From History of Walworth County Wisconsin by Albert Clayton Beckwith, Vol. II, 
Publ. 1912 - Page 798-799
 
CHARLES JULIUS KULL.  The material advancement of the northern section of the 
United States is the wonder of the world, and it has been largely secured 
through the sturdy and intelligent manhood of descendants of the pioneers from 
New York and other Eastern states, with their moral and intellectual and 
physical stamina.  The work of the pioneers is nearly complete, and every 
years sees more new graves filled with those who laid the foundations of an 
empire and helped build it for all time and eternity,and soon, too soon, will 
the last of these sterling men be called to the Silent Land; but their memory 
will forever remain green among those who lived among them and appreciated 
their efforts.
 
Charles Julius KULL, well known citizen of Lake Geneva, is the son of one of 
these worthy pioneers, indeed he has come down to us from the pioneer epoch 
himself, having lived here nearly sixty years, or all his life, during which 
period he has seen the primitive conditions give way to advanced civilization, 
and he has played well his part in this movement.  He was the son of John 
Michael and Margaret (RUNKEL) KULL, a sketch of whom and the KULL ancestry 
appears on another page of this volume, under the caption of John M. KULL.
 
Charles J. KULL, of this sketch, grew to manhood on his father's farm, where 
he was born, and as the farm was a large one, he had plenty of work to do 
early in life.  He attended school two years at Lake Geneva, after passing 
through he schools of his native district.  On March 16, 1885, he was united 
in marriage with Estelle COVELLE, daughter of Marius and Sarah (SACKETT) 
COVELLE.  She was born at LaGrange, Illinois.  Mrs. KULL's parents, both of 
whom are now deceased, were children of very early settlers of Cook county, 
Illinois, and her father was one of the oldest settlers living there.  Her 
father's father, Thomas Reed COVELLE, came to Chicago when it was only a 
trading post in 1818, from Boston, Massachusetts.  Sarah SACKETT was the 
daughter of Joshua Stanton SACKETT and wife.  Her parents came from 
Burlington, Vermont, around by the Great Lakes in a sloop, and arrived at 
Chicago on July 4, 1831, and they became intimately associated with the first 
settlers of Chicago.  Joshua S. SACKETT and wife were among the settlers who 
at one time gathered into Fort Dearborn, as a refuge from the Indians, and a 
son, a brother of Marius COVELLE, was born to the COVELLES while in the fort.
 
Mrs. KULL's parents had been married nearly fifty-four years when the mother 
died.  Her mother was the daughter of Joshua Stanton SACKETT and Eliza 
(BROWNELL) SACKETT.  Tradition has it that Eliza BROWNELL is a descendant of 
John ALDEN and Priscilla MULLENS, who were immortalized in the fine poem of 
Longfellow, "Courtship of Miles STANDISH."  Others of the ancestors were in 
the American Revolution.
 
Charles J. KULL, of this sketch, lived on the home farm, and when the father 
died, in 1887, he bought out the other heirs and continued farming there until 
the spring of 1908, having been very successful as a general farmer and stock 
raiser, and then he moved to Lake Geneva, bought a pleasant home, and retired 
from active life.  Much of the time he lived in Bloomfield township he was a 
member of the school board, taking a great deal of interest in educational 
affairs. He and his wife are both members of the Congregational church at Lake 
Geneva.  They are kind, hospitable, considerate of others' welfare.  Four 
children were born to them, two sons and two daughters, namely: Helen attended 
normal school at Whitewater, and is now a successful teacher; Mildred received 
a good education and is teaching in the public schools at Lake Geneva; Charles 
Anthony and Adelbert are both attending school in Lake Geneva.
 
Submitted by Carol