Illinois:  History of Cass County, Illinois, ed. William 
Henry Perrin, O. L. Baskin & Co. Historical Publishers, 
Chicago, 1882.  Cass County.

COL. JOHN B. FULKS, deceased, was born in Westmoreland 
County, Virginia, in 1805.  His mother died when he was an 
infant; his father married again, and John B., at the age 
of eleven years, went to live in Kentucky.  He received a 
good education in Frankfort, Ky., where he learned the 
printer's trade; he was U.S. Marshal, and a member of the 
Kentucky Legislature.  He came to Beardstown, April 4, 
1834, where he worked at his trade; he afterward started a 
paper in Jacksonville, Ills., thence removed to Rushville, 
Ills., where he published a paper four or five years, and 
in 1841, returned to Beardstown.  In 1851 he was elected 
Sheriff of this county; he was the first City Clerk of 
Beardstown.  He married Feb. 26, 1835, Sarah Crewdson, a 
native of Logan County, Ky., daughter of James and 
Elizabeth (Bell) Crewdson, natives of Westmoreland county, 
Va., who came to this county in 1831 from Logan County, Ky.  
Mr. Fulks died Nov. 1, 1866, leaving a widow and seven 
children: Timoleon C., editor of the Marion Co. (Ills.) 
Enquirer; Richard B., merchant, of this place; Samuel, U.S. 
Express Messenger in Wright City, Mo.,; Mary, Emma, at 
home; Charles C., cashier of Cass Co. Bank; and Frank M., 
clerk in a store.  Mrs. Fulks came to Beardstown with her 
parents in 1831, where she received her education.  Richard 
B. Fulks, second son of Col. John B. and Sarah (Crewdson) 
Fulks, was born at Rushville, Ills., Feb. 6, 1840.  At the 
commencement of the late war he enlisted in Co. "K," 33d 
Illinois Infantry, and after serving two and one-half years 
in the ranks, was commissioned Quartermaster, and served in 
that capacity till the close of the war.  In July, 1872, he 
opened the Great Western grocery store in Beardstown, but 
after two months it burned out; entailing a loss to him of 
$1,000; he then started business in another store, which 
was also consumed by fire, Nov. 27, 1875; he again started 
in business, and was again burned out.  In August, 1876, he 
moved to the Opera House Block, where he has since carried 
on an extensive grocery and dry goods business.

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