Lafayette Hopkins Fallen1,2,3

Family Chart
ID# 22498, (1853 - 1920)
FatherJames E. Fallen4,5,6 (8 Dec 1823 - 10 Mar 1909)
MotherElizabeth J. Tharp4,5,6 (abt 1823 - )

Key Events:

Birth: 10 Dec 1853, Charlotte Co., Virginia7,8,9
Marriage: about 1877, Henrietta Carrington Britton (about 19 Feb 1857 - 23 Jun 1921)10,11,12
Death: 11 Feb 1920, Roanoke, Halifax Co., Virginia6
Burial: 12 Feb 1920, Hunting Creek Baptist Church Cemetery, Nathalie, Halifax Co., Virginia13

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Narrative:

     Lafayette Hopkins Fallen was born on 10 Dec 1853 in Charlotte Co., Virginia.7,8,9
     He appeared on the 1860 Federal Census of Charlotte Co., Virginia, in the household of his parents, James E. Fallen and Elizabeth J. Tharp.14 He appeared on the 1870 Federal Census of Roanoke, Halifax Co., Virginia, in the household of his parents.15
     Lafayette married Henrietta Carrington Britton, daughter of William Edward Britton and Sarah E. Ligon, about 1877. He was the older brother of the woman her uncle, Melcajas A. Britton, would marry a year later.10,11,12
     Lafayette and Henrietta appeared on the 1880 Federal Census of Roanoke, Halifax Co., Virginia, enumerated 4 Jul 1880. Their son Paul was listed as living with them.16
     Lafayette was not listed with his wife and children in the 1900 census and has not been found elsewhere. It is unclear whether he was actually living someplace else at the time, or was simply omitted in error.17
     Lafayette and Henrietta appeared on the 1910 Federal Census of Roanoke, Halifax Co., Virginia, enumerated 19 Apr 1910, reporting they rented their farm. Their daughter Minnie was listed as living with them. Their sons George, with his wife and daughter, and William, with his wife and two children, were apparently living close by was they were listed as the second and third preceding households.18
     He was a farm laborer, presumably on the family farm, by age 17. By 1880 he was a farmer on his own.19,20,21,22,23
     Lafayette and Henrietta appeared on the 1920 Federal Census of Roanoke, Halifax Co., Virginia, enumerated 31 Jan 1920, reporting they owned their home, free of mortgage. Their grandchildren, Hermon and Thelma Fallen, children of their son William, were listed as living with them.24
     Lafayette died on 11 Feb 1920 in Roanoke, Halifax Co., Virginia, at age 66.6 He was buried on 12 Feb 1920 in Hunting Creek Baptist Church Cemetery, Nathalie, Halifax Co., Virginia.13

Children:
     Children with Henrietta Carrington Britton

According to one record, Lafayette and Henrietta had two other children, names unknown, who were born and died between 1900 and 1910. However no record of them has been found in Halifax Co. death records.33,34
  • Paul Carrington Fallen16,25 (19 Jul 1877 - 23 Feb 1957)
  • James Fallen26 (abt 6 Mar 1879 - 20 Apr 1879)
  • William Edward Fallen27,28 (11 Jun 1880 - 26 Apr 1943)
  • George Thomas Fallen27,29 (10 Dec 1883 - 9 Aug 1946)
  • Mary E. Fallen30,31 (10 Aug 1886 - 7 Apr 1969)
  • Minnie Thwreat Fallen30,18,32 (22 Apr 1893 - 1 Apr 1956)

Citations

  1. [S9637] Jas E. Fallin household, 1860 U.S. Census, Charlotte Co., Virginia, shows name as Lafayett H. Fallin.
  2. [S9638] James E. Fallen household, 1870 U.S. Census, Halifax Co., Virginia, shows name as Lafayette Fallen.
  3. [S9644] Minnie Thwreat Rickman, Certificate of Death, shows name as Layefatt Hopkins Fallen.
  4. [S9637] Jas E. Fallin household, 1860 U.S. Census, Charlotte Co., Virginia, shows them apparently living as parent and child.
  5. [S9638] James E. Fallen household, 1870 U.S. Census, Halifax Co., Virginia, shows them apparently living as parent and child.
  6. [S9635] Lafayette Fallen, Certificate of Death.
  7. [S9637] Jas E. Fallin household, 1860 U.S. Census, Charlotte Co., Virginia, shows age 6 and state.
  8. [S9638] James E. Fallen household, 1870 U.S. Census, Halifax Co., Virginia, shows age 17 and state.
  9. [S9635] Lafayette Fallen, Certificate of Death, shows date and county.
  10. [S9634] L. H. Fallen household, 1880 U.S. Census, Halifax Co., Virginia, shows married.
  11. [S9639] Henretta C. Fallen household, 1900 U.S. Census, Halifax Co., Virginia, shows married 23 years.
  12. [S9640] Layfette H. Fallen household, 1910 U.S. Census, Halifax Co., Virginia, shows married 34 years.
  13. [S9635] Lafayette Fallen, Certificate of Death, shows date and cemetery.
  14. [S9637] Jas E. Fallin household, 1860 U.S. Census, Charlotte Co., Virginia.
  15. [S9638] James E. Fallen household, 1870 U.S. Census, Halifax Co., Virginia.
  16. [S9634] L. H. Fallen household, 1880 U.S. Census, Halifax Co., Virginia.
  17. [S9639] Henretta C. Fallen household, 1900 U.S. Census, Halifax Co., Virginia.
  18. [S9640] Layfette H. Fallen household, 1910 U.S. Census, Halifax Co., Virginia.
  19. [S9638] James E. Fallen household, 1870 U.S. Census, Halifax Co., Virginia, shows occupation as farm laborer.
  20. [S9634] L. H. Fallen household, 1880 U.S. Census, Halifax Co., Virginia, shows occupation as farming.
  21. [S9640] Layfette H. Fallen household, 1910 U.S. Census, Halifax Co., Virginia, shows occupation as farmer and industry as general farm.
  22. [S9645] Lafeyette H. Fallen household, 1920 U.S. Census, Halifax Co., Virginia, shows occupation as farmer and industry as general farm.
  23. [S9635] Lafayette Fallen, Certificate of Death, shows occupation as farmer.
  24. [S9645] Lafeyette H. Fallen household, 1920 U.S. Census, Halifax Co., Virginia.
  25. [S9636] Paul Carrington Fallen, Certificate of Death.
  26. [S9371] Register of Deaths, Virginia, Halifax Co., 1879, Fallen, Jas.
  27. [S9639] Henretta C. Fallen household, 1900 U.S. Census, Halifax Co., Virginia, shows the boy as son of Layette's wife, and with surname Fallen.
  28. [S9641] William Edward Fallen, Certificate of Death.
  29. [S9642] George Thomas Fallen, Certificate of Death.
  30. [S9639] Henretta C. Fallen household, 1900 U.S. Census, Halifax Co., Virginia, shows the girl as daughter of Layette's wife, and with surname Fallen.
  31. [S9643] Mary Bennett, Certificate of Death.
  32. [S9644] Minnie Thwreat Rickman, Certificate of Death.
  33. [S9639] Henretta C. Fallen household, 1900 U.S. Census, Halifax Co., Virginia, shows her as mother of six, with five living, and with all five known living children appearing with her or next door.
  34. [S9640] Layfette H. Fallen household, 1910 U.S. Census, Halifax Co., Virginia, shows her as mother of eight, with five living.