Cecilia Fults

Brief Life History of Cecilia

When Cecilia Fults was born on 15 December 1852, in Monroe, Illinois, United States, her father, Jacob Fults, was 31 and her mother, Melinda Bostwick, was 29. She married John W. S. Henderson on 10 December 1876, in Monroe, Illinois, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons. She died on 15 November 1879, in Monroe, Illinois, United States, at the age of 26, and was buried in Dick Cemetery, Precinct 13, Monroe, Illinois, United States.

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Family Time Line

John W. S. Henderson
1854–
Cecilia Fults
1852–1879
Marriage: 10 December 1876
George Washington Henderson
1876–1967
William Henderson
1879–

Sources (14)

  • Cecilia Fultz in household of Jacob Fultz, "United States Census, 1860"
  • Cecilia Fults, "Illinois, County Marriages, 1810-1940"
  • Cecelia Fults Henderson, "Find A Grave Index"

World Events (8)

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.

1858 · A House Divided

Abraham Lincoln's goal was to be different than the previous Senators of Illinois and voice his opinion in how he saw the State and the United States start to drift apart in the different ideology on what was right and what was wrong. Even though it would become an unsuccessful campaign strategy to win the senate seat, to this day it is one of the most famous speeches of US politics.

1861 · Simple life to Soldiers

Illinois contributed 250,000 soldiers to the Union Army, ranking it fourth in terms of the total men fighting for a single state. Troops mainly fought in the Western side of the Appalachian Mountains, but a few regiments played important roles in the East side. Several thousand Illinoisians died during the war. No major battles were fought in the state, although several towns became sites for important supply depots and navy yards. Not everyone in the state supported the war and there were calls for secession in Southern Illinois several residents. However, the movement for secession soon died after the proposal was blocked.

Name Meaning

Americanized form of German Volz .

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

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