 However, after arriving in Nashville, John took a job at the "Banner" newspaper and became an established and respected member of the Nashville community.Fullmer established Fullmer and Mitchell, a mercantile business, with a partner in 1836 and was married to Mary Ann Price, the daughter of a wealthy planter, on May 24, 1837 in Nashville.The Fullmers heard about the Latter Day Saint movement and became members while living in Jefferson Township.