A Man Named Newborn Faughn
Newborn Faughn: 1900-1983 – Not Related
Interesting names always catch my eye, but some names are so
special that they touch my heart and imagination. As an example, I have a
distant cousin who was named Leafy Dell Park—a park I would love to visit. Can’t
you just imagine that leafy dell?
While examining maps of land purchased by the Tennessee
Valley Authority for another blog post, I noticed the name of a landowner whose
farm lay near that of the ancestor I had been researching. The name was so
charming that I wrote it down, delighted by it. Over the next few weeks, every
time I ran across that note, I experienced that sense of delight all over
again.
Newborn Faughn.
Isn’t it an amazing name? Can’t you just picture it in your
head? A brand new baby fawn. Did he make his parents think of a little fawn
when he was born? Perhaps he had spindly, long legs for a baby, or big brown
eyes.
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| Photo of newborn fawn, courtesy of Wikimedia Commons |
Even though he isn’t related to anyone in the family tree, I
will provide a brief biography of Mr. Faughn.
Newborn Faughn was born April 20, 1900 to parents Mary Lee
and Ollie Faughn. He had several siblings, but none of them had such a charming,
unusual first name. He grew up in Kentucky, and married Maude McMurtry in 1925.
They had one son, Randle Faughn, who died at age 27 following a long illness.
Following Maude’s death in 1963, he married Eula Jean Hall. Newborn
worked as a construction worker and farmer during his life. He died August 11,
1983 and was buried in Calvert City, Kentucky.
I wonder how Newborn Faughn felt about his unusual yet
beautiful name. I suppose it led to teasing at school. However he felt about
it, the name will live on in my imagination.
Sources:
Findagrave Entry for Newborn Faughn. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/52478070/newborn-faughn?_gl=1*d5sy80*_gcl_aw*
https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/62308/records/87959112
Obituary. The Paducah Sun. Paducah, Kentucky. Aug. 12, 1983 issue.
Wikimedia Commons photo of newborn fawn by Jerry Segraves. http://www.fhwa.dot.gov/byways/photos/64104
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