The History of the Yakima Valley, Washington, Comprising Yakima, Kittitas and
Benton Counties, The S.J. Clarke Publishing Co., 1919, Volume II, page 1012 

FRANKLIN R. FULMER.

Franklin R. Fulmer is a member of the firm of Fulmer Brothers, proprietors of
the best equipped machine shop and garage in Yakima. His business has been
developed along substantial lines, showing him to be thoroughly conversant with
every branch of the trade and possessing at the same time the mechanical skill
and ingenuity upon which success of that character must depend.

Mr. Fulmer was born in Rochelle, Illinois, September 12, 1887, and is a son of
John and Mary Fulmer. The father, who was a blacksmith by trade and followed
that pursuit in order to provide for his family, has now passed away, but the
mother survives and is living in Moline, Illinois.

In the year 1893 the family removed to Olin, Iowa, and it was there that
Franklin R. Fulmer acquired his public school education. He afterward learned
the machinist's trade in Moline, Illinois. and has followed the trade in
various parts of the United States, his skill and ability enabling him to
readily obtain work wherever he lived. In 1911 he came to Yakima and was
employed in a local shop for a year. He was then appointed to the position of
deputy sheriff, in which capacity he served for nearly two years, after which he
established business on his own account in 1911 by becoming one of the
organizers of the firm of Fulmer Brothers. Their business was established at No.
317 West Yakima avenue and in 1916 a removal was made to No. 510 West Yakima
avenue. In 1917 F. R. Fulmer was joined by H. B. Fulmer and the partnership
relation still continues. They have a machine shop which is ninety-five by one
hundred and forty feet. It is the best equipped shop in Yakima county, being
supplied with all the latest improved machinery for work of this character, and
they employ from ten to twelve men. They do acetylene welding and they are sales
agents for the Velie trucks and touring cars throughout Yakima County.

In 1914 Mr. Fulmer was married to Miss Katherine Shuk, of Yakima, and they have
one child, Francis. Mr. Fulmer has never been prominent as a lodge man or
clubman, preferring in his leisure hours to devote his time to his family, while
in business he has displayed that close application and unabating energy which
are always dominant factors in the attainment of legitimate success.

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Submitted to the Washington Bios Project in January 2008 by Jeffrey L. Elmer.
Submitter has no additional information about the subject of this article.