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Notes for Elizabeth Crenshaw: The Whigham, GA 1900 Census, in which Myrtice is listed, states that Myrtice and her two parents were born in AL. 1880 Census Township 12RH, Choctaw County, Alabama, Beat #6, ED #16, enumerated 16 & 17 June 1880, fam 41: Crenshaw Geo. W. w, m, 51 farmer, b. GA, f. b. GA, m. b. VA; Mary wife, w, f, 51, hkeeper, b. FL, f. b. unknown, m. b. unknown; Elizabeth daughter, w, f, 15, asst. hkeeper, b. AL, f. b. GA, m. b. AL; Mariah daughter, w, f, 9, at home, born AL, f. b. GA, m. b. AL; George W., Jr. son, w, m, 11, farm laborer, born AL, f. b. GA, m. b. AL; Mariam daughter, 7, at home, born AL, f. b. GA, m. b. AL; Lucinda R. daughter, w, f, 2, at home, born AL, f. b. GA, m. b. AL. |
| i. | Myrtice Myra (Mariah?) Brown (Faircloth), born August 24, 1889 in Phenix City, Russell Co., Alabama; died February 07, 1918 in Whigham, Grady Co., GA; married Sr. Byron Hugh Belcher August 29, 1906 in Whigham, Grady Co., GA; born April 19, 1883 in Decatur Co., GA; died September 11, 1962 in Whigham, Grady Co., GA. |
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Notes for Myrtice Myra (Mariah?) Brown (Faircloth): Myrtice was adopted by Thomas and Lila Harrison Faircloth They lived in Whigham, Grady Co., GA. I wonder if Myrtice's middle name was not Mariah because her mother, Elizabeth, had a sister named Mariah. Myra could be a nickname for Mariah. 1900 Census Decatur County, GA,Ragan's District ED #35, enumerated June 6, 1900 Image 9: Faircloth Thomas 42, May 1858 md 14 yrs Lila 34 May 1866 no children, married 14 years Myrtice 9 June 1890 adopted daughter Notes on Myrtice's adoptive parents: 1910 Census Grady County, GA, ED #96, enumerated 16 Apr 1910 Ancestry.com Image 17: Faircloth Thomas W. w, m, 51 md once 23 yrs; Lila J. w, f, 42, 0 children. 1920 Census Grady County, GA, ED #84, Image 21, enumerated 15 Jan 1920, fam #204: Faircloth Thomas W. w, m, 60, head; Lila w, f, 49, wife. 1930 Census Grady County, GA, District #12 Ragan, Image 2, fam #22: Faircloth Tom W. w, m, 71, first married 24; Lilia w, f, 58, first married 18. Name: Thomas W Faircloth Death Date: 27 Jul 1946 County of Death: Grady Gender: M Race: W Age: 87 years County of Residence: Grady Certificate: 16509 The Cairo Messenger, February 6, 1948: "Mrs. T. W. Faircloth, 80 Mrs. T. W. Faircloth passed away at 2:05 a.m. Friday, Jan. 30th, at her home a few miles south of Cairo following an illness of five days from pneumonia. She had been afflicted with paralysis about two years. The funeral was held at Tired Creek Primitive Baptist Church at 3 o'clock Sunday afternoon with Elder T. R. Crawford in charge. The following nephews served as pallbearers: Messrs. Troy Harrison, Lonnie Harrison, Charlies Harrison, Roscoe Harrison, Council Harrison, Miller Harrison, Lee Harrison and Sam Weaver. Her remains were interred in Tired Creek cemetery by the side of her husband who died on July 27, 1946. Mrs. Faircloth was the former Miss Lila Harrison. She was born in Decatur, now Grady County, on February 14, 1868, the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Samuel H. Harrison. Her entire life was spent in this county. She was of the Primitive Baptist faith and attended Tired Creek Church. Her survivors include three brothers, Charlie, Tom and Joe Harrison, all of Grady County; four granddaughters, Mrs. Mildred Pryse, of Atlanta; Mrs. E. K. Howard, Mrs. J. T. Fitzgerald and Mrs. A. S. Bales, all of Albany and five great grandchildren. Arrangements were handled by South Georgia Funeral Home. Adopted by Thomas W. and Lila Harrison Faircloth of Decatur Co., GA, and was discharged from the Orphanage 20 February 1900 by Rev. T. B. Stanford of So. Macon, GA. |
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More About Myrtice Myra (Mariah?) Brown (Faircloth): Adoption: January 30, 1900, The Orphan's Home of the South GA Methodist Episcopol Church , Macon, Bibb Co., GA Burial: Unknown, Tired Creek Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery, Grady County, GA |
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Notes for Sr. Byron Hugh Belcher: Byron's vocation was farming. 1910 Census, Whigham, Grady Co., GA, Militia Dist 720, Series T624, roll 289, pg 212B, enumerated 25 Apr 1910, fam #165: Belcher, Byron H., head, m, w, 27, b. GA, f. b. GA, m. b. GA; Mrytis, wife, w, f, 20, b. AL, f. b. AL, m. b. AL; (AL is a mistake, she, f. and m. were born in GA) Mildred, daughter, w, f, 3, b. GA, f. b. GA, m. b. AL; Lillian, daughter, w, f, 6/12, b. GA, f. B. GA, m. b. AL. 1920 Whigham, Grady Co., GA, ED #720, roll 257, bk 2, pg. 182B enumerated 12 Jan 1920, fam #89: Belcher, Byron H., w, m, 65, widowed, b. GA, f. b. GA, m. b. GA; Mildred Ives, w, f, 12, daughter, b. GA, f. b. GA, m. b. GA; Lillian Agnes, w, f, 10 daughter, b. GA, f. b. GA, m. b. GA; Jane Elizabeth, w, f, 6, daughter, b. GA, f. b. GA, m. b. GA. 1930 Census, Whigham, Grady Co., GA, ED #66-4, enumerated 29 Aapr 1930, fam #77: Belcher, Byron H., head, w, m, 47, carpenter, first married 23, b. GA, f. b. GA, m. b. FL; Gussie W., wife, w, f, 28, first married 18, b. GA, f. b. GA, m. b. GA; Elizabeth, daughter, w, f, 16, b. GA, f. b. GA, m. b. GA; (Beth) Mary, daughter, w, f, 13, b. GA, f. b. GA, m. b. GA; Hugh, son, w, m, 9, b. GA, f. b. GA, m. b. GA. Obituary of Byron H. Belcher The Cairo Messenger September 14, 1962: "Byron H. Belcher Passes Following Long Illness Mr. Byron Hugh Belcher of Whigham passed away on September 11 following a long illness. Funeral services were held at the Whigham Baptist Church on Sept. 12 with the pastor, Rev. Merrill Corum, and Rev. Leon Van Landingham in charge of the services. Mr. Belcher was 79 years of age. Burial was in the Tired Creek Primitive Baptist Cemetery with Francis Hester, Jack Kennemur, Cecil Crew, Elmer Crew, Cecil Gibbs, and Luther Harden active as pallbearers. Mr. Belcher was born on April 19, 1883 in Grady County, son of S. L. and Janie Connell Belcher. He was married to Gussie Wade Kelly in 1920 in Cairo. He had lived all his life in this county, was a retired farmer and a member of the Whigham Baptist Church. Survivors include his wife and two sons, Robert A. Belcher of Albany and Rodney A. Belcher of Jacksonville; four daughters, Mrs. Mildred B. Pryse of Atlanta; Mrs. Lillian B. Bales, Mrs. Elizabeth Fitzpatrick and Mrs. Mary Howard all of Albany. One sister, Mrs. J. H. Dollar of Bainbridge, six grandchildren and one great grandchild. Arrangements were in charge of Clark Funeral Home." Source of birth, and death information: "Decatur County, Georgia Past and Present, 1823-1991" - a compilation of narratives.) Source of marriage data: Grady County Grooms, Submitted by James A. Rollins willows@rose.net http://www.rootsweb.com/~gagrady/GRADYGROOMS.htm |
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More About Sr. Byron Hugh Belcher: Burial: September 12, 1962, Tired Creek Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery, Grady Co., GA |
| 7 | ii. | Mariam Estelle Brown (McDearman), born August 11, 1891 in Phenix City, Russell Co., AL; died March 15, 1976 in Birmingham, Jefferson Co., AL; married Sr. Leo Shelby Love December 24, 1908 in Birmingham, Jefferson Co., AL. |