David John Fail, III

Male 1884 - 1936  (~ 51 years)


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Generation: 1

  1. 1.  David John Fail, III was born Nov 1884, Wilcox Co. AL (son of David John Fail, Jr. and Elizabeth Newsom); died 05 Jul 1936, Butler Co. AL.

    Notes:

    CENSUS RECORDS

    1900 United States Federal Census
    Name: David John Fail
    Age: 15
    Birth Date: Nov 1884
    Birthplace: Alabama
    Home in 1900: Camden, Wilcox, Alabama
    Race: White
    Gender: Male
    Relation to Head of House: Son
    Marital Status: Single
    Father's Name: D John Fail
    Father's Birthplace: Alabama
    Mother's Name: Bettie Fail
    Mother's Birthplace: Alabama

    Died:
    Alabama, Deaths and Burials Index, 1881-1974
    Name: D J Fail
    Birth Date: abt 1885
    Death Date: 5 Jul 1936
    Death Place: Georgiana, Butler, Alabama
    Death Age: 51
    Gender: Male
    Father Name: D J Fail
    Mother Name: Elizabeth Newsom
    FHL Film Number: 1908543


Generation: 2

  1. 2.  David John Fail, Jr. was born 07 Jan 1863, Wilcox Co. AL (son of David (Dave) J. Fail, Sr. and Caroline Amelia Brown); died 07 Jun 1907, Wilcox Co. AL; was buried , Camden Cemetery, Camden, Wilcox Co. AL.

    Notes:

    CENSUS RECORDS

    1880 United States Federal Census
    Name: D. J. Fail
    Age: 17
    Birth Year: abt 1863
    Birthplace: Alabama
    Home in 1880: Camden, Wilcox, Alabama
    Race: White
    Gender: Male
    Relation to Head of House: Son
    Marital Status: Single
    Father's Name: D. J. Fail
    Father's Birthplace: North Carolina
    Mother's Birthplace: North Carolina
    Occupation: Laborer

    1900 United States Federal Census
    Name: D John Fail
    Age: 37
    Birth Date: Jan 1863
    Birthplace: Alabama
    Home in 1900: Camden, Wilcox, Alabama
    Race: White
    Gender: Male
    Relation to Head of House: Head
    Marital Status: Married
    Spouse's Name: Bettie Fail
    Marriage Year: 1884
    Years Married: 16
    Father's Birthplace: North Carolina
    Mother's Birthplace: Alabama
    Household Members:
    D John Fail 37
    Bettie Fail 32
    David John Fail 15
    Mary Fail 14
    Carrie Bell Fail 10
    Vivian Fail 5
    Alfrid N Fail 4
    Myrtle Fail 2

    David married Elizabeth Newsom. Elizabeth was born 05 May 1866, Alabama; died 28 May 1911, Wilcox Co. AL; was buried , Camden Cemetery, Camden Wilcox Co. AL. [Group Sheet]


  2. 3.  Elizabeth Newsom was born 05 May 1866, Alabama; died 28 May 1911, Wilcox Co. AL; was buried , Camden Cemetery, Camden Wilcox Co. AL.

    Notes:

    CENSUS RECORDS

    1870 United States Federal Census
    Name: Elizabeth M C Newsom
    Age in 1870: 4
    Birth Year: abt 1866
    Birthplace: Alabama
    Home in 1870: Camden, Wilcox, Alabama
    Race: White
    Gender: Female
    Post Office: Camden
    Household Members:
    Alford A Newsom 33
    Martha M Newsom 30
    Elizabeth M C Newsom 4
    Amelier B Newsom 3
    Elizabeth Pilkington 61

    1900 United States Federal Census
    Name: Bettie Fail
    Age: 32
    Birth Date: May 1868
    Birthplace: Alabama
    Home in 1900: Camden, Wilcox, Alabama
    Race: White
    Gender: Female
    Relation to Head of House: Wife
    Marital Status: Married
    Spouse's Name: D John Fail
    Marriage Year: 1884
    Years Married: 16
    Father's Birthplace: Virginia
    Mother's Birthplace: Alabama
    Mother: number of living children: 6
    Mother: How many children: 8
    Household Members:
    D John Fail 37
    Bettie Fail 32
    David John Fail 15
    Mary Fail 14
    Carrie Bell Fail 10
    Vivian Fail 5
    Alfrid N Fail 4
    Myrtle Fail 2

    1910 United States Federal Census
    Name: Bettie M Fail
    Age in 1910: 43
    Birth Year: abt 1867
    Birthplace: Alabama
    Home in 1910: Camden, Wilcox, Alabama
    Race: White
    Gender: Female
    Relation to Head of House: Head
    Marital Status: Widowed
    Father's Birthplace: Virginia
    Mother's Birthplace: Alabama
    Household Members:
    Bettie M Fail 43
    Carrie Fail 20
    Vivian Fail 16
    Alfred Fail 15
    Myrtle Fail 12
    Aubrey Fail 4

    Buried:
    Grave location and tombstone photo:
    http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=Fail&GSiman=1&GScid=1493495&GRid=17913881&

    Children:
    1. 1. David John Fail, III was born Nov 1884, Wilcox Co. AL; died 05 Jul 1936, Butler Co. AL.
    2. Mary Fail was born Apr 1886, Wilcox Co. AL.
    3. Carrie Bell Fail was born Apr 1890, Wilcox Co. AL.
    4. Vivian Fail was born 27 Dec 1893, Wilcox Co. AL; died 17 Dec 1984, Wilcox Co. AL; was buried , Camden Cemetery, Camden, Wilcox Co. AL.
    5. Alfred Newsom Fail was born Nov 1895, Wilcox Co. AL; died 1945, Wilcox Co. AL; was buried , Camden Cemetery, Camden, Wilcox Co. AL.
    6. Myrtle Fail was born Oct 1897, Wilcox Co. AL.
    7. Aubrey Fail was born 28 May 1905, Wilcox Co. AL; died 31 Aug 1955, Wilcox Co. AL; was buried , Camden Cemetery, Camden, Wilcox Co. AL.


Generation: 3

  1. 4.  David (Dave) J. Fail, Sr. was born 20 Mar 1817, North Carolina; died 21 Jan 1897, Wilcox Co. AL; was buried , Camden Cemetery, Camden, Wilcox Co. AL.

    Notes:

    CENSUS RECORDS

    1860 United States Federal Census
    Name: D J Fail
    Age in 1860: 43
    Birth Year: abt 1817
    Birthplace: North Carolina
    Home in 1860: Eastern Division, Wilcox, Alabama
    Gender: Male
    Post Office: Rehoboth
    Household Members:
    D J Fail 43
    Caroline A Fail 25
    Mary Fail 11 months
    Marion E Benbow 17

    1880 United States Federal Census
    Name: D. J. Fail
    Age: 58
    Birth Year: abt 1822
    Birthplace: North Carolina
    Home in 1880: Camden, Wilcox, Alabama
    Race: White
    Gender: Male
    Relation to Head of House: Self (Head)
    Marital Status: Widower
    Father's Birthplace: North Carolina
    Mother's Birthplace: North Carolina
    Occupation: Farmer
    Household Members:
    D. J. Fail 58
    D. J. Fail 17

    Buried:
    Grave location and tombsone photo:
    http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=FA&GSpartial=1&GSbyrel=all&GSst=3&GScntry=4&GSsr=361&GRid=17913948&

    David married Caroline Amelia Brown. Caroline (daughter of Sterling Brown and Mary (Polly) Bobbitt) was born ca 1836, Alabama. [Group Sheet]


  2. 5.  Caroline Amelia Brown was born ca 1836, Alabama (daughter of Sterling Brown and Mary (Polly) Bobbitt).

    Notes:

    CENSUS RECORDS

    1850 United States Federal Census
    Name: Amelia Brown
    Age: 14
    Birth Year: abt 1836
    Birthplace: Alabama
    Home in 1850: Wilcox, Alabama
    Gender: Female
    Family Number: 266
    Household Members:
    Sterling Brown 52
    Mary Brown 51
    John H Brown 22
    Sterling Brown 21
    Mary J Brown 20
    Ann C Brown 18
    Reed Brown 15
    Amelia Brown 14
    Christopher Brown 12
    Thomas A Brown 6
    Nancy Bobbit 40

    1860 United States Federal Census
    Name: Caroline A Fail
    Age in 1860: 25
    Birth Year: abt 1835
    Birthplace: Alabama
    Home in 1860: Eastern Division, Wilcox, Alabama
    Gender: Female
    Post Office: Rehoboth
    Household Members:
    D J Fail 43
    Caroline A Fail 25
    Mary Fail 11 months
    Marion E Benbow 17

    Children:
    1. Mary Fail was born ca 1859, Wilcox Co. AL; died Apr 1860, Wilcox Co. AL.
    2. 2. David John Fail, Jr. was born 07 Jan 1863, Wilcox Co. AL; died 07 Jun 1907, Wilcox Co. AL; was buried , Camden Cemetery, Camden, Wilcox Co. AL.


Generation: 4

  1. 10.  Sterling Brown was born 14 Nov 1798, North Carolina; died ? 21, 1884, Wilcox Co. AL; was buried , Society Hill Cemetery, Wilcox Co. AL.

    Notes:

    CENSUS REORDS

    1850 United States Federal Census
    Name: Sterling Brown
    Age: 52
    Birth Year: abt 1798
    Birthplace: North Carolina
    Home in 1850: Wilcox, Alabama
    Gender: Male
    Family Number: 266
    Household Members:
    Sterling Brown 52
    Mary Brown 51
    John H Brown 22
    Sterling Brown 21
    Mary J Brown 20
    Ann C Brown 18
    Reed Brown 15
    Amelia Brown 14
    Christopher Brown 12
    Thomas A Brown 6
    Nancy Bobbit 40

    1860 United States Federal Census
    Name: Sterling Brown
    Age in 1860: 62
    Birth Year: abt 1798
    Birthplace: North Carolina
    Home in 1860: Eastern Division, Wilcox, Alabama
    Gender: Male
    Post Office: Rehoboth
    Household Members:
    Sterling Brown 62
    Martha Brown 60
    M J Brown 25
    S E Brown 22
    Wm Jones 14
    Walter Jones 13
    C C Jones 20

    1870 United States Federal Census
    Name: Sterling Brown
    Age in 1870: 72
    Birth Year: abt 1798
    Birthplace: North Carolina
    Home in 1870: Camden, Wilcox, Alabama
    Race: White
    Gender: Male
    Post Office: Camden
    Household Members:
    Sterling Brown 72
    Martha Brown 65
    Jane Brown 35

    1880 United States Federal Census
    Name: Sterling Brown
    Age: 81
    Birth Year: abt 1799
    Birthplace: North Carolina
    Home in 1880: Camden, Wilcox, Alabama
    Race: White
    Gender: Male
    Relation to Head of House: Self (Head)
    Marital Status: Widower
    Father's Birthplace: North Carolina
    Mother's Birthplace: North Carolina
    Occupation: Farmer
    Household Members:
    Sterling Brown 81
    Sterling Brown 20 [grandson]
    Virginia Carter 21 [granddaughter]
    Sarah Carter 18 [granddaughter]
    Frank Jenkins 9 [servant]


    Buried:
    Grave location and tombstone photo:
    http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=Brown&GSiman=1&GScid=26362&GRid=113759259&

    Sterling married Mary (Polly) Bobbitt 12 Jan 1822, Warren Co. NC. Mary was born ca 1799, North Carolina; died 1850, Wilcox Co. AL; was buried , Society Hill Cemetery, Wilcox Co. AL. [Group Sheet]


  2. 11.  Mary (Polly) Bobbitt was born ca 1799, North Carolina; died 1850, Wilcox Co. AL; was buried , Society Hill Cemetery, Wilcox Co. AL.

    Notes:

    CENSUS RECORDS

    1850 United States Federal Census
    Name: Mary Brown [Mary Jane Bobbitt]
    Age: 51
    Birth Year: abt 1799
    Birthplace: North Carolina
    Home in 1850: Wilcox, Alabama
    Gender: Female
    Family Number: 266
    Household Members:
    Sterling Brown 52
    Mary Brown 51
    John H Brown 22
    Sterling Brown 21
    Mary J Brown 20
    Ann C Brown 18
    Reed Brown 15
    Amelia Brown 14
    Christopher Brown 12
    Thomas A Brown 6
    Nancy Bobbit 40 [more than likely her sister]

    Buried:
    Grave location and tombstone photo:
    http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=Brown&GSiman=1&GScid=26362&GRid=113759406&

    Notes:

    Married:
    North Carolina, Marriage Bonds, 1741-1868
    Name: Sterling Brown
    Gender: Male
    Spouse: Polly Bobbett
    Spouse Gender: Female
    Bond Date: 12 Jan 1822
    Bond #: 000160027
    Level Info: North Carolina Marriage Bonds, 1741-1868
    ImageNum: 000735
    County: Warren
    Record #: 01 028
    Bondsman: Robert Riggan
    Witness: Cas Drake

    Children:
    1. John Henry Brown was born ca 1828, North Carolina; died 1867, Wilcox Co. AL; was buried , Society Hill Cemetery, Wilcox Co. AL.
    2. Sterling Brown was born ca 1829, North Carolina.
    3. Mary Jane Brown was born ca 1830, North Carolina.
    4. Ann C. Brown was born ca 1832, North Carolina.
    5. Rheasa Brown was born 09 Sep 1834, North Carolina; died 01 Mar 1852, Wilcox Co. AL; was buried , Society Hill Cemetery, Wilcox Co. AL.
    6. 5. Caroline Amelia Brown was born ca 1836, Alabama.
    7. Christopher Brown was born ca 1838, Alabama.
    8. Thomas A. Brown was born ca 1844, Wilcox Co. AL; died 1854, Wilcox Co. AL; was buried , Society Hill Cemetery, Wilcox Co. AL.