Fullenwider- William Harrison - Montgomery InGenWeb Project

Source: Beadle, J.H.  History of Parke County, Indiana.,  Chicago: HH Hill, 1880

William Harrison FULLENWIDER, farmer and stock raiser, Waveland, is a native of Parke County and was born May 23, 1840.  He is the son of David and Elizabeth MOXLEY Fullenwider, natives of Kentucky, who immigrated to Parke Co in 1839, and settled in Green Twp.  William H. Fullenwider was married Decmeber 24, 1863 to Nannie HANNA, daughter of William and Mary WATSON Hanna, both natives of Kentucky and pioneer settlers of Montgomery County, Indiana.  She is one of a family of 14 children.  Mr. Fullenwider by this married has 3 children: Oscar L; Earnest W and Earl M.  He and his wife are members of the Presbyterian church at Waveland.  For the past 6 years he has filled the office of deacon in the church.

He is a republican straight.  He was in the 55th Indiana Volunteers and was wounded at Richmond.  He has a farm of 190 acres, well suited to stock raising and his wife has a farm of 71 acres. She was educated at Waveland and Ladoga.  Owing to sickness, she failed to complete the last term of the course at the latter place.  She taught school two years.  He completed the academic course at Waveland and graduated at Hanover College in 1865, with the degree of A.B.  During his life he has taught school one year.