Edward Briggs Fuller (1875 - 1937)

Born 15 Mar 1875 in Center Township, Appanoose, Iowa, United States

Ancestors

Husband of Sarah Estelle (Hedgecock) Kohler — married 13 May 1897 (to 5 Feb 1937) in Centerville, Appanoose, Iowa, United States

Died 5 Feb 1937 at age 61 in Portland, Multnomah, Oregon, United States

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Biography

Edward was born about 1875 in Iowa. He is the son of Armintus Fuller and Arminta Brough. Edward was the youngest of ten children, of which six were iiving at home during 1880: Frank, May R,, Jesse, Thomas, Jennie and Edward.^[1]

Edward was the last of his siblings to leave home. He resided in Iowa with both his parents until after 1895.^[2]

On May 13, 1897 at the age of 23, Edward married Sarah E. Hedgecock, the daughter of [https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/KHS8-XY1Madison James Madison Hedgecock (12 December 1838 – 6 March 1885)] and Mary Eliza Wright (22 November 1846 – 19 June 1901 HEDGECOCK. She was 22.^[3]

No record for Edward could be located for the US Census, 1900. Ten years later his family was living in Oklahoma City Ward 6, Oklahoma. His oldest child enumerated was Mary who was born about 1899 in Iowa. The other children were all born in Oklahoma between 1902 and 1908. It is unknown where the family lived between 1899 and 1902. Did they move from Iowa directly to Oklahoma or live somewhere else during those 3 years?^[4]

Edward completed his WW1 draft registration on September 12, 1918. This record listed him residing in Denver, Colorado with his wife, Sarah E. Fuller. Edward, a 43 year old brown haired, grey eyed man, was of medium height/build and was employed as a Barber. His draft registration was the only record found confirming the date of birth listed on his FindAGrave Memorial ^[5]

Sources

1. ↑ "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch census record MDKG-7CP accessed 19 August 2017; Edward Fuller in household of Armintus Fuller, Centerville, Appanoose, Iowa, United States; citing enumeration district ED 20, sheet 559A, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 0326; FHL microfilm 1,254,326.
2. ↑ "Iowa State Census, 1895," database with images, FamilySearch census record VT3N-BPS accessed 12 March 2018), Edward Fuller in household of Armintus Fuller, Appanoose, Iowa, United States; citing p. 504, 1895, State Historical Society, Des Moines; FHL microfilm 1,021,709.
3. ↑ "Iowa, County Marriages, 1838-1934," database, FamilySearch marriage record XJQH-N2F accessed 18 October 2017; Edward B Fuller and Sarah E Hedgecock, 13 May 1897, Appanoose, Iowa, United States; citing reference , county courthouses, Iowa; FHL microfilm 1,007,184.
4. ↑ "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/ML79-WML : accessed 9 June 2018), Edward B Fuller, Oklahoma City Ward 6, Oklahoma, Oklahoma, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 226, sheet 18A, family 319, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 1266; FHL microfilm 1,375,279. image of census record.
5. ↑ "United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KZKZ-C6B draft registration record KZKZ-C6B] accessed 13 March 2018), Edward B Fuller, 1917-1918; citing Denver City no 1, Colorado, United States, NARA microfilm publication M1509 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 1,544,475.

See also:

• "United States Census, 1920," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/MX28-T98 : accessed 9 June 2018), Edward B Fuller, Denver, Denver, Colorado, United States; citing ED 16, sheet 7A, line 42, family 180, NARA microfilm publication T625 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1992), roll 158; FHL microfilm 1,820,158. image of census record.

• "Oregon Death Index, 1903-1998," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VZ41-84V : 11 December 2014), Edward Fuller, 05 Feb 1937; from "Oregon, Death Index, 1898-2008," database and images, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com : 2000); citing Portland, Oregon, certificate number 646, Oregon State Archives and Records Center, Salem.

• Find A Grave, database and images: accessed 24 August 2019), memorial page for Edward Briggs Fuller (15 Mar 1875–5 Feb 1937; Find A Grave: Memorial #9429964, citing Lincoln Memorial Park, Portland, Multnomah County, Oregon, USA; Maintained by Sue Fuller Irwin (contributor 46631280).

Acknowledgements

Fuller-8505 was created by Pat Credit using data obtained through personal research.