Husband Dr. James Fulton, M.D. 1
Born: 12 Nov 1832 - Bart Twp, Lancaster Co, PA 1
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Father: James Jefferson Fulton (1801-1864) 2
Mother: Nancy Ann Ramsey (1802-1870) 2
Marriage: 16 May 1861 1
• Additional Image: Dr. James Fulton.
• Memorial: Hugh R. Fulton, Genealogy of the Fulton Family (Lancaster, PA: Privately published?, 1900).
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Wife Anna Mary Johnson 3
Born: 31 Aug 1841 1
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Children
1 F Rebecca Fulton 4
Born: 25 Sep 1862 4
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Spouse: Charles E. McKillips ( - ) 4
Marr: 25 Apr 1889 4
2 M James Fulton 4
Born: 12 Sep 1865 4
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Died: 29 Nov 1898 4
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Spouse: Did Not Marry
3 F Mary Fulton 4
Born: 26 Nov 1869 4
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4 M William Fulton 4
Born: 9 Jun 1872 4
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5 F Carrie Fulton 4
Born: 19 Nov 1876 4
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6 F Gertrude Fulton 4
Born: 11 Nov 1880 4
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General Notes: Husband - Dr. James Fulton, M.D.
He was educated at the public schools of the neighborhood, at the Academy of Evan Pugh, at Delaware College (Newark, Delaware) and at Jefferson Medical College, Philadelphia. He read medicine four years with Dr. Thomas H. Thompson, beginning in 1855 and graduating in 1859, when he began practicing his profession at Jennerville, Chester County, Pennsylvania. After two years he went into the army as assistant surgeon of the 143d Regiment Pennsylvania Volunteers, which position he held until his resignation, April 4, 1864. He was captured at the battle of Gettysburg in the first day's fight, when the Union forces were driven back through the town, and reported to General A. P. Hill, who directed him to go back to the hospital and do the best he could for the sick and wounded. In this battle it was his duty to provide food and shelter for the sick and wounded\emdash a difficult thing to do when the wounded were within the enemy's lines and the trains with the provisions far to the south of the town. He tried begging from house to house, but this was an exceedingly slow operation, as the enemy had exhausted the supply before the battle came on. In looking around he found bakers and bakeries, but no flour. Upon consulting some of the relief officers, they advised him to visit General Ewell, stating they had plenty of flour in their trains and that he would willingly supply all needed. He accordingly visited General Ewell, finding a sharp-visaged little man enjoying a good breakfast on a bridge to the east of the town. He promised a supply of flour and sent him back to duty happy in the thought of being soon able to provide food for the poor fellows who were suffering with hunger. This was on the morning of the third day of the battle. It is enough to say that the meal did not come, as at the time Dr. Fulton was talking with him the flour was getting away to "Old Virginia" as fast as the rebel teams could take it. After leaving the General and coming back to town he told a baker what he had done, when the latter asked him if there was any assurance that a person would get paid if they furnished something in the line of provisions. The Doctor told him that he certainly would be paid and he would give him vouchers. He then said he had sixteen barrels of crackers which he would sell, and immediately proceeded to loosen the boards of the garret of his shop and brought down the crackers. The Doctor procured a guard and had them taken to the different hospitals; they served a good purpose until the enemy retreated, when provisions poured in plentifully from all sides. Thus while the Union Army was manfully struggling to hold its position to the south of the town on Cemetery Hill, Round Top and Culp's Hill, the Doctor was busily engaged in trying to keep the wounded of the first day's fight from suffering with hunger.
He is a member of the Oxford Medical Society, of the Chester County Medical Society (of which he was president) and was the examining surgeon of the government for the pension department in the county.
He belonged to the F. and A. M. and I. O. O. F. and Thompson Post of the G. A. R., in all of which he was quite prominent.