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James Merritt Fausett

James Merritt Fausett

Male 1829 - 1892  (62 years)

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  • Name James Merritt Fausett 
    Born 14 Nov 1829  Hillsborough, Orange, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Died 2 Mar 1892  Manassa, Conejos, Colorado, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Buried 5 Mar 1892  Manassa, Conejos, Colorado, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I2699  My Family Tree | McGee-Christensen
    Last Modified 21 Jul 2015 

    Father Thomas Durham Fausett,   b. 23 Apr 1803, Hillsborough, Orange, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 26 Jan 1863, Orange County, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 59 years) 
    Mother Hannah Anne Durham,   b. 19 Jul 1806, Hillsborough, Orange, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 8 Oct 1868, Orange County, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 62 years) 
    Married 13 Feb 1824  Orange County, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2] 
    Family ID F1051  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Elmina E Bowers,   b. 19 Jan 1829, Orange County, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 3 Aug 1876  (Age 47 years) 
    Married 1 Nov  [3] 
    Children 
     1. Mary Green "Puss" Fausett,   b. 13 Sep 1853, Chapel Hill, Orange, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 5 Aug 1917  (Age 63 years)
    +2. Alfonzo Cromwell Fausett,   b. 4 Oct 1855, Chapel Hill, Orange, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 23 Jan 1932, Sanford, Conejos, Colorado, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 76 years)
     3. Martha Emeline "Ann" Fausett,   b. 23 Oct 1856, Chapel Hill, Orange, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   bur. 18 Jan 1907  (Age ~ 50 years)
     4. Thomas Cannon Fausett,   b. 5 Oct 1862, Cassandra, Walker, Georgia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 10 Feb 1935, Sanford, Conejos, Colorado, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 72 years)
     5. Sarah "Sallie" Elmina Fausett,   b. 26 Feb 1865, Cassandra, Walker, Georgia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1909, Muskogee, Muskogee, Oklahoma, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 43 years)
     6. James Wilton Fausett,   b. 29 Apr 1869, Cassandra, Walker, Georgia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 6 Feb 1924  (Age 54 years)
     7. Tula H Fausett,   b. 1 Sep 1873, Cassandra, Walker, Georgia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 30 Aug 1949  (Age 75 years)
    Last Modified 21 Jul 2015 
    Family ID F1026  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 14 Nov 1829 - Hillsborough, Orange, North Carolina, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 2 Mar 1892 - Manassa, Conejos, Colorado, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - 5 Mar 1892 - Manassa, Conejos, Colorado, USA Link to Google Earth
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  • Documents
    1860 US Census - James Merritt Faucett    		1860 US Census - James Merritt Faucett
    J M Faucett: 30 years old
    Elmina Faucett: 30 years old
    Mary G Faucett: 7 years old
    Alfonzo C Faucett: 5 years old
    Martha A Faucett: 3 years old
    1860 US Census - James Merritt Faucett    		1860 US Census - James Merritt Faucett
    J M Faucett: 30 years old
    Elmina Faucett: 30 years old
    Mary G Faucett: 7 years old
    Alfonzo C Faucett: 5 years old
    Martha A Faucett: 3 years old

    Headstones
    James Merritt Faucett Headstone    		James Merritt Faucett Headstone
    The M of Merritt was incorrectly inverted
    Find A Grave Memorial# 39764526

    Histories
    Fausett-McKee Family History from 1630 to July 2000    		Fausett-McKee Family History from 1630 to July 2000
    By Robert Bruce Dunbar, Jr.

  • Sources 
    1. [S2] Fausett/McKee Family History, Robert Bruce Dunbar, Jr., 13 (Reliability: 3), 27 Nov 2012.
      Thomas was born 23 April 1803 in Hillsborough, Orange County, North Carolina, the second child of Samuel Fausett (5-16) and Elizabeth Durham. On 13 February 1824 he married Anne Durham in Orange County. They had eleven children: John Samuel (7-5-57), Mary Elizabeth (7-58), James Merritt (7-59), William Roberson (7-60), Susan Anne (7-61), Francis Jane (7-62), Thomas Malory (7-63), Ruffin Caswell P. (7-64), Nale Artelia (7-65), Emily Caroline (7-66), and Jesse Bartlett (7-67). Thomas died 26 January 1863 in Hillsborough.

    2. [S2] Fausett/McKee Family History, Robert Bruce Dunbar, Jr., 13 (Reliability: 3), 27 Nov 2012.
      Thomas was born 23 April 1803 in Hillsborough, Orange County, North Carolina, the second child of Samuel Fausett (5-16) and Elizabeth Durham. On 13 February 1824 he married Anne Durham in Orange County. They had eleven children: John Samuel (7-57), Mary Elizabeth (7-58), James Merritt (7-59), William Roberson (7-60), Susan Anne (7-61), Francis Jane (7-62), Thomas Malory (7-63), Ruffin Caswell P. (7-64), Nale Artelia (7-65), Emily Caroline (7-66), and Jesse Bartlett (7-67). Thomas died 26 January 1863 in Hillsborough.

    3. [S2] Fausett/McKee Family History, Robert Bruce Dunbar, Jr., 22 (Reliability: 3), 27 Nov 2012.
      James was born 14 November 1829 in Hillsborough, Orange County, North Carolina, the third child of Thomas Durham Fausett (6-15) and Anne Durham. On 1 November 1852 he married Elmina E. Bowers in Chapel Hill, Orange County. Elmina was bora 19 June 1829 in Chapel Hill, the daughter of Cannon Bowers and Martha (Patty) Lloyd. James and Elmina had seven children; Mary Green (8-211) Alphonzo Cromwell (8-212), Martha Ann (8-213), Thomas Cannon (8-214), Sara Elmina (8-215), James Wilton (8-216), and Tula H. (8-217). Elmina died 3 August 1876 in Cassandra, Walker County, Georgia. She is buried in Chapel Hill. James died 2 March 1892 in Manassa, Conejos County, Colorado. He is buried there.