Balthazaar "Balthus" Faith^[1]

1811 - 1878

• Born	28 Apr 1811	Germany   [2]
  Gender	Male
  Died	14 Apr 1878	Sangamon County, Illinois   [3, 4, 5]
  Buried	15 Apr 1878	Springfield, Sangamon County, Illinois   [3, 5, 6]
  Person ID	I6	Clancy
  Last Modified	16 Mar 2010

  
  

  Mother	Mary A. Gable, Maryland
  Family ID	F9	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family	Emily Gordon,   b. abt. 1824, Maryland ,   d. 07 Nov 1897
  Married	16 Aug 1851	Maryland   [2]
  Children	> 1. Joseph Faith,   b. Jun 1854, Maryland ,   d. 27 Sep 1921, Springfield, Sangamon County, Illinois   2. John Francis Faith,   b. Jun 1856, Maryland ,   d. 28 Feb 1937, Springfield, Sangamon County, Illinois > 3. Rose Agnes Faith,   b. 22 Mar 1859, Springifeld, Sangamon County, Illinois ,   d. 07 Apr 1950   4. George H. Faith,   b. abt. 1862, Illinois > 5. Margaret L. Faith,   b. Feb 1866, Illinois ,   d. 13 Jan 1948, Springfield, Sangamon County, Illinois
  Last Modified	14 Oct 2007
  Family ID	F4	Group Sheet

  
  

• Documents » Slide Show		1860 IL Census: B Faith (Head) Enumeration Date: 30 Sep 1860 Page: 303 Location: 17th Subdivision, Sangamon County, Illinois Dwelling #2190 1. B. Faith - age 47, real estate $100, personal estate 200, 2. E - female, age 37, born in Maryland 3. J - male, age 7, born in Indiana 4. J F - male, age 5, born in Indiana 5. R. A. - female, age 1, born in Illinois Link to full image.
  		1870 IL Census: Wallace Faith (Head) Enumeration Date: 2 Jul 1870 Page: 4 Location: Sacket, Sangamon County, Illinois Dwelling #133 1. Wallace - age 56?, born in Berne, Bavaria, real estate $4000, personal estate $600, parents of foreign birth 2. Emiline - age 34, born in Maryland 3. Joseph - age 17, born in Maryland 4. John - age 15, born in Maryland 5. Rose A. - age 11, born in Maryland 6. George - age 8, born in Illinois 7. Margaret - age 2, born in Illinois Note: I think "Wallace" is a misrepresentation of his name - he may have been nicknamed Balthus.
  		Intestate document for Balthus Faith
  		Death Register Listing: Balthus Faith

  
  

  Headstones

  Headstone: Balthus Faith Picture from FindAGrave

  
  

  Histories

  Biographical Sketch: Balthus Faith As published on the ILGenweb site

  
  

• Notes

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• Sources

  [S8] Pritchard Funeral Home Records: Book 2 -15 Oct 1939 -- 29 Mar 1962, Illinois Genweb - Sangamon County, (http://www.rootsweb.com/~ilmaga/sangamon/funer_home-illiopolis2.html), 263. Information on Rose A.'s death info mentions she is daughter of Balthus and Emily Gordon. [S4] History of Sangamon County, Illinois, (Inter-State Publishing Company), ILGenweb Site., 1015. [S11] Calvary Cemetery Inscriptions, Illinois Genweb - Sangamon County, (http://www.rootsweb.com/~ilsangam/cem-cal_ad.htm). [S24] Intestate Document for Balthus Faith. State of Illinois - Sangamon County. 01 May 1878. Copy in possession of author.. [S26] Illinois Death Register Listing. [S16] Find A Grave. http://www.findagrave.com. Find A Grave Memorial# 21138226