Mrs. Sarah Elizabeth Fuller, an esteemed resident of Nemaha, Nebraska, was the widow of Job Fuller, who died in 1900 at nearly sixty-nine years old. Born in Kent, England, Job emigrated to the United States, spending five years in Canada before moving to Illinois, where he served in the Civil War. After his first wife’s death, he moved to Nebraska in 1866 and married Sarah Beckwith, née Russell. Sarah, born in Shelby County, Indiana, in 1836, moved to Nemaha County with her family in 1855. The Fullers had six children, three of whom survived: Dora Mertsheimer, John Fuller, and Mary Ginn.
Mrs. Sarah Elizabeth Fuller, an honored resident of the city of Nemaha, Nebraska, is the widow of Job Fuller, whose death occurred at his home three miles from Nemaha in 1900, when nearly sixty-nine years of age. He was born in the county of Kent, England, about eight miles west of London, and was reared as a farmer lad, remaining at home until reaching years of maturity. He then sailed from Liverpool to New York City, spending two months on the ocean, and during that time celebrated his birthday. He came to this country with small means, as his parents were in limited circumstances, but was a scholarly man and possessed a retentive memory. For about five years, Mr. Fuller made his home in Canada, during which time he was employed as a farm hand, and was there married in about 1857. He then removed with his wife and two children to Illinois, in which state his wife died, leaving two of the four children born to them. During his residence in that state, he also served as a soldier in the Civil War.
Soon after the close of that struggle, in 1866, Mr. Fuller came to Nebraska, and in that year was married to Mrs. Beckwith, the widow of Asal Beckwith and also of Jesse Ewing. She was twice married. She is a daughter of Huston and Lavina (Livingston) Russell, the former of whom was born in Kentucky in 1807 and the latter in Pennsylvania in 1819. Their marriage was celebrated in 1837, and they became the parents of ten children, only three of whom grew to years of maturity, namely: Mrs. Fuller, who was born in Shelby County, Indiana, August 24, 1836; Tirrell, an agriculturist in Nemaha County; and Nathaniel, who died in Auburn, Nebraska, June 17, 1903, leaving a wife and six children and a small estate. He also served as a soldier in the Civil War. Mr. and Mrs. Russell removed from Indiana to Iowa, and about five years later, on the 10th of February, 1855, came to Nemaha County, Nebraska, crossing the river on the ice, and at this time the Indians were plentiful but the white settlers few. The city of Nemaha then contained but one small store, poorly stocked, and with the exception of its proprietor, who was named Brown, the only other resident was a Mr. Edwards. Their worldly possessions at the time of their arrival consisted of two yoke of oxen, two cows, and two yearlings, and they pre-empted a quarter section of land three-fourths of a mile from Nemaha. Six children blessed the union of Mr. and Mrs. Fuller, but only three are now living, namely: Dora Mertsheimer, whose husband is engaged in the railroad business in Wyoming, and they have three children; John, a resident of Evanston, Wyoming, and the father of five children; and Mary, the wife of Theodore Ginn, by whom she has three children, and the family reside in Auburn, Nebraska.
Source: Lewis Publishing Company, A Biographical and Genealogical History of Southeastern Nebraska, 2 volumes, Lewis Publishing Company, 1904.