John Tillman Faulk Wounded in the War of 1812

John T. Faulk was the founder of the Faulk line in Louisiana. He was born in Bladen County, North Carolina in 1784. By 1810 he had settled in Louisiana. When the War of 1812 against the British broke out, John enlisted. The below facts were taken from DeBow's Southern and Western Review magazine published in … Continue reading John Tillman Faulk Wounded in the War of 1812 →

Ouachita Veterans of the War of 1812

I was browsing through Dr. Williams' book, "Founding Families of the Ouachita Valley" Part Three and there was a section about Col. William Wood. He was the grandfather of William Wood Farmer and great Grandfather of W.W. Farmer, Jr. Dr. Williams states that Col. Wood, during the War of 1812 organized a unit of Ouachita … Continue reading Ouachita Veterans of the War of 1812 →

War of 1812 Pension Records

Up until 2008, War of 1812 Pension files kept at the National Archives, were not available anywhere except the Archives themselves. They hadn't even been microfilmed. The Archives approached the Federation of Genealogical Societies (now part of NGS) for help in preserving them. FGS got help from many other sources to help with the expense … Continue reading War of 1812 Pension Records →

An Early Ouachita Parish Murder Mystery

While reading through the old Ouachita Parish newspapers a few years back, I found an article written by John T. Faulk about a bloody murder that had happened over fifty years earlier around 1818. The article appeared in the Ouachita Telegraph, November 12, 1870. Stephen Wood Maddox, who eventually bought the land that … Continue reading An Early Ouachita Parish Murder Mystery →