The Forrest City times., 1910-04-01
JUPGE F. M. FUIK DEAD.
Prominent Citizen of Little Rock An
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 Little Rock Francis Marion Fulk, ont of the wealthiest and best known cfizens of Little Rock, died at 6:15 ielock Thursday night at his home, 25 Spring street. Judge Fulk was takh i'll about two months ago with heat trouble, but was able to be at his of 4te in the Fulk building until March Since then his condition has been1rritical. Several days ago it was feai that he would live only a few houf
 Judge R'ulk was one of the largest real esta holders in Little Rock. He was q sq made man, coming to Arkan- sas in h without an extra cent. He taught $ ipol at first and when he came to Littltv Rock in 1873 worked at the carpenteS S and masonry trades. From that woE he earned enough 10 buy a small sta tid at the old market on Fifth street, etween Main and Louisiana streets fhe market at that time be- ing in ie middle of the street. He later boVlht d store near the market and whdk he prospered he bought an other Ia Fer store out in the city. La ter he d dHk up the practice of law and engagedN n real estate speeulations in Little R3 until hes amassed fortune that toddy is estimated at $l 1000, 900.
 Judge aFulk was one of the best known men in Arkansas. His large and imposing figure and his genial and likable nature made him q striking character at all times. He took an in tense interest in politics, although nev- CT candidate for office himself. He had beeH chairman of the Pulaski County Democratic Central Committee at varods times for thirty years. He was also imany times chairman of the board of election commissioners in this county. Although his principal inter- est was in local politics, he also took active interest in state politics and in that way became known throughout Arkansas.
 He was man of charming person. alitv and one who numbered his friends by the hundreds.
 Was a Native of Ohio.
 Judge Fulk was born January 9, 1852, at. Lock, Licking county, Ohio. His pareats had. lately moved to that place from Rockingham county, Vir- l ginia where the ancestors of Judge Fulk had resided for many generations l in fact, for long time prior to the time of the American Revolution, in which several of his ancestors partici- 1 pated. When he was four years old, MT. Fulk parents moved to West Grove, la, where he received eom- mon school education. wards he attended Howe B Academy at Moulton, Ia, and completed his education at Iowa Wesleyan University, where he took a theological course.
 He taught school in Davis county, Iowa, and Marshall, Mo, and in 1870 came to Monroe county, Arkansas, where he again taught school. He also taught school at Wheatley, in St. Fran cis county, where he remained until after his marriage to Miss Florence M. Parsons on August 3, 1873.
 Came to Little Rock in 1878. In that year Judge Fulk and his wife moved to Union township in Pu laski county, where they resided a few months and then moved to Little Rock, where he had lived continuously ever since. He was admitted to the bar of Little Rock in 1874 At first, how ever, he worked at trades here, start. ing his small stand at the market and afterward starting mercantile busi- ness at Ninth and Victory streets. In 1881 he entered the active practice of | law, which he continued until his death.