Carol, I'm chiming in late and confused! If I'm reading this correctly, Enoch James' 2nd wife was Mary ? Do you think this was Mary Ann NUNN? Or was Enoch (Jr) married to Mary Ann (Annah) NUNN? In the 1900 census, who was Matilda FAIRCLOTH the widowed mother of? Enoch? Annah? Why is she living with them? Thanks for any help, Denise Lindsey Wells Falls Church, VA In a message dated 2/21/05 7:27:11 AM Eastern Standard Time, c_riner_everett@yahoo.com writes: > A few weeks ago we had a discussion on Enoch J. > FAIRCLOTH, whose first wife was Rachel HAYES. This > information was also given: > > Emanuel County Ga Marriage Records 1817-1903: > FAIRCLOTH, Enoch, J. + HAYS, Rachel 9/25/1856 ~ > William Salter, JP > FAIRCLOTH, Enoch + McKINNEY, Elmira 6/16/1881 ~ W. > M. Cowart, MG > > I thought Elmira was Enoch's 2nd wife. Listed for them > were 4 children: Leroy, Ebin, Henry, and Madie. I was > wrong. Here's what I found this morning on the 1900 > Census: > > 1900 US Census: Emanuel Co., GA - GMD 53, District > 101; Household 284/305: > FAIRCLOTH, E. J. 68; born May 1832; married 12 years > Mary 28; born Jun 1871; 0 children > > 1900 US Census: Emanuel Co., GA - GMD 53, District > 101; Household 189/201: > FAIRCLOTH, Enoch 35; married 0 years (I believe his > age was actualy closer to 40) > Annah 30; 0 children > Robt. 15 > Ebbin 12 > Henry 10 > Sudie 5 > Matilda 69; widowed mother; 1 child > > Question: was Elmira McKINNEY/McKENZIE the 1st wife of > this 2nd Enoch? If not, who was his first wife? > > It's interesting that the 1900 Census lists Matilda > FAIRCLOTH as a widow. As far as we know, she never > married. But that's no big deal ... it's not exactly > something you'd want to tell the Census taker. What > interests me more is that it states she only had 1 > child. I have at least 3 other children listed for > her: Chesley, John, and George Washington. > > Thoughts, anyone? > > Carol