Category Archives: Faulkner Family Farm

John Guill was born in 1840 in Kentucky to Russell Guill and Frances.

He married Narcissa Edell Falkner.

They were the parents of Alice Ann Guill, Thomas Jefferson Guill, George A Guill, Charles Alexander Guill, Flora Etta Guill, and Nannie Betty Guill.

He died in 1878 in Wingo, Kentucky.

Russell Guill sold property to the New Orleans & Ohio Railroad in Graves County, Kentucky on May 19, 1854.

Alexander Faulkner was born on January 14, 1816 in Humphreys County, Tennessee to Jonathan Falkner and Matilda VanBuren.

He married Elizabeth Plant in about 1835 in Waverly, Tennessee.

They were the parents of Jefferson E Faulkner, Elizabeth Hester Faulkner, William J Faulkner, Narcissa Edell Faulkner, Alfred Faulkner, and Harrison Faulkner.

He died sometime between 1860 and 1870 and probably in Graves County, Kentucky.

Alexander Faulkner sold land in Graves County, Kentucky to the New Orleans & Ohio Railroad on October 10, 1853.

Alexander Falkner is mentioned as a son in the Last Will and Testament of Jonathan Falkner dated August 25, 1859.

The New Orleans & Ohio Railroad connected Paducah, Kentucky with Union City, Tennessee. Construction began in December 1853. Many residents along the railroad’s path sold land to the New Orleans & Ohio Railroad.

Graves County, Kentucky, Deed Book 1, Page 534 contains a combined deed of 46 land owners granting the New Orleans and Ohio Railroad exclusive right-of-way to a combined one hundred foot wide area of land. Alexander Faulkner is one of the 46 land owners listed. Each land owner received one dollar. The deed was signed October 10, 1853.

Graves County, Kentucky, Deed Book 1, Page 524 contains a deed from Russell Guill, father of John Guill, to the New Orleans and Ohio Railroad granting the railroad a one hundred foot wide exclusive-use right-of-way, in exchange for $200.00. The deed was signed on May 19, 1854.

In November 1861 supplies were desperately needed in order to complete the building of this railroad. A request was made to Major General Polk and the supplies arrived. The New Orleans & Ohio Railroad was completed about January 1862. It measured about 61 miles and was constructed with 5 foot gauge rail.

On February 21, 1862 Lieutenant-Colonel TH Logwood wrote to Major General Polk explaining that he had fulfilled the military order to destroy much of the line, which would create a hardship for federal troops.[1]

[1] Bright, David L. “New Orleans & Ohio.” Confederate Railroads. David L. Bright, 4 Apr. 2015. Web. 19 July 2017. <http://www.csa-railroads.com/New_Orleans_and_Ohio.htm>.

Railroad lines on June 1, 1861. The New Orleans & Ohio Railroad is highlighted in red.

Clarence Edwin Mills was born in 1908 in Texas to James Irwin Mills and Lela Organ F Bird.

He died on November 27, 1981 in Grapevine, Texas.

Death Certificate of Clarence Edwin Mills

Anna Lee Mills was born on March 6, 1876 in Burleson, Texas to William Falkner Mills and Corah Jane Hix.

She married James Bertan Hacker in 1896.

They had the following children Julia R Hacker, Cora M Hacker, Ollie P Hacker, Lola L Hacker, James W Hacker, Mattie L Hacker, and Era Viola Hacker.

She died on November 12, 1949 in Lubbock, Texas.

Death Certificate of Anna Lee Hacker

Howard Wayne Blanton was born on March 2, 1926 in Texas to Horace Belton Blanton and Anna Sodona Erickson.

He died on March 31, 1928 in Fort Worth, Texas.

Death Certificate of Howard Wayne Blanton

Leonard Evan Bell was born on May 16, 1897 in Texas to Leonard Evan Bell Sr.

He married Era Viola Hacker.

They had the following children: Loyd Evan Bell, Bobby Lester Bell, Forrest Eugene Bell, Jimmie Windell Bell, and Ronald Overton Bell.

He died on November 8, 1954 in Lubbock, Texas.

Death Certificate of Leonard Evan Bell

Alline Lena Faulkner was born on July 27, 1905 in Indian Territory to Bird Gregory Faulkner and Florence V Ragsdale.

She married Finnie Wilson on November 14, 1925 in Sequoyah County, Oklahoma.

They were the parents of Finnie Edward Wilson, Paul Rupert Wilson, Bird Wilson, Martha Wilson, Florence Wilson, Mary Wilson, Araminta Wilson, Ronald Wilson, and Charles Kenneth Wilson.

She died on January 17, 1985 in Fort Smith, Arkansas.

Marriage Certificate of Finnie Wilson Jr and Allie Lena Faulkner. Oklahoma, Sequoyah County, Marriage Book 8, Page 4653.

Finnie Wilson was born on October 11, 1901 in Indian Territory.

He married Alline Lena Faulkner on November 14, 1925 in Sequoyah County, Oklahoma.

They were the parents of Finnie Edward Wilson, Paul Rupert Wilson, Bird Wilson, Martha Wilson, Florence Wilson, Mary Wilson, Araminta Wilson, Ronald Wilson, and Charles Kenneth Wilson.

He died on April 19, 1989 and is buried in Muldrow, Oklahoma.

Marriage Certificate of Finnie Wilson Jr and Allie Lena Faulkner. Oklahoma, Sequoyah County, Marriage Book 8, Page 4653.