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Family: Leonard Franklin Fulks / Mattie Jo Estes-xx (F1236)
m. 20 Apr 1921
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Male
Leonard Franklin Fulks
Birth 30 Aug 1898 KY 
Death 03 May 1985 Paducah, McCracken Co, KY Burial Marriage 20 Apr 1921 [1, 2] Marshall Co, KY [1, 2] Father John Franklin Fulks | F470 Group Sheet Mother Martha Caroline Baker | F470 Group Sheet
Female
Mattie Jo Estes-xx
Birth 07 May 1902 KY Death 08 Sep 1982 Caldwell Co, KY Burial Briensburg, Marshall Co, KY Father Mother
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Notes
Children:
son Joseph Franklin Fulks 10/26/1921 - 3/21/1976
- ** See his findagrave.com page later **
- professional basketball player
- 7/16/1940 - Army Enlistment - ** See below **
- aft 7/16/1940 married Mary Sue Gillespie 1921 - 1991
son David Sherman Fulks1949 - 1998
dau Nancy Carol Fulks 1959 - 2007
- married ??? Cope
dau Barbara Nell Fulks 1927 - 2002
- married ??? McKinney
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found at https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q2D4-4HL6
Name: Leonard Franklin Fulks
Titles and Terms:
Event Type: Marriage
Event Date: 20 Apr 1921
Event Place: Marshall, Marshall, Kentucky, United States
Event Place (Original): Marshall
Gender: Male
Age: 22
Marital Status:
Race:
Race (Original):
Birth Date:
Birth Year (Estimated): 1899
Birthplace:
Marriage License Date:
Father's Name: J Frank Fulks ****
Father's Titles and Terms:
Mother's Name: Martha Baker ****
Mother's Titles and Terms:
Spouse's Name: Mattie Joe Estes
Spouse's Titles and Terms:
Spouse's Gender: Female
Spouse's Age: 19
Spouse's Race (Original):
Spouse's Birth Date:
Spouse's Birth Year (Estimated): 1902
Spouse's Birthplace:
Spouse's Father's Name: Joe Estes
Spouse's Father's Titles and Terms:
Spouse's Mother's Name: Ella Forley
Spouse's Mother's Titles and Terms:
Reference ID:
GS Film Number: 001760358
Digital Folder Number: 007733653
Image Number: 00867
Citing this Record
"Kentucky, County Marriages, 1797-1954," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q2D4-4HG3 : accessed 23 August 2018), Ella Forley in entry for Leonard Franklin Fulks and Mattie Joe Estes, 20 Apr 1921; citing Marshall, Marshall, Kentucky, United States, Madison County Courthouse, Richmond; FHL microfilm 1,760,358.
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found at https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K8GM-RDZ
Name: Joseph Fulks
Name (Original): FULKS JOSEPH
Event Type: Military Service
Event Date: 16 Jul 1940
Term of Enlistment: Enlistment for assignment to another corps area
Event Place: Ft Thomas, Newport, Kentucky, United States
Race: White
Citizenship Status: citizen
Birth Year: 1921
Birthplace: KENTUCKY
Education Level: 1 year of high school
Civilian Occupation: Farm hands, general farms
Marital Status: Single, without dependents
Military Rank: Private
Army Branch: Infantry
Army Component: Regular Army (including Officers, Nurses, Warrant Officers, and Enlisted Men)
Source Reference: Civil Life
Serial Number: 15041097
Affiliate ARC Identifier: 1263923
Box Film Number: 01762.33
Affiliate Publication Title: Electronic Army Serial Number Merged File, ca. 1938-1946
Citing this Record
"United States World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K8GM-RDZ : 5 December 2014), Joseph Fulks, enlisted 16 Jul 1940, Ft Thomas, Newport, Kentucky, United States; citing "Electronic Army Serial Number Merged File, ca. 1938-1946," database, The National Archives: Access to Archival Databases (AAD) (http://aad.archives.gov : National Archives and Records Administration, 2002); NARA NAID 1263923, National Archives at College Park, Maryland.
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found at findagrave.com
Joe "Jumping Joe" Fulks
Original name: Joseph Franklin Fulks
Birth: Oct. 26, 1921
Birmingham
Marshall County
Kentucky, USA
Death: Mar. 21, 1976
Eddyville
Lyon County
Kentucky, USA
Professional Basketball player. Joseph Franklin Fulks was to basketball what Babe Ruth was to baseball and has been referred to by many as the "father of the modern game." Jumping, spinning and scoring from everywhere on the court, the lanky western Kentucky lad helped pave the way for professional basketball to become the sport it is today. Fulks alone was credited with introducing the modern-day jump shot that revolutionized professional basketball - thus earning him the nickname "jumping Joe" Fulks. On February 10, 1949 he recorded one of the greatest individual performances in the history of the game, scoring 63 points with the Philadelphia Warriors. That record endured for ten years. In World War II, as a Marine sergeant, he saw action in Iwo Jima and Guam.
Family links:
Parents:
Leonard Franklin Fulks (1898 - 1985)
Mattie Jo Estes Fulks (1902 - 1982)
Spouse:
Mary Sue Gillespie Fulks (1921 - 1991)*
Children:
David Sherman Fulks (1949 - 1998)*
Nancy Carol Fulks Cope (1959 - 2007)*
Sibling:
Joe Fulks (1921 - 1976)
Barbara Nell Fulks McKinney (1927 - 2002)*
*Calculated relationship
Burial:
Birmingham Cemetery
Briensburg
Marshall County
Kentucky, USA
Maintained by: Find A Grave
Record added: Mar 03, 2001
Find A Grave Memorial# 20720
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