Faw Family Papers, 1750-1955

Overview of the Collection

Creator
Faw family
Title
Faw Family Papers
Dates
1750-1955 (inclusive)
Quantity
0.25 linear feet
Collection Number
SPC 976-0029 (collection)
Summary
The Faw Family papers includes geneological material on the Faw family, as well as 1750-1954 correspondence between various family members. Unusual items in the correspondence include a description of life in colonial Virginia, as well as six letters discussing various aspects of the Civil War.
Repository
Eastern Washington University
Archives & Special Collections
Eastern Washington University Libraries
320 Media Lane - 100 LIB
Cheney, WA
99004-2453
Telephone: 5093592475
archives@ewu.edu
Access Restrictions

Collection is open to the public.

Languages
English
Sponsor
Funding for encoding this finding aid was provided through a grant awarded by the National Endowment for the Humanities.

Content DescriptionReturn to Top

Linda and Amy Faw gathered historical materials on the Faw and related families. This was put in typescript form, photocopied, and distributed to family members in June 1955 as the "Faw Family Record." It includes short biographical sketches produced by various family members, transcripts of newspaper and magazine articles, correspondence, and unpublished poetry and prose.

The correspondence consists of letters written to Amy and Linda Faw from 1939-55 in connection with their research, as well as correspondence between various family members from 1750-1954. They discuss family business and reflect the historical time period in which they were written. Some of the unusual pieces include: a 1750 letter of Jacob Faw discussing life in Colonial Virginia; an April 1862 account of the Battle of Shiloh by Confederate Captain George Parkes Faw of the 29th Tennessee Infantry; a January 1863 account by Condfederate soldier Robert Francis (27th North Carolina Regiment) of camp conditions near Richmond, Virginia in the days following the Battle of Fredericksburg; several pieces which discuss living conditions in Tennessee during the Civil War, as well as an 1866 letter discussing Confederate guerilla warfare in East Tennessee.

Other Descriptive InformationReturn to Top

Index to Correspondence

Writer Recipient Date Box/Folder
Burkett, John M. Amy and Linda Faw 8-10-1939 2:8
Butts, Mary Jane Amy and Linda Faw 9-10-1954 12:16
Faw, Charles Amos Amy and Linda Faw 11-8-1954 12:14-15
Faw, Claude T. Amy and Linda Faw 4:8
Faw, D.H. Amy and Linda Faw 7-5-1939 5:5
Faw, Dudley W. Amy and Linda Faw 8-21-1954 5:6-8
Faw, Henry Amy and Linda Faw 9-16-1954 4:9
Faw, James Enoch Amy and Linda Faw 8-11-1954 12:2-3
Faw, Reuben Amy and Linda Faw 9-20-1954 5:15
Faw, Robert Amy and Linda Faw 8-16-1954 12:7-10
Faw, W.H. Amy and Linda Faw 6-6-1954 10:9
Moeller, Joan Faw Amy and Linda Faw 3-16-1955 2:13
Weaver, E. Paul Amy and Linda Faw 12:13
Yount, Isabelle Dodge Amy and Linda Faw 3-15-1954 2:1-7
Faugh, Amos brother 5-1-1864 7:4
Faugh, Thomas Jacob J. Faw 9-17-1863 6:13
Faugh, Thomas Jacob J. Faw 10-1863 6:14
Faugh, Thomas Tom Faw 3-3-1866 7:1-3
Faw, Abraham B. Jonathan Faw 6-14-1863 4:5-6
Faw, Amos brother 4-8-1866 7:8
Faw, Amos brother 4-30-1866 7:8
Faw, Amos brother 1868 7:10
Faw, Amos brother 3-30-1872 7:15
Faw, B.P. Enoch Faw 10-5-1897 4:7
Faw, Claude C James E. Faw 9-15-1954 12:6
Faw, Eli C. Jacob Judson 10-19-1860 6:11
Faw, Eli C. J.J. Faw 5-31-1866 7:6
Faw, Eli C. Jacob J. Faw 5-29-1867 7:9
Faw, Elvira sister & brother 2-3-1868 7:10
Faw, Franklin sister & brother 4-1-1860 6:10
Faw, George Parkes wife 4-6-1862 4:4-5
Faw, Jacob family 9-17-1750 2:5-7
Faw, Jacob & Sarah brother & cousin 4-25-1853 6:2-3
Faw, James Enoch Claude C. Faw 8-17-1954 12:4
Faw, Martin brother ca. 1860 6:12
Faw, Mary son & daughter ca. 1860's 7:5
Faw, Mary son & daughter 7-24-1870 7:12
Faw, Mary J.J. Faw 3-31-1872 7:13
Faw, Reuben C. J.J. Faw 10-29-1897 8:3
Francis, Robert Mary Ann Jones 1-17-1863 2:12
Hartzog, D.W. J.J. Faw 3-17-1889 8:1
Hartzog, Mary A. sister & brother 7-19-1889 8:2
Hartzog, Mary A. brother 12-2-1897 8:4
Johnson, H.L. brother 3-10-1866 7:7
Jones, Mary Ann J.J. Faw 4-25-1869 7:11
Jones, Mary Ann sister & brother 7-24-1870 7:12
Jones, Mary Ann sister & brother 9-27-1874 7:14
Jones, Mary Ann J.J. Faw 8-27-1876 7:15
Willcoxen, J.F. sister & brother 10-2-1859 6:8

Use of the CollectionReturn to Top

Restrictions on Use

Use of this collection is subject to the rules concerning access to archival and manuscript collections at Eastern Washington University. For more information, see: http://www.ewu.edu/Library/Services/Archives.xml

Publishing rights retained by the Faw Family. For more information, contact Eastern Washington University Libraries, Archives & Special Collections at (509) 359-2475, or archives@ewu.edu

Preferred Citation

Faw Family Papers; SPC 976-0029; box number; folder number; Archives & Special Collections, Eastern Washington University.

Administrative InformationReturn to Top

Arrangement

The "Faw Family Record" was issued with correspondence interspersed throughout, and biographical sketches arranged in a rough chronological order according to the various branches of the family. The copy in the EWU archives has been left in its original order. It is divided into twelve folders, with item numbers written on the back of each page. These numbers make it possible to quickly locate individual items listed in the arrangement and description. The arrangement and description also identifies each piece of correspondence by writer, recipient, and date.

Acquisition Information

The Faw Family Papers were donated in 1976.

Detailed Description of the CollectionReturn to Top

Unusual Subject CorrespondenceReturn to Top

Container(s) Description Dates
Box/Folder
2:5-7
Life in Colonial Virginia
 9-17-1750
4:4-5
Battle of Shiloh
 4-6-1862
2:12
Aftermath of Fredericksburg
 1-17-1863
4:5-6
Civil War in Tennessee
 6-14-1863
6:13
Civil War in Tennessee
 9-17-1863
6:14
Civil War in Tennessee
 10-1863
7:6
Civil War: guerrilla warfare in East Tennessee
 5-31-1866

BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCHES OF FAMILY MEMBERSReturn to Top

Container(s) Description Dates
Published Articles (listed in order of occurrence)
Box/Folder
3:2-3
"Johnson City Founded in 1857," Johnson City, Tennessee, Enterprise, 1883.
 1857, 1883
3:4-5
Austin P. Foster and Albert H. Roberts, "Judge Walter Wagner Faw," Tennessee Democracy; A History of the Party and Its Representative Members Past and Present, (Publisher and date of publication not known), IV, 960-64.
3:13-15
"Judge W.W. Faw, One of County's Best Loved Men," Franklin, Tennessee, Review Appeal, Sept. 3, 1936.
 Sept. 3, 1936
4:1
Obituary: "Fall Down Apartment Steps is Fatal to Miss. Sally S. Faw," no date or source known.
10:1-3
Karl Detzer, "Miracles in Milton," condensed from Kiwanis Magazine, n.d.
11:12-13
"Elder Jacob Faw; Biographical Sketch of an Exemplary Man,” 1887, source unknown.
 1887
11:14-15
"A Brief History of the German Baptist Church of Forsyth Co., N.C.," no source or date known.

Unpublished Sketches (in alphabetical order)Return to Top

Container(s) Description Dates
Box/Folder
1:8-16
"Brief Outline of the Early Faw Generations"
Box/Folder
3:10-11
Cannon, Margaret Wagner Faw
4:14-15
"Cuthbirth-Boone"
11:2
Faw, Adam
10:5-8
Faw, Amos - Descendants
12:11-12
Faw, Chalmer E.
5:3-4
Faw, Eli
10:10-12
Faw, Elizabeth - Descendants
11:3-10
"Faw Family Records"
9:1-3
Faw, Floyd - Family
3:8
Faw, Rev. George P.
5:11-12
Faw, Isaaic - Family
10:13-15
Faw, Jacob of Maryland - Descendants
12:1, 5:1
Faw, Jacob
11:1
Faw, Jacob II - 7th and 8th children
3:1
Faw, Jonathan
3:1
Faw, Jonathan and Sarah Parkes Faw
2:11
Faw, John
9:6-7
Faw, Mary Ann - Descendants
5:2
Faw, Martin - Descendants
6:4
Faw, Matilda- Descendants
11:11
Faw, Olive Eloise
8:9-15
Faw, Reuben - Ancestors, 1700-1955
 1700-1955
5:9-10
Faw, Reuben and Charity Weaver - Descendants
6:1
Faw, Reuben Estell - Family
3:9
Faw, Thomas Ambrose and Descendants
3:12
Faw, Walter Wagner
4:2-3
Faw, Walter Wagner - Descendants
3:6-7
Gentry, James Monroe and Mary Faw – children and grandchildren
2:9
Pfau, Abraham
6:5
Willcockson, Elijah
6:6
Willcoxen, Elijah - "Record of Captain Elijah Willcoxen's family who came to Lewistown and Canton, Illinois from North Carolina."

NON-BIOGRAPHICAL WRITINGS OF FAMILY MEMBERSReturn to Top

Container(s) Description Dates
Articles (in alphabetical order by author)
Box/Folder
4:10-13
Bernadine Bailey, "Go Into Business for Yourself," Success Today, Spring, 1948.
 1948
11:9-10
Elizabeth C. Faw, "On the Hunt in North Carolina," originally published in an unnamed antique magazine, n.d.
Short story
Box/Folder
9:8-16
Jean Thomas, "The Boy from Raccoon Hollow," n.d.
Poetry
Box/Folder
1:7
Helen Crawford, "The Family Tree," n.d.
9:4-5
Frank Faw, "When Nettie Sings," Bloomington, Illinois, Pantagraph, ca. 1910.
 ca. 1910
1:2-3
Walter E. Isenhour, "The Old Mountain Home,"n.d.

EPHEMERAReturn to Top

Container(s) Description Dates
Box/Folder
5:13
Funeral announcement: Isaac F. Faw, Feb. 1940
 1940
6:9
Calendar: 1776-2000
 1776-2000


1976

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