Doddridge County Roots


A West Virginia Genealogy

First Name Last Name
William C. FAULKNER

William C. FAULKNER

Male 1863 - 1901  (~ 38 years)


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  • Name William C. FAULKNER
    Birth May 1863  Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2] 
    • Age 36y 2m 22d at death calculates to a birth date of Apr-28-1865, while birth date on headstone is 1860. Age was 6 in 1870 Census and 15 in 1880, but age 25 in 1888 marriage record would put birth in about 1863, while 1900 Census specifies May 1863.
    Gender Male
    Census 1870, 1880  West Union, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Residence 1888  Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    Census 1900  Pittsburgh, Allegheny Co, PA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Death 20 Jul 1901  West Union, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [3, 4] 
    Cause: diabetes 
    Burial Masonic Memorial Park Cemetery, Crystal Lake (West Union), WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [5] 
    Person ID I79747  Doddridge County Roots
    Last Modified 5 Jan 2013

    Father Timothy FAULKNER,   b. CA 1828, Ireland Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 22 Jan 1892, West Union, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location (Age ~ 64 years)
    Mother Mary HUNT,   b. CA 1835, Ireland Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 26 Dec 1914, Doe Run (West Union), Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location (Age ~ 79 years)
    Family ID F37538  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Sarah Frances "Fannie" FOLEY,   b. 23 Sep 1860, West Union, Doddridge Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 7 Nov 1947, West Union, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 87 years)  [6]
    Marriage 25 Jul 1888  West Union, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    Notes 
    • 1900 Census, Pittsburgh, Allegheny Co, Pennsylvania, enumerated in June 1900 at 2820 Mary Street:
      William C. Faulkner, 37, b. May 1863 in WVa (father b. Maryland, mother b. Ireland), day laborer at iron mill, married 12 yrs; wife Fanny, 38, b. Sep 1861 in WVa (father b. WVa, mother b. Ohio), mother of 6 children (4 still living); son Timothy J, 8, b. Feb 1892 in Pa; dau Mary I, 4, b. Jan 1896 in Pa; son William T, 3, b. Nov 1896 in Pa; dau Margarett, 5 months, b. Jan 1900 in Pa.

      1910 Census, Doddridge Co, WV (Town of West Union), enumerated on Apr 23 1910:
      Fannie Faulkner, 49, occupation "own income," widowed, mother of 6 children (2 still living); son Timothy, 18; dau Irene, 14; son William T, 12; dau Margaret, 10.

      1920 Census, Doddridge Co, WV (Town of West Union), enumerated on Jan 17 1920 at 108 Marie Street:
      Fannie F. Faulkner, 59, widow; son Timothy J, 27, driller in oil field, single; dau Mary I, 24, clerk in shoe store, single; son William T, 22, clerk in confectionary shop, single; dau Frances M, 20, no occupation, single.

      1930 Census, Doddridge Co, WV (Town of West Union), enumerated on Apr 9 1930 at 108 Marie Street:
      Fannie Faulkner, 69, widow; son William T, 32, salesman in confectionary shop, single; dau Margurite F, 30, assistant bank cashier, single.
    Children 
    +1. Timothy James FAULKNER,   b. 1 Feb 1892, Pittsburgh, Allegheny Co, PA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 14 Dec 1956, Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 64 years)
     2. Mary Irene FAULKNER,   b. 1 Jan 1896, Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Feb 1985 (Age 89 years)
     3. William Thomas FAULKNER,   b. 25 Nov 1897, Pittsburgh, Allegheny Co, PA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 19 Jan 1962, Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 64 years)
    >4. Marguerite Frances FAULKNER,   b. 20 Jan 1900, Pittsburgh, Allegheny Co, PA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 8 Nov 1950, Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 50 years)
    Family ID F34107  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Documents
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    79747_WilliamCFaulkner_FannieFoley_MarriageRecord_25Jul1888.jpg

  • Sources 
    1. [S1662] 1900 Census.

    2. [S1554] Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV.

    3. [S1563] Doddridge County Death Records, West Union, WV.

    4. [S638] Headstone (year only).

    5. [S1793] West Union WV Cemeteries (Doddridge County), (Wes Cochran, 2515 10th Ave, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (July 1990)).

    6. [S1604] Death record of son.