Brief Life History of Hannibal Octavius
When Hannibal Octavius Fullmer was born on 16 May 1837, in Jefferson Township, Richland, Ohio, United States, his father, David Fullmer, was 33 and his mother, Rhoda Ann Marvin, was 24. He married Rachel Elizabeth Brown on 31 January 1876, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 4 daughters. He lived in Nauvoo, Hancock, Illinois, United States in 1839 and Salt Lake, Utah, United States in 1850. He died on 22 October 1909, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States, at the age of 72, and was buried in Salt Lake City Cemetery, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States.
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- Octavia J Palmer in household of Da* Palmer, "United States Census, 1870"
- Utah, Death and Military Death Certificates, 1904-1961
- Hannibal Octavius Fullmer, "Utah, Salt Lake County Death Records, 1849-1949"
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1839 · Nauvoo is Settled
After the Saints had been chased out of Missouri they moved to a swampy area located next to the Mississippi River. Here they settled and named the place Nauvoo which translates into the city beautiful.
1846
U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.
1856 · The Largest Map Company in the World
William Rand opened a small printing shop in Chicago. Doing most of the work himself for the first two years he decided to hire some help. Rand Hired Andrew McNally, an Irish Immigrant, to work in his shop. After doing business with the Chicago Tribune, Rand and McNally were hired to run the Tribune's entire printing operation. Years later, Rand and McNally established Rand McNally & Co after purchasing the Tribune's printing business. They focused mainly on printing tickets, complete railroad guides and timetables for the booming railroad industry around the city. What made the company successful was the detailed maps of roadways, along with directions to certain places. Rand McNally was the first major map publisher to embrace a system of numbered highways and erected many of the roadside highway signs that have been adopted by state and federal highway authorities. The company is still making and updating the world maps that are looked at every day.
Name Meaning
Americanized form of German Vollmer and Follmer . Compare Fulmer .
German (Füllmer): variant of Vollmer . This surname is very rare in Germany.
Altered form of English Fulmer .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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Hannibal Octavius Fullmer Succumbs to Sudden Attack of Disease.
Hannibal Octavius Fullmer, one of Utah's oldest residents, dies suddenly Friday morning at his home, 550 South Thirteen West street. Mr. Fullmer had suffered some years from diabetes but had not bee …
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