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• Gravestone
  Few
  William H  1857-1928
  Frances S  1881-1942
  Burial Fairview Baptist Church Cemetery, Greer, Greenville County, South Carolina
  Photo courtesy of David & Effie, taken 14 January 2007, accessed 5 October 2018 on Find a Grave, used by permission
  
  Several individuals universally reported as children of France (Fannie) Stewart Few were born as early as 1 yera after the birth year reported on her grave!  This surely should indicate she was the second wife and stepmother of these earlier children.  But I have found no source that did.  One Find a Grave memorial reported her birth year as 1863, but it has since been merged with one that reports only the year on her joint gravestone with William Henry Few, which on the stone is only the year 1881!
  
  The memorial now standing for Fannie has the full date of 9 October 1881.  This is clearly impossible if she simultaneously is reported as themother of Edgar Few, who is reported on his grave and FAG as born in 1882!  He is the first of six children linked as children on Fannie's FAG memorial as her children, and born before she could have been of child-bearing age.  The FAG memorial has some info about her chidlren, but does not address this glaring anomaly.
  
  Her Death Certificate corrects the picture, reporting her birth date as 9 October 1863 and death as 7 September 1942.  Somehow the wrong birth year was engraved into the grave marker.  It is not clear why the correct birth date, reported by the FAG memorial eliminated in the merge of two was discarded and the incorrect date on the grave was kept in the final merged memorial now showing on FAG.
  
  South Carolina Deaths, 1915-1965
  Frances Stewart Few
  Widow, Age 79 yrs, 10 mos, 29 days
  Birth 9 October 1863 South Carolina
  Residence 22nd St Victor Mill, Greer [Greenville & Spartanburg Counties], South Caroina
  Father George W Stewart, born South Carolina
  Mother Margaret Moon, born South Carolina
  Spouse William Henry Few
  Informant Fred Few, Greer, South Carolina
  Death 7 September 1942 Beech Springs Township, Spartanburg, South Carolina
  Cause of Death Cerebral Hemorrhage, contributory Hypertensive hear disease
  Burial 8 September 1942 Fairview Cemetery, [Greer, Greenville County, South Carolina], by The Wood Mortuary, Greer, South Carolina
  Certificate #12154 filed 9 September 1942
  
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  Frances S “Fannie” Stewart Few
  BIRTH 9 Oct 1881 Greenville County, South Carolina, USA
  [Note:  this memorial links several children born from the year after Fannie's reported birth date, with no comment]
  DEATH 7 Sep 1942 (aged 60) Spartanburg County, South Carolina, USA
  BURIAL Fairview Baptist Church Cemetery, Greer, Greenville County, South Carolina
  
  Frances, Daughter of George W Stewart & Margaret Moon, Married William Henry Few, Son of James Few & Mary B. Gregory, about 1883 Greenville Co., SC.  To this marriage were born William Vandy [Vardry in his FAG], Arthur, Lida, Addie, Walter Lee, Allen Clennie, Fred, Perry, Edwin Edgar & Bessie
  Bio by Amanda Few Allen
  
  Parents:
  George M Stewart 1832-1908
  Margaret Knewstep Moon Stewart 1834-1911
  
  Spouse William Henry Few 1857-1928
  
  Siblings:
  Mary Ellen Stewart 1856-1886
  India A Stewart Raines 1858-1899
  Malissia G Stewart Powell 1859-1935
  Martha Jane Stewart Barbare 1860-1936
  Ida Rebecca Stewart Taylor 1866-1910
  William Riley Stewart 1874-1942
  
  Children:
  William Vardry Few 1882-1972
  Arthur Few 1886-1887
  Lida Few Smith 1888-1979
  Walter Lee Few 1890-1959
  Allen Clennie Few 1892-1981
  Maud Few 1896-1897
  Fred Few 1897-1980
  Perry Few 1900-1979
  Edgar Edgar Few 1903-1976
  Bessie Few 1905-1991
  
  Created by Robin Farley Dixson 3 Apr 2004
  --  Find A Grave Memorial 8594163, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/8594163
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Sources

• 1. Gravestones of South Carolina
• 2. South Carolina Deaths, 1915-1965
• 3. Find a Grave Memorial Registry