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Re: Records for "Faulkner" surname in Newnan, GA
Her marriage records lists her as Frances Bishop, age 18 https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-C9BD-MSBM-J?i=623&cc=1927197&cat=230776
It is doubtful that at 18 years old she is divorced or a widow, so I would assume that her maiden name was Bishop.
There is a Frances Bishop, age 6 in the 1940 census for Coweta Co, GA. She is one of eight children of Clarence & Mary Bishop. https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QSQ-G9M1-H8GZ?i=10&personaUrl=%2Fark%3A%2F61903%2F1%3A1%3AK7L8-YPT
Her 1988 death record lists her as Mary F. Higingbotham, which would have been her name at the time of her death. I would assume that she had re-married someone named Higingbotham (probably Higgenbotham). https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V4S9-57L
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Re: Records for "Faulkner" surname in Newnan, GA
To add to my reply above, Mary Higingbotham is buried in the same cemetery as Clarence & Mary Kellum Bishop, which makes me think that she is definitely their 6 year old daughter listed in the 1940 census.
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Re: Records for "Faulkner" surname in Newnan, GA
Thank you for the information. You helped open a lot of doors for me to my husband's dad's side of the family. I'm now can start looking for Mary Frances homicide records (she was murdered somewhere in Atlanta). I now have a piece of her puzzle to add to to find the rest of the family.
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Re: Records for "Faulkner" surname in Newnan, GA
Cara Jensen
Sep 15, 2020 11:17 AM
Dear Ms. Faulkner,
Thank you for posting your request on History Hub!
We searched the National Archives Catalog and located the Population Schedules for the 1920 Census, the Population Schedules for the 1930 Census, and the Population Schedules for the 1940 Census in the Records of the Bureau of the Census (Record Group 29) that may contain information about Wayne Edward Faulkner. The 1940 Census schedules are digitized and available using the Catalog. See NARA’s 1940 Census Records web page for more information. Also, the 1940 U.S. Federal Census is available online for free through FamilySearch and Ancestry. For access to the non-digitized schedules, please contact the National Archives at Washington, DC - Textual Reference (RDT1) via email at archives1reference@nara.gov.
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