John Franklin Fulks

1863 - 1946  (83 years)

• Name	John Franklin Fulks
  Birth	03 Jan 1863	Lyon Co, KY   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Burial	Briensburg, Marshall Co, KY   [2]
  	Birmingham Cemetery
  Census	1870	Lyon Co, KY   [3]
  	age 7, with parents & family
  Census	1880	District 3, Lyon Co, KY   [4]
  	age 17, with parents & family
  Census	1900	Birmingham, Marshall Co, KY   [5]
  	age 37,wife Martha C-age 33, 3 children & mother(in-law?) Sarah C Baker-age 69 widowed, married 14 yrs, had 5 children-3 still living
  Census	1910	District 2, Marshall Co, KY   [6]
  	age 47,wife Martha-age 46, son Leonard-age 11, married 23 yrs, had 5 children-3 still living
  Census	1920	Birmingham, Marshall Co, KY   [7]
  	age 57, wife Marth C-age 52, son Leonard-age 21
  Census	1930	Birmingham, Marshall Co, KY   [8]
  	age 67,wife Martha C-age 62
  Census	1940	District 2, Marshall Co, KY   [9]
  	age 76,wife Martha-age 74
  Death	20 Nov 1946	Kuttawa, Lyon Co, KY   [1, 10]
  Findagrave.com	06 Jul 2023
  	See Notes
  Obituary	See Documents
  Burial	Benton, Marshall Co, KY   [1]
  	Briensburg Cemetery
  Person ID	I1311	Butler Family Tree
  Last Modified	6 Jun 2026

  
  

  Family	Martha Caroline Baker,   b. 25 Jun 1865, Marshall Co, KY d. 08 Mar 1947, Kuttawa, Lyon Co, KY (Age 81 years)
  Marriage	30 Sep 1886	Marshall Co, KY   [11, 12]
  Children	1. Dochia Jane Fulks,   b. 26 Oct 1888, Marshall Co, KY d. 08 Jun 1914, Trigg Co, KY (Age 25 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   2. Leonard Franklin Fulks,   b. 30 Aug 1898, KY d. 03 May 1985, Paducah, McCracken Co, KY (Age 86 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
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  Family ID	F470	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	6 Jun 2026

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 03 Jan 1863 - Lyon Co, KY Burial - Birmingham Cemetery - - Briensburg, Marshall Co, KY Census - age 7, with parents & family - 1870 - Lyon Co, KY Census - age 17, with parents & family - 1880 - District 3, Lyon Co, KY Marriage - 30 Sep 1886 - Marshall Co, KY Census - age 37,wife Martha C-age 33, 3 children & mother(in-law?) Sarah C Baker-age 69 widowed, married 14 yrs, had 5 children-3 still living - 1900 - Birmingham, Marshall Co, KY Census - age 47,wife Martha-age 46, son Leonard-age 11, married 23 yrs, had 5 children-3 still living - 1910 - District 2, Marshall Co, KY Census - age 57, wife Marth C-age 52, son Leonard-age 21 - 1920 - Birmingham, Marshall Co, KY Census - age 67,wife Martha C-age 62 - 1930 - Birmingham, Marshall Co, KY Census - age 76,wife Martha-age 74 - 1940 - District 2, Marshall Co, KY Death - 20 Nov 1946 - Kuttawa, Lyon Co, KY Burial - - Benton, Marshall Co, KY  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Notes

  - son of John Fulks (1827 - 1888) and Dochia Barnett (1839 - 1918) Siblings: Henry Fulks 1855 KY William Fulks 1857 KY Bithlimus Fulks 1860 KY -1933 Lyon Co, KY James Leonard Fulks 1865 KY -1914 Marshall Co, KY Aaron Fulks 1869 KY Severina Fulks 1870 KY Loransa (Lorenzo) J 1874 KY Carolina 1877 KY - 1920 census last name transcribed as Fuller - see digital - looks like Fulks - ** 2 findagrave.com memorials ** --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- found at https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/N9XH-5YT Martha C. Fulks in entry for John Franklin Fulks, "Kentucky Death Records, 1911-1955" Name: John Franklin Fulks Titles and Terms: Event Type: Death Event Date: 20 Nov 1946 **** Event Place: Kuttawa, Lyon, Kentucky Residence Place: Address: Gender: Male Age: 83 Marital Status: Race: Occupation: Birth Year (Estimated): 1863 Burial Date: Burial Place: Cemetery: Father's Name: John Fulks **** Father's Titles and Terms: Father's Birthplace: Mother's Name: Docia Barnett **** Mother's Titles and Terms: Mother's Birthplace: Additional Relatives: Spouse's Name: Martha C. Fulks **** Spouse's Titles and Terms: Reference ID: 24517 GS Film number: 2073572 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- found at https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QKH1-JTGD Name: John F Fulks Event Type: Death Event Date: 20 Nov 1946 Event Place: Lyones, Kentucky, United States Age: 83 Birth Date: Birth Year (Estimated): 1863 Digital Folder Number: Citing this Record "Kentucky, Vital Record Indexes, 1911-1999," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QKH1-JTGD : 11 February 2018), John F Fulks, 20 Nov 1946; citing Death, Lyones, Kentucky, United States, Kentucky Department for Libraries and Archives, Frankfort. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- found at findagrave.com on 7/6/2023 John Franklin Fulks Birth: 3 Jan 1863 Lyon County, Kentucky, USA Death: 20 Nov 1946 (aged 83) Kuttawa, Lyon County, Kentucky, USA Burial: Briensburg Cemetery, Benton, Marshall County, Kentucky, USA Memorial #: 35912197 Bio: A farmer and the son of John and Dochia Barnett Fulks. Cause of death: cardio-renal disease. Family Members Parents John Fulks 1827-1888 Dochia Elizabeth Barnett Fulks 1834-1913 Spouse Martha Caroline Baker Fulks 1865-1947 **** Siblings Barthalomew L Fulks 1859-1933 Caroline Elzada Fulks Bloodworth 1877-1898 Joseph Sire Fulks 1883-1937 Children Dochia Jane Fulks Higgins 1888-1914 Created by: BLB (46884302) Added: 15 Apr 2009 URL: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/35912197/john-franklin-fulks Citation: Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/35912197/john-franklin-fulks: accessed 06 July 2023), memorial page for John Franklin Fulks (3 Jan 1863-20 Nov 1946), Find a Grave Memorial ID 35912197, citing Briensburg Cemetery, Benton, Marshall County, Kentucky, USA; Maintained by BLB (contributor 46884302). ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- found at findagrave.com bef 7/6/2023 John Franklin Fulks Birth: Jan. 3, 1863 Lyon County Kentucky, USA Death: Nov. 20, 1946 Kuttawa Lyon County Kentucky, USA A farmer and the son of John and Dochia Barnett Fulks. Cause of death: cardio-renal disease. Family links: Parents: John Fulks (1827 - 1888) Dochia Barnett Fulks (1839 - 1918) Spouse: Martha Caroline Henson Fulks (1865 - 1947) **** Maiden name? not Baker? Prev. marriage? **** Burial: Briensburg Cemetery Benton Marshall County Kentucky, USA Created by: BLB Record added: Apr 15, 2009 Find A Grave Memorial# 35912197 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- found at findagrave.com 7/6/2023 John Frank Fulks Birth: 1863 Death: 20 Nov 1946 (aged 82-83) Lyon County, Kentucky, USA Burial: Birmingham Cemetery, Briensburg, Marshall County, Kentucky, USA Memorial #: 41586487 With Martha Created by: Kathy Hicks Thompson (46809360) Added: 5 Sep 2009 URL: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/41586487/john-frank-fulks Citation: Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/41586487/john-frank-fulks: accessed 06 July 2023), memorial page for John Frank Fulks (1863-20 Nov 1946), Find a Grave Memorial ID 41586487, citing Birmingham Cemetery, Briensburg, Marshall County, Kentucky, USA; Maintained by Kathy Hicks Thompson (contributor 46809360). ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- found at findagrave.com bef 7/6/2023 J. Frank Fulks Birth: 1863 Death: 1946 Note: With Martha **** Burial: Birmingham Cemetery Briensburg Marshall County Kentucky, USA Created by: Kathy Thompson Record added: Sep 05, 2009 Find A Grave Memorial# 41586487 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- found at https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/N91H-X43 James Lenord Fulks, "Kentucky Death Records, 1911-1955" Name: James Lenord Fulks **** Evidently brother of John Franklin Fulks Titles and Terms: Event Type: Death Event Date: 1914 Event Place: Marshall, Kentucky Residence Place: Address: Gender: Male Age: Marital Status: Race: Occupation: Birth Year (Estimated): Burial Date: Burial Place: Cemetery: Father's Name: John Fulks **** Father's Titles and Terms: Father's Birthplace: Mother's Name: Docia Barnett **** Mother's Titles and Terms: Mother's Birthplace: Additional Relatives: Spouse's Name: Spouse's Titles and Terms: Reference ID: fn 5103 GS Film number: 1942651 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- found at https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/NS85-6G9 Bethalom... L. Fulks, "Kentucky Death Records, 1911-1955" Name: Bethalom... L. Fulks **** Evidently brother of John Franklin Fulks Titles and Terms: Event Type: Death Event Date: 1933 Event Place: Lyon, Kentucky Residence Place: Address: Gender: Male Age: Marital Status: Race: Occupation: Birth Year (Estimated): Burial Date: Burial Place: Cemetery: Father's Name: John Fulks **** Father's Titles and Terms: Father's Birthplace: Mother's Name: Dosie Barrett **** Mother's Titles and Terms: Mother's Birthplace: Additional Relatives: Spouse's Name: Spouse's Titles and Terms: Reference ID: fn 17079 GS Film number: 1913118 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

  
  

• Sources

  [S22] Death Certificate. [S25] Findagrave.com. [S9] 1870 United States Federal Census. [S10] 1880 United States Federal Census. [S11] 1900 United States Federal Census. [S12] 1910 United States Federal Census. [S13] 1920 United States Federal Census. [S14] 1930 United States Federal Census. [S15] 1940 United States Federal Census. [S48] See Notes. [S41] Marriage License. [S42] Marriage Record Journal.