Fultz, David, 1802-1886
Biographical Note
In the 1830 census, a David Fultz in Bath County, Virginia, enslaved two people, whose names are unfortunately not recorded, while a David Fultz in Augusta County did not enslave anyone. In the 1840 census, Fultz in Augusta County enslaved 8 people, including 3 under 10 years old. According to the 1850 census, Fultz in Augusta County enslaved 15 people and, in 1860, 20 people, including at least 12 children, ranging in ages from 2 months old to 40 years old.
No other information about David Fultz in Bath County (same as this collection) could be found, and it is possible the David Fultz in Bath County is also the David Fultz in Augusta County.
The Augusta County David Fultz was born to Frederick and Hannah Hanger Fultz on May 4, 1802, and he worked as an attorney and farmer. He marrried Margaret Ann Leas or Lease (1804-1880) on April 5, 1825, and they had at least eight children.
During the American Civil War, Fultz was a judge in the Confederate Courts and furnished his sons horses to fight for the Confederate Army. After the war, he took the oath of allegiance to the USA.
Fultz died on August 24, 1886, and is buried in Thornrose Cemetery in Staunton.
External sources:
U.S. Federal Census, 1830-1880
U.S. Federal Census Slave Schedules, 1850-1860
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