MARGARET ANNA RACHEL RHODA REBECCA COATE FULLER was important to the FULLER family arising from Western Georgia for being the first "northern" spouse to marry into the family. She married ROBERT BENJAMIN FULLER on 18 June 1919 in Miami County, Ohio.
Although she had no natural children of her own, she was instrumental in playing the matchmaker between her husband's brother CHARLES WESLEY FULLER and her niece MARAHELEN COATE. That union did produce offspring.
She was the daughter of WARREN C. COATE and IDA JANE HARB. For reasons unknown they gave her four middle names, but she — or at least government sources — seems to have generally used "Rebecca" with greater frequency than the other three. She graduated from college in 1910 and at least begun a teaching career at a Quaker School in her home city.
After marrying ROBERT FULLER, who had been a student at the University of Cincinnati, she moved with him to Western North Carolina. It's currently unknown whether she continued her teaching career, or whether she joined him as an employee of Sayles Bleachery.
During their long-lived retirements, she and her husband became "snowbird" residents of Florida, wintering in Stuart, Florida and summering in their large cabin in the woods of Western North Carolina.
The cabin had long been a focal point for social activity. Scores of visitors came there every summer, and she had a big role in extending hospitality to everyone from the Boy Scouts her husband led, to her husband's hunting buddies, to their very large extended family. It was, in short, a retreat — which she endeavored to make both comfortable and functional.
Even into their late nineties, ROBERT and MARGARET continued their dual lives in North Carolina and Florida, and it was during their 1990 winter in Stuart that she died.
Unusually, he survived her by almost another decade.
Although she had no natural children of her own, she was instrumental in playing the matchmaker between her husband's brother CHARLES WESLEY FULLER and her niece MARAHELEN COATE. That union did produce offspring.
She was the daughter of WARREN C. COATE and IDA JANE HARB. For reasons unknown they gave her four middle names, but she — or at least government sources — seems to have generally used "Rebecca" with greater frequency than the other three. She graduated from college in 1910 and at least begun a teaching career at a Quaker School in her home city.
After marrying ROBERT FULLER, who had been a student at the University of Cincinnati, she moved with him to Western North Carolina. It's currently unknown whether she continued her teaching career, or whether she joined him as an employee of Sayles Bleachery.
During their long-lived retirements, she and her husband became "snowbird" residents of Florida, wintering in Stuart, Florida and summering in their large cabin in the woods of Western North Carolina.
The cabin had long been a focal point for social activity. Scores of visitors came there every summer, and she had a big role in extending hospitality to everyone from the Boy Scouts her husband led, to her husband's hunting buddies, to their very large extended family. It was, in short, a retreat — which she endeavored to make both comfortable and functional.
Even into their late nineties, ROBERT and MARGARET continued their dual lives in North Carolina and Florida, and it was during their 1990 winter in Stuart that she died.
Unusually, he survived her by almost another decade.
MARGARET ANNA RACHEL RHODA REBECCA COATE FULLER was important to the FULLER family arising from Western Georgia for being the first "northern" spouse to marry into the family. She married ROBERT BENJAMIN FULLER on 18 June 1919 in Miami County, Ohio.
Although she had no natural children of her own, she was instrumental in playing the matchmaker between her husband's brother CHARLES WESLEY FULLER and her niece MARAHELEN COATE. That union did produce offspring.
She was the daughter of WARREN C. COATE and IDA JANE HARB. For reasons unknown they gave her four middle names, but she — or at least government sources — seems to have generally used "Rebecca" with greater frequency than the other three. She graduated from college in 1910 and at least begun a teaching career at a Quaker School in her home city.
After marrying ROBERT FULLER, who had been a student at the University of Cincinnati, she moved with him to Western North Carolina. It's currently unknown whether she continued her teaching career, or whether she joined him as an employee of Sayles Bleachery.
During their long-lived retirements, she and her husband became "snowbird" residents of Florida, wintering in Stuart, Florida and summering in their large cabin in the woods of Western North Carolina.
The cabin had long been a focal point for social activity. Scores of visitors came there every summer, and she had a big role in extending hospitality to everyone from the Boy Scouts her husband led, to her husband's hunting buddies, to their very large extended family. It was, in short, a retreat — which she endeavored to make both comfortable and functional.
Even into their late nineties, ROBERT and MARGARET continued their dual lives in North Carolina and Florida, and it was during their 1990 winter in Stuart that she died.
Unusually, he survived her by almost another decade.
Although she had no natural children of her own, she was instrumental in playing the matchmaker between her husband's brother CHARLES WESLEY FULLER and her niece MARAHELEN COATE. That union did produce offspring.
She was the daughter of WARREN C. COATE and IDA JANE HARB. For reasons unknown they gave her four middle names, but she — or at least government sources — seems to have generally used "Rebecca" with greater frequency than the other three. She graduated from college in 1910 and at least begun a teaching career at a Quaker School in her home city.
After marrying ROBERT FULLER, who had been a student at the University of Cincinnati, she moved with him to Western North Carolina. It's currently unknown whether she continued her teaching career, or whether she joined him as an employee of Sayles Bleachery.
During their long-lived retirements, she and her husband became "snowbird" residents of Florida, wintering in Stuart, Florida and summering in their large cabin in the woods of Western North Carolina.
The cabin had long been a focal point for social activity. Scores of visitors came there every summer, and she had a big role in extending hospitality to everyone from the Boy Scouts her husband led, to her husband's hunting buddies, to their very large extended family. It was, in short, a retreat — which she endeavored to make both comfortable and functional.
Even into their late nineties, ROBERT and MARGARET continued their dual lives in North Carolina and Florida, and it was during their 1990 winter in Stuart that she died.
Unusually, he survived her by almost another decade.
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