James Lewis Benjamin FAIRCLOTH & Ellender __?_

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James Lewis Benjamin FAIRCLOTH
Ellender __?__

Husband: James Lewis Benjamin FAIRCLOTH / FORECLOTH
Birth: 1804/5 or 1807/8, GA
Occupation: farmer
Father: Benjamin FAIRCLOTH, b. 1764/5, NC; Revolutionary War pensioner

Marriage:

Wife: Ellender __?__
Birth: 1800-1810, possibly 1802/3

Children — born in Emanuel Co., GA:

1. (Daughter A) FAIRCLOTH, b. 1825-30; d. bef. 1840
2. Enoch J. FAIRCLOTH, b. 1831/2; m. 25 Sep 1856, Emanuel Co., GA, Rachael HAYS
3. (Daughter B) FAIRCLOTH, b. 1830-35; d. bef. 1850
4. Mary FAIRCLOTH, b. 1842/3
5. Grace "Gracy" Jane FAIRCLOTH, b. 1842/3

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Sources:

1. Emanuel County [Georgia] Marriage Book A, 1817-1860 (online at the Emanuel County GAGenWeb site):

Faircloth, Enoch J. Rachael Hays Sept 25, 1856 P. 55

2. 1820 Census Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com): James not found, as expected, but we do find his father, Benjamin FAIRCLOTH (010010-11100-0-100) in Emanuel Co., GA (p. 104, line 16 — indexed "Findeth").

3. 1830 Census Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com, Image #15-16 of 30; extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):

1830 GA Emanuel Co. Roll 17 p. 171 Ln. 8 Benjamin Faircloth whites: ___ - ___ ___ no slaves free colored: 000010-310110 total: 7

Ln. 9 James Faircloth whites: ___ - 100 010 no slaves free colored: 010000-000000 total: 3

These data indicate:

No., Race, Gender Age Class Therefore Born Individuals Inferred

1 white female 4 or under 1825-1830 = Daughter A

1 white female 20-29 1800-1810 = Ellender (b. 1802/3)

1 male free colored 10-23 1806-1820 = James (b. 1807/8)

Descendants tell me James was Amerindian, not African-American.

4. 1840 Census Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com, Image #1-2 of 4; extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):

1840 GA Emanuel Co. 57 District Roll 41 pp. 196A-196B Ln. 7 James B Fairclautt? 010 110 - 010 001 010 no slaves 0100000

These data indicate:

No. & Sex Age Class Therefore Born Individuals Inferred

1 male 5-9 1830-1835 = Enoch (b. 1831/2)

1 male 15-19 1820-1825 = brother?

1 male 20-29 1810-1820 = James (b. 1807/8)

1 female 5-9 1830-1835 = Daughter B

1 female 30-39 1800-1810 = Ellender (b. 1802/3)

1 female 50-59 1780-1790 = mother-in-law?

1 person employed in agriculture

Also in Emanuel County is a Benjamin FURECLAUTT (æ 83, Revolutionary War pensioner), with wife and children (pp. 190A-190B, line 5).

5. 1850 Census Every-Name-Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com, Image #25 of 87 — indexed "Forecleth"): Twenty-Eight Dist., Emanuel Co., GA, Roll M432_68, p. 456A, enumerated 9 Sep 1850, official enumeration date 1 Jun 1850 (extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):

1850: for an explanation of the column headings, please see
What the Numbers in the Federal Census Mean (missing columns contained no data).

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13

174 174 James L B Forecloth 45 M W Farmer 400 Georgia /

Elender 35 F W ditto /

Enoch 18 M W Farmer ditto

Mary 7 F W ditto

Gracy 7 F W Ditto

Benjamin Forecloth 85 M W None N Carolina / Blind

Elender has to be at least 40.

6. 1860 Census Every-Name-Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com, Image #-9 of 20): Swaynsboro P.O, 53rd Dist., Emanuel Co., GA, Roll M653_120, p. 907, PN 31, enumerated 3 Jul 1860, official enumeration date 1 Jun 1860 (extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):

1860: for an explanation of the column headings, please see
What the Numbers in the Federal Census Mean (missing columns contained no data).

1 2 3 4 5 7 8 9 10

244 245 J L B Faircloth 45 M Farmer 585 735 Georgia

Elender " 45 F Do

246 Jeremiah Coleman 26 M Farmer " 300 Do

Jane " 17 F Do

James & Elender have to be at least 50.

7. 1870 Census Every-Name-Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com, Image #15 of 74): Swainsboro P.O., 46th Division, Emanuel Co., GA, Roll M593_148, p. 334A, PN 15, 103/103, enumerated 20 Jul 1870, official enumeration date 1 Jun 1870 (extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):

Faircloth James L B 62 M W Farmer 380 380 Ga

_________ Ellenander 67 F W keeps house South Carolina

_________ Alexander 22 M W works in Farm 100 Ga

_________ Jane 26 F W keeps house "

Coleman Elizabeth 9 F W at home "

_______ Levinah 7 F W Do "

Are we finally getting accurate ages for James and Ellender? Then again, her birthplace is now wrong — or is it right for the first time(?).

8. 1880 Census Every-Name-Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com, Image #10 of 28): 53rd Georgia Militia Dist., Emanuel Co., GA, Roll T9_145, p. 564D, PN 12, SD 3, ED 52, enumerated 7 Jun 1880, official enumeration date 1 Jun 1880 (extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):

1880: for an explanation of the column headings, please see
What the Numbers in the Federal Census Mean (missing columns contained no data).

1 2 3 4 5 6 8 9 10 13 22 23 24 25 26

101 101 Faircloth James R? W M 73 / Farming / GA GA GA

Elender W F 75 Wife / Keeping House / / SC SC SC

Haekel Mary W F 10 / Cook / / GA GA GA

Listed next to married daughter, Gracy Jane (FAIRCLOTH) FAIRCLOTH.

9. 1890 Census: the 1890 Census Population Schedules were destroyed.

10. Messages posted to the Faircloth Family Genealogy Forum (online at GenForum.com).

11. WorldConnect / Ancestry World Trees (online at RootsWeb.com/Ancestry.com). Many errors in these files.

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