Have a feeling that his final resting place is one of the unmarked graves that is in this little cemetery, so this memorial will remain as an unmarked grave in his honor
George Wesley Fanning's cause of death was from his appendix.
George Wesley Fanning was married to Mary Moore McDonald September 3, 1848 in Jefferson County, Illinois. All of their children were born in Illinois and then the family along with others decided to go to Texas, settling in Gillespie County. George Wesley Fanning died at an early age, so his widow, Mary Moore McDonald Fanning raised the children by herself and eventually they came to Eddy County, New Mexico.
1850 Illinois , Morgan Co.
182/2135/2182
Fanning, George 25 M W Farmer AL
Mary 22 F W IL
Rachel 1 F W IL
Mary Moore McDonald Fanning was the eldest daughter of Thomas (Tom) and Rachel Axley McDonald. Thomas (Tom) McDonald was the son of Lenvill and Luraney Taylor McDonald and Rachel Axley McDonald was a sister to Hannah Smith Axley Taylor.
On the 1850 census for Jefferson County, Illinois, Dwelling #487, you will
find:
Thomas McDaniel m age-47 farmer born-North Carolina
Rachel f 38 Kentucky
James M. m 20 farmer Illinois
Malvina M. f 14 Illinois
Rebecca A. f 9 Illinois
Robert L. m 7 Illinois
William A. m 3 Illinois
James Y. Carrol m 29 farmer North Carolina
The 1860 census of Gillespie County, Texas shows:
McDonald
Thomas m age-57 Herdsman born-North Carolina
Rachel f 57 Kentucky
Robert m 15 Illinois
William m 13 Illinois
Josephine f 10 Illinois
Samuel m 7 Illinois
(Ref: Sylvia's Story from "Back Down Memory Land" by Sylvia Fanning Pace, 1981 transcribed by Gene Cook Hall 8/19/94, reads as follows:
"My story really begins many years before I was born. My great grandfather was Geroge Wesley Fanning, who was born December 23, 1825 in Alabama. He moved to Illinois and there he married Mary Moore McDonald on September 1, 1848. Mary was born Jan. 1, 1827, in Johnson County, in southern Illinois. The young couple then moved to Morgan County in West Central Illinois where four of their children were born. They were Rachel Adeline, Joseph Thomas, who was to become my great grandfather, Elizabeth Mary (or Mary Elizabeth) and Martin Wesley. The town where they were born has been variously listed as Merville (or Murrayville on the map) and as Franklin. I have not been able to verify the exact name. Again, the George W. Fanning family moved, this time to Jackson County in southern Illinois, where two more children were born. They were Barbra Ann and Ella Jane. There seems to be no record giving the birthplace of a son James, who apparently died as a child. The Fanning and McDonald families were very close, and it is said that they traveled down the Mississippi River together in 1859, and settled at Spring Creek in Gillespie County, Texas. George died suddenly with appendicitis in 1861, leaving his young widow and 6 small children, the oldest only 11 years old, as well as a farm to run in the sparsely settled area. Mary's brother, Lafe McDonald, helped her with the farm and acted as surrogate father to the children. And here on the Texas frontier, the Fanning children grew to adulthood."
George Wesley Fanning's cause of death was from his appendix.
George Wesley Fanning was married to Mary Moore McDonald September 3, 1848 in Jefferson County, Illinois. All of their children were born in Illinois and then the family along with others decided to go to Texas, settling in Gillespie County. George Wesley Fanning died at an early age, so his widow, Mary Moore McDonald Fanning raised the children by herself and eventually they came to Eddy County, New Mexico.
1850 Illinois , Morgan Co.
182/2135/2182
Fanning, George 25 M W Farmer AL
Mary 22 F W IL
Rachel 1 F W IL
Mary Moore McDonald Fanning was the eldest daughter of Thomas (Tom) and Rachel Axley McDonald. Thomas (Tom) McDonald was the son of Lenvill and Luraney Taylor McDonald and Rachel Axley McDonald was a sister to Hannah Smith Axley Taylor.
On the 1850 census for Jefferson County, Illinois, Dwelling #487, you will
find:
Thomas McDaniel m age-47 farmer born-North Carolina
Rachel f 38 Kentucky
James M. m 20 farmer Illinois
Malvina M. f 14 Illinois
Rebecca A. f 9 Illinois
Robert L. m 7 Illinois
William A. m 3 Illinois
James Y. Carrol m 29 farmer North Carolina
The 1860 census of Gillespie County, Texas shows:
McDonald
Thomas m age-57 Herdsman born-North Carolina
Rachel f 57 Kentucky
Robert m 15 Illinois
William m 13 Illinois
Josephine f 10 Illinois
Samuel m 7 Illinois
(Ref: Sylvia's Story from "Back Down Memory Land" by Sylvia Fanning Pace, 1981 transcribed by Gene Cook Hall 8/19/94, reads as follows:
"My story really begins many years before I was born. My great grandfather was Geroge Wesley Fanning, who was born December 23, 1825 in Alabama. He moved to Illinois and there he married Mary Moore McDonald on September 1, 1848. Mary was born Jan. 1, 1827, in Johnson County, in southern Illinois. The young couple then moved to Morgan County in West Central Illinois where four of their children were born. They were Rachel Adeline, Joseph Thomas, who was to become my great grandfather, Elizabeth Mary (or Mary Elizabeth) and Martin Wesley. The town where they were born has been variously listed as Merville (or Murrayville on the map) and as Franklin. I have not been able to verify the exact name. Again, the George W. Fanning family moved, this time to Jackson County in southern Illinois, where two more children were born. They were Barbra Ann and Ella Jane. There seems to be no record giving the birthplace of a son James, who apparently died as a child. The Fanning and McDonald families were very close, and it is said that they traveled down the Mississippi River together in 1859, and settled at Spring Creek in Gillespie County, Texas. George died suddenly with appendicitis in 1861, leaving his young widow and 6 small children, the oldest only 11 years old, as well as a farm to run in the sparsely settled area. Mary's brother, Lafe McDonald, helped her with the farm and acted as surrogate father to the children. And here on the Texas frontier, the Fanning children grew to adulthood."
Have a feeling that his final resting place is one of the unmarked graves that is in this little cemetery, so this memorial will remain as an unmarked grave in his honor
George Wesley Fanning's cause of death was from his appendix.
George Wesley Fanning was married to Mary Moore McDonald September 3, 1848 in Jefferson County, Illinois. All of their children were born in Illinois and then the family along with others decided to go to Texas, settling in Gillespie County. George Wesley Fanning died at an early age, so his widow, Mary Moore McDonald Fanning raised the children by herself and eventually they came to Eddy County, New Mexico.
1850 Illinois , Morgan Co.
182/2135/2182
Fanning, George 25 M W Farmer AL
Mary 22 F W IL
Rachel 1 F W IL
Mary Moore McDonald Fanning was the eldest daughter of Thomas (Tom) and Rachel Axley McDonald. Thomas (Tom) McDonald was the son of Lenvill and Luraney Taylor McDonald and Rachel Axley McDonald was a sister to Hannah Smith Axley Taylor.
On the 1850 census for Jefferson County, Illinois, Dwelling #487, you will
find:
Thomas McDaniel m age-47 farmer born-North Carolina
Rachel f 38 Kentucky
James M. m 20 farmer Illinois
Malvina M. f 14 Illinois
Rebecca A. f 9 Illinois
Robert L. m 7 Illinois
William A. m 3 Illinois
James Y. Carrol m 29 farmer North Carolina
The 1860 census of Gillespie County, Texas shows:
McDonald
Thomas m age-57 Herdsman born-North Carolina
Rachel f 57 Kentucky
Robert m 15 Illinois
William m 13 Illinois
Josephine f 10 Illinois
Samuel m 7 Illinois
(Ref: Sylvia's Story from "Back Down Memory Land" by Sylvia Fanning Pace, 1981 transcribed by Gene Cook Hall 8/19/94, reads as follows:
"My story really begins many years before I was born. My great grandfather was Geroge Wesley Fanning, who was born December 23, 1825 in Alabama. He moved to Illinois and there he married Mary Moore McDonald on September 1, 1848. Mary was born Jan. 1, 1827, in Johnson County, in southern Illinois. The young couple then moved to Morgan County in West Central Illinois where four of their children were born. They were Rachel Adeline, Joseph Thomas, who was to become my great grandfather, Elizabeth Mary (or Mary Elizabeth) and Martin Wesley. The town where they were born has been variously listed as Merville (or Murrayville on the map) and as Franklin. I have not been able to verify the exact name. Again, the George W. Fanning family moved, this time to Jackson County in southern Illinois, where two more children were born. They were Barbra Ann and Ella Jane. There seems to be no record giving the birthplace of a son James, who apparently died as a child. The Fanning and McDonald families were very close, and it is said that they traveled down the Mississippi River together in 1859, and settled at Spring Creek in Gillespie County, Texas. George died suddenly with appendicitis in 1861, leaving his young widow and 6 small children, the oldest only 11 years old, as well as a farm to run in the sparsely settled area. Mary's brother, Lafe McDonald, helped her with the farm and acted as surrogate father to the children. And here on the Texas frontier, the Fanning children grew to adulthood."
George Wesley Fanning's cause of death was from his appendix.
George Wesley Fanning was married to Mary Moore McDonald September 3, 1848 in Jefferson County, Illinois. All of their children were born in Illinois and then the family along with others decided to go to Texas, settling in Gillespie County. George Wesley Fanning died at an early age, so his widow, Mary Moore McDonald Fanning raised the children by herself and eventually they came to Eddy County, New Mexico.
1850 Illinois , Morgan Co.
182/2135/2182
Fanning, George 25 M W Farmer AL
Mary 22 F W IL
Rachel 1 F W IL
Mary Moore McDonald Fanning was the eldest daughter of Thomas (Tom) and Rachel Axley McDonald. Thomas (Tom) McDonald was the son of Lenvill and Luraney Taylor McDonald and Rachel Axley McDonald was a sister to Hannah Smith Axley Taylor.
On the 1850 census for Jefferson County, Illinois, Dwelling #487, you will
find:
Thomas McDaniel m age-47 farmer born-North Carolina
Rachel f 38 Kentucky
James M. m 20 farmer Illinois
Malvina M. f 14 Illinois
Rebecca A. f 9 Illinois
Robert L. m 7 Illinois
William A. m 3 Illinois
James Y. Carrol m 29 farmer North Carolina
The 1860 census of Gillespie County, Texas shows:
McDonald
Thomas m age-57 Herdsman born-North Carolina
Rachel f 57 Kentucky
Robert m 15 Illinois
William m 13 Illinois
Josephine f 10 Illinois
Samuel m 7 Illinois
(Ref: Sylvia's Story from "Back Down Memory Land" by Sylvia Fanning Pace, 1981 transcribed by Gene Cook Hall 8/19/94, reads as follows:
"My story really begins many years before I was born. My great grandfather was Geroge Wesley Fanning, who was born December 23, 1825 in Alabama. He moved to Illinois and there he married Mary Moore McDonald on September 1, 1848. Mary was born Jan. 1, 1827, in Johnson County, in southern Illinois. The young couple then moved to Morgan County in West Central Illinois where four of their children were born. They were Rachel Adeline, Joseph Thomas, who was to become my great grandfather, Elizabeth Mary (or Mary Elizabeth) and Martin Wesley. The town where they were born has been variously listed as Merville (or Murrayville on the map) and as Franklin. I have not been able to verify the exact name. Again, the George W. Fanning family moved, this time to Jackson County in southern Illinois, where two more children were born. They were Barbra Ann and Ella Jane. There seems to be no record giving the birthplace of a son James, who apparently died as a child. The Fanning and McDonald families were very close, and it is said that they traveled down the Mississippi River together in 1859, and settled at Spring Creek in Gillespie County, Texas. George died suddenly with appendicitis in 1861, leaving his young widow and 6 small children, the oldest only 11 years old, as well as a farm to run in the sparsely settled area. Mary's brother, Lafe McDonald, helped her with the farm and acted as surrogate father to the children. And here on the Texas frontier, the Fanning children grew to adulthood."
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