Another Old Resident Gone

Richard Fulkerson, long known as "Uncle Dick," and one of the old pioneers of Sonoma County and earliest residents of Santa Rosa, died at his home east of this city, Thursday night, after an illness of less than a week. Richard Fulkerson and Jacob Harris, with their respective families, crossed the plains in 1853, and came to this city, which was then little more than a speck of civilization on the smooth, unbroken surface of the broad, rich valley. Purchasing 400 acres of land from Julio Carrillo, he settled upon the same and thereby became one of the first farmers in the valley. From that time until his death he continued in the pursuit of agriculture. He was widely known throughout the county, and the kindly esteem in which he was held by all is indicated in the veneration which characterizes the nickname by which he was always known. He was a prominent Mason and a stanch Democrat. There has scarcely been a Democratic convention held within the last twenty-five years that did not include in its list of delegates the name of "Uncle Dick." His death is a sad blow to his many relatives and numerous friends and a responsive chord of sympathy is touched throughout the community in which he resided for so many years. The deceased was a native of Kentucky and aged eighty-three years. The funeral will take place this morning at eleven o'clock, under the auspices of the Masonic fraternity of this city.