Thanks for the input. Given Betty Knight's response to my posting and your input, I can see how George Fair's family could be confused (and that prolific crowd has many of them to be confused). I've carried the name in my FAIR family research as CALDWELL for years but my inclination now to change it to COLWELL. I've already picked up your point about FAIN/FAIR. Per my input, Cat Tindell has since corrected FAIN to FAIR in my G/GF Charles Fair's 1880 Union County LYC household (171). Waka or Rod wrote: > According the Union County Heritage book John Theodore Colwell is the > first Caldwell to change the spelling of the name - he was born 1849 > the son of William and Elizabeth Black Caldwell. There is one > mention of Calwell also in Union Co. I also noted that Fair was > picked up as Fain on some of the census records. Union Co. has most > all the census records online at their site at: > http://www.rootsweb.com/~gaunion/Census.htm > Although time consuming it would be easier than looking at the > microfilm, since volunteers transcribed them for the internet. > Also consider looking at the link to Fannin county... I found several > of our THOMAS line there, even though they said they were from Union, > or even Lumpkin County... it all used to be Union County. Leslie > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Roy V. Fair <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Friday, July 28, 2000 10:26 PM > Subject: [GAUNION] Caldwell/Colwell Family > > > Posted on: Union Co. GA Query Forum > > Board URL: > http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/USA/Ga/Union?read=609 > > > > Surname: Fair, Caldwell > > ------------------------- > > > > The third child of CHARLES FAIR and SARAH WHITE FAIR of Union County > was > > GEORGE LEE FAIR who married LOLA CALDWELL or COLWELL. There is some > confusion > > among living relatives as to the spelling of her maiden name. LOLA > and > > GEORGE ultimately moved down to Oglethorpe County to farm. They are > buried > > in the Arnoldsville, GA City Cemetery. Lola's birthdate is shown on > the > > marker as December 15, 1878; death was on May 29, 1934. > > > > Does anyone on this site know the parents of Lola so that we can > resolve > > the spelling issue? My presumption is that she was born in Union > County. > > > > > > ==== GAUNION Mailing List ==== > > Don't forget to bookmark our Many Helpful GA Links webpage: > > http://www.rootsweb.com/~gagenweb/gainfo.htm > > > > ==== GAUNION Mailing List ==== > 6 Steps for Writing a Successful Query: > http://www.firstct.com/fv/query.html