1880 - 1952 |
CHIRP, JUNE, 1937 Los Angeles, California - Number 20 |
Email from Becky Hill Co-Head Librarian, Hayes Presidential Center (Her reply to my email of inquiry) Hello, Isn't the internet wonderful? I am pretty sure the Rutherford Fullerton you are interested in, is the one who is related to President Hayes. We do not have much on him, per se, but we have a file on the Fullertons and he is mentioned in a letter from, Priscilla Gilbert (wife of Henry Gilbert, son of Laura Fullerton Gilbert)- Rutherford's sister - whew!) From the letter dated April 24, 1970, I quote "The little model aeroplane hanging by the stairs was made by her brother Rutherford Fullerton - a very beloved bachelor uncle and ex-Army man. He was in the Spanish American and World War I." She was referring to a snapshot she sent of a portrait of Laura Fullerton and the model plane is in the corner- very small. Rutherford Fullerton would be a grandnephew to President Rutherford B. Hayes. The president's sister, Fanny, was RF's grandmother. I will send you a couple pages from our web site. It sounds like Rutherford spent Christmas with the President back in the 1880's - a nice piece of human interest. Our library also has a collection of material on early flight - the Ausmus Collection.For more information on the Ausmus Coll., contact Nan Card - ncard@rbhayes.org- We would appreciate any information you dig up on RF so we can add to our Fullerton files. I looked at your site and it is certainly well-done and interesting. I am sure you will want more info. on the Ausmus collection. Thanks Becky Hill |
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Elizabeth Mitchell Heyl |
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from Long Island Genealogy Surname Information Editor's Note: If you have any more information on this pioneer aviator please contact me. E-mail to Ralph Cooper Back |