Zura Fuller

Zura Fuller, son of Chauncy D. and Lydia (Avery) Fuller, was born in Toulon township, Stark county, December 21, 1851, as related in the history of the Fuller family of Toulon. He received a liberal education in the schools here, at the commercial college, Davenport, Iowa, and at Peoria, completing at the latter place, and returning, engaged in mercantile work at Modena. After some short time he moved to Texas, engaged in the cattle trade and became one of the most popular "cow-boys" in that state. With the honors of one season's Texan life he returned to his native county, and was engaged in mercantile business at Modena until March, 1886, when he purchased the business interests of Cyrus Bocock at Castleton, where he is now residing. His marriage with Miss Fannie M. Clark was celebrated September 16, 1886. This lady is a daughter of William F. and Diana Clark, of Pennsylvania. She came to Modena in 1883, took a position in a mercantile house there until 1885, when she returned to her Pennsylvania home, but in 1886 returned and married Mr. Fuller. In religion Mr. Fuller is a member of the M. P. church, in society affairs belongs to the Masonic Lodge; was director of the Modena district schools for some time, and always a quiet but earnest supporter of whatever enterprise promised public benefit. A letter from C. D. Fuller, El Dorado Springs, Mo., dated October 10, 1886, in reply to request for information regarding this family, gives the following particulars: "Father was born in West Stock bridge, Mass., in the year, 1787; his father moved to Pennsylvania when father was quite young. Mother was born in Genesee Valley, N. Y. I have not the year of her birth. I was born in Luzerne, now Wyoming county, Pa., May 5, 1817. The family came to Illinois in 1836, and settled in what is now Stark county. That is as far back as I can trace my ancestors. My father was a medical doctor, but unfortunately, we never had any preachers or lawyers among the old stock, that I know of."