Rachel (Finch) Faircloth
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Rachel (Finch) Faircloth

Rachel R. Faircloth formerly Finch aka Winstead, Clark
Born 1920s.
Ancestors ancestors
Daughter of and
Sister of and [half]
[children unknown]
Died 2010s.
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Biography

Julia Rachel Finch was born 10 September 1920 in Bailey, Nash, North Carolina, United States. Her parents were Durward and Julia Reca (Whitley) Finch. [1]

Rachel's earliest years were spent on a farm just outside of Bailey, but her father died when she was seven. [2] A few years later her mother married again to another Nash County farmer. [3]

Rachel was one of three girls born to Durward and Reca. All three would be their high school's class valedictorian. [4]

Rachel married Brooks David Winstead 28 April 1937 in Emporia, Virginia. [5]

Rachel and Brooks lived for a time in Franklin County, North Carolina, then settled in Jackson Township, Nash County where Brooks farmed. [6]

Rachel and Brooks had children:

  • Julia Grey Winstead, born 27 February 1938 in Franklin County, North Carolina,[7] died 24 May 2016;[8]
  • [Living] Winstead, born June 16 1940 in Nash County;[9]
  • David Norway Winstead, born 7 April 1946 in Newport News, Virginia,[10] died 12 July 2017.[11]

Sometime between 1940 and 1946 they moved to Newport News, Virginia for a while, [10] but by 1950, they were back in Nash County and Brooks was an electrician in the Stanhope community. [12]

By 1954, they were back in Newport News and in 1956 Brooks died in Hampton, Virginia. [13]

Rachel married again to Walter Graves Clark in 1960 in Hampton. [14] Walter worked for the Colonial National Historical Park (Jamestown, Yorktown), retiring as the superintendant in 1982. [15]

Walter died in 1988. [16]

Rachel married again to Vollie Gray Faircloth 23 September 1999 in Hampton, Virginia. [17]

Rachel died 20 April 2013 in Murfreesboro, North Carolina, where she was living with her daughter . She was buried in Peninsula Memorial Park, Newport News, Virginia. [18]

Sources

  1. ↑ "North Carolina, Center for Health Statistics, Vital Records Unit, County Birth Records, 1913-1922", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:ZYR7-DX3Z : Fri Jul 21 01:50:46 UTC 2023), Entry for Julia Rachel Finch and Durward N Finch, 16 Sep 1920.
  2. ↑ "North Carolina Deaths, 1906-1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F34K-1C3 : 10 February 2018), Durward N. Finch, 02 Jan 1927; citing Bailey, Nash, North Carolina, reference fn 1094 cn 233, State Department of Archives and History, Raleigh; FHL microfilm 1,907,301.
  3. ↑ "North Carolina, County Marriages, 1762-1979 ," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QP9Y-8SLT : 28 November 2018), J H Robins and Reca W Finch, 30 Dec 1930; citing Franklinton, Franklin, North Carolina, United States, North Carolina State Archives Division of Archives and History; FHL microfilm .
  4. ↑ Told by Rachel's sister "Gus" to her son Bennet George.
  5. ↑ "Virginia, Marriage Certificates, 1936-1988," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVB1-52GP : 20 February 2021), Brooks David Winstead and Julia Rachael Finch, 28 Apr 1937; from "Virginia, Marriage Records, 1700-1850," database and images, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com : 2012); citing Emporia, , Virginia, United States, certificate 7583, Virginia Department of Health, Richmond.
  6. ↑ "United States Census, 1940", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KWQQ-K36 : Sat Jul 29 01:04:08 UTC 2023), Entry for Brooks Winstead and Rachel Winstead, 1940.
  7. ↑ Ancestry.com. "North Carolina, U.S., Birth Indexes, 1800-2000," [database on-line], citing Register of Deeds. North Carolina Birth Indexes. Raleigh, North Carolina: North Carolina State Archives. Microfilm. Share Link.
  8. ↑ [Newport News, Virginia] Daily Press, 2 June 2016, Obituaries, Julia Gray Winstead Bennae.
  9. ↑ Ancestry.com. "North Carolina, U.S., Birth Indexes, 1800-2000," [database on-line], citing Register of Deeds. North Carolina Birth Indexes. Raleigh, North Carolina: North Carolina State Archives. Microfilm. Share Link.
  10. ↑ 10.0 10.1 Ancestry.com. "Virginia, U.S., Birth Records, 1912-2015, Delayed Birth Records, 1721-1920," [database on-line], citing Virginia Department of Health; Richmond, Virginia; Virginia, Births, 1864-2015. Share Link].
  11. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/181471290/david-norway-winstead: accessed 04 September 2023), memorial page for David Norway Winstead (7 Apr 1946–12 Jul 2017), Find a Grave Memorial ID 181471290, citing Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery, San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas, USA; maintained by LKat (contributor 47116782); showing headstone with legible dates.
  12. ↑ "United States 1950 Census", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:6FM9-BLB2 : Sun Jul 30 18:15:20 UTC 2023), Entry for Julia R Winstead and Julia G Winstead, 13 April 1950.
  13. ↑ Ancestry.com. Virginia, U.S., Death Records, 1912-2014, [database on-line], citing Virginia Department of Health; Richmond, Virginia; Virginia Deaths, 1912-2014. Share Link.
  14. ↑ "Virginia, Marriage Certificates, 1936-1988," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVYR-CBTG : 20 February 2021), Walter Graves Clark and Julia Rachel Finch Winstead, 13 Nov 1960; from "Virginia, Marriage Records, 1700-1850," database and images, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com : 2012); citing Hampton (Ind. City), Virginia, United States, certificate 31204, Virginia Department of Health, Richmond.
  15. ↑ [Newport News, Virginia] Daily Press, 11 Feb 1988, Obituaries, Walter G. Clark. "Mr. Walter G. Clark, 68, died Wednesday at Riverside Hospital. He was a lifelong Peninsula resident and a World War II Navy veteran. In 1982 he retired from Colonial National Historical Park after 30 years' service. He was a member and deacon at West Hampton Baptist Church and had been a Sunday school teacher for many years. Survivors include his wife, Mrs. Rachel W. Clark; two daughters, Mrs. Julia G. Bennae of Newport News and Mrs. Daynelle W. Armstrong of Hampton; a son, David N. Winstead of Germany; four sisters, Mrs. Margarette Brown of Newport News, Mrs. Virginia Cannon of Conneaut, Mrs. Clyde Baker of Hampton and Mrs. Dorothy Turnage of Williamsburg; two brothers, Ryland F. Clark of Toano and Ernest W. Clark of Seaford; 10 grandchildren; and a great-grandchild."
  16. ↑ Ancestry.com. "Virginia, U.S., Death Records, 1912-2014," [database on-line], citing Virginia Department of Health; Richmond, Virginia; Virginia Deaths, 1912-2014. Share Link.
  17. ↑ Ancestry.com. "Virginia, U.S., Marriage Records, 1936-2014," [database on-line], citing Virginia Department of Health; Richmond, Virginia; Virginia, Marriages, 1936-2014. Share Link.
  18. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/109536794/rachel-clark: accessed 02 September 2023), memorial page for Rachel Finch Clark (16 Sep 1920–20 Apr 2013), Find a Grave Memorial ID 109536794, citing Peninsula Memorial Park, Newport News, Newport News City, Virginia, USA; maintained by C. LATTA (contributor 47452786).

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