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Enoch Dewey Faulk Sr.

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Enoch Dewey Faulk Sr.

Birth
Dublin, Laurens County, Georgia, USA
Death
31 Jan 1910 (aged 31)
Dublin, Laurens County, Georgia, USA
Burial
Dublin, Laurens County, Georgia, USA Add to Map
Plot
ROW 19#21
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ENOCH DEWEY FAULK, SR. WAS THE SON OF WILLIAM GREENBERRY "GREEN" FAULK & SARA JANE LOU TAYLOR, GRANDMA "SAL", & HUSBAND OF "NETTIE" LAURA VAUGHN. HE DIED @ ABOUT 31 YEARS OLD ABOUT 3 MONTHS-3 WEEKS & 3 DAYS BEFORE THE BIRTH OF HIS 4th SON, WHO WAS HIS 5th & LAST CHILD, ENOCH DEWEY FAULK, JR., BORN ON MAY 24th, 1910. IRONICALLY, BOTH ENOCH DEWEY FAULK, SR. & ENOCH "DEWEY" FAULK, JR. DIED ON THE SAME DATE, JANUARY 31st, 1910 & JANUARY 31st, 1966. E. D. F. JUNIOR WAS 55 YEARS OLD, ABOUT 3 MONTHS-3 WEEKS & 3 DAYS BEFORE HIS 56th BIRTHDAY, OUTLIVING HIS FATHER BY ABOUT 24 YEARS. HIS GRANDFATHER, WILLIAM GREENBERRY FAULK, DIED LATER THAT YEAR OF 1910 ON NOVEMBER 2nd @ 67 YEARS-3 MONTHS-1 WEEK & 2 DAYS OLD. PRIVATE "GREEN" FAULK SERVED THROUGH ALL 4 YEARS OF THE CIVIL WAR WITH LAURENS COUNTY'S, "BLACKSHEAR GUARDS", THE 14th GA VOL INF REG CO H, LEE'S ARMY OF NORTHERN VIRGINIA, CSA. HE WAS CAPTURED @ PETERSBURG, VIRGINIA ABOUT A WEEK BEFORE GENERAL LEE ACCOMPANIED BY THE SMALL REMAINING CONTINGENT OF THE "BLACKSHEAR GUARDS" SURRENDERED TO GENERAL GRANT @ APPOMATTOX, VIRGINIA. "PRIVATE GREEN FAULK" SPENT THE NEXT 3 MONTHS INCARCERATED @ THE "YANKEE" FEDERAL MILITARY PRISON @ POINT LOOKOUT, MARYLAND. HE WAS FINALLY RELEASED & RETURNED TO LAURENS COUNTY AMONG 35 SURVIVORS OF THE ORIGINAL 124 STRONG MEMBERS OF THE "BLACKSHEAR GUARDS" THAT LEFT LAURENS COUNTY WHEN THE WAR BEGUN.
ENOCH DEWEY FAULK, SR. WAS THE SON OF WILLIAM GREENBERRY "GREEN" FAULK & SARA JANE LOU TAYLOR, GRANDMA "SAL", & HUSBAND OF "NETTIE" LAURA VAUGHN. HE DIED @ ABOUT 31 YEARS OLD ABOUT 3 MONTHS-3 WEEKS & 3 DAYS BEFORE THE BIRTH OF HIS 4th SON, WHO WAS HIS 5th & LAST CHILD, ENOCH DEWEY FAULK, JR., BORN ON MAY 24th, 1910. IRONICALLY, BOTH ENOCH DEWEY FAULK, SR. & ENOCH "DEWEY" FAULK, JR. DIED ON THE SAME DATE, JANUARY 31st, 1910 & JANUARY 31st, 1966. E. D. F. JUNIOR WAS 55 YEARS OLD, ABOUT 3 MONTHS-3 WEEKS & 3 DAYS BEFORE HIS 56th BIRTHDAY, OUTLIVING HIS FATHER BY ABOUT 24 YEARS. HIS GRANDFATHER, WILLIAM GREENBERRY FAULK, DIED LATER THAT YEAR OF 1910 ON NOVEMBER 2nd @ 67 YEARS-3 MONTHS-1 WEEK & 2 DAYS OLD. PRIVATE "GREEN" FAULK SERVED THROUGH ALL 4 YEARS OF THE CIVIL WAR WITH LAURENS COUNTY'S, "BLACKSHEAR GUARDS", THE 14th GA VOL INF REG CO H, LEE'S ARMY OF NORTHERN VIRGINIA, CSA. HE WAS CAPTURED @ PETERSBURG, VIRGINIA ABOUT A WEEK BEFORE GENERAL LEE ACCOMPANIED BY THE SMALL REMAINING CONTINGENT OF THE "BLACKSHEAR GUARDS" SURRENDERED TO GENERAL GRANT @ APPOMATTOX, VIRGINIA. "PRIVATE GREEN FAULK" SPENT THE NEXT 3 MONTHS INCARCERATED @ THE "YANKEE" FEDERAL MILITARY PRISON @ POINT LOOKOUT, MARYLAND. HE WAS FINALLY RELEASED & RETURNED TO LAURENS COUNTY AMONG 35 SURVIVORS OF THE ORIGINAL 124 STRONG MEMBERS OF THE "BLACKSHEAR GUARDS" THAT LEFT LAURENS COUNTY WHEN THE WAR BEGUN.


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  • Created by: Mitch Faulk
  • Added: May 24, 2012
  • Find a Grave Memorial ID:
  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/90652345/enoch_dewey-faulk: accessed ), memorial page for Enoch Dewey Faulk Sr. (23 Nov 1878–31 Jan 1910), Find a Grave Memorial ID 90652345, citing Bluewater Baptist Church Cemetery, Dublin, Laurens County, Georgia, USA; Maintained by Mitch Faulk (contributor 47119573).