James Glenn Faulk family papers, 1808-2016

Summary

Creator:

Faulk family

Date:

1808-2016

Extent:

1 Linear Feet (2 boxes)

Language:

English

Preferred citation:

James Glenn Faulk family papers, ms4027, Hargrett Rare Book and Manuscript Library, The University of Georgia Libraries.

Background

Scope and content:

The Glenn Faulk family papers collection consists of legal documents, photographs, and genealogical history of the Faulk family of Twiggs County, Georgia. Included are land grants, deeds, farm ledgers, family history correspondence, Sunnyside Plantation history, and applications to the Daughters of the American Revolution and Huguenot Society.

Biographical / historical:

Mark Faulk, Sr. (1799-1836) was an early settler of Twiggs County, Georgia. He began farming and his son George W. Faulk, Sr. (1833-1893) expanded the farm and named the house "Sunnyside." George W. Faulk, Sr. married Mary Ann Shine Faulk (1837-1915) and they had ten children.

Indexed terms

Subjects:

Plantations -- Georgia.
Land titles -- Georgia.
Families -- Georgia -- Photographs.
Genealogy.

Places:

Twiggs County (Ga.)

Preferred citation:

James Glenn Faulk family papers, ms4027, Hargrett Rare Book and Manuscript Library, The University of Georgia Libraries.