William Andrew Falin

Brief Life History of William Andrew

When William Andrew Falin was born in 1792, in Big Stone Gap, Wise, Virginia, United States, his father, Thomas Falin, was 27 and his mother, Mary Steffy, was 23. He married Mary Gilliam in 1813, in Virginia, United States. They were the parents of at least 11 sons and 2 daughters. He lived in Virginia, United States in 1870. He died on 30 March 1891, in Scott, Virginia, United States, at the age of 99.

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Family Time Line

William Andrew Falin
1792–1891
Mary Gilliam
1792–1868
Marriage: 1813
Miss Falin
1814–
Mr Falin
1816–
John Falin
1818–1900
Andrew J Falin
1820–1867
Henry A Falen
1822–1888
Thomas Falin
1825–1895
David Falin
1826–
Martin Falin
1827–1915
Hezekiah Falin
1829–1915
Sarah Falin
1832–
Harvey Falin
1836–
Elijah Falin
1837–1900
Martin S. Falin
1843–1891

Sources (14)

  • William Falen, "United States Census, 1860"
  • Wm Falin, "Virginia, Library of Virginia State Archive, Births, Marriages, and Deaths 1853-1900"
  • Wm Falin in entry for Hezekiah Falin, "Virginia, Library of Virginia State Archive, Births, Marriages, and Deaths 1853-1900"

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Name Meaning

Irish: variant of Fallon .

Russian and Jewish (from Belarus): patronymic from the personal name Fal, a derivative of Greek Thallos, from thallos ‘branch, shoot’. This was the name of a Christian martyr venerated in the Eastern Church. The surname is formed with the possessive suffix -in.

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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