Faulkland

Crazy?

What’s crazy is that the sheriff and a medical professional would consign a man to a notorious mental institution because of his religious fervor.

Wilson News, 24 August 1899.

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  • Philip Falkner — Philip Falkland.

In the 1870 census of Joyners township, Wilson County: David, 17, and Phil Falkland, 15.

On 25 March 1880, Phil Falkland, 21, married Jane Farmer, 20, at Jane Farmer’s in Wilson County.

In the 1880 census of Toisnot township, Wilson County: Philip Falkland, 25, and wife Jane, 19.

On 27 December 1888, Phil Falkner, 32, of Toisnot township, married Rachel Woodard, 23, of Toisnot township, in Toisnot township.

On 13 April 1940, Willie Faulkland, 56, widower, born in Wilson County, N.C., to Phil Faulkland and Jane Farmer, married Ella Pender, 58, widow, born in Wilson County to William Hinnant and Lou Hinnant, in Emporia, Greensville County, Virginia.

Willie Faulkland died 1 November 1955 in Wilson. Per his death certificate, he was born 16 November 1883 in Wilson County to Phillip Faulkland and Jannie Farmer; lived at 718 Viola Street; was married; and worked as laborer. Ella Faulkland was informant.

Samuel J. Faulkland died 27 January 1975 in Richmond, Virginia. Per his death certificate, he was born 21 July 1886 in North Carolina to Fields Faulkland and Jane Farmerand worked as a clerk.

  • Peter Cherry

Perhaps, Peter Cherry, born about 1879, who appears in Edgecombe County, N.C., records.

Kanaka maoli.

Wilson’s “colored” population was not always African-American. In addition to the Latino residents featured here, at least one Native Hawaiian resided in east Wilson as early as 1930.

On 18 September 1929, Beatrice Falkland [Faulkland], 21, of Nash County [but a native of Wilson], daughter of Will and Pearl Falkland, married K.P. Kanakanaka, 28, of Rocky Mount, son of Joshua and Hannah Kanakanaka of the Hawaiian Islands. Both were described as colored.

The 1930 Wilson city directory lists: Kanakanaka, Paaukalana (Beatrice), 716 Viola.  In the 1930 census, Beatrice Kanakanaka, 22, is listed in her parents’ household. She is described as married, but her husband is not enumerated. Their only child was born the same year.

I have found no further record of Paaukalana Kanakanaka.