Otto Wingo Fullen, Jr.

Notes:

Otto W. Fullen Jr.

Services for Otto W. Fullen Jr., 44, of Dallas will be held at 2 p.m. Friday at Southland Funeral Home Chapel with burial following at the Southland Cemetery.

Mr. Fullen died Monday at work in Dallas after a short illness.

A lifetime resident of Dallas, Mr. Fullen worked for Highland Construction Co. of Dallas. He served in the U.S. Navy and U.S. Army and was a member of the Baptist Church.

He is suvived by his wife, Carol McClure Fullen of Dallas; two sons, David G. and Scott A. Fullen of Dallas; one daughter, Veronica (Roni) Baker of Balch Springs; his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Otto W. Fullen; sone brother, Rev. Jerry Fullen of Balch Springs; and one sister, Katherine Elaine Cooper of Grand Praire.

(Courtesy of Veronica Fullen Limsky)

Otto married Living [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. Living
2. David Gene Fullen was born on 17 Aug 1968 in Buffalo, Johnson County, Wyoming; died on 17 May 1992 in Arlington, Tarrant County, Texas.
3. Living

Notes:

His birth information, as shown in the scan of BIRTHS recorded in the Fullen bible, was as follows:

Otto 1919

Sunday, September 21, 1997
Grand Prarie News
Otto W. Fullen

Otto W. Fullen, 77, of Hutchins died Tuesday, Sept. 16, in a Dallas hospital following a lengthy illness. He was preceded in death by his son, Otto W. Fullen, Jr. in 1985, and grandson, David Fullen in 1992.

Born in Como, Mr. Fullen had been a Hutchins resident for the past two and one half years and a longtime resident of Dallas County. He was a U.S. Navy veteran. Mr. Fullen retired in 1972, from Texas Pacific Motor Freight Company in Dallas as a truck driver. He was a member of First Baptist Church in Canton.

Mr. Fullen is survived by his wife of 60 years, Effie Fullen of Hutchins; daughter and son-in-law Jerry and Mary Fullen of Balch Springs; sisters Adell Starnes of Lancaster and Dorothy Durbin of Dallas; brother Travis Fullen of Aurora, Col.; eight grandchildren and 10 great-grandchildren.

Services took place Friday, Sept. 19, at Bean-Massey-Burge Chapel in Grand Prarie. Burial followed in Grand Prarie's Southland Cemetery.

Bean-Massey-Burge Funeral Home handled the arrangements.

(Courtesy of Veronica Fullen Limsky)

Otto married Effie Mae Starnes on 9 Apr 1938 in Dallas, Dallas County, Texas. Effie was born on 18 Mar 1917 in Irving, Dallas County, Texas; died on 10 Mar 2002 in Grand Prairie, Dallas County, Texas; was buried in Southland Cemetery, Grand Prairie, Dallas County, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

The daughter of Samuel Tilford Starnes/Sternes and Sarah Annie Wyatt.

Notes:

His birth information, as shown in the scan of BIRTHS recorded in the Fullen bible, was as follows:

James M 1881

On February 24, 1937, he applied for a Social Security card. The following is a transcription of this application: Form SS-5, Treasury Department, IRS U.S. Social Security Act Application for Account Number 458-01-1541 James Marion Fullen R.F.D. No 6 Grand Saline, Van Zandt County, Texas Employer Seby C. Miller Overton, Rusk County, Texas Age 55 DOB September 22nd, 1881 Hemphill, Sabine County, Texas Father Jim Fullen Mother Elizabeth Parker Male White Date Signed February 24th, 1937 Signed J. M. Fullen

The Texas Death Index has his place of death as Dallas County, Texas. Tiffany Layman instead lists the location of his death as Sulphur Springs, Hopkins County, Texas. Both show the date as September 4, 1951, shortly before his 50th birthday.

(Research):
Census Information:

In 1910, there was a Marion Fullen, age 22, who was a carpenter and living as a boarder in the home of Lewis STONE of Tennessee in Angelina County, Texas. He was listed as married, even though no wife or children appeared to be in the home with him. This was PROBABLY a different Marion Fullen based on the age (which should have been around 28).

1920 Hopkins County, TEXAS Census
Fullen, Marion J 38 Tx US US Farmer
Fullen, Julia 28 Ar Ga Ga
Fullen, Elsie 11 Ark Tx Ark
Fullen, Clifton 9 Ok Tx Ark
Fullen, Bessie May 6 Ark Tx Ark
Fullen, Adella 2 Tx Tx Ark
Fullen, Odelle 2 Tx Tx Ark
Fullen, Otto 3/12 Tx Tx Ark

1930 Hopkins County, TEXAS Census
Fullen, Marion 48 Tx Tx Al Farmer
Fullen, Julia 38 Ar Ga Al
Fullen, Clifton 19 Ok Tx Ar
Fullen, Odell 13 Tx Tx Ar
Fullen, Adell 13 Tx Tx Ar
Fullen, Otto 10 Tx Tx Ar
Fullen, Elizabeth 9 Tx Tx Ar
Fullen, Travis 4 Tx Tx Ar
Fullen Troy 3/12 Tx Tx Ar
Cooper, Anna 68 Al

James married Julia Bay Cooper on 5 Sep 1907 in Ashdown, Little River County, Arkansas. Julia (daughter of John M. Cooper and Anna M. Pounds) was born on 13 Aug 1891 in Ashdown, Little River County, Arkansas; died on 18 Oct 1976 in Dallas, Dallas County, Texas; was buried in Shooks Chapel Cemetery, Sulphur Spring, Hopkins County, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

On her Texas Death Certificate, viewable online at FamilySearch.org, Texas Deaths, 1890-1976, she is shown as a daughter of Ernest Cooper and Anna Pounds. The informant is her son, Bennie Fullen.

Name: Julia Bay Fullen
Death Date: 18 Oct 1976
Death Place: Dallas, Dallas, Texas, United States
Gender: Female
Race: White
Death Age: 85 years
Estimated Birth Date:
Birth Date: 13 Aug 1891
Birthplace: Arkansas
Marital Status:
Spouse's Name:
Father's Name: Ernest Cooper
Father's Birthplace:
Mother's Name: Anna Pounds
Mother's Birthplace:
Occupation:
Place of Residence:
Cemetery:
Burial Place:
Burial Date:
Additional Relatives:
Film Number: 2243980
Digital Film Number: 4005494
Image Number: 01235
Reference Number: 74096
Collection: Texas Deaths, 1890-1976


(Medical):See attached sources.

Notes:

Married:
Marriage Information, as shown in the scan of the UNIONS page of the Fullen Family Bible, was shown as follows:

James & Julia 1910

Tiffany Layman has more precise information regarding this marriage. She writes that their marriage record was filed on 7 Sept 1907 in Ashdown, Little River County, Arkansas, and that J.M FULLEN married Julia Bay Cooper on 5 Sept 1907.

Ameth Carmicheal also shows them as the parents of an Otis Fullen, born circa 1911. Tiffany Layman, however, disagrees, writing on March 20, 2006 "I have found no proof of this, I believe he is J.M.'s nephew. He is listed in the bible but not in any census records. Nor do any other Fullens I have talked to know of his relationship to the Fullen family."

Notes:

James C is listed as a two year old at the time of the 1850 Sabine County census, along with this two older brothers and widowed mother. However, since neither James nor his mother can be located on any subsequent Sabine County census records, it had been long assumed that he probably died young.

Amy Fullen of Dallas, however, states that the James DID survive and grow into adulthood. In March, 2005, in response to a query from Melinda Strong, she emailed the following explanation: "According to the family bible...Rebecca or "Becky" as they called her did die in 1852, now family lore says that she did marry Solomon but that he was a mean man and she died soon after marrying him. Family lore meaning aunt Doris's husband, he is the only old timer left with us, he just turned 101 last month. Well he says that James C moved in with his uncle James and his wife as he was the youngest, this I guess would have been the brother of either James W or Rebecca, he is not sure whose brother he was, just that James lived with them and worked on their farm until he married....[Aunt Doris's husband] also has all the genealogy work that his wife did on the family and he is the source of the family bible as well." She further indicated that "I was given the bible upon...Doris's death, it seems that no one else in the family collects these as I do. That was some 15 years ago I received her treasure trove. It did not say anything about who they were, where they might be buried, or what towns they lived in, just the names and dates."

Amy had scans of the "Birth, Marriages & Burials" pages from the bible posted on her website, however the title page or publication information from the bible were note posted, so it is currently not known exactly when these names and dates were recorded, and by whom. This could account for some of the seeming discrepencies of the Bible notes with other records. Amy's website is privatized, but a password can be obtained from the site administrator. The bible scans are also reproduced in Amy's book, the "The Fullen and Post Family Genealogy Book" by Ameth Carmicheal. This is Amy Fullen's pen name. The book can be purchased from at www.lulu.com .

In early 2006, Amy posted to her website that "James C Fullen was taken in by Powell W. Fullen and his wife Sarah. This couple is seen nearby Becky and her sons on the 1850 census but on all other census records they are listed as Fuller's." It does appear, from examining the census microfilm, that Powell's last name could have been FULLEN. He is indexed by Ancestry.com as Powell FURLER, and in shown in Schuluter and Toole's 1850 census transcription as Powell FULLER. James could have lived with Powell Fullen after his Mother died in 1852. However, he is not listed with Powell and Sarah on the 1860 San Augustine County Census, or on any subsequent census records.

His birth information, as shown in the scan of BIRTHS recorded in the Fullen Bible, was as follows:

J C Fullen 1848

His marriage information, also listed under UNIONS in the Bible, is shows as follows:

JC & Catherine 1868

(Research):Census Information:

Unable to locate James of his family on the 1860, 1870 or 1
880 census enumerations. PLEASE EMAIL IF YOU HAVE FOUND JAMES FULLEN ON ANY OF THE ABOVE CENSUS ENUMERATIONS.

James married Catherine Elizabeth Parker on 29 Sep 1870 in Pointe Coupee Parish, Louisiana. Catherine was born between 1843 and 1849 in Alabama; died about 1931 in Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Her birth information, as shown in the scan of BIRTHS recorded in the Fullen bible, was as follows:

Catherine Fullen 1849

She also appears to indicate that her father died ca 1868, as the following listing is one of the first listings under BURIALS in her family Bible: Daddy Parker 1868. Later, a listing is shown for Moma Parker 1889 Aged 61 years

Her own burial information, the last listing in the burial section of her bible, was shown as:

Catherine "Momma" Fullen, 1929, 80 years

It appears that she actually died after 1930, as she was living with her daughter and son-in-law, Emily Elizabeth and Vernon BYERLY, at the time of the 1930 census. Her last name was shown as STROYON, so it appears she remarried after the death of of James FULLEN.

Notes:

Married:
Amy Fullen also lists them as the parents of a Frank Fullen, born ca. 1882.

Notes:

(Research):
Census Listings:

1880 Census:

Name Relation Marital Status Gender Race Age Birthplace Occupation Father's Birthplace Mother's Birthplace
John COOPER Self M Male W 23 GA Farming GA GA
Anna COOPER Wife M Female W 18 GA Keeping Hou
William COOPER Son S Male W 11M GA GA GA
Harriet HARRIS Other W Female B 85 GA GA GA
Anderson STROZIER Other S Male B 17 GA Laborer GA GA Source Information:
Census Place District 1213, Meriwether, Georgia
Family History Library Film 1254157
NA Film Number T9-0157
Page Number 286D

1900 Census
Not located

1910 Census
Not located

John married Anna M. Pounds. Anna was born in Aug 1861 in Georgia; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Don and Amy Fullen show that she died in California ca 1928, however she can be found living with her daughter Julia and son-in-law, James Marion Fullen, at the time of the 1930 Hopkins County, Texas Census.

(Research):
Census Listings:

1930 Hopkins County, TEXAS Census
Fullen, Marion 48 Tx Tx Al Farmer
Fullen, Julia 38 Ar Ga Al
Fullen, Clifton 19 Ok Tx Ar
Fullen, Odell 13 Tx Tx Ar
Fullen, Adell 13 Tx Tx Ar
Fullen, Otto 10 Tx Tx Ar
Fullen, Elizabeth 9 Tx Tx Ar
Fullen, Travis 4 Tx Tx Ar
Fullen Troy 3/12 Tx Tx Ar
Cooper, Anna 68 Al