Stephen Rulon obituary, 1918
from the New Jersey Courier 18 Oct 1918
The funeral of Capt. Stephen D. Rulon of Exmore, VA, was held on Tuesday at the home of Capt.Theodore Lane in Waretown. He was a brother to the late Mrs. William Irving Applegate, Mrs. John Chambers of Toms River, and himself formerly lived here. For many years he was in the rubber trade, sailing a fast schooner, the Anna R. Bishop, to and from New York and Para, Brazil, bringing back mostly rubber, but other tropical products, also. About 20 years ago, with his brother, Capt. Ed. Rulon, he went to Exmore on the lower end of the Virginia peninsula, and started in the oyster business there. They have since made it theri home, with a niece, Miss Myra Applegate of Toms River, who lives with them. With his death and that of Capt. N. V. Lane, of Tuckerton a fortnight ago, two more of the old time mariners have gone on the last voyage, and thre are almost none of their generation left.
The funeral of Capt. Stephen D. Rulon of Exmore, VA, was held on Tuesday at the home of Capt.Theodore Lane in Waretown. He was a brother to the late Mrs. William Irving Applegate, Mrs. John Chambers of Toms River, and himself formerly lived here. For many years he was in the rubber trade, sailing a fast schooner, the Anna R. Bishop, to and from New York and Para, Brazil, bringing back mostly rubber, but other tropical products, also. About 20 years ago, with his brother, Capt. Ed. Rulon, he went to Exmore on the lower end of the Virginia peninsula, and started in the oyster business there. They have since made it theri home, with a niece, Miss Myra Applegate of Toms River, who lives with them. With his death and that of Capt. N. V. Lane, of Tuckerton a fortnight ago, two more of the old time mariners have gone on the last voyage, and thre are almost none of their generation left.
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