Hi I believe you'll also find Faircloths in Thomas County, GA. They were also in North Carolina. Good luck. > -----Original Message----- > From: Wendy Riley [SMTP:vowele@bellsouth.net] > Sent: Friday, January 17, 2003 7:59 AM > To: FLHOLMES-L@rootsweb.com > Subject: Re: [FLHOLMES] Nancy Faircloth and James (Jim) Taylor--Georgia, Florida > > Thanks for you help. I will look into Laurens County. It is possible the > information on the death certificate is incorrect or only partially correct. > When I looked at it closer I realized the date of birth for Rachel was > wrong. They wrote 1872 but she was born around 1852. No informant signed > this death certificate. At this point I have several conflicting names for > Jim (James) Taylor's wife-- Eveline (last name?), Sarah Knight, Elizabeth > (last name), and now Nancy Faircloth. I think Jim (James) Taylor spent some > time in Thomas county Georgia before coming into Florida because his first > few children were born there. > > I'll keep looking. If anyone can offer any help it is always much > appreciated. > Thanks, > Wendy > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Angela Williams" <williamsa@nsu.law.nova.edu> > To: <FLHOLMES-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Thursday, January 16, 2003 11:03 PM > Subject: RE: [FLHOLMES] Nancy Faircloth and James (Jim) Taylor--Georgia, > Florida > > > > Hi > > > > I've never heard of a Nancy Faircloth. However, I am descended from > Abraham Faircloth who came to Holmes County around 1848 from Georgia. He > married Rebecca Peters. I think your Nancy is likely somehow related to > him. She is among the list of children I have for him. I think, also, you > might be wrong about her age. If she was born as early as 1820, it's highly > unlikely she had a daughter in 1872- when she was 52. > > > > Abraham came to Holmes County and 2 of his brothers followed, Isaac and > Jacob. Perhaps she was the daughter of one of these 2 men. You may want to > look in Laurens County census records to see if you can find a Nancy who was > about her age on the 1850 census. Laurens County is where Abraham is from. > > > > OR...a very distinct possibility is that Nancy was a nickname. > > > > Finally, it's possible that the person giving the information on the death > certificate was simply incorrect. A death certificate is only as reliable > as the person who originally gave the information. Is the informant listed > on the certificate? If so, do you recognize the name as a close relative of > Rachel Taylor? Good luck! > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > From: Wendy Riley [SMTP:vowele@bellsouth.net] > > > Sent: Thursday, January 16, 2003 7:12 PM > > > To: FLHOLMES-L@rootsweb.com > > > Subject: [FLHOLMES] Nancy Faircloth and James (Jim) Taylor--Georgia, > Florida > > > > > > Hello: > > > I just received a Holmes Co. Florida death certificate for Rachel > Taylor, born around 1872 died in 1929 and buried in Red Hill Cemetery. It > lists her father as Jim (James) Taylor -- my great-great-great grandfather > and mother as a Nancy Faircloth. The name Nancy Faircloth is new to me. > > > Has anyone heard of a Nancy Faircloth possibly born in Georgia, I > suspect around 1820-1835?? > > > > > > In all census records for Holmes County Jim Taylor's wife is listed as > Evelina or Eveline. It is possible Jim (James) Taylor had 2 wives. > > > > > > Sincere thanks for any help. > > > Wendy > > > Surnames: Riley, Taylor, Babb > > > > > > > > > ============================== > > > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy > records, go to: > > > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 > > > > > > > > > ============================== > > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, > go to: > > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 > > > > > > > ============================== > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to:> > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 >