Thank you, for sending me the site. I have it in my favorites already and have looked at Elbert and Rhoda's file. Amazing! Thanks again, Janice --- Angela Williams <williamsa@nsu.law.nova.edu> wrote: > Hi > > I have Rhoda and Elbert's pension records. You can > also download them from this site: > > http://dlis.dos.state.fl.us/barm/Pensionfiles.html > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Janice Redmon Smith [SMTP:lippy01@yahoo.com] > > Sent: Saturday, January 18, 2003 4:18 PM > > To: FLHOLMES-L@rootsweb.com > > Subject: RE: [FLHOLMES] Nancy Faircloth and James > (Jim) Taylor--Georgia, Florida > > > > Hey, I found where I got my info. It was in a > manella > > folder in another file cabinet in a Faircloth > folder. > > The packet was mailed to me from Robert J.(Bob) > > Faircloth from Houston, Texas back around 1999. > Exact > > date is not stamped on the package but I received > > emails and query messages from him about that > time. > > He said he got Rebecca's surname, Peterson, from > > Abraham's pension record and widow's pension > record. > > I don't have a copy of it though. He fought in the > > Florida Indian Wars. Bob said he had been to > Faircloth > > reunions held at Stone Mountain, GA. The package > had > > some copies of letters written to him from > Geraldine > > Clemmons she was asking him where in Alabama the > > children were born. She was the grand daughter of > > Elizabeth Faircloth. He said, he had first met > her at > > the first reunion held at Sone Mountain, GA. in > the > > late 70s. > > I have some of the Faircloth info out of her and > Ann > > Wells book but I don't recall if she said anything > > about Elizabeth in it. I'll have to look to see > if I > > can find it. > > Oh, here in some notes it says Eliza never > married. > > She's probably buried at Union Hill with the rest > of > > the Faircloths in an unmarked grave. That is > totally a > > guess and an opinion based on she was a single > woman. > > Please, don't take it and run to the fact sheet > with > > it. > > I would think pension records and widow records > would > > serve as a good resource since usually it the > person > > themselves who give the information. > > This is something we need further research on, I > would > > think. > > Janice Redmon Smith > > > > > > --- Janice Redmon Smith <lippy01@yahoo.com> wrote: > > > I don't remember where I got my info from about > > > Rebecca being a Peterson. I have packed up all > my > > > resources because we moved. I am in the process > of > > > filing them into a new file cabinet now. I > don't > > > know > > > when I'll get to that box. > > > In the mean time, I'll put both names into my > FTM > > > datafile. This time I'm going to put my source > on > > > the > > > Peters. > > > This is what I have on them. > > > Descendants of ABRAHAM FAIRCLOTH > > > > > > 1 ABRAHAM FAIRCLOTH b: January 18, 1813 in > Laurens > > > Co. Georgia d: 1877 in Holmes Co., Florida > Burial: > > > Union Hill Bap. Ch. Cem., Bethlehem Community, > > > Bonifay, Holmes County, Florida > > > ..+REBECCA PETERSON b: February 04, 1833 in > Georgia > > > d: > > > October 30, 1909 in Holmes Co. Florida m: > December > > > 06, > > > 1849 in Coffee Co., Alabama Burial: Union Hill > Bap. > > > Ch. Cem., Bethlehem Community, Bonifay, Holmes > > > County, > > > Florida > > > .2 ELBERT L. FAIRCLOTH b: October 21, 1850 in > > > Alabama > > > d: April 19, 1935 in Holmes Co., Florida Burial: > > > Union > > > Hill Baptist Church Cemetery, Bethlehem > Community, > > > Holmes County, Florida > > > .....+RHODA MISSOURI WOODALL b: February 13, > 1859 in > > > Geneva County, Alabama d: April 15, 1940 in > Holmes > > > Co., Florida m: Abt. 1877 in Unknown Burial: > Union > > > Hill Baptist Church Cemetery, Bethlehem > Community, > > > Holmes County, Florida > > > .2 Catherine Faircloth b: April 11, 1852 in > Alabama > > > d: Unknown > > > .....+Joe Hagans d: Unknown > > > .2 Eliza Faircloth b: January 17, 1854 in > Alabama > > > d. > > > Unknown > > > .2 William Faircloth b: January 12, 1856 in > Holmes > > > Co, Florida d: August 18, 1861 > > > .2 Matilda Faircloth b: March 08, 1857 in > Holmes > > > Co, > > > Florida d: September 06, 1948 > > > .....+Daniel J. Paul d: Unknown > > > .2 John David Faircloth b: April 27, 1861 in > > > Florida > > > d: April 18, 1940 in Holmes Co., Florida > Burial:> > > > Union > > > Hill Bap. Ch. Cem., Bethlehem Community, > Bonifay, > > > Holmes County, Florida > > > .....+Mary Ellen Woodall b: May 20, 1861 in > Alabama > > > d: > > > July 08, 1936 in Holmes Co, Florida Burial: > Mount > > > Olive Baptist Church Cemetery, Hwy. 79, Bonifay, > > > Holmes County, Florida > > > .2 [1] Mary Elizabeth Faircloth b: February 04, > > > 1864 > > > in Holmes Co, Florida d: October 20, 1940 in > Holmes > > > County, Florida Burial: Bethlehem Cemetery, > Holmes > > > County, Florida > > > .....+Zeke Harris d: Unknown m: 1881 She was > about > > > 16 > > > yrs old when she married. > > > .*2nd Husband of [1] Mary Elizabeth Faircloth: > > > .....+Richard French d: May 22, 1926 in Holmes > Co, > > > Florida m: February 12, 1884 in His house in > Holmes > > > Co, Florida > > > .2 Gadsey Faircloth b: August 18, 1867 in > Holmes > > > Co, > > > Florida d: October 12, 1925 > > > .....+John Wesley Barrentine b: July 27, 1862 in > > > Alabama d: Unknown m: Abt. 1881 > > > .2 Abram Faircloth b: January 18, 1869 in > Holmes > > > Co, > > > Florida d: August 04, 1897 in Holmes Co., > Florida > > > Burial: Union Hill Bap. Ch. Cem., Bethlehem > > > Community, > > > Bonifay, Holmes County, Florida > > > > > > --- Angela Williams <williamsa@nsu.law.nova.edu> > > > wrote: > > > > Hi > > > > > > > > I had seen various sources with the name > "Peters" > > > > and some with "Peterson" as Rebecca's maiden > name. > > > > > > > However, I have the death certificate for > Abraham > > > > and Rebecca's oldest son, Elbert L. Faircloth. > It > > > > lists his parents as "Abraham Faircloth" born > in > > > > North Carolina and "Rebecca Peters" born in > > > Georgia. > > > > The informant on Elbert's death certificate > was > > > > W.R. Faircloth (I think this is his son, > William > > > > Robert). So...for now, I'm going to rely on > this > > > > source for the name "Peters." > > > > > > > > I don't know who Eliza married, actually. I > don't > > > > know much about the children of Abraham and > > > Rebecca, > > > > except for Elbert, who I am directly descended > > > from. > > > > The place I usually go to hunt down > information > > > is > > > > to the Holmes County U.S. genweb pages. It > has > > > > lists for many cemeteries in Holmes County > > > > (including Union Hill where both Elbert and > > > Abraham > > > > are buried). I'll do a little sleuthing and > get > > > > back to you if I find anything. > > > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > > > From: Michael S. Barnes > > > > [SMTP:mbarnes@centurytel.net] > > > > > Sent: Saturday, January 18, 2003 1:18 PM > > > > > To: FLHOLMES-L@rootsweb.com > > > > > Subject: RE: [FLHOLMES] Nancy Faircloth and > > > James > > > > (Jim) Taylor--Georgia, Florida > > > > > > > > > > Janice: > > > > > I actually had the name Rebecca Peters (b. > > > > 2/4/1833 and d. > > > > > 10/30/1909) rather than Peterson. I do not > have > > > > anything on her parents. > > > > > Which is correct? > > > > > > > > > > Does anyone have other information on > Abraham > > > > Faircloth: I only have his > > > > > death date as 1877 and no marriage date? > BTW, > > > > their daughter Eliza > > > > > Faircloth, b. 1/17/1854 married a French, > but > > > > which one? > > > > > Thank you for any help you can give. > > > > > > > > > > Michael Barnes > > > > > 425.888.9763 > > > > > mbarnes@centurytel.net > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > > > From: Janice Redmon Smith > > > > [mailto:lippy01@yahoo.com] > > > > > Sent: Saturday, January 18, 2003 9:09 AM > > > > > To: FLHOLMES-L@rootsweb.com > > > > > Subject: RE: [FLHOLMES] Nancy Faircloth and > > > James > > > > (Jim) Taylor--Georgia, > > > > > Florida > > > > > > > > > > It's Rebecca Peterson married Abraham. > > > > > You probably have that in your records and > > > memory > > > > just > > > > > misserved you. > > > > > Janice Redmon Smith > > > > > > > > > > __________________________________________________ > > > Do you Yahoo!? > > > Yahoo! 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