Martha Catherine Fulmer

Brief Life History of Martha Catherine

When Martha Catherine Fulmer was born on 13 August 1895, in Cole, Little River, Arkansas, United States, her father, John William Fulmer, was 26 and her mother, Louisa "Lula" Madora White, was 29. She married Albert Earl Pilcher on 27 April 1913, in Grayson, Texas, United States. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 3 daughters. She lived in Crosby, Texas, United States in 1930 and Commissioner's Precinct 4, Clay, Texas, United States in 1940. She died on 25 March 1965, in Fort Worth, Tarrant, Texas, United States, at the age of 69, and was buried in Henrietta, Clay, Texas, United States.

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Family Time Line

Albert Earl Pilcher
1894–1952
Martha Catherine Fulmer
1895–1965
Marriage: 27 April 1913
Edith Pilcher
1915–2003
Cecil Louise Pilcher
1916–1988
Raymon Paul Pilcher
1919–1980
MSGT Billy Leon Pilcher
1921–2007
Doyle Jackson Pilcher
1926–1988
Jimmy Dale Pilcher
1932–1997
Dortha Faye Pilcher
1935–2014

Sources (22)

  • Mattie C Pilcher, "United States 1950 Census"
  • Mattie Fulmer en el registro de Pilcher, "Texas Birth Certificates, 1903-1935"
  • Mattie Pilcher, "Texas, World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1940-1947"

World Events (8)

1896 · Plessy vs. Ferguson

A landmark decision of the U.S. Supreme Court upholding the constitutionality of racial segregation laws for public facilities if the segregated facilities were equal in quality. It's widely regarded as one of the worst decisions in U.S. Supreme Court history.

1901 · Spindletop Oilfield Discovered

"Spindletop, located south of Beaumont, becomes the first major oil well to be discovered in Texas. Other fields were discovered in shortly after, which ultimately led to the highly impactful ""oil boom""."

1914 · Steamboat Service Established with New York

Satilla was the first Deepwater Steamship to arrive at the port of Houston. This accomplishment successfully established a steamboat service between Houston and New York City.

Name Meaning

English: habitational name from Fulmer in Buckinghamshire or Fowlmere in Cambridgeshire, so named from Old English fugol ‘bird’ + mere ‘lake’.

Americanized form of German Vollmer and Follmer . Compare Folmer and Fullmer .

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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