Rev. Alexander "Black Alex" Faires, Jr.

1785 - 1829  (44 years)

• Name	Alexander "Black Alex" Faires
  Title	Rev.
  Suffix	Jr.
  Birth	15 Apr 1785	York, York Co, South Carolina
  Gender	Male
  Property	1829	Lauderdale Co, Alabama
  	Alexander Faires, assignee of James Faires, moved to take possession of 79.88 acres which the two of them had acquired together. Alexander actually died in 1829 so this document must have been applied for prior to 1829 but not issued until after his death. Location: Lauderdale County, AL - Sec. 35, W1/2 NW1/4 http://trees.ancestry.com/tree/6678491/person/6937244154/mediax/2?pgnum=1&pg=0&pgpl=pid%7CpgNum
  Death	18 Sep 1829	Lauderdale Co, Alabama
  	Killed while clearing land for the church when a tree fell on him.
  Property	1835	Lauderdale Co, Alabama
  	The children of Alexander Faires and Margaret Hammill filed in 1835 to take possession of 159.76 acres of land originally acquired by their father, Alexander Faires, and James Faires, both of whom had died before 1835. Names on this document: "Janes James Faires, Martha Pickens (formerly Faires), Thomas A. Kemper Faires, Andrew Faires, Peggy Faires, Mary Faires and Malinda Ann Faires, heirs of Alexander Faires (deceased) who was assignee of James Faires." Location: Lauderdale County, AL - Sec. 35, SW1/4 http://trees.ancestry.com/tree/6678491/person/6937244154/mediax/1?pgnum=1&pg=0&pgpl=pid%7CpgNum
  Burial	Wesley Chapel UMC Cem, Lauderdale Co, Alabama
  Person ID	I61852	Roots
  Last Modified	7 Feb 2014

  
  

  Family	Margaret "Peggy" Hammil,   b. 9 Jun 1788, Ireland d. 26 Jun 1860, Lauderdale Co, Alabama (Age 72 years)
  Marriage	1808	York, York Co, Alabama
  Children	1. James Alexander Faires,   b. Abt 1807   d. Aft 1810 (Age ~ 4 years)   2. Jane Jennett Faires,   b. 23 Oct 1809, York Co, South Carolina d. 11 Jun 1895, Lauderdale Co, Alabama (Age 85 years)   3. Martha "Patsy" Faires,   b. 8 Jun 1812, York Co, South Carolina d. 1 Feb 1891, Waterloo, Lauderdale Co, Alabama (Age 78 years)   4. Thomas A. Kemper Faires,   b. 14 Oct 1814, York Co, South Carolina d. 4 Jun 1835, Lauderdale Co, Alabama (Age 20 years)   5. Andrew Faires,   b. 21 Jun 1817, York Co, South Carolina d. 27 Feb 1872, Lauderdale Co, Alabama (Age 54 years) + 6. Margaret A. "Peggy" Faires,   b. 1822, Lauderdale Co, Alabama d. 1846, Lauderdale Co, Alabama (Age 24 years)   7. Mary "Polly" Faires,   b. Sep 1822, Lauderdale Co, Alabama d. 1 May 1896, Lauderdale Co, Alabama (Age ~ 73 years)   8. Malinda Ann "Linnie" Faires,   b. 3 Aug 1826, Lauderdale Co, Alabama d. 27 Mar 1906, Midlothian, Ellis Co, Texas (Age 79 years)
  Family ID	F20227	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	7 Feb 2014