BIO: William W. FULLER, Huntingdon County, PA

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Commemorative Biographical Encyclopedia of the Juniata Valley: 
Comprising the Counties of Huntingdon, Mifflin, Juniata and Perry, 
Pennsylvania, Containing Sketches of Prominent and Representative 
Citizens and Many of the Early Settlers.  Chambersburg, Pa.: J. M. 
Runk & Co., 1897, pages 364-365.
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  W. W. FULLER, Mount Union, Pa., was born in Perry county, November 6, 
1837, son of Jeremiah and Lydia (Flickinger) Fuller, natives of that 
county. Jeremiah Fuller was brought up a farmer and always continued in 
that vocation, adding to it, however, the trade of carpentry, and as an 
activity for the winter months, the profession of teaching. Mrs. Fuller 
was the daughter of Henry and Margaretta (Yohn) Flickinger. Three sons 
of Mr. and Mrs. Jeremiah Fuller are: Joseph E., who died in infancy; 
and William W. The father died October 31, 1838, at the age of twenty-
five years.
  The education of W. W. Fuller was begun in the Perry county common 
schools, and further carried on at Central Academy, Airy View, Juniata 
county, for one year and six months; at the classical school at 
Ickesburg, Perry county, for eleven weeks; at Markelsville Normal 
Institute, Perry county; eleven weeks, at Mount Dempsey, same county, 
the course being completed at Millersville Normal School, Lancaster 
county, Pa., in 1860. During a part of the time of his attendance at 
these institutions, Mr. Fuller was also engaged in teaching; and at the 
end of the course, he continued to follow that vocation for several 
years. On March 7, 1865, he became ticket and freight agent for the 
Pennsylvania Railroad Company, and has ever since been in the employ of 
that company. Throughout all of his busy life, Mr. Fuller has found 
time to foster and cultivate his literary taste, both by reading and by 
writing. He has been honored as "the poet of the Juniata valley." He is 
the author of a number of well-known and widely published poems, among 
which are: "The Youths of Fair;" "Saville," his native township in 
Perry county; "Jack's Narrows;" "The Boatman:" "The Eighth Wonder of 
the World;" "The Fox Chase on Sunday:" "Ode at the Dedication of a 
Monument to the Memory of Rev. David Wilson, D.D., of Port Royal, 
Juniata County;" "The Vale of the Juniata;" "Hager;" and many others.
  Mr. Fuller has been affiliated with the I.O.O.F. for twelve years, 
and belonged to the Encampment for five years; has filled all chairs of 
the Order and taken degrees. He was also a member of the U.O.A.M., and 
filled all chairs. He is a Republican. He has held various township and 
borough offices; was elected auditor of Delaware township, Juniata 
county, in 1869; councilman of Mount Union, 1877, served for two years; 
and was for one year burgess of Mount Union.
  William W. Fuller was married, September 19, 1860, to Eliza J., 
daughter of William Kipp, Esq., and Hannah (Wertz) Kipp. Their children 
are: Frank E., and Sheldon, both of who died in infancy; Charles I., 
ticket and freight agent at Newton Hamilton for the Pennsylvania 
Railroad Company; Viola (Mrs. I. N. Taylor); A. Watson, ticket clerk, 
Mount Union station; Wayne V.; and Esther E. Mr. Fuller is a member of 
the Presbyterian church, and has been for thirty-five years a teacher 
in the Sunday-school; for six years, he missed in attendance only two 
Sabbaths of each year.
  Mrs. W. W. Fuller was born at Millerstown, Perry county, November 21, 
1842. Her parents were natives of Perry county; her father's lifelong 
business was that of a wagon-maker, which he learned in his boyhood. 
For twelve years he was justice of the peace at Millerstown, Perry 
county. At the time when Mr. Fuller was teaching in Millerstown, Mr. 
Kipp was president of the school board. Mrs. Kipp was the daughter of 
Peter and Mary Wertz. Of their five children, three are living: Jacob, 
of Philadelphia; Ervine, of Millerstown, Perry county; and Eliza J. 
(Mrs. Fuller). The father died April 5, 1859, aged fifty-four years; 
the mother died in May, 1862, aged fifty-six. They were members of the 
Presbyterian church, in which Mr. Kipp was for twenty-four years an 
elder.