history of fayette county
;:'THE HISTORY OF FAYETTE COUNTY I 1821-1971
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.Sallie Kate McElwaney, wife of Laurence Busey Slaton, lives on Highway 74 south of Tyrone. She operates a beauty shop in her home. Her parents were some of the old settlers of Tyrone. Loonie Erastus McElwaney and Cora Cadillia McElwaney. Grandparents were Adolphus Fambro and Emily Fambro. Mr. Slaton's parents werer.awrence Lorenza Slaton and Annie Pearl Barge. One of the grandparents was Onie Barge. The Slatons have three children. '.;~" _:"'=.,:~~~.::':.~. .:~~
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Mattie Lee Whitlock,VVidowof JohnErnesrM~Ef;~eylives Withher~" son E. E. McElwaneyand his wife FranCie Byrd McElwaney"onTyrOne road near the gas line crossing. Her parents, Wilson Whitlock;>1849-1925, and Catherine Whitlock 1857-1918,lived in' Aberdeen"~"a log home. Grandparents were Beasley Whitlock 1790-1869,and Sarah. Whitlock 1807-1873, and Mary and Joseph Pollard. John McElwaney's father, . Joseph McElwaney, whose name was Drew, but he 'changed it, moved here from another area. The name McElwaney is.~co~ch. ' ..~ , .•
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Henry and Flora Williams family. Children are David H. Carnes, C. Richard Carnes, Betty Ann Smith, Ronald R. Williams, Patricia Gaskins, Corp. James Thomas Williams, killed in Viet Nam, Joyce Porter, Joseph H. Williams, 16 grandchildren. CHURCHES OF THE AREA HOPEWELL METHODIST CHURCH One of the oldest churches in the county is Hopewell Methodist Church. In 1849three acres of land (the present location of the church) were donated and deeded by Jared Handley for the construction of a 695
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.Sallie Kate McElwaney, wife of Laurence Busey Slaton, lives on Highway 74 south of Tyrone. She operates a beauty shop in her home. Her parents were some of the old settlers of Tyrone. Loonie Erastus McElwaney and Cora Cadillia McElwaney. Grandparents were Adolphus Fambro and Emily Fambro. Mr. Slaton's parents werer.awrence Lorenza Slaton and Annie Pearl Barge. One of the grandparents was Onie Barge. The Slatons have three children. '.;~" _:"'=.,:~~~.::':.~. .:~~
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Mattie Lee Whitlock,VVidowof JohnErnesrM~Ef;~eylives Withher~" son E. E. McElwaneyand his wife FranCie Byrd McElwaney"onTyrOne road near the gas line crossing. Her parents, Wilson Whitlock;>1849-1925, and Catherine Whitlock 1857-1918,lived in' Aberdeen"~"a log home. Grandparents were Beasley Whitlock 1790-1869,and Sarah. Whitlock 1807-1873, and Mary and Joseph Pollard. John McElwaney's father, . Joseph McElwaney, whose name was Drew, but he 'changed it, moved here from another area. The name McElwaney is.~co~ch. ' ..~ , .•
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WILLIAMS {attaway, 1 Daughter,
i-Leonard G. McMi-Jane McMichael, 1 ~Michael rritt !ir 2 i-Albert W. Edwards, ~,Steve Edwards-Died lards-Adopted in Ger-
Henry and Flora Williams family. Children are David H. Carnes, C. Richard Carnes, Betty Ann Smith, Ronald R. Williams, Patricia Gaskins, Corp. James Thomas Williams, killed in Viet Nam, Joyce Porter, Joseph H. Williams, 16 grandchildren. CHURCHES OF THE AREA HOPEWELL METHODIST CHURCH One of the oldest churches in the county is Hopewell Methodist Church. In 1849three acres of land (the present location of the church) were donated and deeded by Jared Handley for the construction of a 695
