Key Documentation and Descendant DNA matches

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Lineage documents

Birth

Charles Fountain Faulkner was born on 3 July 1881 in Nortonville, Hopkins County, Kentucky.
Parents are listed on delayed birth certificate: Burton Hutchen Faulkner [Hutchins Burton Faulkner] and Margret [Margaret] Frances Mills are listed on delayed birth certificate. Stepfather, Philip Jackson Taylor, provided affidavit.

Note: Both parents names are spelled incorrectly on the delayed birth certificate.

Transcript/abstract

Commonwealth of Kentucky, State Board of Health, Delayed birth certificate 117443, Charles Fountain Faulkner. Birth: 3 July 1881, Nortonville, Hopkins County, Kentucky. Father: Burton Hutchen Faulkner. Post office at time of birth: Nortonville, Kentucky. Age at time of this birth: 26. Birthplace: Cadiz, Kentucky. Mother: Margret Frances Mills. Post office at time of birth: Nortonville, Kentucky. Age at time of this birth: 26. Birthplace: Nortonville, Kentucky. Supporting evidence: 1. Aff. of Philip Jackson Taylor 3 Mar 1942, step-father, age 79. 2. Aff. of Wm. L. Moore, M.D., 4 Mar 1942, non-relative, age 75. 3. Metropolitan Life Ins. Co. Policy #72383407, 21 Dec 1923.

Marriage

Charles Fountain Faulkner and Lora E. Swafford were married on 7 Mar 1908 in Shelby County, Tennessee.

1. Shelby County, Tennessee, Marriage Licenses 1 Jan-30 Apr 1908, marriage license with return, Faulkner–Swafford, 7 Mar 1908.
2. Shelby County, Tennessee, Marriage Licenses and Bonds, B1:530, marriage bond, Faulkner–Swafford, 7 Mar 1908.

Transcript/abstract

Shelby County, Tennessee, Marriage license: Chas. F. Faulkner and Mrs Nora Swafford, 7 Mar 1908; return same day. Marriage by Justice of Peace. Marriage Book B 1, p. 530.

Note: Lora’s name was spelled as Nora instead of Lora and it states her title was “Mrs.” No other previous marriages have been found for Lora Swafford.

Death

Charles Fountain Faulkner died on 9 Oct 1955 in Blue Island, Cook County, Illinois.

Transcript/abstract

Name: Charles Faulkner, male, age 74, married.
Death: 9 Oct 1955, St. Francis Hospital, Blue Island, Cook, Illinois.
Address: 12140 S. Ashland Ave.
Occupation: Ticket taker, movie theatre
Birth: 3 Jul 1881, Kentucky.
Social security: 360-09-0104
Cause of death: Arteriosclerotic heart disease, pyelonephritis
Funeral home: Thos E. Cochran
Burial: Evergreen Cemetery, Evergreen Park, Illinois
Informant: Joan Dagenais

Obituary

Notes: William Melvin and Abe are not listed with the living children. Charles had attempted to reach out to William Melvin the prior year via a Tampa newspaper notice.

Burial

Charles Fountain Faulkner is buried in Evergreen Cemetery and Mausoleum, Evergreen Park, Cook County, Illinois.

Headstone inscription: Charles F. Faulkner / 1881 – 1955.

Find A Grave 169083032 with headstone photo.

Additional documentation

Children

1. William Melvin Faulkner

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Birth: 24 Feb 1908, Memphis, Shelby County, Tennessee.
Education: Unknown
Marriage 1: 6 July 1928, Morrison, Whiteside County, Illinois, Announcement
Spouse 1: Lucile Whitley, abt. 1912-unknown
Marriage 2: 1 Feb 1939, Shelby County, Tennessee
Spouse 2: Bonnie Virginia Harned, 20 Mar 1913–25 Oct 1982
Clippings: 24 Aug 1928, 19 Jun 1930, 6 Feb 1953, 6 Sep 1954
Death: 8 June 1979, Tampa, Hillsborough County, Florida, Obituary
Cremation: Find A Grave memorial 195155162.
Children:

A. Betty Lou Faulkner

Birth: abt Dec 1929, mother Lucile Whitley
Education: Methodist Deaconess Orphanage/The Lake Bluff Children’s Home (1940)
Marriage: abt 1950
Spouse: George Henry “Joe” Love Jr., 14 May 1927–29 Jun 1986, 26 Jun 1986 article, Death notice
Spouse Burial: Coloma Township Cemetery, Rock Falls, Whiteside County, Illinois, Section 1, Lot 18.
Find A Grave 126376775 with headstone photo 
Clippings: 6 Sep 1954, 9 Nov 1965,
Death: Unknown
Children: 2 living

B. Gary Earl Faulkner

Birth: 11 Mar 1950, Shelby County, Tennessee, mother Bonnie Virginia Harned
Marriage 1: Spouse living
Marriage 2: Spouse living
Death: 26 Jul 2013, Tampa, Hillsborough, Florida, Obituary
Cremation: Find A Grave memorial 195155162.

2. Frances M. Faulkner

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Birth: 10 Oct 1909, St. Louis, St Louis County, Missouri.
Education: Unknown
Marriage: Abt 1930.
Spouse: Leonard Everett Fancher, 16 Apr 1904–3 Dec 1972.
Spouse cremated.
Clippings: 19 May 1932, 1 Mar 1935, 3 July 1936, 24 Jul 1936, 28 Aug 1936, 30 Oct 1936
Death: 1 Oct 1951, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, Obituary 1, Obituary 2, Obituary 3
Cremation: Find A Grave memorial 195007241.
Children:

A. Susanne A. Fancher

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Birth: 21 Jul 1941, Evergreen Park, Cook, Illinois
Marriage 1: 26 Feb 1965, Chicago, Cook, Illinois
Spouse 1: Gerald Lee Woodard, 9 Jun 1939–26 Mar 2012, Obituary
Spouse 1 Burial: Bath National Cemetery, Bath, Steuben County, New York, Section V, Site 566.
Find A Grave 97519814 with headstone photo.
Marriage 2: Spouse living
Spouse 2: Living
Death: 28 Feb 1998, Elmira, Chemung, New York, Obituary, News article
Burial: Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Elmira, Chemung County, New York.
Find A Grave 195007573; no headstone photo

B. Living, daughter

3. Philip Lawrence Faulkner

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Birth: 29 Dec 1985, Cairo, Alexander County, Illinois.
Education: TildenTechnical High School, June 1934 graduation announcement
Military: WWII, Draft registration
Marriage 1: 19 Feb 1949, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois.
Spouse 1: Hazel Eleanor Bradshaw, 19 Feb 1949–6 Mar 1976, Obituary
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Find A Grave 95008150; no headstone photo.
Marriage 2: 29 Jan 1977, Orange County, Florida.
Spouse 2: Dorothy Elizabeth Thompson Degarmo 20 Oct 1916–29 Jan 2009, Obituary.
Find A Grave 107531348 with memorial plaque photo.
No children.
Clippings: 20 Oct 1957, 17 Nov 1957
Death: 29 Dec 1985, Orange County, Florida, Obituary, Funeral notice, Funeral card
Burial: Glen Haven Memorial Park and Mausoleum, Winter Park, Orange County, Florida.
Find A Grave 195007906; no headstone photo.

4. Carl Faulkner

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Birth: 19 Jul 1918, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois
Death: 21 Jul 1918, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois
Note: Birth index record has error in mother’s name; should be Lora Swafford. Death record is correct.
Burial: Oak Woods Cemetery, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois.
Find A Grave 195009497; no headstone photo.

5. Clarence Charles Faulkner

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Birth: 10 Jan 1920, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois
Education: Parker High School, Chicago (Not found in 1936-1939 yearbooks)
Military: WWII, Draft registration, 24 Feb 1943
Marriage: 2 Feb 1945, Cook County, Illinois, Announcement
Spouse: Lillian Lodema Albert, 10 Jan 1920–18 Jan 1999, Obituary
Clippings: 18 Oct 1956, 29 May 1987, 2 Jun 1987
Death: 18 Jan 1999, Kissimmee, Osceola, Florida, Obituary 1, Obituary 2
Children: All living

6. Dorthy Faulkner

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Birth: 21 Mar 1922, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois
Death: 1 Apr 1922, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois
Burial: Oak Woods Cemetery, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois.
Find A Grave 195009667; no headstone photo.

7. Ernest L. Faulkner

8. Abe Faulkner

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Birth: Unknown
Marriage: Unknown
Death: Unknown
Note: According to the handwriting on the back of the photo I have, Abe is the little boy sitting on Charles’ lap, but I can’t find another trace of him. Abe wasn’t on the family census in 1930. Lora would have been 42 in 1930, so she could have had him right after or he could have been missed on the census. In 1940, the entire family was not enumerated. The daughter of Clarence Charles stated some people called her father Uncle Abe” when she was young. However, my father would speak of “his brother Abe” and also his brother, Clarence, so it is believed they were two different people.

Correspondence

Charles Faulkner (Chicago, Illinois) to Marshie and Gene Faulkner [grandchildren], letter, 27 Oct 1949.

Transcript:
Letter, page 1
Marshie and Gene Faulkner
Chicago, Ill
Oct. 27- 49
Dear Marshie and Gene
First a few lines to let you known GrandPa is thinking of you as well as Mom and Dad. You now soon will be Halieen. Pumpkin time. Can Gene talk yet. GrandMa were telling me you go to Sunday School. Do you take Gene every Sunday. I’m sure you will. Say a little Prayer for GrandPa. Won’t be long you and Gene

Letter, page 2
2
come and visit GrandMa and GrandPa. Be a good girl and mind Mother. Tak[e] good care Gene. Best wishes to your Friends the Sailor Family. I think the card you sent were real funny. Hope to you all soon. Grand Dad with lots of Love to all the folks.
Charles Faulkner

Cover
Return address: Charles Faulkner
712 Stewart Ave., Chicago, [unreadable], Illinois
Addressed to: Miss Marshie Faulkner
6539 University, Chicago, 37 Illinois [end of envelope ripped]
Postmarked Chicago, Illinois, 26 Oct 1949, 10 p.m.

Social Security

Transcript/abstract

• SSN: 360-09-0104
• Name: Charles Fountain Faulkner
• Address: 6448 Stony Island, Chicago, Illinois
• Employer: Kane Watch Service, 54 West Randolph
• Age: 56
• Birth: 3 Jul 1881, Madisonville, Kentucky
• Parents: Hutchin Faulkner and Frances May Mills
• Application date: 2 Dec 1937
  Note: Mother’s name was Margaret Frances not Frances May.

Military

Military service: Army, 1898

Transcript/abstract

Faulkner, Charles Fountain, Taylor, Charles. Army. 8603 Vincennes Ave., Chicago, Ill. Born: 7 3 81. Enl. 2 1 98. Dis 8 25 98. C [claim number] 16546317.

Note: Charles Fountain Faulkner was his birth name. Following his father’s death, Charles’ mother, Margaret Frances Mills married Philip Taylor.

U.S. Draft registrations

1. United States World War I Draft Registration Card, Charles Fountain Faulkner, serial no. 679, Local Draft Board no. 15, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois.
2. United States World War II Draft Registration Card, Charles F. Faulkner, serial no. 1891, Local Draft Board no. 29, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois.

Census records and directories

The name in the bracket is the full name of the person; the name following is name as it was enumerated.

1900 U. S Census

In 1900, Charles was living in the household of his stepfather, Philip J. Taylor, and his mother, Fanny at 1702 A Street in Louisville, Kentucky.

• [Philip Jackson] Philip J. Taylor, age 38, married 11 years, born Mar 1862 in Kentucky, both parents born in Kentucky, occupation: finisher ax handle
• [Margaret Frances “Fanny”] Fanny M. Taylor, age 41, married 11 years, born July 1858 in Kentucky, both parents born in Kentucky, 8 children born, 6 living
  Children, all single
• [Phenaty May] Phenaty M. Taylor, age 9, born July 1890 in Tennessee
• [Margaret Ellen] Maggie E. Taylor, age 8, born Aug 1891 in Tennessee
• [William Miller] William M Taylor, age 3, born Apr 1897 in Kentucky
• [Charles Fountain] Charles F. Faulkner, stepson to head of household, age 18, born July 1881 in Kentucky, occupation: machine hand Spoke Mfgr
• [Thomas Burton] Thomas B. Faulkner, stepson to head of household, age 17, born Apr 1883 in Kentucky, occupation, packer ax handles
  Servant
• Mary Goatley, servant, age 40

1902 City of Louisville City Directory

Faulkner, Chas F., mach, b 18th se cor A

1904 City of Louisville City Directory

Faulkner, Chas F acrobat b 2408 26th
Faulkner, Thos B b 2408 26th

1908 Walker’s Cairo City Directory for 1908-1909

Faulkner, Burton, wks. Telephone Co. h. 2501 Park.
Faulkner, Chas. F., h. 2501 Park.

1910 U.S. Census

Charles married to Lora Swafford in 1908 and his mother, Fanny, died in 1909. Lora and their first two children were living with Charles’ stepfather, Philip J. Taylor, in 1910, but Charles was not enumerated with the family. He was not been found in another entry.

In 1910, Philip Taylor, his children, and Lora Swafford and her children were living at 3303 Park Avenue in Cairo, Illinois.

• [Philip Jackson] Phillip J. Taylor, age 48, widowed, born Ohio, both parents born in Ohio, occupation: blacksmith, owns shop
  Children, all single
• [Phenaty May] May Taylor, age 19, born in Illinois, both parents born in Ohio
• [Margaret Ellen] Margaret Taylor, age 19, born in Illinois, both parents born in Ohio
• [William Miller] William Taylor, age 12, born in Illinois, both parents born in Ohio
  Boarders
• [Lora E.] Lora Faulkner, age 22, widowed, born in Tennessee, both parents born in Tennessee, occupation: sales woman, dry goods
• [William Melvin] Milton, age 3, born in Illinois, both parents born in Tennessee
• [Frances May] Francis, age 1, born in Illinois, both parents born in Tennessee

Notes: All of the birth locations and parent’s birth location are incorrect. Lora was listed as widowed; she would have been married in 1910.

1920 U. S. Census

In 1920, Charles and Lora were living on 70th Street in Chicago, Illinois with their children.

• [Charles Fountain] Charles Faulkner, age 38, married, born in Kentucky, father born in U.S., mother born in Kentucky, occupation: distribution of circulars
• [Lora E.] Lora Faulkner, age 37, married, born in Illinois, both parents born in Illinois
  Children all single
• [William Melvin] William Faulkner, age 13, born in Tennessee
• [Frances May] Francis, age 10, born in Missouri
• [Philip Lawrence] Phillip Faulkner, age 3, born in Illinois

1930 U.S. Census

In 1930, Charles and Lora Faulkner were living at 7222 Evans, Chicago, Illinois with their children and a granddaughter:

• [Charles Fountain] Charles Faulkner, age 49, married, born in Kentucky, both parents born in Kentucky, occupation: circular disp in the advertising industry
• [Lora E.] Lora Faulkner, age 52, married, born in Illinois, both parents born in Illinois
  Children:
• [William Melvin] William Faulkner, age 24, married, born in Tennessee, occupation: automobile mechanic
• [Philip Lawrence] Phillip Faulkner, age 14, single, born in Illinois, attended school
• [Clarence Charles] Clarence Faulkner, age 10, single, born in Illinois, attended school
• [Ernest L.] Ernest Faulkner, age 7, single, born in Illinois, attended school
  Granddaughter:
• [Betty Lou] Betty Faulkner, age 4 months, single, born in Illinois, both parents born in Illinois

Notes: Betty Faulkner is the daughter of William Melvin, who was born in Tennessee.

1940 U.S. Census

No census enumerating the Charles and Lora Faulkner family has been located for 1940.

Charles and Lora moved to 7217 S. Stewart Ave before 1937, as it was the address listed on Charles’ social security application. They were living at the same address in 1942 when he registered for the WWII draft, so it is probable they were living at the same address in 1940. 7217 S. Stewart Ave is near the corner of w. 72nd Street and S. Stewart Avenue, near Hamilton Park.

In 1940, address 7217 S. Stewart was enumerated in enumeration district (ED) 103-1128, sheet 12 A. The Faulkner household was not listed.

1940 U.S. census, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, population schedule, enumeration district (ED) 103-1128, sheet 12 A, 7217 Stewart Ave.
Family 285, Stuart, Mildred and Charley Caskek.
Family 286, John, Alice, and Mary Sleezer

Charles Fountain Faulkner descendant DNA matches: 4

• Direct line: Charles Fountain Faulkner and Lora E. Swafford > Ernest L. Faulkner > Kimberli Faulkner Hull.
• Children of Charles and Lora Faulkner with possible descendant DNA matches:
  William Melvin, Frances May, Clarence Charles, and potentially, Abe (unknown if Abe had children), Ernest L. Faulkner (direct line).
• Bettinger Shared cM Project 4.0, v.4 used to validate DNA match cM with relationship (example: the cM for a 1st cousin 2 X removed should fall in the range of 33-471, with an average of 221).

William Melvin Faulkner descendant DNA matches: 1

Charles Fountain Faulkner and Lora E. Swafford > William Melvin Faulkner > Betty Lou Faulkner > Descendant > MyHeritage match. 1st cousin 2x removed. 210 cM across 7 segments.
(Bettinger Shared cM Project 4.0, v.4 range 33-471, avg. 221).

Clarence Charles Faulkner descendant DNA matches: 2

Charles Fountain Faulkner and Lora E. Swafford > Clarence Charles Faulkner > Ancestry match.
1st cousin. 1051 cM across 40 segments.
(Bettinger Shared cM Project 4.0, v.4 range 396-1397, avg. 866).

Charles Fountain Faulkner and Lora E. Swafford > Clarence Charles Faulkner > Ancestry match > Ancestry match. 1st cousin 1x removed. 473 cM across 20 segments.
(Bettinger Shared cM Project 4.0, v.4 range 102-980, avg. 433).

Ernest L. Faulkner descendant DNA matches (direct line): 1

Charles Fountain Faulkner and Lora E. Swafford > Ernest L. Faulkner > Karen Sue Faulkner > Ancestry & LivingDNA match. Nephew. 1,704 cM across 41 segments.
(Bettinger Shared cM Project 4.0 v.4 range 1201-2282 , avg.1740).

Citing this page: Kimberli Faulkner Hull, “Charles Fountain Faulkner Documentation,” Cool Advenutures.com/Genealogy, 2021; https://cooladventures.com/genealogy/charles-fountain-faulkner-documentation/.

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