Dewey Faulk (1903 - 1969)

Born 15 Oct 1903 in Louisiana, United States

Ancestors

Died 6 Sep 1969 at age 65 in Crowley, Acadia, Louisiana, United States

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Biography

Dewey Faulk lived in Louisiana.

Dewey Faulk is a descendant of an Acadian

Dewey Faulk was born in 1903 in Louisiana,^[1] United States, the firstborn son of Henry Faulk and Ursule (Simon) Faulk.

His known siblings were:

1. Paulina Faulk (~1904 - )
2. Alma Faulk (1906 - )
3. Olite Faulk (~1909 - )
4. Lester Faulk (~1913 - )
5. Ruth Faulk (1916 - )
6. Ethel Faulk (1922)
7. Carl Faulk (~1928)

From 1910^[2] through 1920, he was counted on the census with them in Acadia Parish, Louisiana.^[3]

He married Evella Leleux in Crowley, Louisiana c.1923.

Known children:

1. Ruby Faulk (1924-2012)^[4]
2. Agnes V Faulk Breaux (1929-1951)^[5]

They were counted on the census in 1930^[6] and 1940 in Acadia Parish with their two daughters.^[7] He registered for the draft in Crowley, Louisiana during World War II.^[1]

He died in Crowley, Louisiana in 1969 and was buried at Woodlawn Cemetery there.^[8]

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} "Louisiana First Registration Draft Cards, 1940-1945", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KC1T-6JY : 2 March 2020), Dewey Faulk, 1940-1945.
2. ↑ "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/MPTD-D83 : accessed 18 March 2016), Enreule Faulk in household of Henry Faulk, Police Jury Ward 6, Acadia, Louisiana, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 9, sheet 6A, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 1,374,520.

   Henry Faulk Head Male 26 Louisiana

   Enreule Faulk Wife Female 24 Louisiana

   Dewey Faulk Son Male 7 Louisiana

   Polina Faulk Daughter Female 6 Louisiana

   Elmar Faulk Daughter Female 4 Louisiana

   Olite Faulk Son Male 1 Louisiana

3. ↑ "United States Census, 1920", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MVQ3-RSH : 1 February 2021), Dewey Faulk in entry for Henry Faulk, 1920.

   Henry Faulk Head Male 38 Louisiana

   Usural Faulk Wife Female 35 Louisiana

   Dewey Faulk Son Male 15 Louisiana

   Paline Faulk Daughter Female 14 Louisiana

   Alma Faulk Daughter Female 13 Louisiana

   Plitt Faulk Daughter Female 10 Louisiana

   Lester Faulk Son Male 7 Louisiana

   Ruth Faulk Daughter Female 4 Louisiana

4. ↑ "United States, GenealogyBank Obituaries, 1980-2014," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QV5F-MJL7 : accessed 6 February 2022), Dewey Faulk in entry for Ruby Faulk Huesers, Crowley, Louisiana, United States, 27 Jan 2012; from "Recent Newspaper Obituaries (1977 - Today)," database, GenealogyBank.com (http://www.genealogybank.com : 2014); citing born-digital text.
5. ↑ "Louisiana Deaths, 1850-1875, 1894-1960," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FS1S-M4C : 4 March 2021), Dewey Faulk in entry for Agnes Faulk Breaux, 17 Feb 1951; citing Crowley, Acadia, Louisiana, certificate number 1251, State Archives, Baton Rouge; FHL microfilm 1,418,605.
6. ↑ "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XMTJ-VGJ : accessed 6 February 2022), Dewey Faulk, Police Jury Ward 6, Acadia, Louisiana, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 25, sheet 9A, line 13, family 169, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 782; FHL microfilm 2,340,517. Dewey Faulk Head Male 25 Louisiana Evelah Faulk Wife Female 25 Louisiana Ruby Faulk Daughter Female 6 Louisiana Agnes V Faulk Daughter Female 1 Louisiana Jennise Lelu Laborer Male 48 Louisiana
7. ↑ "United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VYRQ-5F2 : 5 January 2021), Dewey Faulk, Ward Six, Acadia, Louisiana, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 1-28, sheet 13A, line 19, family 237, Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940, NARA digital publication T627. Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790 - 2007, RG 29. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2012, roll 1378.

   Dewey Faulk Head Male 36 Louisiana

   Evelyn Faulk Wife Female 35 Louisiana

   Ruby Faulk Daughter Female 16 Louisiana

   Agnes Faulk Daughter Female 11 Louisiana

8. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/6056468/dewey-faulk: accessed 06 February 2022), memorial page for Dewey Faulk (1903–1969), Find A Grave: Memorial #6056468, citing Woodlawn Cemetery, Crowley, Acadia Parish, Louisiana, USA; Maintained by Joel Manuel (contributor 46494625).