Other Events and Attributes:

• Reference Number: 2499
• Reference Number: FUL-CW6

Notes:

Died:
farm accident West of Airdrie

Other Events and Attributes:

• Reference Number: 341
• Reference Number: FUL-CW6

Victor married Margaret Grace Fuller on 29 Jan 1953 in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. Margaret (daughter of Alfred Michael Fuller and Annetta Charlton Douglas) was born on 15 Oct 1928 in Drumheller, Alberta, Canada; died on 10 Feb 2015 in Airdrie, Alberta, Canada; was buried on 17 Feb 2015 in Mountain View Memorial Gardens Cemetery, Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Reference Number: 264
• Reference Number: FUL-CW6
• Name: 29 Jan 1953; Margaret Grace Giles

Other Events and Attributes:

• Reference Number: 244
• Reference Number: FUL-CW6

Notes:

Died:
Died as a result of injuries in a mine accident at the Black Diamond Mine in Carbon, Alberta, earlier the same day

Alfred married Annetta Charlton Douglas on 06 Jun 1928 in Douglas Family - Horseshoe Ranch, Nacmine, Drumheller, Alberta, Canada. Annetta was born on 19 Jul 1905 in Pine Creek, Alberta, Canada; died on 30 Dec 1960 in Drumheller, Alberta, Canada; was buried on 04 Jan 1961 in Mountainview Memoriial Gardens, Calgary, Alberta, Canada. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Reference Number: 257
• Reference Number: FUL-CW6
• Name: 06 Jul 1928; Annetta Fuller

Notes:

Buried:
Last Supper Garden

Other Events and Attributes:

• Reference Number: 9
• Reference Number: FUL- CW
• Living: Between 1865 and 1979
• Residence: 05 Jul 1881, Iona, Todd, Minnesota, USA
• Census: 06 Jun 1885, Birchdale, Todd, Minnesota, USA
• Residence: Jun 1890, St Paul, Ramsey, Minnesota, USA
• Census: 1895, St Paul, Ramsey, Minnesota, USA
• Immigration: Between 1902 and 1937, Carbon, Alberta, Canada
• Residence: 01 Nov 1904, Carbon, Alberta, Canada
• Living: Dec 1904, Carbon, Alberta, Canada
• Residence: 20 Jun 1908, Carbon, Alberta, Canada
• Naturalization: 23 Jun 1908, Carbon, Alberta, Canada
• Occupation: Between 1917 and 1926, Carbon, Alberta, Canada
• Residence: 1917, Carbon, Alberta, Canada
• Residence: 1923, Carbon, Alberta, Canada
• Occupation: 1926, Carbon, Alberta, Canada
• Residence: 1927, Carbon, Alberta, Canada
• Residence: 1928, Carbon, Alberta, Canada
• Residence: 1929, Carbon, Alberta, Canada
• Residence: 1932, Carbon, Alberta, Canada
• Residence: Between 1934 and 1937, Carbon, Alberta, Canada

Notes:

Birth:
When his father, PW, enlisted in the army 18 June 1861 in Ohio, the plan was likely that his pregnant wife would take the children (George 10,Myron 6, Mary A. 4 and 1.5 year old Nackey E.) to her parents' home in Barnard, VT. There certainly were trains operating in the USA before this time, so we assume that Zilpha was traveling to her parents' home when Charles was born on the way. In one of his letters, dated 7 Aug 1861, while in the war, PW said "Kiss to the little ones for me and if the Baby is a boy, call his name Charles W.". We know that she continued on to Vermont and presumably her parents' home, as this is where PW went after the war.

Living:
Early Life
We can follow his earlier life through the movements of his father as a Baptist Minister to various small communities. We are sure that after his birth the family traveled to Barnard, VT and lived close to Zilpha's parents. In 1863 he was in Vershire and 1865 in Groton, VT. In 1868 he moved to North Troy, VT and in 1872 the family moved to Reynolds Twp, MN where his father was the Baptist Minister in Long Prairie and where Charles would have spent his teen age years.

Residence:
Charles bought the S1/2 of SE1/4 of Sec 29, Twp 130, R 34 in Todd County in Minnesota for $100. This 80 acres connected directly to the 160 acres that his father purchased 10 April 1882.

Census:
The Census of June, 1885 shows Charles and Hattie, with Allen 5, Jessie 3, and Annie 0, living near Grey Eagle, MN. On the 12 May 1885 Charles and Hattie sold the 80 acres purchased in 1881 for $300 (they carried $150 mortgage) to Van Coil of Birch Lake, MN.

Residence:
St Paul
It has been reported that after his wife died in 1890, Charles' house burned down and the children went to live with grandma Wade (Harriet's Mom) and he moved to St. Paul. After he was settled, his four children joined him in St Paul.

Census:
The 1895 census shows the family living with his parents with the additional children of Harry, Jesse and Annie. The old City Directories for St. Paul show CW working as a car operator and other positions for the Twin City Rapid Transit Company from 1895 to 1900. From 1901-03, Charles worked for the city as well as the James Forrestal Co and lived at 840 Marion Street. Oddly enough the 1900 census shows the family in two locations, one take June 5 and the other June 15. The census reports show that Grace was operating a boarding during these years.

Immigration:
Charles initially came to Calgariy in 1902 and worked as a dray driver and then as a street car driver. He moved the framily in 1904. He then homesteaded and then was a farmer/rancher as many of his sons grew up as farm hands and cowboys.
In 1902, Carbon was part of the Northwest Territories as Alberta did not become a province until 1 Sept 1905.

Residence:
Entered a Homestead for NW 1/4 of Sec 2, Township 29, Range 23, West of 4 M.

Living:
Move To Canada
Dora was born in Calgary in Oct 1904 and we know from his homestead papers that the family lived just outside Carbon, Alberta, Canada on the NW Sec 2, Twp 29, Rng 23 W4 continuously from Nov 1904 until March 31, 1908, when he made application for land ownership. The land title for this quarter section was granted 23 June 1908 and he was granted Canadian citizenship 23 April 1908. Life was difficult in the beginning; they lived in tents on the homestead until the first house was built of logs. They planted big gardens and had a large root cellar to keep vegetables over the winter. There were plenty of rabbits and prairie chickens for hunting and CW went to Calgary a few times to work. In 1917 CW purchased the school land portion of NE11, Twp29, Rng23 W4 which was above the ravine down to the coal mine entrances and the Knee Hill Creek. The area along the creek contained several coal mines and CW is named on a lease in 1920 when the family started the 'Fuller' coal mine and extracted coal from this mine for some years. The mine had a rail system where ponies pulled coal cars in and out of the mine at the bottom of the coulee and a cable winch system driven by horses pulled the cars up the hill to a tipple which dumped the coal into horse drawn wagons. They would haul coal to Calgary with horse drawn wagons and then bring back supplies. Babe Fuller said that everything came in barrels, rice, beans, coffee, flour and dried fruit. Charles built a house at the top of the hill where the family stayed. He also built a two story rooming house down on the flats below the mine, where the miners stayed and where there was always a big family atmosphere. This was especially true at meal time as the family also ate at the rooming house where Grace did the cooking and rooming house activities with the help of her girls. In 1923 the railroad connected Carbon and ran along the creek near the mines. We know the family owned and ran the mine until 1926 and we know that coal was mined until 1930, when Alfred Fox owned it. At some point a rail spur and a system for loading rail cars directly from the mine was installed. One story was that Charles borrowed money and mortgaged this expansion, but we have not found evidence of that. Another story is that the mine may have run into another existing mine to the west. The Fullers of Carbon were part of the mining community with tragic results; Alfred lost his life in a mining accident and both Jesse and Harry lost their lives as a result of mining incidents.

Residence:
Charles received the land title deed and ownership for his homestead land on NW 2-29-23-W4

Naturalization:
Charles was granted Canadian Citizenship.

Occupation:
Owner/Operator of the Fuller Coal Mine in Carbon. The family hauled coal with a team of horses and wagon as far away as Calgary. Charles would haul a load to Calgary and find some work there in order to buy supplies for the farm and rooming house and Babe remembers him coming home with barrels of flour, beans, dried fruit and bolts of material for the ladies. Carbon was a hub of coal mines all in the valley east of town. Charles built a two story rooming house in the valley close to the mines, which Grace operated and cooked for the miners. Daughters Dora and Belle were a big help in this venture.

Residence:
Charles purchased 157.31 acres of land in the NE 11-29-23 W4, that had a flat spot on the south side of the Carbon river coulee but also included an area that covered part of the coulee. This land carried the mineral rights and this is where the Fuller Coal Mine was located. Charles also built a smaller house on the upper flat just above the mine where the family lived while they operated the rooming house below.

Residence:
In 1923 Jesse was murdered and although there was an inquest and a coroner's investigation that included 16 witnesses, the jury found that the wounds were caused by an unknown person. There has even been a book written about this murder, however is has gone into the books as an unsolved homicide.

Occupation:
Charles mortgaged the farm to built a new rail spur and were in the process of building the new entrance to the Fuller mine when the mine ran out of coal. Everything was lost and Charles was left with nothing.

Residence:
Harry had received a homestead option on a quarter section of land near Acme, through a Government program for WWI veterans. In the beginning he used this land to grow vegetables for the family, however he and his wife lived close to the mine where he worked. They decided to build a house on Harry's homestead and spent a great deal of time and money with this plan and even to the extent of living on this new farm. The family helped build a barn and it was nearly complete in the fall of 1928 when Harry died. Unfortunately Harry had not completed the Homestead requirements and did not have the deed to the land so the government took the 1/4 farm back along with the improvements.

Residence:
Harry had planted potatoes at his farm at Acme an in the fall he was off work as his arm was in a sling from an injury at the mine so he decided to dig some potatoes and take them to Carbon. On 7 Oct 1928 he had a wagon loaded with sacks of potatoes and sheaves of grain and as he got to Carbon the horses lunged forward shifting the potatoes and throwing him under the wheels and he was taken to the hospital in Drumheller where he died the next day.

Residence:
Charles and Grace moved back to Carbon into one of the smaller houses down in the flats where they lived until Grace died in 1932

Residence:
Grace died prematurely in 1932 at the age of 66 leaving the family with a big loss.

Residence:
While Grace was alive they liked to visit freinds and neighbours in their horse and buggy. After Grace died, Charles lived with family, batched with Babe and Ralph or vivited daughters Dora and Belle.
Charles was known as a very easy going frienly person who helped people when he could. The example given was that he gave people coal from the mine when they asked for it and not when they could pay and he never kept track of what people owed him as he would take what they offered; sometimes a pig or chickens. You always felt "at Home" when you visited the Fullers.

Charles married Grace Déchanet on 26 Nov 1891 in St Paul, Ramsey, Minnesota, USA. Grace (daughter of Pierre "Alfred" Déchanet and Isabelle Elizabeth Cratte) was born on 22 Feb 1868 in Wabasha, Wabasha, Minnesota, USA; died on 01 Dec 1932 in Carbon, Alberta, Canada; was buried on 03 Dec 1932 in Carbon Cemetery, Carbon, Kneehill, Alberta, Canada. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Reference Number: 10
• Reference Number: FUL- CW1
• Baptism: 03 Apr 1868, Wabasha, Wabasha, Minnesota, USA
• Name: 26 Nov 1891; Grace Fuller

Notes:

Married:
The ceremony was conducted by his father, PW Fuller.