An Illustrated History of Central Oregon, Western Historical Publishing Company,
Spokane, WA. 1905, pages 227-228.

J. FRANKLIN FULTON is a native born son of Wasco county, and one, too, that
brings credit on his birthplace. He is a young man of industrious habits and
sound principles and has dwelt in the place of his birth since. He has achieved
a good success here and now owns a fine estate of one section of land about
fifteen miles east from the Dalles, on Fifteenmile creek. The place is well
improved, has five hundred acres of wheat land and is laid under tribute to
produce bounteous crops each year. Mr. Fulton has usually about thirty hogs,
some twenty or more horses and as many cattle, and he usually raises
considerable wheat, although he is a diversified farmer.      

On the old Cooper place, on Tenmile, J. Franklin Fulton was born, on November
28, 1867. Mr. Cooper was grandfather to the little Oregonian and the parents of
the lad were James and Georgeann (Foss) Fulton. He was reared in this vicinity
and his education was begun in the school in district No. 16, and finished in
the schools in The Dalles, both public and private. The interims between periods
of study were spent on the farm and in riding the range, both in Oregon and in
Washington, and he remained with his parents thus until twenty-five years of
age. In 1900, Mr. Fulton had been so prospered that he was justified in
purchasing the farm where he now dwells. It consists of one-half section of land
and he settled on the same the following year. In that year he bought another
half section which corners the first one and they now constitute his estate. Mr.
Fulton brings an industry and mature judgment to combine in the good work of
improving this estate and making it one of the choice and valuable homes of the
county and he is meeting with the success that these virtues deserve.      

October 30, 1898, was the glad day when Mr. Fulton took to himself a wife, Miss
Lillian Hurlburt being the lady of his choice. The wedding occurred in The
Dalles. Mrs. Fulton was born in La Crosse, Wisconsin, on April 26, 1876, the
daughter of Daniel R. and Catherine (Miller) Hurlburt. The father was born in
Michigan and his father was a pioneer of that territory and was killed by a
falling tree when this son was twelve years old. When Daniel R. grew up he
married and his family now dwell in Portland. He has for the past twelve years
been keeper of the light house at the mouth of the Willamette river. His wife
was born in Germany and came to the United States with her parents when three
years old. In 1852 her parents came to Kansas and later, settled in Iowa, and at
Burlington, that state she was married. Mrs. Fulton has the following named
brothers and sisters, Walter B., Elmer A., Leon L., Arthur P., Mrs. Flora Bunn,
Mrs. Ida M. Shaw, Katie and Rosie M. Two children have been born to Mr. and Mrs.
Fulton, Glenn, aged three, and an infant unnamed. Mr. Fulton is a Democrat but
not especially active.      

He takes a keen interest in the affairs of education and in all movements for
the progress and upbuilding of the country.

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Submitted to the Oregon Bios. Project in January 2005 by Jeffrey L. Elmer. 
Submitter has no additional information about the person(s) or family mentioned
above.