About 10 years ago Ron and I visited Fullersburg and we could only find one cemetery to find my family but through computer research I was able to find the Fullersburg Cemetery which was just cleaned up in the past three years but then a big fence was put up to protect it. I had read it was open once a year so was prepared not to be able to see much. When we drove up to the cemetery we saw the small gate was open and so we ventured in. There were two men in the cemetery and one asked if he could help us as this is a closed cemetery. I explained that I was related to the Fullers, Thurstons and Fish and he said "Well hello my name is Don Fuller and Jacob Winegar Fuller is my great great great grandfather", Oh my goodness I have just met a long lost relative. We talked for some time, he was giving the other fellow a personal tour, it was my lucky day.
Jacob and Candace Fuller were the founding family of Fullersburg.
Don says they having been very busy restoring the cemetery but are afraid of vandalism so that is why the fence, they are hoping to eventually open it up once a month for viewing.
After the cemetery we went to the old Graue Mill which picture hangs above Moms table in Summerland
The Mill was build of brick made by Fullers and has lots of Fuller memorabila.
Just across York street you will find the Benjamin Fuller home.
Ron and Tanya at the Mill
Over to the Bronswood Cemetery to find David and Catherine Thurston.
We did not find Elisha Fish and his wife who were the first settlers in York township, the cemetery they were originally buried in is now a shopping plaza and the graves were moved and no names attached.
Tanya flies home tomorrow, we will miss her company and Ron and I will do a three day try at seeing Chicago.
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