Charles W Fuller 1873-1918

Charles Fuller left a faint trail as he moved through his life. Tracing his life is a matter of tracing those connected to him. -------------- In a time when the town of Cambridge, VT kept very good birth records there is no record of his birth. We find him in the household of Roscoe Fuller in the 1880 census taken in Cambridge listed as age 7. Listed are Roscoe and his second wife Clara Edwards. Many histories list Clara Edwards as his mother. His mother was in fact Roscoe’s first wife Fanny Gallop. Roscoe Fuller married Fanny Gallup 20 October 1870 in Cambridge. Fanny was born in 1850 in Cambridge and died in Cambridge 12 April 1875. --------------- We find Charles in the 1900 census taken in the Pinar del Rio Barracks in Cuba. The detailed census lists him as Charles W Fuller born in Cambridge, VT. March 1873. Remember the Spanish-American War took place in Cuba in 1898. --------------- The next time we find Charles is in a marriage record dated 11 November 1909 in Pittsfield, Massachusetts. Charles Fuller age 30, born Cambridge, parents Roscoe and Fanny Gallup married Katherine Kay Smith age 19 born in Wilmington, Delaware.--------------- Charles is found in the 1910 census taken in Brookfield, Ma. He is listed as age 34 and Katherine K is listed as age 19. ------------ We find a birth record for a Charles Henry Fuller born 1 August 1910 in Brookfield. His parents are listed as Charles W Fuller and Catherine Smith. Tracing the history of Charles W Fuller and his family becomes a matter of following the historical trail for Charles Henry Fuller. There are no other records for Charles W Fuller after the records in 1910 in Brookfield. ------------ The next key record we find is a military record for Charles Henry Fuller. The document lists his date of birth as 15 August 1910, Brookfield, MA. The document lists a contact person as Mrs. Charles Ives of Prospect Park, Delaware, Pennsylvania. -------------- A look at the census records finds a listing for the household of Charles Ives age 45 in Prospect Park, PA. Listed in his household are Katherine K age 40 born Delaware, Charles H Fuller age 19 born Massachusetts, Foster Fuller age 18 born, Mass. and Katherine Fuller age 16 born in PA. ------------ There is a marriage record filed in Allentown, Pa dated 9 April 1925 between George Ives , age 40 of Dutchess, N.Y and Kathryn Fuller age 36 of Wilmington, Delaware. The detailed marriage record required the parties to declare their marital status, single, divorced or widowed. Kathryn noted, “Date of Death of former Husband July 22, 1918.” Her daughter Kathryn according to the 1930 census was born in Pennsylvania. This would lead us to believe that Charles W Fuller must have died July 22, 1918 in Pennsylvania. ----------- Charles and Kathryn Ives are buried in the Eulalia Cemetery in Coudersport, PA. According to the documents we reviewed Charles Ives was born 3 July 1884 in Kishkill, Dutchess, N.Y. and died 18 September 1950 in Coudersport, PA. Kathryn’s grave marker has the dates 1889-1983. ----------- Social Security records for Kathryn Kay Ives lists her date of birth as 7 October 1888 Wilmington and her death as October 1983 in Sioux Fall, South Dakota. In a 1960 city directory for Sioux Falls we find listed Ives Kathryn (Wid of Charles). I suspect that she was living near her daughter Kathryn. ------------- There is a military burial record for Charles H Fuller. It lists his birth as 8/15/ 1910 and his death as 10/1/1975. It records his burial in the Fernwood Cemetery in Fernwood, PA. ---------- There are military records for Foster Kay Fuller that record his birth as 16 September 1911 Springfield, MA. They also notes that he when he enlisted he was living in Prospect Park, PA. Foster is buried in The Hillcrest Memorial Park in West Palm Beach, FL. According to the Florida death index he died in West Palm Beach 4 January 1989. ----------- The only record for Kathryn is the 1930 census, which lists her as age 16 born in Pennsylvania. ----------------- Charles W Fuller / Roscoe S Fuller / Sylvia Griffin / Samuel Griffin / Samuel / Samuel Griffin of Killingworth See Blog January 2017 for history of Sylvia Griffin and Willard Fuller