Cullman County AlArchives Biographies.....Fuller, Sutton L. April 1 1855 - living in 1893
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Author: Brant & Fuller (1893)
    SUTTON L. FULLER, one of the most prominent attorneys at the Cullman county
bar, was born April 1, 1855, a son of Flemming and Minerva (Simms) Fuller, both
natives of Greenville district, S. C. The father grew to manhood in South
Carolina, but came to Alabama in 1832, and settled in what is now Morgan county.
In 1847, he married Miss Simms, whose father came to Alabama in 1837, and mother
in 1847. Mr. Simms was always a sturdy farmer and remained in Cullman county
until his death. He and his wife were both members of the Baptist church. As a
soldier in the late war he enlisted in 1863 in. Capt. Stephen's company, but
served only a short time, when he was discharged on account of disabilities, and
died in 1865. He was a son of Jonathan and Jane (Hodges) Fuller. The father, a
native of Georgia, the mother of South Carolina. Mrs. Minerva Fuller was a
daughter of Joel and Elizabeth (McGlathrey) Simms, both natives of South
Carolina. These parents came to Alabama in 1812, and settled in Morgan county;
Joel having been a captain in the war of that year. Sutton L. Fuller having been
left an orphan in 1865, and the war having just closed, he was deprived of the
benefit of any schooling to amount to much, but an older brother and sister
assisted him in the primary department of learning. He remained on the farm on
which he had been reared till 1875, when he engaged in the real estate and
lumber business in Cullman and the hotel business at the same time, but soon
dropped the latter and devoted his time and attention solely to real estate,
which has made him one of the largest land owners in the county. In 1875 he
married Evelyn E. Hubert of Cincinnati, Ohio. This union resulted in seven
children, six of whom are living: Asa V., Nellie M., Harry L., Dwight K., Forney
and Evelyn. The mother was a native of Cincinnati, and daughter of John G. and
Jane (Moore) Hubert, both natives of Ohio. Both he and his wife were members of
the Baptist church. Mr. Fuller is a member of the K. of P. He was very fortunate
in his marriage, as his wife was an educated lady and she instilled the idea of
an education into his mind. He first began to read stories, and by this means
aroused an appetite for study, and after he had had a family of four children he
began to attend school and sat on the same bench with his own children, but at
the same time was one of the trustees of the school. He was a hard student and
an apt scholar and rapidly rose. In 1879 he took up the study of the law and was
admitted in the land courts the same year. He has been a hard student in this
branch of learning, and is what may truthfully be said a self-made man. In 1890
he successfully passed an examination and was admitted to practice in the county
and state courts. He served two terms on the board of aldermen of Cullman
county, and his wife was postmistress at Cullman during Cleveland's
administration. He began life without a dollar but is now one of the largest
land owners of the county, and has the satisfaction of knowing that it was all
made by his own industry. For several years he was engaged in the settlement of
lands in Kansas, Nebraska, Wyoming and Dakota, and was the starter of nearly all
the small towns on the Burlington & Quincy railroad, from Lincoln and Omaha,
west through the above named states, and a general locater of soldiers' warrants
for land through to California. These settlements were made by Mr. Fuller,
through a contract with the C., B. & Q. R. R., and have netted him a large
amount of money. He is one of the substantial citizens of the county, and all
kinds of enterprises, for the good of Cullman county or for the state of
Alabama, are always sure to find in him a hearty supporter. Beside being one of
the largest land owners in Alabama he also owns large tracts of land in
California, Washington, Minnesota, Oregon, Colorado and many other states. He is
decidedly the recognized authority--on all land laws in the state.



Additional Comments:
from "Memorial Record of Alabama", Vol. I, p. 800-801
Published by
Brant & Fuller (1893)
Madison, WI



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