stella E. Hayden, born August 1887 in Michigan. She married a man named Clink between 1910 and 1920. She is single with her parents in 1910 census and listed as a daughter Stella Clink, a widow, living with her parents in the 1920 Cass County, Michigan census. No children are listed.
            Bernice Hayden, born July 1889 in Michigan. Living at home with parents in 1910 census.   No other information.

The picture below left :L-R: probably Stella Hayden dau of Tillie, Elizabeth Jenkinson Fulton mother of Tillie, Bernice Hayden dau of Tillie, and Matilda Jane "Tillie" Fulton.

The picture below center is Joseph Fulton Hayden, born March 1880. The original picture is in the possession of June Groth Cuttell of Spencer, Iowa and is unlabeled except for a location of South Bend, Indiana. South Bend, Indiana is just south of Cass County, Michigan. Elizabeth Jenkinson Fulton lived with June's Mother Ada Fulton Groth and many of the old photos in June's possession are of children or grandchildren of Elizabeth. Since Elizabeth's daughter Tillie Hayden is the only child living near South Bend, Indiana and since Tillie had one son, Joseph Fulton Hayden, I am guessing this photo is of Joseph Fulton Hayden. This same picture is on the wall of the Loux-Hayden Real Estate office in Cassopolis, Michigan and labeled Joseph Hayden. Joseph Hayden's descendents still own and operate Hayden Hardware in Cassopolis, Michigan as of my visit in December 2006.

The picture below left is labeled Belle Hayden, also from the photos in the possession of June Groth Cuttell. Belle L. Hayden is a daugther of Tillie Fulton Hayden. Belle is also in the 5 generation photos included in the Elizabeth Jenkinson section.


I do not know when Tillie died. She is in the 1920 Cass County, Michigan census with her husband and widowed daughter.   She is listed in the obituary of her Mother Elizabeth Fulton in 1923 as living.   Her husband is listed as a widower in the 1930 Cass County, Michigan Census. A reference on the Cass County, Michigan Genealogy site lists Will and Tillie as both buried in Prospect Hill Cemetery in Cass County.

Below is a photo of Will and Tillie Hayden

Below is a transcript of a biography of Will Hayden from a Cass County Michigan History

"B. W. HAYDEN
HAYDEN, LINCOLN, FULTON, BROWN

The business interests of Cassopolis find a worthy representative in B. W. Hayden, a hardware merchant, whose activity and enterprise have contributed in substantial measure to the commercial prosperity and upbuilding of the village. He was born in Calvin township, so that he is numbered among Cass county's successful native sons, his birth having occurred on the 10th of August, 1850. He is the second son in the family of Joseph and Hannah (Lincoln) Hayden, who were among the pioneer residents of Cass county, coming to this part of the state about 1818. Mr. Hayden was reared in the place of his nativity, spending his youth upon the homestead farm in Calvin township and assisting in the work of fields and meadows as his age and strength permitted. In 1871 he started out upon an independent business career, working at anything that he could find to do that would yield him an honest living. He entered the employ of the Redfield, Lacy & Bement Milling Company at Redfield, Michigan, driving a team, and for three years was in the employ of that firm, on the expiration of which period he went to Waukegan, Illinois, where he spent three years and three months. During five years' work he lost just one week's time. At Waukegan he learned the milling business with the firm of Warren & George and afterward went to Elkhart, Indiana, where he entered the employ of the Beardsley Milling Company, with which he continued for three months. On returning to Redfield, Michigan, he took charge of the Redfield mills and continued to operate the plant for about two and a half years, when Mr. Bement, one of the partners, died. At that time Mr. Hayden rented the mill and carried on the business on his own account in connection with farming for five years. Following that period he returned to Cassopolis and with capital that he had acquired through his own labor and capable management he embarked in the hardware business, in which he has since continued. He carries a full line of shelf and heavy hardware, also agricultural implements, vehicles and harness, and has a liberal patronage, his business being now large and profitable. Since 1884 Mr. Hayden has been in business in Cassopolis, and from the first month, January, 1884, up to the present time, 1906, he has kept a faithful and true file of the increase of his business, which has been steady and solid. In the months of January, February, March and April of 1906 it was $1,867.54, $2,307.46, $3,046.51 and $4,447.23 respectively, which shows a phenomenal growth in a town of 1,500 population. He has been agent for the Standard Oil Company for fourteen years and for seven years he was engaged in the ice business. He is also local treasurer for the Standard Savings & Loan Company of Detroit, Michigan, having occupied the position for eleven years. It will thus be seen that his efforts have not been confined to one line, for he is a man of resourceful business ability, energetic and enterprising, who has not only quickly noted his business opportunities but has also utilized them to good advantage and has thus gained a place among the successful representatives of trade relations in Cassopolis.

In 1877 Mr. Hayden was united in marriage to Miss Tillie Fulton, a daughter of William Fulton, of Waukegan, Illinois. This union has been blessed with three daughters and one son: Joseph, who is associated with his father in business; Belle, the wife of Melvin Brown, who is also connected with Mr. Hayden in his business interests in Cassopolis; Stella and Bernice, both at home.

In his political views Mr. Hayden is a Democrat, and has been called to several local offices. He was a member of the school board for nine years and a member of the village council for eight years, and has done much to bring to the city a public-spirited administration of its affairs that will result in permanent benefit. He holds membership with the Knights of Pythias lodge of Cassopolis and the Methodist Episcopal church, and his fraternal and church relations indicate the character of the man and his interest in those things which tend to elevate humanity and develop a strong and honorable character. Whatever he has accomplished in life is due to his own efforts. Early coming to a realization that energy and honesty are a safe basis upon which to build success he has worked year after year, carefully controlling his labors so that as the time has gone by his efforts have been crowned with the prosperity which is ever the goal of business endeavor.

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I visited Cassopolis, Michigan on December 16, 2006. The Hayden Hardware store is stille there and owned and operated by descendents of Will and Tillie Fulton Hayden. Below is a photo of the Hayden Hardware Store in Cassopolis. Below that are photos of the headstones of William and Tillie Fulton Hayden. They are buried along with other Family members in the Prospect Hill Cemetery in Cassopolis.

Richard S. Fulton's Web Site

Family History

The Fulton - Jenkinson Family of Waukegan, Illinois

The Children of William and Elizabeth Jenkinson Fulton

Matilda Jane "Tillie" Fulton Hayden

Born January 14, 1859. Died 1929

Below is a photo of Will and Tillie Hayden