When John Wesley Jemison Culton (J.W.J.) was born on November 10, 1819, in Paoli, Indiana, his father, James Culton, was 22 and his mother, Margaret Jemison Culton, was 24. His mother died when he was 4 years old, shortly after giving birth to his brother, Samuel David Culton on the 30 Jan 1823 in Eaton, Ohio. His father went on to remarry two more times.
J.W.J. was a deeply religious man, a staunch abolitionist, and a Freemason. He was a successful commission merchant, insurance agent and venture capitalist. He married Fatima Catherine Blanchard on November 17, 1846. They had six children in 14 years, 3 of whom died in infancy. He travelled extensively for business and pleasure, travelling often between NY, Indiana, KY, Ohio, MI and IL. Due to poor health, he retired to Southern California in 1887. He died on October 9, 1898, in Garden Grove, California, having lived a long life of 78 years, and was buried in the Culton Monument, Rose Hill Cemetery Chicago, Illinois.
Father of:
Mary Isabella Culton (Mrs. H.S. Tiffany) - believed to have been interred with her Husband H.S. Tiffany - also at Rosehill.
Jessie F. Culton is listed on the tomb, but is buried a Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Glendale, CA.
Margaret J. Culton (Hilliard) (Mrs. Homer J. Anderson) is interred within the columbarium.
Grandfather of:
Edna P. Hilliard Ruff; also interred within the columbarium.
Full biography for J.W.J. Culton at WikiTree: https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Culton-56
Obituary: CHICAGO TRIBUNE 14 October 1898
J.W.J. was a deeply religious man, a staunch abolitionist, and a Freemason. He was a successful commission merchant, insurance agent and venture capitalist. He married Fatima Catherine Blanchard on November 17, 1846. They had six children in 14 years, 3 of whom died in infancy. He travelled extensively for business and pleasure, travelling often between NY, Indiana, KY, Ohio, MI and IL. Due to poor health, he retired to Southern California in 1887. He died on October 9, 1898, in Garden Grove, California, having lived a long life of 78 years, and was buried in the Culton Monument, Rose Hill Cemetery Chicago, Illinois.
Father of:
Mary Isabella Culton (Mrs. H.S. Tiffany) - believed to have been interred with her Husband H.S. Tiffany - also at Rosehill.
Jessie F. Culton is listed on the tomb, but is buried a Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Glendale, CA.
Margaret J. Culton (Hilliard) (Mrs. Homer J. Anderson) is interred within the columbarium.
Grandfather of:
Edna P. Hilliard Ruff; also interred within the columbarium.
Full biography for J.W.J. Culton at WikiTree: https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Culton-56
Obituary: CHICAGO TRIBUNE 14 October 1898
When John Wesley Jemison Culton (J.W.J.) was born on November 10, 1819, in Paoli, Indiana, his father, James Culton, was 22 and his mother, Margaret Jemison Culton, was 24. His mother died when he was 4 years old, shortly after giving birth to his brother, Samuel David Culton on the 30 Jan 1823 in Eaton, Ohio. His father went on to remarry two more times.
J.W.J. was a deeply religious man, a staunch abolitionist, and a Freemason. He was a successful commission merchant, insurance agent and venture capitalist. He married Fatima Catherine Blanchard on November 17, 1846. They had six children in 14 years, 3 of whom died in infancy. He travelled extensively for business and pleasure, travelling often between NY, Indiana, KY, Ohio, MI and IL. Due to poor health, he retired to Southern California in 1887. He died on October 9, 1898, in Garden Grove, California, having lived a long life of 78 years, and was buried in the Culton Monument, Rose Hill Cemetery Chicago, Illinois.
Father of:
Mary Isabella Culton (Mrs. H.S. Tiffany) - believed to have been interred with her Husband H.S. Tiffany - also at Rosehill.
Jessie F. Culton is listed on the tomb, but is buried a Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Glendale, CA.
Margaret J. Culton (Hilliard) (Mrs. Homer J. Anderson) is interred within the columbarium.
Grandfather of:
Edna P. Hilliard Ruff; also interred within the columbarium.
Full biography for J.W.J. Culton at WikiTree: https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Culton-56
Obituary: CHICAGO TRIBUNE 14 October 1898
J.W.J. was a deeply religious man, a staunch abolitionist, and a Freemason. He was a successful commission merchant, insurance agent and venture capitalist. He married Fatima Catherine Blanchard on November 17, 1846. They had six children in 14 years, 3 of whom died in infancy. He travelled extensively for business and pleasure, travelling often between NY, Indiana, KY, Ohio, MI and IL. Due to poor health, he retired to Southern California in 1887. He died on October 9, 1898, in Garden Grove, California, having lived a long life of 78 years, and was buried in the Culton Monument, Rose Hill Cemetery Chicago, Illinois.
Father of:
Mary Isabella Culton (Mrs. H.S. Tiffany) - believed to have been interred with her Husband H.S. Tiffany - also at Rosehill.
Jessie F. Culton is listed on the tomb, but is buried a Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Glendale, CA.
Margaret J. Culton (Hilliard) (Mrs. Homer J. Anderson) is interred within the columbarium.
Grandfather of:
Edna P. Hilliard Ruff; also interred within the columbarium.
Full biography for J.W.J. Culton at WikiTree: https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Culton-56
Obituary: CHICAGO TRIBUNE 14 October 1898
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