George S. Fullerton
George S. Fullerton was born in the state of Maryland, May 29, 1814. His father, Thomas, was born in 1780, in Greencastle, Franklin County, Pennsylvania, and married Elizabeth Stewart. The family came to Fayette County in 1814. They afterwards removed to Pickaway County, where the father died, in 1836.
There were eleven children, all deceased, save George S., who was married, October 2, 1843, to Margaret J. Smith, of Greenfield, Ohio; the result of which union was thirteen children, four of whom are living: Ida, Emma, Frank, and Hattie. Those who have passed away are: Sarah, Samuel, Margaret, Laura, Mary, George, Charles, Robert, and William.
Mr. Fullerton acquired his education at home, until he was sixteen years of age, when he attended a preparatory course at Oxford University. He was compelled to abandon his college course from failing eye-sight. He accepted a clerkship in the store of Dr. Stewart, at Bloomingburg, where he remained until 1840, when he was appointed steward of the Ohio Insane Asylum, where he remained until September, 1849. He next removed to Springfield, Ohio, and engaged in retailing drugs. In 1850, he removed to Bloomingburg, this county, and engaged extensively in buying and selling wool. Having sold his farm in Madison Township, he removed to the Ustick farm, where he still resides.
He served one term as county commissioner, and has been prominently connected with county affairs. He and wife are members of the Presbyterian Church. He was elected elder, at Columbus, in 1842, and has continued in that capacity up to this date.
It was the great object of his life to preach Christ and the resurrection, but failing health preventing, he devoted himself in aiding others to perform this labor of love. A sister spent ten years as a missionary among the Indians; a brother filled a like office in India; two other brothers were ministers. All lived holy and died happy.
In politics, Mr. Fullerton is a Republican, having always been a firm advocate of anti-slavery measures. A great Sabbath-school worker, and many of the flourishing Sabbath-schools of this county owe much to the faithful labors of Mr. Fullerton.
From R. S. Dills' History of Fayette County