Abel J. FAUCETT was born Nov 30, 1816; died Feb. 9, 1893, aged 76 years, 2 months and 9 days.
When eighteen years of age Mr. Faucett moved, with his parents, from Orange county, N. C., and settled in Orange county, Ind. Four years later, at the age of twenty-two, he was married to Almira D. FELLOWS, daughter of the old pioneer, Col. Levi FELLOWS, who settled on and entered the land in 1819, on which the town of Mineral City is now located. His father-in-law gave him the forty acres of land on which his residence now stands. In 1839 the bride and groom moved to their future home; built their primitive cabin and commenced the work of clearing and fencing his farm. Shortly after he erected a wagon shop and made wagons the good old fashioned way, by hand. So he improved every hour; if he was not a work on the farm, he was at work in the shop. To them were born nine children, two of whom survive him. His wife died Oct. 7, 1869.
The oldest son, Geo. W., enlisted as a private in Co. D., 14th Ind Vol., and died of wounds received at the battle of the Wilderness. The next oldest, Levi J., enlisted in 1865, near the close of the war, in Co. C, 147th Regt. Ind. Vol., and served until discharged. At the beginning of the war in '61, Mr. Faucett assisted in raising Co. E, 59th Ind. Regt., and was mustered in as a private at the age of 46. He took part in all the privations and hardships endured by his company until the close of the war, participating in some of the hardest campaigns and bloodiest battles of the rebellion. Among the latter might be mentioned New Madrid, Island No. 1, Cornith, the siege of Vicksburg, Mission Ridge, with Sherman from Atlanta to the sea, the battles of Savannah, Columbia and Bentonville. He was commissioned first lieutenant of his company Sept. 6, 1863. The captain resigning in the fall of '64, he commanded the company until the close of the war. He then returned to his family and farm, were he continued to reside up to the time of his death. Mr. Faucett lived 54 years on the same farm, having letters patent signed by VanBuren in '40, Tyler in '41 and Polk in '48 for 40 acres each joining his original homestead. The lands have never changed hands; never had any encumbrance on them, as he never executed a mortgage during his life. At the time of his death he owned 308 acres of land, and was considered the model farmer of the neighborhood. You could always tell his line fences. They were always in good repair; no rails were lying on the ground and no briars were allowed to grow in the fence corners. He was neat and methodical in everything he did. A man of sterling integrity, scrupulously honest and upright in all his dealings with his fellow-men. He was a Master Mason, and at the time of his death the oldest officiating member of his lodge. The funeral was conducted by the fraternity, in which he has so long held membership and which he so dearly loved. In his death the community has lost a man of advanced ideas, a model citizen, a kind friend and an indulgent neighbor.
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Levi FELLOWS deeded to Able J. FAUCETT, the NW 1/4 NW 1/4 Section 31 Township 7 North, Range 4 West, 40-Acres, on 3 April 1846. The Atlas of Greene County, Indiana, 1879, indicates the residence was located in the northeast corner of this tract, south & west of the Bloomfield to Mineral Road.
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From 1819 to 1877, the Town of Mineral was known as Fellow's Mill, named after Colonel Levi Fellows and the saw mill he had erected near the bridge over Plummer Creek in Richland Township. Levi Fellow's daughter married Abel Faucett and their son, Levi Faucett, eventually took over the mill. In 1905, Levi Faucett built the Levi Faucett & Sons Chair Factory in Bloomfield where hardwood furniture was built from lumber cut by the Fellow-Faucett Saw Mill at Mineral. Mineral City was laid out into 75 lots by Clelland Dodds and Samuel Rhorer and was recorded on May 21, 1887. The plat shows the railroad going right through the middle of town. At that time, there were two general stores, a blacksmith shop, a wagon shop, a wood yard, a dressmaker, a post office, a lodge hall, a church, and a one-room school. Mineral City was one of the busiest, thriving cities in Greene County largely due to the great lumber dealer, Levi Faucett, who employed a host of hands in his saw mill besides the ones he had cutting timber. The Monon Railroad and Faucett's Mill were two things Mineral City could not live without. The train's last run was in 1935 and today, the church is the only public building in Mineral City.
Provided by Mildred "Milly" (Coleman) Uland
When eighteen years of age Mr. Faucett moved, with his parents, from Orange county, N. C., and settled in Orange county, Ind. Four years later, at the age of twenty-two, he was married to Almira D. FELLOWS, daughter of the old pioneer, Col. Levi FELLOWS, who settled on and entered the land in 1819, on which the town of Mineral City is now located. His father-in-law gave him the forty acres of land on which his residence now stands. In 1839 the bride and groom moved to their future home; built their primitive cabin and commenced the work of clearing and fencing his farm. Shortly after he erected a wagon shop and made wagons the good old fashioned way, by hand. So he improved every hour; if he was not a work on the farm, he was at work in the shop. To them were born nine children, two of whom survive him. His wife died Oct. 7, 1869.
The oldest son, Geo. W., enlisted as a private in Co. D., 14th Ind Vol., and died of wounds received at the battle of the Wilderness. The next oldest, Levi J., enlisted in 1865, near the close of the war, in Co. C, 147th Regt. Ind. Vol., and served until discharged. At the beginning of the war in '61, Mr. Faucett assisted in raising Co. E, 59th Ind. Regt., and was mustered in as a private at the age of 46. He took part in all the privations and hardships endured by his company until the close of the war, participating in some of the hardest campaigns and bloodiest battles of the rebellion. Among the latter might be mentioned New Madrid, Island No. 1, Cornith, the siege of Vicksburg, Mission Ridge, with Sherman from Atlanta to the sea, the battles of Savannah, Columbia and Bentonville. He was commissioned first lieutenant of his company Sept. 6, 1863. The captain resigning in the fall of '64, he commanded the company until the close of the war. He then returned to his family and farm, were he continued to reside up to the time of his death. Mr. Faucett lived 54 years on the same farm, having letters patent signed by VanBuren in '40, Tyler in '41 and Polk in '48 for 40 acres each joining his original homestead. The lands have never changed hands; never had any encumbrance on them, as he never executed a mortgage during his life. At the time of his death he owned 308 acres of land, and was considered the model farmer of the neighborhood. You could always tell his line fences. They were always in good repair; no rails were lying on the ground and no briars were allowed to grow in the fence corners. He was neat and methodical in everything he did. A man of sterling integrity, scrupulously honest and upright in all his dealings with his fellow-men. He was a Master Mason, and at the time of his death the oldest officiating member of his lodge. The funeral was conducted by the fraternity, in which he has so long held membership and which he so dearly loved. In his death the community has lost a man of advanced ideas, a model citizen, a kind friend and an indulgent neighbor.
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Levi FELLOWS deeded to Able J. FAUCETT, the NW 1/4 NW 1/4 Section 31 Township 7 North, Range 4 West, 40-Acres, on 3 April 1846. The Atlas of Greene County, Indiana, 1879, indicates the residence was located in the northeast corner of this tract, south & west of the Bloomfield to Mineral Road.
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From 1819 to 1877, the Town of Mineral was known as Fellow's Mill, named after Colonel Levi Fellows and the saw mill he had erected near the bridge over Plummer Creek in Richland Township. Levi Fellow's daughter married Abel Faucett and their son, Levi Faucett, eventually took over the mill. In 1905, Levi Faucett built the Levi Faucett & Sons Chair Factory in Bloomfield where hardwood furniture was built from lumber cut by the Fellow-Faucett Saw Mill at Mineral. Mineral City was laid out into 75 lots by Clelland Dodds and Samuel Rhorer and was recorded on May 21, 1887. The plat shows the railroad going right through the middle of town. At that time, there were two general stores, a blacksmith shop, a wagon shop, a wood yard, a dressmaker, a post office, a lodge hall, a church, and a one-room school. Mineral City was one of the busiest, thriving cities in Greene County largely due to the great lumber dealer, Levi Faucett, who employed a host of hands in his saw mill besides the ones he had cutting timber. The Monon Railroad and Faucett's Mill were two things Mineral City could not live without. The train's last run was in 1935 and today, the church is the only public building in Mineral City.
Provided by Mildred "Milly" (Coleman) Uland
Abel J. FAUCETT was born Nov 30, 1816; died Feb. 9, 1893, aged 76 years, 2 months and 9 days.
When eighteen years of age Mr. Faucett moved, with his parents, from Orange county, N. C., and settled in Orange county, Ind. Four years later, at the age of twenty-two, he was married to Almira D. FELLOWS, daughter of the old pioneer, Col. Levi FELLOWS, who settled on and entered the land in 1819, on which the town of Mineral City is now located. His father-in-law gave him the forty acres of land on which his residence now stands. In 1839 the bride and groom moved to their future home; built their primitive cabin and commenced the work of clearing and fencing his farm. Shortly after he erected a wagon shop and made wagons the good old fashioned way, by hand. So he improved every hour; if he was not a work on the farm, he was at work in the shop. To them were born nine children, two of whom survive him. His wife died Oct. 7, 1869.
The oldest son, Geo. W., enlisted as a private in Co. D., 14th Ind Vol., and died of wounds received at the battle of the Wilderness. The next oldest, Levi J., enlisted in 1865, near the close of the war, in Co. C, 147th Regt. Ind. Vol., and served until discharged. At the beginning of the war in '61, Mr. Faucett assisted in raising Co. E, 59th Ind. Regt., and was mustered in as a private at the age of 46. He took part in all the privations and hardships endured by his company until the close of the war, participating in some of the hardest campaigns and bloodiest battles of the rebellion. Among the latter might be mentioned New Madrid, Island No. 1, Cornith, the siege of Vicksburg, Mission Ridge, with Sherman from Atlanta to the sea, the battles of Savannah, Columbia and Bentonville. He was commissioned first lieutenant of his company Sept. 6, 1863. The captain resigning in the fall of '64, he commanded the company until the close of the war. He then returned to his family and farm, were he continued to reside up to the time of his death. Mr. Faucett lived 54 years on the same farm, having letters patent signed by VanBuren in '40, Tyler in '41 and Polk in '48 for 40 acres each joining his original homestead. The lands have never changed hands; never had any encumbrance on them, as he never executed a mortgage during his life. At the time of his death he owned 308 acres of land, and was considered the model farmer of the neighborhood. You could always tell his line fences. They were always in good repair; no rails were lying on the ground and no briars were allowed to grow in the fence corners. He was neat and methodical in everything he did. A man of sterling integrity, scrupulously honest and upright in all his dealings with his fellow-men. He was a Master Mason, and at the time of his death the oldest officiating member of his lodge. The funeral was conducted by the fraternity, in which he has so long held membership and which he so dearly loved. In his death the community has lost a man of advanced ideas, a model citizen, a kind friend and an indulgent neighbor.
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Levi FELLOWS deeded to Able J. FAUCETT, the NW 1/4 NW 1/4 Section 31 Township 7 North, Range 4 West, 40-Acres, on 3 April 1846. The Atlas of Greene County, Indiana, 1879, indicates the residence was located in the northeast corner of this tract, south & west of the Bloomfield to Mineral Road.
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From 1819 to 1877, the Town of Mineral was known as Fellow's Mill, named after Colonel Levi Fellows and the saw mill he had erected near the bridge over Plummer Creek in Richland Township. Levi Fellow's daughter married Abel Faucett and their son, Levi Faucett, eventually took over the mill. In 1905, Levi Faucett built the Levi Faucett & Sons Chair Factory in Bloomfield where hardwood furniture was built from lumber cut by the Fellow-Faucett Saw Mill at Mineral. Mineral City was laid out into 75 lots by Clelland Dodds and Samuel Rhorer and was recorded on May 21, 1887. The plat shows the railroad going right through the middle of town. At that time, there were two general stores, a blacksmith shop, a wagon shop, a wood yard, a dressmaker, a post office, a lodge hall, a church, and a one-room school. Mineral City was one of the busiest, thriving cities in Greene County largely due to the great lumber dealer, Levi Faucett, who employed a host of hands in his saw mill besides the ones he had cutting timber. The Monon Railroad and Faucett's Mill were two things Mineral City could not live without. The train's last run was in 1935 and today, the church is the only public building in Mineral City.
Provided by Mildred "Milly" (Coleman) Uland
When eighteen years of age Mr. Faucett moved, with his parents, from Orange county, N. C., and settled in Orange county, Ind. Four years later, at the age of twenty-two, he was married to Almira D. FELLOWS, daughter of the old pioneer, Col. Levi FELLOWS, who settled on and entered the land in 1819, on which the town of Mineral City is now located. His father-in-law gave him the forty acres of land on which his residence now stands. In 1839 the bride and groom moved to their future home; built their primitive cabin and commenced the work of clearing and fencing his farm. Shortly after he erected a wagon shop and made wagons the good old fashioned way, by hand. So he improved every hour; if he was not a work on the farm, he was at work in the shop. To them were born nine children, two of whom survive him. His wife died Oct. 7, 1869.
The oldest son, Geo. W., enlisted as a private in Co. D., 14th Ind Vol., and died of wounds received at the battle of the Wilderness. The next oldest, Levi J., enlisted in 1865, near the close of the war, in Co. C, 147th Regt. Ind. Vol., and served until discharged. At the beginning of the war in '61, Mr. Faucett assisted in raising Co. E, 59th Ind. Regt., and was mustered in as a private at the age of 46. He took part in all the privations and hardships endured by his company until the close of the war, participating in some of the hardest campaigns and bloodiest battles of the rebellion. Among the latter might be mentioned New Madrid, Island No. 1, Cornith, the siege of Vicksburg, Mission Ridge, with Sherman from Atlanta to the sea, the battles of Savannah, Columbia and Bentonville. He was commissioned first lieutenant of his company Sept. 6, 1863. The captain resigning in the fall of '64, he commanded the company until the close of the war. He then returned to his family and farm, were he continued to reside up to the time of his death. Mr. Faucett lived 54 years on the same farm, having letters patent signed by VanBuren in '40, Tyler in '41 and Polk in '48 for 40 acres each joining his original homestead. The lands have never changed hands; never had any encumbrance on them, as he never executed a mortgage during his life. At the time of his death he owned 308 acres of land, and was considered the model farmer of the neighborhood. You could always tell his line fences. They were always in good repair; no rails were lying on the ground and no briars were allowed to grow in the fence corners. He was neat and methodical in everything he did. A man of sterling integrity, scrupulously honest and upright in all his dealings with his fellow-men. He was a Master Mason, and at the time of his death the oldest officiating member of his lodge. The funeral was conducted by the fraternity, in which he has so long held membership and which he so dearly loved. In his death the community has lost a man of advanced ideas, a model citizen, a kind friend and an indulgent neighbor.
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Levi FELLOWS deeded to Able J. FAUCETT, the NW 1/4 NW 1/4 Section 31 Township 7 North, Range 4 West, 40-Acres, on 3 April 1846. The Atlas of Greene County, Indiana, 1879, indicates the residence was located in the northeast corner of this tract, south & west of the Bloomfield to Mineral Road.
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From 1819 to 1877, the Town of Mineral was known as Fellow's Mill, named after Colonel Levi Fellows and the saw mill he had erected near the bridge over Plummer Creek in Richland Township. Levi Fellow's daughter married Abel Faucett and their son, Levi Faucett, eventually took over the mill. In 1905, Levi Faucett built the Levi Faucett & Sons Chair Factory in Bloomfield where hardwood furniture was built from lumber cut by the Fellow-Faucett Saw Mill at Mineral. Mineral City was laid out into 75 lots by Clelland Dodds and Samuel Rhorer and was recorded on May 21, 1887. The plat shows the railroad going right through the middle of town. At that time, there were two general stores, a blacksmith shop, a wagon shop, a wood yard, a dressmaker, a post office, a lodge hall, a church, and a one-room school. Mineral City was one of the busiest, thriving cities in Greene County largely due to the great lumber dealer, Levi Faucett, who employed a host of hands in his saw mill besides the ones he had cutting timber. The Monon Railroad and Faucett's Mill were two things Mineral City could not live without. The train's last run was in 1935 and today, the church is the only public building in Mineral City.
Provided by Mildred "Milly" (Coleman) Uland
Family Members
Siblings
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Zepheniah Faucett
1808–1846
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Fannie Faucett Patton
1809–1887
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Jane M. Faucett Campbell
1811–1863
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Levi Hall Faucett
1813–1877
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Huldah Faucett Hill
1814–1864
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Dorothea "Dorothy" Faucett Lindley
1819–1861
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Eli Fausett
1820–1829
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Lydia Hall Faucett Millis
1824–1906
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Maria R. Faucett Hudelson
1826–1908
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Caroline Elizabeth Faucett Charles
1833–1910
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