Frances Faver

1827 - Yes, date unknown

• Name	Frances Faver
  Birth	Oct 1827	Limestone, Alabama, United States   [1, 2]
  	When her father died, Frances was not allowed to select a guardian. Therefore, she was not yet 14 years old.
  Gender	Female
  Misc	9 Oct 1841	Limestone, Alabama, United States   [2]
  	selected William Owen, her brother-in-law, as guardian
  	Since Frances was making a selection of guardian, she must have just turned 14.
  Misc	1 Oct 1844	Limestone, Alabama, United States   [3]
  	guardian filed for final release
  	This would be the first court session after the marriage.
  Misc	11 Nov 1844	Limestone, Alabama, United States   [4]
  	had a final settlement for her guardianship
  	It seems likely that Frances was only 17 when she married, but since she was now covered by another man, her guardianship ended and her guardian made a final settlement.
  _AMTID	162485316814:1030:191555462
  _FSFTID	LTF8-YGQ
  _UID	A26E05B8C362424B88788397488883261232
  Death	Yes, date unknown
  Person ID	I2870	Scott Dickson
  Last Modified	6 Jan 2016

  
  

  Father	John Faver,   b. Virginia, United States d. Bef 9 Jul 1838, Limestone, Alabama, United States
  Mother	Esther Lewis   d. Yes, date unknown
  Marriage	12 Oct 1819  [5]
  Notes	In the deed to John McWilliams, Ester is repeatedly referred to as John's wife. [6]
  Family ID	F726	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Joshua D. Owens
  Marriage License	6 Sep 1844	Limestone, Alabama, United States   [7]
  Marriage	10 Sep 1844	Limestone, Alabama, United States   [7]
  Family ID	F883	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	31 Dec 2023

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - Oct 1827 - Limestone, Alabama, United States Misc - selected William Owen, her brother-in-law, as guardian - 9 Oct 1841 - Limestone, Alabama, United States Marriage License - 6 Sep 1844 - Limestone, Alabama, United States Marriage - 10 Sep 1844 - Limestone, Alabama, United States Misc - guardian filed for final release - 1 Oct 1844 - Limestone, Alabama, United States Misc - had a final settlement for her guardianship - 11 Nov 1844 - Limestone, Alabama, United States  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Notes

  Apparently, some of the Favers were living in Mississippi in about 1840. There are account records in the guardianship accounting of Frances in 1841 for expenses for the return to Alabama from Mississippi.

  
  

• Sources

  [S990] Limestone County Orphans Court Minutes 1835-1843, p. 239. [S990] Limestone County Orphans Court Minutes 1835-1843, p. 468. [S991] Limestone County Orphans Court Minutes 1843-1847, 1 Oct 1844. [S991] Limestone County Orphans Court Minutes 1843-1847, p. 140. [S1002] Alabama, Select Marriages, 1816-1957, 9 January 2016; Esther Lewis to John Faver; FHL Film Number: 1305695 IT 2-3. [S987] Limestone County Deeds. [S988] Limestone County Marriages, Marriages, 1832-1862; p. 451, Marriage 2000; Joshua D. Owen to Frances Faver, 10 Sep 1844.