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Family Subtree Diagram : Descendants of James D. Fulkerson (1805)

PLEASE NOTE: If you do not see a GRAPHIC IMAGE of a family tree here but are seeing this text instead then it is most probably because the web server is not correctly configured to serve svg pages correctly. see http://developer.mozilla.org/en/docs/SVG:Server_Configuration for information on how to correctly configure a web server for svg files. ? Parent Parent Biological Child Parent Biological Child Parent Parent Parent Biological Child Parent Biological Child Parent Biological Child Parent Biological Child Parent Biological Child Parent Biological Child Parent Biological Child Parent Biological Child Biological Child Biological Child Biological Child Parent Biological Child Parent Biological Child Biological Child Biological Child Biological Child Parent Biological Child Parent Biological Child Biological Child Parent Parent Biological Child Parent Parent Biological Child Parent Biological Child Parent Biological Child Parent Biological Child Parent Biological Child Parent Parent Biological Child Parent Parent Parent Biological Child Parent Parent Biological Child Parent Parent Parent Parent Parent Parent Parent Parent Biological Child Parent Parent Parent Parent Marriage Marriage (six children) Marriage (twelve children) (four children) (four children) (two children) (a child) Marriage Marriage Marriage Marriage Marriage Marriage (a child) Marriage (a child) 1805 James D. Fulkerson Patrick Henry Berry He went by the nickname "Pat."  He grew up in the Stanley area, andworked for the telephone company ever since getting out of the Navy. 1927 Dorothy Lea Best She was commonly known as "Dot." 1894 - 1991 Walter Timothy Best 97 97 Walter's family rented a farm that was near the Adelman's property,and he and Katie Lea courted for 3 years before their marriage. 1900 - 1983 Katherine Lea Adelman 82 82 She was born on her father's homeplace, a few miles south ofOwensboro, Kentucky.  She lived there all her life, giving birth tonine of 10 children there.  She was commonly known as "Katie Lea." 1864 - 1951 George Best 87 87 He came to Daviess County from LaRue County in the 1880's with hismother.  For reasons that remain unclear, George spent much of hisyouth with a Spencer family and a Walters family in LaRue County.According to an old insurance policy, George's father died when Georgewas only 11 years old, but his mother lived until George was 26 yearsold.  Perhaps Elizabeth, unable to support three children, moved inwith those families after her husband's death.

George often proudly referred to his LaFollette relatives who hadmoved to Wisconsin and became very prominent in politics.  TheLaFollette family generated two Wisconsin governors, a state AttorneyGeneral, and at least two U.S. Senators, one of which was aPresidential candidate on the Progressive Party ticket in 1924. 1869 - 1940 Sarah Francis Fulkerson 71 71 She was commonly known as "Sallie." 1919 - 1962 Edward Stephen Best 43 43 He was employed by General Electric of Owensboro. 1921 Lena Frances Best 1922 Miriam Eloise Best Miriam and her sister Lena worked together for many years sharingtheir culinary capabilities with the kiddos at Tamarack ElementarySchool. 1925 George Leslie Best He went by the nickname "Bud."  He was owner of Owensboro Linoleum andTile, and a Deacon with the Third Baptist Church. 1928 Helen Reid Best Clemmy Best Clemmy and Lewis lived a quiet life near Glenville in southern DaviessCounty. Lewis Lynn Geneva Lynn Ancel Lynn George Edward Lynn Martel Lynn Carthy Best She developed quite an interest in Indian relics, and through theyears, accumulated an extensive collection. Abe Morris Carroll Morris Billy Morris Billy was killed in World War II. George Morris Jessie Morris Lizzie Best Lizzie's special hobby was her plate collection; hundreds from allover the world. Jessie Hately Jessie and Lizzie lived on a very picturesque farm near Browns Valley. The lights of Owensboro are visible from the house atop the hill onthe farm. Robert Reid Hately Robert was tragically killed in World War II. D. 1984 Leland Hately Amos Best He was a calculator for the Owensboro Tobacco Warehouse.  He andbrother Walter helped put younger brother Les through college. Margaret Newbauer Helen Osborne Helen and Amos had a daughter. Florence Best She was the victim of a tragic accident before her second birthday.While playing in the yard, she dropped the top of a can she wasplaying with into a kettle.  The kettle had but a few inches ofrainwater in it, but it was enough to drown the little girl as shefell frontwards into the kettle to retrieve her toy. D. 1967 Dugan Best He was involved in several enterprises in and around Owensboro,including farming, tobacco warehousing, and the mobile home and realestate businesses.  He served on the City Commission and was electedMayor of Owensboro, but passing away before his term was completed.  Acity park on Owensboro's west end was named in his honor.  His widow,Ona, graciously looked after Dugan's sister Lizzie and her son Lelandwhen they were no longer able to care for themselves. Ona (Unknown) 1900 - 1900 Johnny Best He died as an infant. Hal Best Until his retirement, Hal farmed land near his dad's place, includingthe old "colored school" property. D. 1984 Mary Lewis D. 1984 Dean Best Dean was killed in an agricultural accident. Homer Best He owned and operated a store near Petit, Kentucky.  His second wife,Dolly, converted the store into an antique shop after his death.  Hehad no children. Genevieve Hemingway Dolly Hope Les Best He was the valedictorian of Daviess County High School and the firstchild of George and Sallie Best to attend college.  After hisgraduation from the University of Kentucky, he went to work for theS.S. Kresge Company, havin a career with them for 46 years.  Hemanaged stores in Bluefield, West Virginia; Columbus, Ohio; andLafayette, Indiana.  He and his wife had no children. Ethelda (Unknown) Mary Best She was frequently called "Little Mary."  She graduated from WesternKentucky State College in Bowling Green.  She was a popularschoolteacher, a gifted storyteller and artist.  She and her husbandspent several years in Germany, and did extensive traveling beforeretiring to Tennessee. Roy Wilkey Roy was an officer in the Army. Christine Virginia Riddle She was from the Red Hill area of Daviess County. D. 1982 Charles Alfred Cole Lovan He was from Utica, Kentucky.  He farmed in his early years, but laterworked for Standard Oil, a job which led to transfers to Flatwoods,Florence, Louisville and Ashland before returning to Owensboro. Noarse Elton Rouse He was from Buel, Kentucky.  He retired from a career as anupholsterer with Murphy Miller. Evelyn Whobrey Evelyn was from Dundee, Kentucky. William Robert Leib He went by the nickname "Bob" and was from Edna, Kansas.  His job withGeneral Electric took them to Syracuse, New York, and to Newport News,Virginia. 1824 - 1897 James Reid Fulkerson 73 73 He went by the nickname "Jim."  The last name was also sometimesspelled "Faulkner."  At the age of 25, Jim moved to Harrison County,Indiana, near Corydon.  He moved to Daviess County, Kentucky when hewas 55 years old, in 1879.  He is referred to in a local history bookas "one of Daviess County's well-to-do farmers."

He married again at age 72 a lady named Selista.  They only livedtogether three months.  Distressed over the breakup, he hanged himselfin a barn 100 yards from his house at 1:00 p.m. on Christmas Day of1897. 1824 - 1896 Matilda Ann Kerrick 72 72 She commonly went by the name "Tillie", and the family's last name wasalso often spelled as "Carrick."

During the Civil War, the Fulkerson's fought for the North and theKerricks fought for the South. Selista (Unknown) 1805 Margaret Hornback Her family was from Pennsylvania Generated by GenoPro®. Click here for details.