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In 1870 Casebolt & Fulton ran a grist mill in Warren (Hopper today), but business must not have been too rewarding, for William Fulton sold out his interest and ventured out to the plains of Western Kansas where he, his brother, and John Stevens caught wild horses to ship back East. Mr. Fulton and his family were the founders of Garden City, Kansas.
19 Nov 1908 The Garden City Imprintö"Fulton, William D., age 84, founder of Garden City in 1878, died Tuesday after a week's illness. Coming with a small party he camped near the site of the waterworks, and decided to start a town (with brother James R.)...
He lived long enough to see his vision of a large and better town fulfilled. He served twice as sheriff, as county clerk, and city councilman, and for years was a member of the board of education.
Born near Pittsburgh, Pa., (Fayette County), he moved with his parent to Perry County, Ohio. In 1848 he married Luticia Skinner and was engaged in the mercantile business, and later in the milling business in Missouri (and Illinois) before coming to Kansas.
The funeral was from the Methodist Church Thursday, and as a tribute of respect all business houses were closed. After the death of Mrs. Fulton five years ago he made his home with his children: Mrs. Ellen Ross, LaJunta, Colo.; Mrs. R.A.Hopper, Rocky Ford, Colo.; and Mrs. E.L.Wirt, and Mrs. Ciddie Stevens, and L.W.Fulton of this city.
Burial was in Garden City Cemetery. Finney County, Kansas Obituary Abstracts and Death Notices, 1879-1911 by Katherine Kelley Powell and Patricia Douglass Smith, 1988.