Robert Copeland Faulkner

Robert Copeland Faulkner

Male 1848 - 1928  (80 years)

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  • Name Robert Copeland Faulkner  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9] 
    Born 15 Feb 1848  Tennessee, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 3, 4, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15] 
    Gender Male 
    Residence Texas, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    Residence 1850  Bastrop, Texas, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [3, 11] 
    Residence 1860  Bastrop, Texas, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [15] 
    Age: 11 
    Residence 1870  Collin, Texas, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [3, 10] 
    Residence 1880  Jones, Texas, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [3, 7, 9] 
    Age: 31; Marital status: Married; Relation to Head of House: Self 
    Residence 1900  Eddy, New Mexico, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [3, 13] 
    Residence 1910  Malaga, Eddy, New Mexico, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [3, 12] 
    Residence 1920  Las Palomas, Sierra, New Mexico, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [3, 14] 
    Died 31 May 1928  Las Palomas, Sierra, New Mexico, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [3, 4, 8] 
    Cause: paralysis 
    • Age: 80
    Buried 31 May 1928  Truth or Consequences, Sierra, New Mexico, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [3, 8] 
    • Hot Springs Cemetery, Hot Springs, Sierra, New Mexico
    Person ID I11  My Family
    Last Modified 21 Jun 2022 

    Father James Faulkner,   b. Abt 1805, Ireland Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Abt 1855, Texas, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 50 years) 
    Relationship natural 
    Mother Sarah Mooney,   b. Abt 1806, Ireland Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Abt 1875, Bastrop, Texas, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 69 years) 
    Relationship natural 
    Married Abt 1832  Lincoln County, Tennessee, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F109  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Sarah Etta Carroll,   b. 1858, Pennsylvania, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Aft 1880, Texas, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age > 23 years) 
    Married 12 Feb 1873  Bastrop, Texas, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Children 
     1. Robert Thomas Faulkner,   b. 29 Dec 1873, Jackson, Texas, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 22 Aug 1937, Downey, Los Angeles, California, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 63 years)  [natural]
     2. James Marion Faulkner,   b. 11 Feb 1874, Bastrop, Texas, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1909  (Age 34 years)  [natural]
     3. Henry Edmond Faulkner,   b. 25 Dec 1875,   d. 1876  (Age 0 years)  [natural]
     4. May Etta Faulkner,   b. 29 Dec 1876, Texas, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 18 Feb 1955, Bakersfield, Kern, California, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 78 years)  [natural]
    Last Modified 21 Jun 2022 
    Family ID F7  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 2 Elizabeth Jane Ryan,   b. 5 Oct 1859, Hallettsville, Lavaca, Texas, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 20 Mar 1946, Hot Springs, Sierra, New Mexico, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 86 years) 
    Married 13 Mar 1893  Texas, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [16] 
    Children 
     1. Ira Leeman Faulkner,   b. 8 Jan 1899, Scurry, Texas, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 25 Apr 1960, Hot Springs, Sierra, New Mexico, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 61 years)  [natural]
    Last Modified 21 Jun 2022 
    Family ID F8  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 15 Feb 1848 - Tennessee, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - - Texas, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 1850 - Bastrop, Texas, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Age: 11 - 1860 - Bastrop, Texas, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 1870 - Collin, Texas, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 12 Feb 1873 - Bastrop, Texas, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Age: 31; Marital status: Married; Relation to Head of House: Self - 1880 - Jones, Texas, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 13 Mar 1893 - Texas, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 1900 - Eddy, New Mexico, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 1910 - Malaga, Eddy, New Mexico, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 1920 - Las Palomas, Sierra, New Mexico, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - Cause: paralysis - 31 May 1928 - Las Palomas, Sierra, New Mexico, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - 31 May 1928 - Truth or Consequences, Sierra, New Mexico, USA Link to Google Earth
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  • Photos
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    Bob May Bud Emmett Monroe Cope Andy Lizzie (1).jpg    		Bob May Bud Emmett Monroe Cope Andy Lizzie (1).jpg

    Documents
    Timeline and travels of RC Faulkner_20190920_0001    		Timeline and travels of RC Faulkner_20190920_0001
    Faulkner Yoast marriage certificate.pdf    		Faulkner Yoast marriage certificate.pdf
    RC Faulkner New Mexico land purchase.jpg    		RC Faulkner New Mexico land purchase.jpg
    Robert Copeland Faulkner Death.jpg    		Robert Copeland Faulkner Death.jpg
    RC Faulkner Marriage License 1    		RC Faulkner Marriage License 1
    RC Faulkner New Mexico land purchase.jpg    		RC Faulkner New Mexico land purchase.jpg
    RCFaulkner marriage cert    		RCFaulkner marriage cert

    Albums  Robert Copeland Faulkner (11)

  • Notes 
    • The State of Texas
      County of Bastrop Know all men by these presents that I, RC Faulkner of the State of Texas and County of Bastrop have for the consideration of the sum of fifty dollars paid to me in hand by D. M. Reagan of the State of Texas and County of Travis to my full satisfaction before the signing sealing and delivering these presents this day bargained and sold unto the said D. M. Reagan all of that tract lot or parcel of land that is known and described as follows to wit: It being a part of a subdivision of a League of land that was patented to Samuel Wolfenberger and being a part of the same tract that was deeded to R. C. Faulkner by Jane Barber and beginning on D. M. Reagans N. E. line at a stake set for the S. E. corner of a seventy five acre tract of land that was deeded by me to J. A. Roach from which a PO mkd x 5 inches in diameter bears N. 40: W. 10 3/4 varas aT a black jack same mark bears S. 19' E. 11 3/4 varas; Thence N 30'E 140 varas to a stake from which a PO 18 inches in diameter mkd x bears West 6 ½ varas a do 5 inches in diameter marked x bears S 63' 30" E. 5 varas; Thence S 60: E 191 varas to the N. W. Corner of a fifty acre tract that was deed by me to D. M. Reagan; thence S 30: W. 740 varas with the N. W. Line of said Reagans 50 acre tract to its S. E. Corner; Thence N 60' W 191 varas to the place of beginning twenty five acres of land be the same more or less the title of which I do hereby warrant and forever defend unto the said D. M. Reagan from myself, my heirs executors Administrators and assigns and from the legal claim of any other person or persons whomsoever having legal claim to the same or to any part thereof together with all and singular the rights members and appurtenances thereunto belonging or in any wise incident to the same or to any part thereof in testimony of which I have hereunto subscribed my name and affixed my seal using scrawl for seal this 30th day of October A.D. 1875
      R. C. Faulkner L.S.

      The State of Texas
      County of Bastrop Before me N. L. Slaton, Notary Public in and for the county and State aforesaid this day personally appeared R. C. Faulkner of said county to me well known, who acknowledged and execution of the foregoing instrument of writing and delivered the same as his binding act and deed for the purpose and consideration therein contained. Witness my hand and seal of office this 1st day of November A. D. 1875 N. L. Slaton NPB Co
      A true copy of the Original, filed for record at 2 o’clock P. M. November 25th 1875 and recorded at 4 o’clock P. M. This 5th January AD 1876
      J. M. Finney Clk NDB Co
      By J Deeve Deputy Clerk

      The State of Texas
      County of Bastrop
      Know all men by these Presents-That Mr RC Faulkner and Sarah Faulkner Wife of RC Faulkner of the aforesaid State and County for the consideration of the sun of Two Hundred Dollars to me paid in hand to our full satisfaction by JE Roberts before the signing sealing and delivering these Presents have this day bargained and sold unto the said Roberts all of that tract Lot or parcel of land to Wit-It being a part of a subdivision of a League of land that was patented to Samuel Wolfenbarger and being situate in the State of Texas and County of Bastrop on the Waters of Walnut Creek and being a part of One of the Subdivisions of the South West half of said League and beginning on the South line of a tract of Land owned by DM Regan at a stake from which a Black Jack 12 inches in diameter mkd X has ?? 60' W 2 ½ vas Thence 30'W 620vas to a stake set in Thomas Osbornes S E line from which a PO 18 inches in diameter marked X has S 13'

      State of Texas
      Bastrop County
      Know all men by these presents that we Ann Weaver, Susan Watson & Guy Wolfenberger the Surviving heirs of Samuel Wolfenberger in compliance with the requirements of R. C. Folkner one of the assignees of a certain bond for title that was given by our father for two hundred and fifty acres of land. Said title bond being not yet complyed with altogether by the amount of fifty acres that have not yet heretofore been deeded by the said Samuel Wolfenberger as acquire by this bond bearing unto the 23rd day of June 1838 and we the above named heirs of the said Samuel Wolfenberger do hereby in consideration of fulfilling an complying with the contract made between Samuel Wolfenberger and John D Morgan who it appears origined and bond over to Wm S. Barber for value received of the 5th day of December 1873 and by the authority of the said W M Faulkner. We do hereby bargain sell alien convey and deliver unto R.C. Faulkner all of the following described tract lot in parcel of land to wit: It being a part of a subdivision of the headright league of land that was patented to Samuel Wolfenberger being situated in the State of Texas & County of Bastrop in the waters of Walnut Creek a tributary of the Colorado River and beginning at the N.E. corner of a one hundred acre tract of land that was deeded Jane Barber to R.C. Faulkner. Thence S.W 357 1/4 varas to John T Watson NE Corner Thence S 30 W 357 1/4 said Faulkners corner in Reagan’s line.
      Thence N #### varas to the place of beginning containing fifty acres of land to the same more or less the title of which we do hereby warrant and forever defend from ourselves and heirs Executors administrators and assignees forever together with all and singular the rights members and appurtenances thereunto belonging or in anywise appertaining to the same on to any part thereof in testimony of which we have here unto subscribed our names and affixed our seals using scrawl for seals. This the twenty seventh day of November A. D. 1874.
      Susan Watson
      Anne Weaver
      Guy Wolfenberger
      D C Hendrix trustee of the Wolfenberger estate.
      State of Texas
      County of Bastrop Before me N S Slaten
      Notary Public in and for the County and State aforesaid this day personally appeared Susan Watson, Ann Weaver and Guy Wolfenberger of said county to me well known who acknowledged the execution of the foregoing Instrument of writing dated 27th day of November 1874 and delivered the same as their binding act and deed for the purposes and considerations therein contained
      Witness my hand and official seal of my Office this the 1st day of December A.D. 1874
      N S Slaten
      NPBCo

      Notary Public Travis County
      A true copy of the original filed for record at 2 O’clock PM Jan 11th 1875 and recorded at 2 O’clock P.M. Feby 6th 1875.

      The State of Texas
      County of Bastrop
      This instrument pf writing may witness that me Guy Wolfenberger, Charles Wolfenberger Edward Weaver and his wife Anne formerly Wolfenberger John T Watson and his wife Susan formerly Wolfenberger T M Yoast who acts for his Minor Granddaughter Miss Faulkner Amos Yoast and AB Summers and his wife Elizabeth Summers formerly Yoast daughter of said Frances M Yoast being heirs at law of Mrs Caroline Wolfenberger recently deceased do by this agreement in writing among, to and with each other that #### not have any administration on her estate and to same trouble costs and expenses to said estate and ourselves all being of age and acting for observes except the same Faulkner for whom her same Grandfather the said FM Yoast assumes to act in the premises.
      Now in order to carry our said purpose into effect we agree to collect all the personal property and affects belonging to same estate of the same Caroline Wolfenberger and that we will cut up the land in Such size tracts as may be agreed and Stipulated upon by us in the premises and will by proper advertisements proceed to sell all of said effects to the highest and best bidders on Such time and terms as my be advertisen before sale and we will proceed to divide the proceeds of same sale according to the law of Descent and distribution in such cases made and provided and to bind ourselves we hereto ser our names and affixed our Seals this 26 day of June 1873.
      J T Watson
      Susan Watson
      E Weaver
      Ann Weaver
      AB Summers
      Lizzie Summers
      Guy Wolfenberger
      Chas Wolfenberger
      Amos Yoast
      Frank Yoast

      The State of Texas
      County of Bastrop
      Know all men by these presents that I R.C. Faulkner have this day bargained sold and do convey to D M Reagan for the consideration of two hundred and forty dollars to me in hand paid for fifty acres of land described as follows #### and doe deliver to D.M. Reagan all the following described tract lot or parcel of land to wit it being a part of a subdivision of the headright League of land that was patented to Samuel Wolfenberger and being situated in the State of Texas County of Bastrop on the waters of Walnut Creek, a tributary of the Colorado river and beginning at the NE corner of a one hundred acre tract of land that was deeded by Jane Barber to R. C. Faulkner; thence S 60° E 357 1/4 varas to John T Watson N.E. corner; Thence S° 30 W. Of 40 varas to Reagans S.E. corner; thence N 60° W 357 1/4 varas to the said Faulkner’s corner on Reagan’s line; thence N 30° E of 40 varas to the place of beginning, containing fifty acres of land be the same more or less the title of which I do hereby warrant and forever defend from myself my heirs executors administrators and assigns forever to with all and singular the right members and appurtenances thereunto belonging or in anywise appertaining to the same or in anywise part thereof in testimony of I have hereunto subscribed my name and affixed my seal and using scrawl seal This the 1st day April A.D. 1875
      R.C. Faulkner
      The State of Texas
      County of Bastrop
      Before me N S Slaten, Notary Public in and for Bastrop County and State Aforesaid, this day personally appeared R. C. Faulkner of said County to me well known who Acknowledged the execution of the foregoing instrument of writing and delivered the same as his binding act and deed for the purpose and consideration therein stated.
      Witness my hand and official seal of my office this 1st day of April AD 1875

      N. S. Slaten NPBCo

      Faulkner Property Transactions

      Grantor Grantee doc page page Date Date desc place
      Falkner Elizabeth Daniel C Hendricks P/A 6/26/1873 2/19/1876
      Faulkner, et al Miss Guy Wolfenberger Agnt w 505 6/26/1873 2/19/1876 C Wolfenberger
      Wolfenberger Guy RC Faulkner deed u 607 11/27/1874 1/11/1875 50 acres Samuel Wolfenberger
      Faulkner RC DM Regan deed u 770 4/1/1875 11/25/1875 50 acres Samuel Wolfenberger
      Faulkner Sally AE Rhodes, et al will w 301 10/24/1875 11/25/1875 stock& Land
      Faulkner Sallie w 301 10/29/1875 11/25/1875
      Faulkner RC DM Regan deed w 304 10/30/1875 11/25/1875 25 acres Samuel Wolfenberger
      Faulkner RC JA Roach deed w 365 10/30/1875 12/28/1875 75 acres Samuel Wolfenberger
      Faulkner RC & Sallie JE Roberts deed 4 50 10/30/1875 3/3/1883 65 acres Samuel Wolfenberger
      Faulkner Neal JE Roberts deed 4 49 4/12/1876 3/3/1883 62 acres Samuel Wolfenberger

      Roberts JE & SJ RC Penterf deed 4 46 3/2/1883 3/3/1883 62 & 65 acres Samuel Wolfenberger

      RC Faulkner Timeline
      2/15/1848 birth in Tennessee (Lincoln County?)
      1850 Bastrop
      1860 Bastrop
      1863 Camp Stonewall, Collins Tx enlistment; RF 79
      1870 Collins, Tx Teamster
      2/12/1873 Bastrop marriage to Sara Carroll
      1880 Jones County with three children; stockman
      1890 land records in Eastland County Texas: 100 acres, 1 wagon & 37 cows
      3/15/1893 Marriage to Elizabeth Faulkner in Mitchell County, Texas
      1900 Tod Faulkner born in El Paso, Texas
      1900 District 2 of Eddy County, New Mexico; stockman
      1920 Las Palomas, New Mexico
      5/31/1928 death in Las Palomas, New Mexico

      H&TC RR CO 97 R.FAULKNER 96 1727

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      Record for Sarah Carroll

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      Texas, Muster Roll Index Cards, 1838-1900      		 Texas, Muster Roll Index Cards, 1838-1900


    3. [S956] Ancestry Family Trees, (Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com. Original data: Family Tree files submitted by Ancestry members.;), Database online.
      Record for Robert Thomas Faulkner

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      Record for Sallie Sarah Mooney Lnu

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      1880 U.S. Census Index provided by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints © Copyright 1999 Intellectual Reserve, Inc. All rights reserved. All use is subject to the limited use license and other terms and conditions applicable to this site. , Jones, Texas, ED 187, roll T9_1313, page 400.1000, image .
      1880 United States Federal Census      		 1880 United States Federal Census


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      Record for Robert C Faulkner

    9. [S612] 1880 United States Federal Census, Ancestry.com and The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2010;), Year: 1880; Census Place: Jones, Texas; Roll: 1313; Family History Film: 1255313; Page: 400A; Enumeration District: 187.
      Record for Robert Faulkner
      1880 United States Federal Census      		 1880 United States Federal Census


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      Record for Robert Faulkner
      Robert Faulkner - 1870 United States Federal Census      		 Robert Faulkner - 1870 United States Federal Census


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      Ancestry.com. 1850 United States Federal Census [database online]. Provo, Utah: MyFamily.com, Inc., 2005. Original data: United States. 1850 United States Federal Census. M432, 1009 rolls. National Archives and Records Administration, Washington D.C. Not Stated, Bastrop, Texas, roll M432_908, page 192, image 187.

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      Ancestry.com. 1910 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT: MyFamily.com, Inc., 2004. Indexed by ProQuest from microfilmed schedules of the 1910 U.S. Federal Decennial Census. Data imaged from National Archives and Records Administration. 1910 Federal Population Census. T624, 1,784 rolls. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration. Malaga, Eddy, New Mexico, ED 74, roll 914, part 2, page 42B.

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      Ancestry.com. 1900 U.S. Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT: MyFamily.com, Inc., 2004. Original data: United States. 1900 United States Federal Census. T623, 1854 rolls. National Archives and Records Administration, Washington D.C. Eddy, New Mexico, ED 49, roll T623 1000, page 26B.

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      Ancestry.com. 1920 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT: Ancestry.com, 2005. Indexed by Ancestry.com from microfilmed schedules of the 1920 U.S. Federal Decennial Census. Data imaged from National Archives and Records Administration.1920 Federal Population Census. T625, 2,076 rolls. National Archives and Records Administration, Washington D.C. For details on the contents of the film numbers, visit the following NARA web page: <a href="http://www.archives.gov/publications/microfilm-catalogs/census/1920/part-07.html">NARA</a>. Note: Enumeration Districts 819-839 on roll 323 (Chicago City, Cook County, Illinois) are missing, even though the NARA catalog lists them as being there. The Family History Library catalog also lists them as missing. Las Palomas, Sierra, New Mexico, ED , roll , page , image 1102.

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      Record for Robt C Falkson
      Nancy C Yost - 1860 United States Federal Census      		 Nancy C Yost - 1860 United States Federal Census


    16. [S133] Marriage License.