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Faw Family Papers, 1750-1955
Overview of the Collection
- Creator
- Faw family
- Title
- Faw Family Papers
- Dates
- 1750-1955 (inclusive)17501955
- 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
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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sketches produced by various family members, transcripts of newspaper and magazine articles, correspondence, and unpublished poetry and prose.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.
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 |
Names and SubjectsReturn to Top
Subject Terms
- Frontier and pioneer life--United States
- Genealogical correspondence--United States
Family Names
- Faw family
Geographical Names
- United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Personal narratives
- Virginia--History--Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775
Form or Genre Terms
- correspondence
- genealogies
Other Creators
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Personal Names
- Faw, Amy (creator)
- Faw, Linda (creator)
