Clay Faulkner

Male 1845 - 1916  (71 years)


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  • Name Clay Faulkner 
    Birth 11 Apr 1845  Warren County, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Gender Male 
    Occupation manufacturer  [2
    Death 26 Aug 1916  Warren County, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Burial Riverside Cemetery, McMinnville, Warren County, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Person ID I17773  The Hennessee Family
    Last Modified 14 Aug 1995 

    Father Asa Faulkner, The Honorable,   b. 16 Jul 1802, South Carolina Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 29 Jul 1886, Warren County, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 84 years) 
    Mother Annis C. "Annie" Wolfe,   b. 24 Feb 1806, Scott County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 15 Mar 1851, Warren County, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 45 years) 
    Marriage 19 Feb 1827  (Warren County) Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Family ID F4760  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 11 Apr 1845 - Warren County, Tennessee Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 26 Aug 1916 - Warren County, Tennessee Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBurial - - Riverside Cemetery, McMinnville, Warren County, Tennessee Link to Google Earth
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  • Notes 
    • Biography: FAULKNER, Clay <http://tngenweb.org/warren/biography-faulkner-clay/>

      Clay Faulkner, owner of the Mountain City Woolen Mills, was born near where he now lives April 11, 1845. He is the son of Asa and Annie (Wolf) Faulkner, of German and Scotch descent respectively, the former born in South Carolina July 16, 1802, died in Warren County July 22, 1886, and the latter born in Scott County, Va., February 24, 1806, died tn Warren County March 25, 1851. The father lived in Warren County after the eighth year, and was a great builder of cotton and woolen mills on the various rivers in Warren County.

      Our subject, one of fifteen children, eleven of whom are living, and all but one of whom reached their majority received an academic education, and in 1866 with his brother J. J., took charge of the Butler Flouring Mills on Charles Creek in addition to his farming. In 1873 his present mills came into his and his brother, Thomas H.’s, possession, and new machinery was put in, and in the spring of 1879 Mr. Faulkner became sole owner, since which time his entire attention has been given to their interest. They are mentioned elsewhere in the history of Warren County.

      October 22, 1873, Mr. Faulkner married Mary E., a cultured lady and daughter of David Saunders, of Carthage, Tenn. She was born September 23, 1848. Their three children are Margie, born August 8, 1876; Herschel C., born March 2, 1878, and Daisy, born June 10, 1880. Mr. Faulkner and his wife are members and supporters of the Methodist Episcopal Church. [4]

  • Sources 
    1. [S12] "Death Certificates - Warren and Van Buren Counties: 1914-1919",, p. 60 (Reliability: 3).

    2. [S86] 1900 Warren Co.,TN Census, compiled by Robert A. C. Hillis, Jr., 1988., p. 12 (Reliability: 3).

    3. [S283] "Warren County,Tennessee Cemetery Book 1 - Annotated, Cemeteries A-F" by, p. 211 (Reliability: 3).

    4. [S52358] http://tngenweb.org/warren/whats-new/page/7/.