Individual Details

Henry Clay "Harry" Fallin

(1838 - 28 Jan 1899)

Henry C. along with his brothers Benjamin F. and David A. Fallin all served in the 48th IL Infantry (HQ) as musicians during the Civil War. After the war, Henry C. Fallin married Cecilia Prouty in Fayette County, IL.
In 1880, Henry C. and wife Cecilia are in Tulare County, CA living in Township 5 (Mussel Slough) along with daughters Alice M., 8 years, Fanny E., 5 years and baby Alfrida. Henry is listed as a farmer age 42. Cecilia's age is given as 30 years, her birthplace as IL, and both of her parents are said to be born in OH.
On a historical note, there was a rather bloody incident in the Mussle Slough area in 1880 when farmers clashed with the Southern Pacific Railroad. At that time many farmers were threatened with loosing their lands (many eventually were forced off) due to unethical dealings by the railroad. There was a mini-uprising by the farmers in which several people were shot to death when agents for the railroad tried to evict some farmers from their property. This infamous event is the basis for the book "The Octopus" by Frank Norris. I don't know whether this had any direct bearing on the lives of Henry and Cecilia, and no Fallins were in the list of those killed, but they were certainly among the farmers living there at about the right time in history. (Diane Garfield)


"Your father was a brother (the only brother) of the mother of Mrs. Filmer and Mrs.White – Mrs. Henry Clay Fallin, whose maiden name was Cecilia Prouty. Mr.Fallin was a druggist at Hanford, California, at the time of his death many years ago. Mrs. Kelsoe & I visited the Fallin family there in 1886 when Mrs. Filmer Mrs. White and Mrs. Ellis were young girls." (written in a letter to Charles W. Prouty by W. A. Kelsoe in Jan 1920.)

Events

Birth1838Bracken, Kentucky, United States
MilitaryBet 1861 and 1865Union, 48th Regiment, Illinois Infantry - American Civil War
Census23 Jun 1870Vandalia, Fayette, Illinois, United States
Marriage19 Oct 1870Fayette, Illinois, United States - Cecilia Margaret "Cybil" Prouty
Census (family)1880Mussel Slough Township, Tulare Co., California, United States - Cecilia Margaret "Cybil" Prouty
Death28 Jan 1899Hanford, Kings, California, United States

Families

SpouseCecilia Margaret "Cybil" Prouty (1847 - 1929)
ChildAlice Mabel Fallin (1871 - 1896)
ChildFannie E. Fallin (1875 - 1945)
ChildAlfrida C "Frida" Fallin (1879 - 1978)

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