Above: Albert E. Fuller in the only known photograph of him as President Lincoln; Fuller’s simple headstone in North Star Cemetery.

Albert Ellis Fuller was born in 1874 in North Star Township, but he was well known as the county’s image of President Abraham Lincoln.

Albert Fuller held various offices in the Ashley community, and his brother, Jesse E. Fuller, was a state representative.

However, Albert Fuller was most well known for his striking resemblance to the late President Lincoln, even wearing a beard similar to Lincoln’s. People in Gratiot County who knew and met Fuller were moved by how much he looked like Lincoln.

Albert Fuller passed in late June 1928 due to complications from kidney and heart trouble. With his passing, he left his wife and one daughter. A simple headstone is all that marks this well-liked Ashley and North Star resident.

However, he also left behind the memory of one of America’s most popular and beloved Presidents.

Copyright 2026 James M. Goodspeed