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Myrtice was Adopted by Thomas W. and Lila Harrison Faircloth of Decatur Co., GA,
and was discharged from the Orphanage 20 February 1900 by Rev. T. B.
Stanford of So. Macon, GA. They lived in Whigham, Grady Co., GA.
1900 Census Decatur County, GA, Ragan's District ED #35, enumerated
June 6, 1900
Image 9:
Faircloth Thomas 42, May 1858 md 14 yrs
Lila 34 May 1866 no children, married 14 years
Myrtice 9 June 1890 adopted daughter
Notes on Myrtice's adoptive parents:
1910 Census Grady County, GA, ED #96, enumerated 16 Apr 1910
Ancestry.com Image 17:
Faircloth Thomas W. w, m, 51 md once 23 yrs;
Lila J. w, f, 42, 0 children.
1910 United States Federal Census
Name: Myrtice Belcher
Age in 1910: 20
Birth Year: abt 1890
Birthplace: Alabama
Home in 1910: Whigham, Grady, Georgia
Race: White
Gender: Female
Relation to Head of House: Wife
Marital Status: Married
Spouse's Name: Byrne H Belcher
Father's Birthplace: Alabama
Mother's Birthplace: Alabama
Neighbors: View others on page
Household Members:
Name Age
Byrne H Belcher 27 (Byron)
Myrtice Belcher 20
Mildred Belcher 2 [3]
Lillian Belcher 0 [6/12]
In 1918, when Beth drank lye from a cup that had been left by a
cleaning woman, Myrtice stayed with relatives in Cairo, GA to be
close to the doctor. The relative had consumption and it was thought
that Myrtice contracted it during that time. At the time she was
pregnant with Mary. Myrtice was taken to Rome, GA to a sanitarium for
a time but it didn't help and she died early in 1918. It is thought
that the epidemic of flu at the time contributed to her death.
(Source: Virginia (Ginger) Howard Davis-Beck)
Web: Georgia, Find A Grave Index, 1728-2012
Name: Myrtice Belcher
Birth Date: 24 Aug 1889
Age at Death: 28
Death Date: 7 Feb 1918
Burial Place: Grady County, Georgia, USA
1920 Census Grady County, GA, ED #84, Image 21, enumerated 15 Jan
1920, fam #204:
Faircloth Thomas W. w, m, 60, head;
Lila w, f, 49, wife.
1930 Census Grady County, GA, District #12 Ragan, Image 2, fam #22:
Faircloth Tom W. w, m, 71, first married 24;
Lilia w, f, 58, first married 18.
Name: Thomas W Faircloth
Death Date: 27 Jul 1946
County of Death: Grady
Gender: M
Race: W
Age: 87 years
County of Residence: Grady
Certificate: 16509
The Cairo Messenger, February 6, 1948:
"Mrs. T. W. Faircloth, 80
Mrs. T. W. Faircloth passed away at 2:05 a.m. Friday, Jan. 30th,
at her home a few miles south of Cairo following an illness of five
days from pneumonia. She had been afflicted with paralysis about two
years.
The funeral was held at Tired Creek Primitive Baptist Church at 3
o'clock Sunday afternoon with Elder T. R. Crawford in charge. The
following nephews served as pallbearers: Messrs. Troy Harrison,
Lonnie Harrison, Charlies Harrison, Roscoe Harrison, Council Harrison,
Miller Harrison, Lee Harrison and Sam Weaver.
Her remains were interred in Tired Creek cemetery by the side of
her husband who died on July 27, 1946.
Mrs. Faircloth was the former Miss Lila Harrison. She was born
in Decatur, now Grady County, on February 14, 1868, the daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. Samuel H. Harrison. Her entire life was spent in this
county. She was of the Primitive Baptist faith and attended Tired
Creek Church.
Her survivors include three brothers, Charlie, Tom and Joe
Harrison, all of Grady County; four granddaughters, Mrs. Mildred
Pryse, of Atlanta; Mrs. E. K. Howard, Mrs. J. T. Fitzgerald and
Mrs. A. S. Bales, all of Albany and five great grandchildren.
Arrangements were handled by South Georgia Funeral Home.
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