Bible of John Fain, Sr., a Pioneer Settler in Dandridge
From transcriptions prepared by W. A. Lyle, of Jefferson County, and subsequently typed and published by the Works Progress Administration under the title Jefferson County Bible Records.
Transcribed for this site from the WPA volume by Doris Kinser Fountain. We are extremely grateful to her.
Researchers Note: this is a transcription of a transcription of a transcription. Therefore, every item must be verified through separate sources.
Possession: Mrs. Mary C. Fain, Dandridge, TN, whose husband, Dr. Samuel
W. Fain was grandson of John Fain, Sr.
Total names in report is 144.
Transcription: July 26, 1937
Marriages:
Nicholson Fain and Betsey Taylor were married in 1752
Samuel Fain married Rosana McMahan
Ebenezer Fain married Mary Mercer
Thomas Fain married Mary Pennemire
David Fain was killed by Indians
William born in 1757 and died in 1815
He married Sallie McMahan
Births:
Samuel Fain, son of Nicholas, born in 1753
David born Oct. 19, 1782, married to Betty Young
Rosannah born Feb. 25, 1784, married Johnanthon (sic) Young
Ebenezer Fain born April 9, 1786, married Mary Campbell
William Fain born Jan. 4, 1788
Bettie Fain born June 23, 1789, married Robert Gray
John McMahan born March 25, 1781, married Mary A. Bickwell
Samuel born Jan. 22, 1793, married Mary Campbell
Sallie born June 15, 1795, married Abram Job
Mary Ann born Sept. 18, 1797, married Nelson Bickwell
Nancy Newton born Sept. 9, 1800, married George Davenport
John Fain, Sr,, born 1775
Betsey Fain born 1779
William born 1781
Isabella Fain born 1783
Nicholas, Jr, born 1785
Margaret born 1788
Josiah Fain - Children of Josiah were Will, Julia, Lizzie, Bell, Retta,
Mattie, Joe, Stewart, and Mrs. Havis
Will Fain married to a Miss Smith, first time. She was daughter of John
Smith of Oak Grove. He had several children.
The Children of John Fain, Sr, were
Samuel, William, who married Elizabeth Moore, his daughter Lizzie married
George Parrott.
Elizabeth married a man by the name of King, King had two daughters, one Mollie, married a Fry, in Chattanooga, another daughter Amelia married John Gillespie. They had a son, John K. Gillespie who married Hortense Booth and had three children, John K. Gillespie, Hortense Booth, and Margaret,
[The next part was a run-on from the preceding sentence in the book. But, it appears it might have been meant to say "Margaret, daughter of..."]
daughter
of John Fain, Sr, married Dr. White and they had five children: Lucie,
Corie,
Ellen,
John,
and
Rose.
Rose
married
John
Cheairs
of
Maury Co, TN. (name of Rose's husband and location written in long
hand by someone).
John Fain, Jr, married 1st, Maria Moore and had a daughter Maria. Married 2nd, Mattie Moore and had three children, Namely: Flora, John, and Mamia (sic). Married 3rd, Jennie Watts.
John H. Fain married Eliza Ruth Moore. They had the following children:
Minnie, born 1856, married George W. Pickle.
Will Fain born 1853 married Lucy Meek and they had four children, and he married 2nd time and had children.
Lila Fain born 1860 married Dr. G. W. Gallion had one son, named George Gillespie.
George married Bessie Lea
Bell died when about grown.
Samuel W. born 1868 married Mary Clark born 1875. Have five children: Margaret, Fred, Clark, Frank, Isabel. Clark is married has one boy.
Kittie Ria (sic) Fain married Rev. Richardson
Ollie born in 1873 married Sam. H. Franklin. They have two children living and one dead.
Marriages:
Martha Fain married Leonard G. Ross and had the following children: Sam,
Will, Theo, John, and Amelia, who married O. B. Havis.
John Ross was born 1848 and died 1932. He married Elizabeth Clark and
had the following children:
Martha married a man by the name of Smith and lived in Chattanooga.
Amelia, Madge, Bessie married John Formalt and had one child named
John.
Blanch, Jack and Robbie who married Harry Tittsworth. Harry Tittsworth
was also connected with the Fains through his Mother.
General William Brazelton married Martha A., a daughter of John Fain, Sr.
Births:
John Fain Brazelton, son of Gen. Wm. Brazelton, was born 1833 and died
1906.
Nan, daughter of Gen. William Brazelton, married Dr. James G. Gillespie and had two children: Kittie and Will Gillespie.
Mat, daughter of Gen. Wm. Brazelton married Col. Burkett.
John Fain Brazelton had three children: Lee, Mary, George
Mary married Dr. G. M. Tittsworth who was in 1852 born.
Lee born 1864 married a Loy and had three children: Mable, Mack, and Blanch.
Dr. Tittsworth died 1908 and had three children: Harry, Mable,
and Nell.
Harry born 1883
Mable born 1890
Nell born 1881
Marriages:
Nell Tittsworth married Dr. R. M. McCowan, a leading physician of Jefferson
City, TN.
They have two children: Mary Elizabeth, born in 1910, and Jean born
1912.
Mary Elizabeth married Earl Fields and have one child named Betty
Jean Fields.