Dear List members, For those of you who are members of, or do research on, the Faircloth or Youngblood families of Emanuel County, or have familiarity with the Kemp community, I would appreciate your guidance. Levina Faircloth (1844-1921), her husband Benjamin (1843-1915), and a number of their descendants are buried at Ebenezer Cemetery in Kemp. I have been trying over the past few months to validate a hunch of mine that Levina Faircloth was a daughter of Bartlett Youngblood. To date, I haven't seen anyone else propose this possible connection. But there seems to be considerable documentary evidence to support it: a 5 y/o "Luvany" or "Lurany" Youngblood shows up living with Bartlett in the 1850 census for Barnwell County, SC, as does a 13 y/o Luvany on the 1860 Emanuel Co. census. A 22 y/o "Luvenia" shows up living with Bartlett on the 1870 census. In 1880, Benjamin and 36 y/o "Luvinie C." Faircloth are listed with their children, Lane, Milledge B., Louis and Jane in Emanuel County. I recently discovered that Milledge B. Faircloth's middle name was "Bartlett", giving further credence to a relationship. But by 1900, things begin to get complicated. Her name on the 1900 census is unreadable, though it begins with a "C". However, it is Levina; she and Benjamin are indicated to have been married for 34 years. In 1910, she is listed as "Catherine" Faircloth. But in 1920, she's again listed as "Levina", and is living with her son James ("Tinker"). When Levina died, her death certificate listed her as Catherine Faircloth (viewable at the Georgia Archives' Virtual Vault). No name is listed on the death certificate for a father, but her mother's maiden name is listed as Goss. And when her son James "Tinker" Faircloth died, his obit listed his parents as Benjamin Faircloth and "Catherine Goss." I have looked at Levina's Confederate widow's pension application. It reveals that she and Benjamin Faircloth married on December 24, 1865, but reveals no other information about her maiden name. I'd appreciate any comments or suggestions. -- John Martin Tampa, Florida [email protected]

John, I am not a FAIRCLOTH nor YOUNGBLOOD researcher. I follow them in so far as they interact with my GOFF family. GOFF is one of those names that is sometimes transcribed as GOSS and variously spelled as GOUGH, GAWFF, GAUF, etc. I have in my database Benjamin FAIRCLOTH b April 1846 and died 1915. I show he married Catharine, born 1847. Please note that I have not taken any pains to verify this information. In the 1880 Census for Emanuel Co., GA, William GAWFF lives with Solomon FAIRCLOTH and they both work in turpentine. In about 1883, Gracey Jane FAIRCLOTH has son, Will GOFF. Will eventually moved to FL with/or followed the George A. YOUNGBLOOD family. Mrs. YOUNGBLOOD was Elizabeth FAIRCLOTH, Jane's sister. Is it possible that your Catherine was GOFF and not GOSS? I have no Catherine GOSS in my database, but if you'd like to explore further, you can write me privately at the address below. I will look further for a Catherine GOSS and let you know if/what I find. I'm also sending this to the GOFF list just in case someone recognizes Catherine. Best in your research and please keep me in mind if you find GOFFs in your line. Denise Wells Falls Church, VA [email protected] -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]]On Behalf Of John Martin Sent: Sunday, April 20, 2008 9:36 AM To: [email protected] Subject: [GAEMANUE] Question for Faircloth/Youngblood researchers about Levina Faircloth Dear List members, For those of you who are members of, or do research on, the Faircloth or Youngblood families of Emanuel County, or have familiarity with the Kemp community, I would appreciate your guidance. Levina Faircloth (1844-1921), her husband Benjamin (1843-1915), and a number of their descendants are buried at Ebenezer Cemetery in Kemp. I have been trying over the past few months to validate a hunch of mine that Levina Faircloth was a daughter of Bartlett Youngblood. To date, I haven't seen anyone else propose this possible connection. But there seems to be considerable documentary evidence to support it: a 5 y/o "Luvany" or "Lurany" Youngblood shows up living with Bartlett in the 1850 census for Barnwell County, SC, as does a 13 y/o Luvany on the 1860 Emanuel Co. census. A 22 y/o "Luvenia" shows up living with Bartlett on the 1870 census. In 1880, Benjamin and 36 y/o "Luvinie C." Faircloth are listed with their children, Lane, Milledge B., Louis and Jane in Emanuel County. I recently discovered that Milledge B. Faircloth's middle name was "Bartlett", giving further credence to a relationship. But by 1900, things begin to get complicated. Her name on the 1900 census is unreadable, though it begins with a "C". However, it is Levina; she and Benjamin are indicated to have been married for 34 years. In 1910, she is listed as "Catherine" Faircloth. But in 1920, she's again listed as "Levina", and is living with her son James ("Tinker"). When Levina died, her death certificate listed her as Catherine Faircloth (viewable at the Georgia Archives' Virtual Vault). No name is listed on the death certificate for a father, but her mother's maiden name is listed as Goss. And when her son James "Tinker" Faircloth died, his obit listed his parents as Benjamin Faircloth and "Catherine Goss." I have looked at Levina's Confederate widow's pension application. It reveals that she and Benjamin Faircloth married on December 24, 1865, but reveals no other information about her maiden name. I'd appreciate any comments or suggestions. -- John Martin Tampa, Florida [email protected] ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message