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Willis Newberry Falconbury
(1831-1863)
Nancy Holmes
(Abt 1836-1862)
M. House
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Matilda Owens
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Austin Falconbury
(Abt 1857-1940)
Catherine House
(Abt 1866-After 1920)

George William Falconberry Sr
(1893-1963)

 

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Spouses/Children:
Nora A. Fortney

George William Falconberry Sr 2 3 4 5

  • Born: 31 Aug 1893
  • Marriage: Nora A. Fortney on 2 Sep 1914 in Sullivan, Sullivan County, Indiana 1
  • Died: Aug 1963, Michigan at age 70
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George worked most of his life in circus advertising. A 1931 photo shows him with the Downie Brother's Advertising Car with several co-workers while another, undated photo, shows him with a circus car holding trained Bengal tigers.

Census Data
1930 Federal - Michigan, Wayne County, Detroit:
The family appears to live at 2622 Anderdon Avenue. George, at age 36 is occupied as an auto factory worker and lives with his wife "Norah", 36, and son George W. Junior, 6. Also recorded as living in the house are a brother-in-law, Theodore "Fourtney", 23, who is employed as a truck driver for a paving contractor along sister-in-law Evelyn Fourtney, 22, and a neice, Jean M. who is 1 8/12ths year old.

1920 U.S. Census - Indiana, Sullivan County, Sullivan City; Hamilon Township:
George W. Falconberry, 25, is listed as working as an Operator but the writing is illegible under the "Industry" column so it is unclear what type of work he was performing. His wife Nora, age 25, is also listed.


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George married Nora A. Fortney on 2 Sep 1914 in Sullivan, Sullivan County, Indiana.1 (Nora A. Fortney was born on 22 Jul 1892 in Kentucky and died on 23 Jan 1971 in Dearborn Heights, Wayne County, Michigan 6.)


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Sources


1 Photocopy of "Application for Marriage License - Male" dated September 2, 1914, Sullivan Circuit Court.

2 United States Federal Census, 1930, [online database] www.ancestry.com, Michigan, Wayne County, Detroit City, Enumeration District 82-795, Supervisor District 22, Sheet 42B. Address appears to be 2622 Anderdon Avenue. Listed: George W. Falconberry, 36, employed as "laborer, auto factory"; wife "Norah", 36, son George W. Jr., 6; brother-in-law Theodore Fourtney, 23, employed as "Truck Driver, Paving Contractor"; sister-in-law Evelyn, 22; and niece Jean M., 1 8/12.

3 ([online database], ancestry.com).

4 Email received from Jill Falconberry; April 27, 2002.

5 Documents from the files of Walter Wayne Falconbury; received June 15, 2002.

6 Michigan Department of Vital and Health Records, Michigan Death Index, 1971-1996, [database online] Provo, UT: Ancestry.com, 1998-.


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