WILLIAM WALLACE FULLER - Biography

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Commemorative and Biographical Record of Columbia, Sauk and Adams Counties, 
WI. Chicago: Ogle, 1901, p 755-756


WILLIAM WALLACE FULLER, of Merrimack [Merrimac], Sauk County, WI, was born 
08 Oct 1855 at Milford, Jefferson County, WI, and is a son of Albert FULLER 
and Keziah (UDA) FULLER. His father was the son of David and Sallie FULLER, 
and was a native of VT, and was born in 1829. He came into the west when 
about 20 years old, and settled at Milford, Jefferson County, WI, and died 
there 23 Mar 1860. His grandfather, David FULLER, was born in VT in Mar 
1784, and Sallie, his wife, was born 01 May 1792. Their union was blessed 
with 11 children, four of whom died in infancy; three survived them, two sons 
and one daughter. Albert FULLER, the father of the subject of this sketch, 
died when but 31 years old.

William Wallace FULLER grew to manhood in Jefferson County, and contracted an 
early marriage with Gertrude CARR, 24 Feb 1877. She [p 756] was the daughter 
of James C. CARR and Mary (CROCKER) CARR, of Fountain Prairie [Columbia 
County], WI. Mr. James C. CARR was one of the early settlers of Columbia 
County, WI, and was familiarly known as Esquire CARR. He owned a farm just 
west of Fall River [Columbia County, WI], in said town. He was the first 
county clerk in 1846, its first treasurer in 1847, and again elected county 
clerk in 1848. Mr. CARR was born in Laurens, Otsego County, NY, 21 Feb 1817, 
and came to WI and settled at Columbus in the early 1840s. He was twice 
married, his first wife dying in Aug 1845, leaving one daughter five months 
old, now Mrs. C. B. SHEPHERD, of Winona [Winona County], MN.

Mary CROCKER, of Columbus, became his wife in May 1846. She is the daughter 
of Samuel and Mary CROCKER, who became the parents of 13 children, five 
daughters and eight sons. Her grandmother's maiden name was Mary ROE; her 
people were originally from the state of NY. Mr. and Mrs. CARR were blessed 
with six children, four daughters and two sons, Mrs. FULLER being the second 
child. The four youngest, two girls and two boys, are now living in Idaho .

The marriage of Mr. and Mrs. William Wallace FULLER was blessed with three 
daughters, Hattie Margaretta (born 29 Feb 1880, now Mrs. Emmett ANTHONY, 
residing at Rutland, Dane County, WI), Carrie May (born 05 Jun 1882, is now 
teaching school), and Edna K. (born 29 Jun 1884, living at home). After 
their marriage in 1877, Mr. and Mrs. FULLER rented a farm near Milford, 
Jefferson County, and began farming with little other capital than youth, 
courage and resolute spirits. There they remained four years, then moving to 
Sauk County, where they located on a farm two miles west of Merrimack. They 
purchased this place on 18 Jan 1882, and Mr. FULLER has converted it into a 
valuable and productive establishment. Recently they bought another farm 
lying on the south side of the road, opposite the home farm, which makes it a 
farm of 176 acres, situated on section 3, of the town of Merrimack 
[Merrrimac, Sauk County, WI].

Mr. and Mrs. FULLER never had a son, but have devoted their means and time to 
the education of three daughters, charming young women, in such a manner that 
they would be prepared for any station in life. Some years ago they took one 
of the wards of the state school into their family, and they are proving a 
father and mother to them. Mr. FULLER ceased his school attendance at 15 and 
has largely made himself what he is, a level-headed, sensible man of business 
and a kind and obliging neighbor. Mrs. FULLER taught school some years, and 
with her husband has been deeply serious that their children should share in 
the intellectual privileges denied to them in their youth.

Mr. FULLER is a Republican, but takes a liberal and generous view of life, 
both in politics and religion. The entire family is quite in sympathy with 
modern spiritualism, and bears a good reputation throughout the neighborhood. 
They are all known as honest, respectable and progressive. Mr. FULLER has 
one sister and two brothers: Mary E., wife of Henry BLACK, of Rutland, Dane 
County, WI. She was born 18 Jul 1857. They were married 01 Jul 1885, and 
are the parents of six children, five of whom are living. Wesley FULLER was 
born 11 Nov 1859. He was married in 1882, and lives on a farm near Berlin 
[Green Lake County], WI. He is the father of four children. Aberto FULLER, 
the younger brother, was born 19 Oct 1861. He married Fannie SHERMAN of 
Windsor, Dane County, WI, and they are now living on a farm near that place, 
and are the parents of two daughters.