Tuesday, November 27, 2018

Finding Faulkner: The Progeny | Frederick J Faulkner {Gen 4}



It started, as good quests always do, with a family tale.

Frederick Jackson Faulkner (Nelson, John M, Samuel, William) was born in Tioga Co, New York, April 13th 1879, to parents Nelson Faulkner and Martha Shaw.

Frederick married Claire Edith Hanna (1880-1952) December 28th 1909 in Lock Haven, Clinton Co, Pennsylvania.

The couple had at least three children:

  • Louise Viola Faulkner b. 29 Jan 1911 d. 12 Dec 2001 never married
  • Madelyn M Faulkner b. 17 May 1913 d. Jul 1973 m. George C Shaffer no issue
  • Freda Claire Faulkner b.  2 Apr 1920 d. 2001 never married

Frederick was born in Tioga Co, New York and moved with his family to Pennsylvania when he was one year old. 

Fred worked for the Pennsylvania Railroad his entire life. He had an 8th grade education. He was drafted in both WWI and WWII but I am unsure whether he saw combat. 

The couple made their home in Clinton Co, PA, first in Renovo and later in Lock Haven.

Claire Edith Hanna Faulkner, a diabetic, died February 23rd 1952 at the age of 71. She is buried in Flemington Cemetery in Flemington, Clinton Co, PA.

Frederick J Faulkner died March 11th 1956 of Pancreatic Cancer. He was 76 years old. Fred is buried in Flemington Cemetery alongside his wife.



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Saturday, November 24, 2018

Book Of The Week: Pilgrim Notes and Queries


Pilgrim Notes and Queries, 
Volume 2

George Ernest Bowman
1914 - Pilgrims (New Plymouth Colony)




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Tuesday, November 20, 2018

Finding Faulkner: The Progeny | Myrtle V Faulkner {Gen 4}



It started, as good quests always do, with a family tale.

Myrtle V Faulkner (Nelson, John M, Samuel, William) was born in Tioga Center, Tioga Co, New York, May 29th 1877, to parents Nelson Faulkner and Martha Shaw.

Myrtle married Daniel W Knarr (1873-1945) on March 4th 1895 in Clinton Co, Pennsylvania.

The couple had nine children:

  • Martha L Knarr b. 6 Oct 1895 d. 16 Dec 1977 m. (1)Allen Biddle (2)Russell H Kunes (3)William F Barner
  • Henry N Knarr b. 8 Oct 1897 d. 3 Sep 1959 m. Mary E Collins
  • Esther I Knarr b. 4 Apr 1899 d. 12 Nov 1899 in infancy
  • Frederick M Knarr b. 26 Apr 1902 d. 3 May 1952 m. (1)Catherine A Sprucebank (2)Martha LNU
  • Stella B Knarr b. 17 Mar 1903 d. 14 Nov 1966 m. Christian Reeder
  • Harry T Knarr b. 11 Mar 1906 d. 7 Aug 1971 m. (1) Mary C MacCollum (2)Margaret R Conklin
  • Earle E Knarr b. 1 Jun 1907 d. 28 Aug 1907 in infancy
  • George W Knarr b. 12 Sep 1908 d. 3 Jun 1984 m. Margaret E LaVanture
  • James P Knarr b. 24 Jan 1911 d. 1 May 2001 m. Beverly C Evan

Myrtle was born in Tioga County, New York and moved with her family to Clearfield Co, Pennsylvania when she was 3 years old.

Myrtle was a housewife and mother, her husband Daniel worked for the railroad in various capacities his whole life. The family lived mostly in Clinton Co, PA but moved for a brief time around 1910 to Westmoreland Co, PA.

The family was of the Methodist faith.

Myrtle V Faulkner Knarr died September 29th 1923 of Lethargic Encephalitis. She was 46 years old.  She is buried in Flemington Cemetery in Flemington, PA.

Daniel W Knarr died October 20th 1945 of Pneumonia. He was 72 years old. He is buried alongside his wife in Flemington Cemetery.


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Saturday, November 17, 2018

Book Of The Week: The Peterson Family of Duxbury, Mass



The Peterson Family of Duxbury, Mass

William Bradford Browne
publisher not identified, 1916 - Duxbury (Mass.) - 25 pages




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Tuesday, November 13, 2018

Finding Faulkner: The Progeny | Mary Helen Horton {Gen 4}



It started, as good quests always do, with a family tale.

Mary Helen Horton (Harrison F Horton, Margaret, Samuel, William) was born in Newburgh, Orange Co, New York, February 3rd 1840, to parents Harrison Faulkner Horton and Emily Coleman.

Mary married Giles C Burnham (1830-1900) on June 8th 1864 in either Michigan or New York.

The couple had three children: all born Kalamazoo, Michigan

  • Harrison Horton Burnham b. 27 Jun 1869 d. 27 Aug 1870
  • Anna Horton Burnham b. 17 Feb 1872 d. 13 Dec 1924 never married
  • Mary W Burnham b. 22 Jan 1876 d. UNK m. Oscar E Jacobs


Giles was drafted for the Civil War in 1863, but I am unsure if he ever served. 

Giles was a bookkeeper by profession, Mary was a housewife.

Giles C Burnham died in March of 1900 in Kalamazoo, MI. He was 69 years old. Giles is buried in Mountain Home Cemetery in Kalamazoo, Michigan.

Mary Helen Horton Burnham died September 30th 1922 in Kalamazoo, MI. She was 82 years old. Mary is buried in Mountain Home Cemetery in Kalamazoo, MI alongside her husband.


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Saturday, November 10, 2018

Book Of The Week: Mayflower Pilgrim Descendants in Cape May County, New Jersey


Mayflower Pilgrim Descendants in 
Cape May County, New Jersey: 
Memorial of the Three Hundredth Anniversary 
of the Landing of the Pilgrims at Plymouth, 
1620-1920; a Record of the Pilgrim Descendants 
who Early in Its History Settled in Cape May County, 
and Some of Their Children Throughout the 
Several States of the Union at the Present Time

Paul Sturtevant Howe
A. R. Hand, 1921 - Cape May County (N.J.) - 462 pages


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Tuesday, November 6, 2018

Finding Faulkner: The Progeny | Lloyd Anson Faulkner M.D. {Gen 4}



It started, as good quests always do, with a family tale.

Lloyd Anson Faulkner M.D. (Harrison, James, Samuel, William) was born in Faribault, Rice Co, Minnesota, September 30th 1862, to parents Harrison Faulkner and Jane Whitford.

Lloyd married Anna Elizabeth O'Connell (1861-1962) in St Paul, Ramsey Co, Minnesota, on August 5th 1891.

The couple had five children:

  • Raymond Lloyd Faulkner b. 6 Jul 1892 d. 29 Jan 1972 m. Marion G Spates
  • Mary Edith Faulkner b. 21 Nov 1894 d. 23 Sep 1957 m. Franklin Armstrong no issue
  • James Harrison Faulkner b. 4 Apr 1897 d. 10 Dec 1949 m. Lillian A Rose no issue
  • Katherine Lila Faulkner b. 25 Sep 1902 d. 20 Jan 1995 m. Ernest J Ritter twin of Louis
  • Louis Lester Faulkner b. 25 Sep 1902 d. 24 Mar 1992 m. (1)Agnes Irons (2) Marion Warner (3) Marion Cramer (4) Rita Bohrer twin of Katherine

Lloyd Anson Faulkner was the second child born to his father Harrison and the third to his mother "Jennie" Faulkner. He had one older step brother, one older full brother and one younger brother. His father was a carpenter and his mother was a seamstress. 

His parents divorced when Lloyd was 16 years old. 

When Lloyd was about 20 he and his mother moved to Chicago, IL so that Lloyd could attend Bennett Medical College where his uncle, Henry K Whitford M.D., was a professor. Lloyd graduated on April 1st 1885 after completing his studies in Eclectic Medicine and Surgery.

The new doctor returned to Minnesota soon after graduating.

For a time Dr Faulkner ran a side business dealing in gems and minerals obtained from Lake Superior. The venture was called "Dr L A Faulkner & Co, Natural Science Establishment".

Dr Faulkner delivered all his own children, of course!

Dr Lloyd Anson Faulkner died December 18th 1933 of prostate cancer. He was 71 years old. He is buried in Acacia Park Cemetery in Mendota Heights, MN.

Anna Elizabeth O'Connell Faulkner continued to lead a long and healthy life for the next 29 years! Anna died April 18th 1962 at the impressive age of 100. She is buried alongside her husband in Acacia Park Cemetery.


Fun fact: all the children were called by their middle names ......


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Saturday, November 3, 2018

Book Of The Week: History of the Underground Railroad in Chester and the Neighboring Counties of Pennsylvania


History of the Underground Railroad in
 Chester and the Neighboring Counties 
of Pennsylvania

Robert Clemens Smedley
Office of the Journal, 1883 - Abolitionists - 407 pages




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