1912 Papers of William H Faulconer
Noteworthy of the papers:
1. Mary Ann Morrison is really Mary AGNES Morrison (her marker only says "M. A. Morrison")
2. Several in-laws are identified
3. William H. Faulconer and William Henry Harrison Faulconer are one and the same
4. The "J" in Nicholas J. Faulconer is "Jackson" (Others may have know, but I didn't)
Interesting is that Grandpa Faulconer (and probably most Faulconer descendants) didn't know how many generations had been in Virginia.
The transcriptions also include notes written by his granddaughter, Virginia Louise Thomas, in the margin and between the lines in a few places which explain the events described after his death.
Begin transcriptions:
A Little History Of the Faulconer Family
My Grandmother’s parents were Reuben Coleman and Kittie Dunn Coleman.My Father, Nicholas Jackson Faulconer, married Mary Ann Coleman, and lived in Virginia.He was born Aug. 21, 1818, married July 1, 1841, died Nov. 4th, 1859.His wife Mary Ann was born Dec 2, 1824 and died June 4, 1869.Their children were: (1) W H. Faulconer, born Sept. 12, 1842, Lloyds, Va., married Mary Agnes Morrison, March 7, 1867.She was born Sept. 26, 1842, and died June 28, 1912.He died Jan. 25, 1924, age 81 years.Had 7 children, 2 living, his sister Virginia Ann born Nov 14, 1845, married L. T. Carneal, March 7, 1861, died June 27, 1918, Baltimore.They had 10 children, some are dead now.His sister Mary Louise born Dec 2 1849, married John Sanders, Dec 18, 1868, she died Aug. 23, 1907 at Brooklyn, Md.Had three children.His sister Louvinia Catherine, born Oct. 18, 1852, died Dec. 14, 1872 at Lloyds Va., never married.His brother, Nathan Seldon, born Aug, 18, 1856, first wife was Eliza Allen and second wife was Ella Schools, has 3 children by each wife, 2 girls and a boy by the first and 2 boys and a girl by the last.This girl is dead. (He died several years ago and she died November 1952 while Oliver was here on a visit (Ebenezer))
Written by W. H. Faulconer
Ebenezer, Miss.
A little history of the Faulconer family.
My Grandpapa, W. H. Faulconer, who came to Virginia from England some time in the latter part of 1700, with six brothers.He married Fannie Dykes and reared a large family of ten.He was in the war of 1812, as Captain of an Infantry.He died near Lloyds, Va., in 1846 (76 years old), leaving his wife who died 10 years later.Some of his family, Uncles James and Henry went to Jiles County, Tenn., and later to Miss., and then to Arkansas, in which a county is named for him.The old homestead is now owned by the R. M. T. Hunter family, and Bro. Nathan lives near there.Written by W. H. Faulconer, this the 28th, day of March 1920.
P. S. Grandpa was 76 years old the day he died in 1846.Signed
W. H. Faulconer,
Ebenezer, Miss.
My grandmother’s parents were Reuben Coleman and Kittie Dunn Coleman.
My father, Nicholas Jackson Faulconer, married Mary Ann Coleman, and lived in Virginia.He was born Aug. 21, 1818, married July 1, 1841, died Nov. 4th, 1859.His wife Mary Ann, was born Dec. 2, 1824 and died June 4, 1869.Their children were: (1) W. H. Faulconer, born Sept. 12, 1842, Lloyds, Va., married Mary Agnes Morrison March 7, 1867.She was born Sept. 26, 1842, and died June 28, 1912.She was born Sept. 26, 1842, and died June 28, 1912.He died Jan. 25, 1924, age 81 years.
(2) Virginia Ann, born Nov. 14, 1845, Married L. T. Carneal, March 7, 1861
(3) Mary Louise born Dec. 2nd, 1849.Married to John Sanders Dec. 18, 1868.Died Aug. 23, 1907, at Brooklyn, Md.They had 3 children.
(4) Louvinia Catherine, born Oct. 18, 1852, did not marry.She died Dec. 14, 1872 at Lloyds, Va.
(5) Nathan Seldon, Born Aug. 18, 1856.First marriage to Eliza Allen, 2nd marriage to Ella Schools, 3 children by each, 6 in all.Written by W. H. Faulconer.
W. H. Faulconer family.
W. H. Faulconer, (William Henry Harrison Faulconer), was born near Lloyds, in Essex County, Virginia, Sept. 12th, 1842, was married to Miss Mary Agnes Morrison on March 7th, 1867.She was born in King William County, Va., (joining counties) on Sept. 26th, 1842.We moved to Miss. in Dec. 1873.She died June 28, 1912 of Appendicitis.Our children are: (1) Thomas Nicholas, born Oct. 30, 1869, in Virginia.Died March 10th, 1885 at Ebenezer with measles, pneumonia and congestion.
(2) William H., Jr., and Margaret Helen (twins) born July 18th, 1871 in Va.William died when about 1-½ years old in Va.Margaret married Mr. J. W. Coleman, Feb. 9, 1890.They had 9 children.Four of whom are dead.Mr. Coleman was run over by a car in June 1925, and died from the injury.Mrs. Coleman lived with her daughter Mrs. Geneva Lancaster, at Silver City, Miss.She died March 4th, 1949, at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Lillian Haneline at Hollandale, Miss., and was buried at Silver City.
(3) Leonard Jackson, infant born 1872 or 1873, lived only 48 hours, buried in Virginia.
(4) Martha Ann (Mattye) born Nov. 11, 1874 near Ebenezer, was married on June 8th, 1904 to Renshaw Thomas born Aug. 3, 1879.They had no children.Mattye died Oct. 4, 1960, Renshaw died Nov. 12, 1968 in Greenwood where he was living with nephew, Paul S. Thomas Jr.
(5) Virginia Louise (Lula), born Aug. 11, 1877.She married Paul S. Thomas, Sr., March 13, 1904.She died June 4th, 1913 in Greenwood and was buried in the family lot at the Baptist Cemetery at Ebenezer.They had three children, (1) Louise Virginia, born March 20, 1905 at Ebenezer; (2) William Faulconer, born Feb. 25th, 1907 at Ebenezer; (3) Paul Stein, Jr., born Nov. 11, 1911, in Greenwood.
(6) Edward Lewis (Eddie) born, Feb. 14th, 1881. Married Pennie Thomas in April 1906. They have one son, Edwin, born June 9th, 1908. Pennie died April 2, 1953. Eddie died Oct 14, 1959. Both buried in Ebenezer Baptist Cemetery.
Mrs. W. H. Faulconer’s parents were Tom Morrison and Martha Allen Morrison.She had five uncles on her father’s side and five on her mother’s side.She had two sisters, Josephine, who never married (her lover died the day they were to be married), and Hannah, who married Jimmie Reid.She had only one child by him, Mrs. Attie Sweet of Richmond.
I, W. H. (William Henry Harrison) Faulconer was born near Lloyds, Essex Co., Virginia, Sept. 12, 1842.Joined the Baptist Church Sept. 12, 1860.That fall I volunteered in the Essex’s Sharp Shooters and in 1861 was mustered in service of the Confederate States and went to camp at Fort Lowry until Apr. 1862, then moved to Fredricksburg and then to Richmond and went through the 7 days fight.The war of 1861 to 1865.The battles in which W. H. Faulconer took part were:
7 days around Richmond
1 day at Rappahannock Springs
2 days at Harper’s Ferry
2 days at Sharpsburg
1 day at Shepherd’s Town
2 days at Fredricksburg
2 days at Chancelorsville
2 days in the Wilderness
1 day at Mine Runn
1 day at old shop in Spotslavania County
1 day at Spotslavania Court House
3 days at Gettysburg
1 day at Hanover Court House
1 day at Talles Mill or Farm
1 day at Weldon Railroad
1 day at Peebles Farm
1 day at Brister Station near Manassa
1 day at Whiteoak Swamp below Richmond
1 day at Saylor’s Creek, where we surrendered to General Custer.
Besides these battles, I was in a number of skirmishes and picket firing in breastworks and along the Rappahannock River.I was mustered in service May 21, 1861 and paroled June 16, 1865 from Point Lookout, Maryland.
Written this the 7th day of Aug., 1912 for the children.
SignedW. H. Faulconer, Ebenezer, Miss.
W. H. Faulconer was in Company F of the 55th Virginia Regiment under Gen. A. P. Hill, one of Gen. R. E. Lee’s Generals.Sgt. in Company F 55 Regiment, Walker’s Brigade, Essex Sharpshooters, Essex County, Virginia.Commanded by Thomas M. Burke. (From Virginia State Library)Was mustered in service on May 21, 1861 and paroled June 16, 1865 from Point Lookout, Md.He volunteered for service at age 18.
War record and etc. of W. H. Faulconer
I, W. H. Faulconer, was born near Lloyds, Essex Co. Va. Sept. 12, 1842.Joined the Baptist Church Sept. 12, 1860.That fall I volunteered in the Essex Sharp Shooters and in 1861 was mustered in service of the Confederate States and went in camp at Fort Lowry till April 1862, then to Fredericksburg then to Richmond and went through the seven days fight.Was sick before and after the battle.I was in the following battles.
7 days around Richmond, 1 day at Rappahannock Springs, 2 days at Harpers Ferry, 2 days at Sharpsburg, 1 day at Shepherds Town, 2 at Fredricksburg, 2 days at Chancelorsville, 2 days in the Wilderness, 1 day at Mine Run, 1 day at Old Shop in Spotslavania Co., 1 day at Spotslavania Court House, 1 day at Hanover Court House, 3 days at Gettysburg, 1 day at Tallys Mill or Farm, 1 day on Weldon Railroad, 1 day at Peeples farm, 1 day at Brister Station near Manassa, 1 day in White Oak Swamp below Richmond, 1 day at Saylors Creek where we surrendered to General Custer April 6, 1865.Besides these battles, I was in a number of skirmishes and picket firing in breast works and along the Rappahannock River.I went to Point Lookout Prison where I stayed till June 16, when I was sent to Richmond on patrol.I remained at home until April 1866, then went to Maryland, fishing and working in shop the last six months.Came home and was married to Mary Agnes Morrison March 1873.Then I worked at the carpenters trade after we moved to Rappahannock and also worked for and with B. B. Brokenborough until March 1873.I also worked in the store until dec. 2, when we left for Miss. with Mrs. F. N. Hanshall and arrived at Goodman Dec. 7, 1873.We lived at her place 2 years, then moved to the Rule place and lived 5 years.We bought from Dr. W. B. Burwell where we now live and build our home.Have worked at carpenters trade and farmed, milling and ginning up to the present.Wife and I got our church letters from Upper Essex, Va. In 1879 and helped to organize the Ebenezer Baptist Church and have done what we could for the Church till now, and she has gone home to her reward.
In the old family Bible will be found the births and deaths of our children, also the marriages and to whom.Wife and I spent 45 years, 3 months, and 21 days as happy as this life could afford and have raised our children as best we could and feel in a measure that we have done our duty as best we could with God’s help and now she has gone home and I too will soon be with her.
This was written Aug. 7, 1912 for the children that they may know something of our early life and our struggle to teach them the way of life.
Will now close:
W. H. Faulconer
Ebenezer, Miss.