MONTGOMERY COUNTY OHIO - BIOS:  FULKERTH, Henry
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"The History of Montgomery County, Ohio." by W. H. Beers & Co., pub. 
1882.

page 296-297

    HENRY FULKERTH, farmer; P. O., Union, is the son of Samuel Fulkerth, one 
of the old pioneers of Montgomery County.  Samuel was a carpenter by trade, 
and moved from Maryland to Pennsylvania with his parents.  He was united in 
marriage with Susan Warner, and as a result of this union had six children, 
of whom four are now living, viz.: Catharine, Samuel, John, Henry.  In 1809 
Mr. Fulkerth moved to Ohio and settled in Montgomery County, where the whoop 
of the red man rang through the forest, carrying terror to the homes of the 
men that dared the frontier.  The county abounded in every species of game, 
from the fish to the otter, from the squirrel to the couger and bear.  The 
scream of the "panther" and the squall of the wild cat mingled with the sweet 
song of the thrush, and the howl of the wolf drowned the melodious notes of 
the mocking bird, while stolid Bruin roamed the woods with no ear for music 
except the squealing of the pioneer hog.
    The rifle was an inmate of every household, in the use of which Mr. 
Fulkerth became very familiar and was very solicitous in keeping it in 
perfect working condition, as the meats which graced his pine table were the 
inhabitants of the forest that fell under his unerring aim, and his first 
crop of corn was cultivated with the rifle close at hand.  Henry, the subject 
of this biography, was born in Pennsylvania, July 5, 1809, and came to Ohio 
with his parents in his infancy.  He assisted his father until he was 24 
years of age, spending his nights by the home fireside pursuing his studies.  
He labored on the neighboring farms until his father presented him with 160 
acres of land in Darke Co., Ohio.  He immediately went to work with an 
indomitable will to clear it up and put it under cultivation.  In 1830 he 
celebrated his marriage with Catharine Sebard, and as a result of this union 
had eleven children, of whom four survive, viz.: Nancy A., Susan, Jane, 
William.  Mr. Fulkerth added many valuable improvements to the farm, and at 
the death of his father he disposed of it and purchased the home farm, and 
has since added many material improvements.  In 1876 Mrs. Fulkerth departed 
quietly into the next world, esteemed by all with whom she came in contact.