In a message dated 08/01/2000 6:18:21 AM Pacific Daylight Time, DPate80296@aol.com writes: << Now if people would just stop saying that they are looking for all and then just list a long list of surnames which means very little to me. Start by making up there own family history pages for what they know and post them here. We would have something like our own New family book which is now long overdo. >> Hi Don & List, Here is my mystery family that I've been searching for for 20 yrs now & know not much more than when I stared. Where did all of these children & their descendants go & where are the parents Wm & Hortins buried?? Anyone related to this family, I would love to hear from you. Marolyn Folkner Howell Descendants of William Falkner Faulkner Fortner Folkner Generation No. 1 1. WILLIAM2 FALKNER/FAULKNER/FORTNER/FOLKNER (UNKNOWN1) was born 1800 in North Carolina, and died Bet. 1859 - 1860 in prob. Limestone Co, AL as I find his widow & 2 sons Benjamin & James selling land in 1860 Athen, Limestone Co, AL, burial place unknown. He married ARTANASY MARGARET "Hortins" BISHOP Jan 20, 1820 in Madison Co.Ala., daughter of JOSEPH BISHOP and ELIZABETH WILSON. She was born May 1804 in SC, and died Aft. Jul 1860 in Place unknown.. NOTE: Children's ages taken from the 1850 Morgan Co, AL census. Children of WILLIAM FOLKNER and ARTANASY BISHOP are: i. MARTHA J.3 FOLKNER, b. 1823, Tn. ii. MARY FOLKNER, b. 1826, Tn. 2. iii. WILLIAM S. FOLKNER, b. 1829, Ala. iv. LUCINDA FOLKNER, b. 1831, Ala; m. ELIJAH FOREMAN, Dec 4, 1850, Limestome/Morgan Co, AL; b. Abt. 1830. 3. v. FRANCIS MARION FOLKNER, b. Mar 28, 1832, Ala; d. Jun 1, 1912, Prineville, Itawamba, Ms. vi. JAMES FOLKNER, b. 1836, Ala. 4. vii. JOSEPH J. FOLKNER, b. 1838, Ala. 5. viii. ARTIMOSA FOLKNER, b. 1840, Ala. ix. MARGARET C. FOLKNER, b. 1842, Ala. x. BENJAMINE MARLIN FOLKNER, b. 1843, Ala. xi. ALFRED FOLKNER, b. 1844, Ala. xii. CORNELIA FOLKNER, b. 1846, Ala. xiii. ISAAC FOLKNER, b. 1848, Ala.TWIN xiv. JULIA A. FOLKNER, b. 1848, Ala.TWIN Generation No. 2 2. WILLIAM S.3 FOLKNER (WILLIAM2, UNKNOWN1) was born 1829 in Ala. He married ELIZABETH. She was born 1830 in Ala. NOTE: Elizabeth was listed on the 1860 Limestone Co, AL census as Head of Household age 30-36 deaf & dumb living next to Hortins FAULKNER & 2 houses from Francis M FAULKNER family. Children of WILLIAM FOLKNER and ELIZABETH are: i. WILLIAM W.4 FOLKNER, b. 1849. ii. SARAH E. FOLKNER, b. 1851. iii. MARY J. FOLKNER, b. 1852. iv. THOMAS F. FOLKNER, b. 1854. v. LUCINDA FOLKNER, b. 1858. vi. SARAINDA FOLKNER, b. 1858. 3. FRANCIS MARION3 FAULKNER/FOLKNER (WILLIAM2, UNKNOWN1) was born Mar 28, 1832 in Ala, and died Jun 1, 1912 in Prineville, Itawamba, Ms. He married AGNESS FOREMAN Dec 1852 in Limestone, Ala.. She was born Nov 12, 1826 in Alabama, and died Oct 27, 1910 in Itawamba,MS. Both are buried in the Ridge Cem Itawamba Co, MS, Headstones read FOLKNER. Children of FRANCIS FOLKNER and AGNESS FOREMAN are: i. AMELIA ANN ALABAM4 FOLKNER, b. May 8, 1855, Ala.; d. Jan 1, 1926, Itawamba, Ms.; m. JAMES HARVEY THARP, Jan 11, 1877, Itawamba, Ms.; b. Jan 31, 1857, Ala.; d. Jul 27, 1947, Prineville, Itawamba, Ms..Both buried in the Ridge Cemetery. ii. WILLIAM ANDREW BUCK FOLKNER, b. Mar 1856, Limestone, Ala.; d. Aft. 1910, OK; m. JOSEPHINE MARGARET GOODIN, Jun 15, 1878, Itawamba, Ms.; b. Mar 1858, Murray Co, Georgia; d. Abt. 1925, Skietook ,Oklahoma Burial place unknown.. iii. MARY MARGARET CALDIONA FOLKNER, b. Dec 20, 1858, Ala.; d. Jan 31, 1923, Itawamba,Ms.; m. JOHN T THARP, Mar 29, 1878, Itawamba,Ms, marriage record list name as MM Fortren; b. Jan 31, 1857, Franklin Co., Ala.; d. May 26, 1941, Itawamba, Ms..Both buried in the Ridge Cemetery iv. MARTHA EUDORA MELCINA FOLKNER, b. 1861, Alabama; d. Mar 5, 1938, Itawamba,Ms..Never married, stayed & cared for her parents until their deaths then went to live with the THARP family, burial place unknow. v. WILLSON FOLKNER, b. 1864, Itawamba Co, Ms. Known as Uncle Wills, death date & burial place unknown. 4. JOSEPH J.3 FOLKNER (WILLIAM2, UNKNOWN1) was born 1838 in Ala. He married NANCY(FOLKNER). She was born Abt. 1843 in MO. Last found on the 1880 Itawamba Co, MS census living next to his brother Francis Marion FOLKNER. Children of JOSEPH FOLKNER and NANCY(FOLKNER) are: i. THOMAS4 FOLKNER, b. 1874, TN. ii. WILLIAM FOLKNER, b. 1875, TN. iii. JOHN W. FOLKNER, b. 1878, MS. 5. ARTIMOSA3 FOLKNER (WILLIAM2, UNKNOWN1) was born 1840 in Ala. She married ALBERT B EASTON Apr 10, 1857 in Ala. He was born Abt. 1835 in TN. Last found on the 1860 Limestone Co, AL census living next door to the above Elizabeth FAULKNER & her 6 children. Children of ARTIMOSA FOLKNER and ALBERT EASTON are: i. CARROL J.4 EASTON, b. 1858, Limestone Co,AL. ii. ARTIMOSA E. EASTON, b. 1859, Limestone Co,AL.