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William Matthew Faircloth 1842–1904 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1 Jan 1842

Birth Location: Vada, Baker, Georgia, USA

Death Date: 3 Feb 1904

Death Location: Desser, Decatur, Georgia, USA

Father: Matthew Faircloth

Mother: Clarissa Sasser

Spouse(s): Maryan Johnson, Florence Plowden

Children(s): Robert Faircloth, Mary Faircloth, Calvin Faircloth, Loretta Faircloth, Joseph Faircloth, William Faircloth, Jacob Faircloth, Homer Faircloth, Henry Faircloth, Bonnie Faircloth

William Matthew Faircloth was born in 1842 in Vada, Baker, Georgia, USA, the child of Matthew Faircloth And Clarissa Sasser. William Matthew Faircloth married Florence E Plowden, Maryan Johnson, and had children including Bonnie Lee Faircloth, Calvin Faircloth, Henry Faircloth, Homer Oklahoma Faircloth, Jacob Allen Faircloth, Joseph Faircloth, Loretta Faircloth, Mary Jane Mollie Faircloth, Robert Mathew Faircloth, William Wesley Faircloth. William Matthew Faircloth passed away in 1904 in Desser, Decatur, Georgia, USA.

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Biography

  • William Matthew Faircloth was born in 1842 in Vada, Baker, Georgia, USA, the child of Matthew Faircloth And Clarissa Sasser.
  • William Matthew Faircloth married Florence E Plowden, Maryan Johnson, and had children including Bonnie Lee Faircloth, Calvin Faircloth, Henry Faircloth, Homer Oklahoma Faircloth, Jacob Allen Faircloth, Joseph Faircloth, Loretta Faircloth, Mary Jane Mollie Faircloth, Robert Mathew Faircloth, William Wesley Faircloth.
  • William Matthew Faircloth passed away in 1904 in Desser, Decatur, Georgia, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Matthew Faircloth
1803–1870
Birth Location: Screven, Georgia, United States
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Clarissa Sasser
1803–1870
Birth Location: Screven, Georgia, United States
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Spouses(s)

Maryan Johnson
1838–1897
Birth Location: Randolph, Georgia, United States
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Florence Plowden
1869–1934
Birth Location: –
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Children(s)

Robert Faircloth
1870–1927
Birth Location: Georgia, United States
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Mary Faircloth
1864–1897
Birth Location: Georgia
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Calvin Faircloth
1867–1921
Birth Location: Decatur, Georgia, United States
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Loretta Faircloth
1873–1932
Birth Location: Georgia, United States
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Joseph Faircloth
1874–1948
Birth Location: Donalsonville, Decatur, Georgia, United States
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William Faircloth
1876–1931
Birth Location: Georgia, United States
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Jacob Faircloth
1879–
Birth Location: Georgia, United States
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Homer Faircloth
1899–1963
Birth Location: Georgia, USA
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Henry Faircloth
1901–
Birth Location: Georgia, USA
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Bonnie Faircloth
1903–1983
Birth Location: Georgia, USA
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William Faircloth's Ancestors

Self
William Faircloth
1842–1904
Birth Place: Vada, Baker, Georgia, USA
Parents
Matthew Faircloth
1803–1870
Screven, Georgia, United States
Clarissa Sasser
1803–1870
Screven, Georgia, United States
Grandparents
Thomas Faircloth
1773–1881
Sampson County, North Carolina, USA
Mary Thornton
1775–1835
Sampson, North Carolina, USA
Thomas Sasser
1760–1821
Craven, North Carolina, United States
Clarisy Clarissa
1765–1861
Decatur, Georgia, United States
Great-Grandparents
John Faircloth
1753–1830
Mary Sheppard
1760–1820
William Thornton
1750–1837
Sarah Allison
1755–1820
William Sasser
1745–1815
Martha Bishop
1757–1780
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William Faircloth's Descendants

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William (Matthew) Faircloth (1 Jan 1842–3 Feb 1904) m. Maryan Johnson (28 Aug 1838–11 Dec 1897) m. Florence (E) Plowden (1869–1934)
  1. 1. Robert (Mathew) Faircloth 1870–1927 m. Octavia Collins 1877–1965 m. Arrena Burke 1874–1899
    1. 1. Nannie (Mae) Faircloth 1904–2002 m. William (Hugh) McDonald 1896–1980
      1. 1. Cecil McDonald 1927–2010
      2. 2. Ralph McDonald 1923–2012
      3. 3. Henry (Grady) McDonald 1925–1997
      4. 4. Rudolph McDonald 1935–2006
    2. 2. Eldridge Faircloth 1892–1923
      1. 1. Lillie Faircloth –1929 m. James (Colvin) Yates 1887–1963
        1. 1. Horace Yates 1915–1997 m. Lois Yates 1919–2008
    3. 3. Edgar Faircloth 1898–1918
    4. 4. Edgar Faircloth 1898–1918
    5. 5. Orbie (W) Faircloth 1902–1971
    6. 6. Millie (Ernestine) Faircloth 1906–1994 m. Macon (Calvin) Poston 1891–1976
      1. 1. Mary Poston 1924–1926
      2. 2. Geneva (Mable) Braswell 1927–1993
  2. 2. Mary (Jane "Mollie") Faircloth 1864–1897 m. John (Wesley) Crowson 1854–1917
  3. 3. Calvin Faircloth 1867–1921 m. Elizabeth (Charlotte Earnest) Faircloth 1872–1943
    1. 1. William (Matthew) Faircloth 1889–1902
    2. 2. Franklin (Bartow) Faircloth 1902–1968 m. Eva (Lucinda) Faircloth 1908–1986
      1. 1. Monica Smith 1930–1992
      2. 2. Judy (Lynette Faircloth) Cloud 1946–2009
      3. 3. Franklin (Bartow Faircloth) Jr 1934–2012 m. Elma (Rae) Faircloth 1938–2013
      4. 4. Sabra Childress 1938–1996 m. Grover Childress 1923–2000
      5. 5. Donnell (Ludwell) Faircloth 1936–1980
      6. 6. Gwendolyn Faircloth 1928–2004 m. Tolar (Comer) Hunt 1920–1969
    3. 3. Earnest Faircloth 1906–1954 m. Marie Braswell 1913–1968
  4. 4. Loretta Faircloth 1873–1932
  5. 5. Joseph Faircloth 1874–1948
  6. 6. William (Wesley) Faircloth 1876–1931
  7. 7. Jacob (Allen) Faircloth 1879–
  8. 8. Homer (Oklahoma) Faircloth 1899–1963
  9. 9. Henry Faircloth 1901–
  10. 10. Bonnie (Lee) Faircloth 1903–1983

William Faircloth's Timeline

2 Records

1842
1 Jan 1842
Birth of William Matthew Faircloth in Vada, Baker, Georgia, USA
Vada, Baker, Georgia, USA
1904
3 Feb 1904
Age 62
Death of William Matthew Faircloth in Desser, Decatur, Georgia, USA
Desser, Decatur, Georgia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1 Jan 1842
    Event Place: Vada, Baker, Georgia, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 3 Feb 1904
    Event Place: Desser, Decatur, Georgia, USA
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