Nathaniel Wright Faison
A Historical Column From The Fayette County Historical Commission
Nathaniel Wright Faison was bornApril 24, 1817 in North Carolina to Wright and Mary Faison.As a teenager, he moved with his family to Western Tennessee where he became a land agent and surveyor. He carried his profession with him to Texas in 1839 and within a year he paid taxes to Fayette County on one town lot, one silver watch and …