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John Thomas Fulkerson was born October 9, 1862, in Salinas County, Mo..
As a young man he went to New Mexico as a cowboy. He spoke Spanish while there. He farmed two orchards in Arkansas, and traded for a stock ranch in Colorado, 15 miles north of Colorado Springs. The family moved to Colorado Springs where they owned various properties, including a block of buildings. In 1917, the family moved to Davenport, Washington where he ranched, worked as custodian in the county court house, and died in on January 1, 1950.
He had a stock ranch 15 miles north of Colorado Springs, He married Nancy Plumlee, in Arkansas, on Nov. 11, 1887. She was also born in Saline County, Mo, Feb 16, 1867, and died on June 1, 1934, in Davenport, Wash. They had five children.
Grandpa was tall. He called me " Blossom"
He was the son orphaned by the death of Elizabeth Zinn, and went to live with grandparents. His father remarried. They ran a hotel in San Francisco in the late 1860's - early 70's , then returned to Berryville to run 475 acre orchards. He left home early to be away from the new family. He returned for Nancy Laminda Plumlee. He said he was waiting for her to grow up to marry her, in 1887.
At 14, Grandpa left home to run a hotel (interview with Earl T.
Fulkerson 12/88) Returned to Arkansas. Homesick for Arkansas and the land.
Grandpa went to Texas, Mexico,and then to Arkansas to marry Nancy Plumlee 25 or 30. Then farmed in Arkansas for about 10 or so years. Gladys was born in Arkansas.
According to ETF, they farmed in Arkansas for about 10 or 12 years and moved to Colorado Springs to seek a healthy climate for Grandma (Nancy { Minda} ) Plumlee. He traded a stock ranch then irrigated farming, then moved to Colorado Springs. Houston was too high. La Junta, Colorado.
They moved to the Northwest to Creston Butte, WA to stock raising area.
Lots moved from Arkansas. The Plumlees lived with and off of Grandpa.
He had a 1/2 sister, Sarah (Sally) Rutter and her husband Arthur who lived in Davenport. Sarah?died before he got there. Her grave is in Davenport. THey moved in 18998 to Davenport .Friends practically raised in Colorado moved. Arthur had a brother or two. They had three children.
Tom finally moved to ? probably all dead (ETF)
Jim Rutter laid carpet , hung wallpaper
When Sally died, AA moved to Spokane and remarried.
Jum and Charles Rutter were really stepbrothers to Granpa. Sally was a step-sister
Jim was thefather of Lois who married a Gilkerson who lived in Grangeville.
Gilkerson had a grocery store in Grangeville, Idaho. The house burned down. All the family history that she had collected was lost. Her children died young.
Plumlee family mooched off grandpa in Colorado.
Great Grandma died during Price's raid
Berry ville was an island in the White River. Parents retreated to Jefferson City during War and Jessie may have been born there. Birth certificate shows Jessie born at Carroll Co, near Eureka Springs.
Plumlees lived near there
Developed fruit drying process
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1862 - 1950 (87 years)
