This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/GeV.2ACEB/1771.2 Message Board Post: Hello, I am a student looking up my family on my grandmother's side. Her maiden name was Farris. I would like to know if this is an African American family that you have information on. It will be greatly appreciated. Thank you

While doing work in the Clerk's office in Wyoming County, West Virginia today, I found myself with a few spare moments, and decided to take a quick look at the index for the earliest wills of record there. As one of the many descendants of Martha Farris (1730-1799) who married James Gatliff, I glanced at the Farris names in the index and found an intriguing bit of information that I thought might help someone (not me, of course). This does not have anything to do with Martha Farris, but might help someone else......... Indexed as Joseph Farris..............Will Book 1, Page 308. Handwritten above the name is the name Mahoud Farris Shebeldine. Of course I couldn't resist taking a look. Included with the will is the deposition of Hasim Farris Shebeldine aka Farris, who states that he and his brother Joseph immigrated from Syria and felt that the unusual first and last names would be too difficult to assimilate into the culture. They chose to dispense with both first and last, keeping the middle name of Farris as their surname. The q & a goes on from there, in order to establish the relationship of the two men, the relationship of Joseph Farris to Mahoud Farris Shebeldine, in order to probate his will (which was in his true and complete name). The questioning establishes that both men fought in World War I. Hasim lived in Mullens, WV and Joseph lived in Pocahontas. There is more, but I was pressed for time. If this information looks like something that would unlock a door for someone, I'm sure a copy of the complete document could be obtained from the Wyoming County Clerk in Pineville, WV. Hope this helps someone.

Hi, Hope all has a wonderful 2004. If anyone on this list has Adair County, KY Surnames, that you are researching, I now have a list for all Adair Co., KY Surnames and email for the researchers. If you wish to be listed with your Adair County, KY Surnames, go to the page listed below, read the instructions and use the email addressee there, to send your Name, Email Address and Surname/s that you have for inclusion with the other surnames. http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~mysurnames/SurnamesAdairCo.html Carlis --------------------------------- Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Photos - Get your photo on the big screen in Times Square

I dont have much info mainly because my father married my mother who was german so his mother never liked my mom and we were never even able to call her grandmother so the info I have isnt much my father billy k farris born in springfield tenn -his father was bartho farris and he died I think when my dad was 8yrs old they only twins I know of was my mom had a set but lost them to a fall i do speak to one of my aunts but my grandmother married several times and bartho -my father was the only child she had with him-her maiden name was olean rigsby-whos parents where warren rigsby and mamie sommerville- I would apreciate any help -I'M IN Indiana close to Michigan if you need any help with those states would gladly help you-so sorry I,m not to much help-thank again for the reply-merry christmas and happy new yr-pia [email protected] wrote:This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Farris, Burnett Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/GeV.2ACEB/1729.3.1.1 Message Board Post: Pia - I don't have any information on Alabama Farris personally. Because of your post, I was looking her up in the Family Tree area of Ancestry and I got two hits. One was Alabama Farris born in 1912, obviously not the woman you're looking for, and the other was Mary Alabama Farris born in 1852. (She would've been too young to be the mother of a son born in 1860.) There was an Alabama Farris in Adairsville, Kentucky, in 1870: Database: Kentucky Census, 1810-90 Personal Information Name: ALABAMA FARRIS State: KY County: Logan County Township: Adairville District Year: 1870 Record Type: Federal Population Schedule Page: 276 Database: KY 1870 Federal Census Index Robertson County is on the Tennessee/Kentucky border, and Adairsville is straight up Hwy. 431 from Robertson County, Tennessee, just across the Kentucky state line, so it is possible that this is your Alabama Farris. However, there is no age listed in this information and I haven't checked the 1870 U.S. Census for Adairsville to locate her, so I can't confirm that she's the one you're looking for. This might be another place to look. If you don't have access to the U.S. Census, let me know and I'll look up the information for you. I live in a northern suburb of Atlanta, so I'm only about an hour from the sourthern Tennessee border at Chattanooga. I have done a lot of genealogy research for lines in the North Carolina, Tennessee, Kentucky, Missouri, Arkansas, Alabama areas, but mostly on-line. The Farris line I'm working on is my mother-in-law's and I've run up against a dead end looking for Thomas Farris, born 1826 in Morgan County, Missouri, whose parents were born in Tennessee. I have nothing else on his parents. Thomas' wife Martha was born in 1833 in Morgan County, Missouri, and I think she was Martha Tolbert, but I don't have any substantial evidence to prove that. I'm going by the fact that half of Matha and Thomas Farris' children had the same name as Martha Tolbert's siblings, which was a common thing to do in those days, and two of her grandsons had Tolbert as part of their given name. One was Tolbert Sebastian Farris, the other was William Tolbert McKinney. Can you tell me something? In this particular Farris line, twins are a very common occurrence. Do you know if twins run in your Farris line, also? Let me know if I can be of further help. ==== FARRIS Mailing List ==== Submit your "Most Wanted Farris" to me and I will place your query on the "FARRIS MOST WANTED" web site at http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~wanda/FMW.html

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Farris, Burnett Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/GeV.2ACEB/1729.3.1.1 Message Board Post: Pia - I don't have any information on Alabama Farris personally. Because of your post, I was looking her up in the Family Tree area of Ancestry and I got two hits. One was Alabama Farris born in 1912, obviously not the woman you're looking for, and the other was Mary Alabama Farris born in 1852. (She would've been too young to be the mother of a son born in 1860.) There was an Alabama Farris in Adairsville, Kentucky, in 1870: Database: Kentucky Census, 1810-90 Personal Information Name: ALABAMA FARRIS State: KY County: Logan County Township: Adairville District Year: 1870 Record Type: Federal Population Schedule Page: 276 Database: KY 1870 Federal Census Index Robertson County is on the Tennessee/Kentucky border, and Adairsville is straight up Hwy. 431 from Robertson County, Tennessee, just across the Kentucky state line, so it is possible that this is your Alabama Farris. However, there is no age listed in this information and I haven't checked the 1870 U.S. Census for Adairsville to locate her, so I can't confirm that she's the one you're looking for. This might be another place to look. If you don't have access to the U.S. Census, let me know and I'll look up the information for you. I live in a northern suburb of Atlanta, so I'm only about an hour from the sourthern Tennessee border at Chattanooga. I have done a lot of genealogy research for lines in the North Carolina, Tennessee, Kentucky, Missouri, Arkansas, Alabama areas, but mostly on-line. The Farris line I'm working on is my mother-in-law's and I've run up against a dead end looking for Thomas Farris, born 1826 in Morgan County, Missouri, whose parents were born in Tennessee. I have nothing else on his parents. Thomas' wife Martha was born in 1833 in Morgan County, Missouri, and I think she was Martha Tolbert, but I don't have any substantial evidence to prove that. I'm going by the fact that half of Matha and Thomas Farris' children had the same name as Martha Tolbert's siblings, which was a common thing to do in those days, and two of her grandsons had Tolbert as part of their given name. One was Tolbert Sebastian Farris, the other was William Tolbert McKinney. Can you tell me something? In this particular Farris line, twins are a very common occurrence. Do you know if twins run in your Farris line, also? Let me know if I can be of further help.

Happy holidays to all on the Farris web site. I hope it is full of love and joy, and a blessed time for all. Carole Faries Werner :}

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/GeV.2ACEB/1770.1 Message Board Post: when was effie born - I have an effie born about jan 1891 to a matthew farris name of mother is either eliza or louisa pool was her maiden name-they had 10 children 7 lived but i have 8 names pia

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/GeV.2ACEB/1772 Message Board Post: Does anyone have any info on elmwood cemetary in springfield tenn my grandfather is buried there but thats all i have BARTHO FARRIS--1911-1944-springfield tenn I have a copy of death cert but ss stated the ss number is wrong what do you do in a case like that how can i find correct ss number thanks pia perri

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/GeV.2ACEB/1729.3.1 Message Board Post: I can give you the info i have but its not much--alabama farris -did she live in robertson county tenn- 1910 robertson co tn census ed 165 page 5 cd8 26 april 1910 -are you from tenn its hard for me to find anything out -I'm in indiana.-alabama farris was enumerated in the census index robertson county in 1880-says she had two sons one son was matthew and a son william--matthew farris married a eliza pool in robertson county-matthew was born about 1860 and william about 1863-prior to this i have no info on her alabama-thank you pia

Hi, everyone, Wishing you all a blessed and safe Christmas. Deb

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I have two family reports that say Moses moved to Virginia from Ireland and then lived near Shelby, N.C., before moving to York County, S.C. His father, Robert Faries, was said to have arrived in America between 1794 and 1800. That means he couldn't have been a captain in the Revolutionary War, since the war ended in 1781, right? Moses was born before 1778, I guess in Ireland. Judy Brown reports that her ancestor, Mary Faries O'Neal Ware, presumed daughter of Moses, said when she was 70 years old that both of her parents were from Ireland and that she was born in S.C. This would quash the theory that Moses' wife was an Indian -- unless he had more than one wife. Deb

Hello to descendants of Moses Faries of York County, S.C. ~~~I received an e-mail from Judy Ware Brown of Texas. She is a descendant of Mary M. Faries and is trying to find out with whom Mary lived between her marriages to John O'Neal and William Ware. These are the families involved: Moses Faries was born before 1778 to Robert Faries and died July 11,1812, in Illinois. He married and had issue: - John B. Faries, born May 10, 1800, and died June 20, 1832. Married Jane Nichols. - Mary M. Faries, married, 1st, John O'Neal. Married, 2nd, William Ware, who died in 1855. - Robert Miller Faries, born July 15, 1804, and died March 23, 1883. - Moses Templeton Faries, born Oct. 30, 1806, and died Nov. 26, 1896. - Jane H. Faries, born May 19, 1809. Here is some of the info Judy provided:~~~ For 2 years I have been at a brick wall. ... I am trying to find info about my Wm. Ware/Weir born 1796 SC and his wife Mary M. Faries. He married Mary abt. 1832 in SC who was the young widow of John O'Neal. She had one son when she married Wm. Ware, John Faris O'Neal who married into the Wylie family. She had 10 more children with Wm. Ware before he died in 1855. I have a 1907 document that I will attach to this e-mail that states that Mary was the granddaughter of a Capt. Robert Faris. This is all I have on Mary except that I believe her name to be Margaret Mary or Mary Margaret but she could be the Mary Malsey Faris that I see all over the Web. Some trees at Rootsweb say that the sister of Moses Templeton Faris named Mary was born in 1812, others say 1809. My Mary was definitely born in 1809/10 per her answers on the 1850, 60 and 70 Census. The names of Whiteside, Robinson, Roddey, Ferguson, Faris, McFadden, O'Neal and more appear in Wm. Ware's probate records from 1855. He died without a Will in Chester County. ... ~~~She listed her Ware family Web site, <http://www.rootsweb.com/~arclevel/warefamily.htm>http://www.rootsweb.com/~arclevel/warefamily.htm . She also sent an article from the Rock Hill Chapter UDC which appears to have first been published in 1907. It states that Mary Fairis (sic) was the granddaughter of Capt. Robert Fairis, a Revolutionary soldier. The article tells of Mary's experiences during the Civil War and the fate of her sons. Judy and I determined that two of these sons served in the same unit as my ancestor, John Robert Faries, who would have been their cousin. Please e-mail me if you would like to see this article. It's a jpg and somewhat hard to read. She then sent the following:~~~ So you didn't already have the DAR article that I sent you? The article is an extract so for nearly a year now I have searched all over, tried inter-library loan, to no avail. Either the book was too old and they wouldn't loan or they would have Volume I and not Volume II. I just recently found it at the University of Alabama library and I e-mailed to ask if someone would copy it for me, I would pay, etc. Decided to send along the extract that I had hoping to get someone interested. Lucked out and the person who e-mailed back told me that the extract I had was exactly like it was printed in the book. So as far as I know, the UDC are the ones that cut the story down before printing in 1907. It says it was written by a granddaughter of Mrs. Ware but which one I have no idea. It says she was a member of the Rock Hill chapter so I am leaning towards it being an O'Neal granddaughter since I know for sure that son John O'Neal stayed in York, SC, but there are several children of Wm. and Mary that I do not know what happened to. I would love to find what granddaughter was the member of the Rock Hill UDC and pull her membership file. It would be wonderful to find the entire story that she wrote about Mary. I know that Mary and Wm. oldest son Thomas J. Ware moved to Bradley, AR. in the 1850's. He lived with the widow of Joseph Hagins (also a Chester family), Elizabeth (Dunlap) Hagins and her sons in AR. I don't know if there is a blood relation to Hagins or Dunlap or not. 1796Wm. is the one who died in 1855 SC, just as the John Hart research you mentioned indicated, per his probate records. I am not familiar with his research. Is it online? Mary (a widow in 1860) is shown living with 6 of her children in Chester County, SC on the 1860 Census. Mary moved with her son 1834Wm. H. Ware and his family to Bradley, Ar. in 1866 right after the War. Mary is shown on the 1870 AR Census with her youngest child Susan (aka Arabella Susan/Susan Arabella) living next door to 1834Wm. H and his wife Sarah Catherine (Wylie) and children. She states that both her parents are born in Ireland and she is age 61, she's born SC. Mary is again on the 1880 Bradley, AR. Census living with Susan, Mary is age 70, and states again that both her parents were born in Ireland, her in SC. Son Wm. H., Sarah and grown children with spouses moved to (where I am now) Texas in 1884, before August, as my grandfather was born here. Sure wishing for a 1890 Census. I am pretty sure that Mary is not buried here in Texas. I spent 4 days in those Arkansas trees and never did find her buried there either but more than likely, Arkansas is where she rests. That would put her death date between 1881 - 1884. 1834Wm. H. and wife Sarah buried a 7 year old son in 1867 Bradley, AR. and there is an unmarked grave next to his in Reeves Cemetery which "could" be Mary. From the article I sent you and from Census data, I know for sure that this is my Mary (Faris). Whether or not she's sister to Moses Templeton, I dunno. I will take others word for it but there is so much on the net that is not right. One tree had her death date of 1888 but how they know that? I sure wish they'd tell me. I've seen where some say her mother was Indian, her father died swimming a river. ~~~Then she sent the following request:~~~ I need to find out what family Mary lived with after her first husband John O'Neal died. What county too. Can you let me know where Moses and any other siblings were living in 1830 SC? ~~~One strange thing is that Mary at age 70 says both her parents were born in Ireland. That doesn't jibe with the info I have. Anyone want to chime in on this?~~~ Deb

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: farris Classification: Birth Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/GeV.2ACEB/1771 Message Board Post: searching for info on billy ray farris and his family members. need info on his mother and father and brothers and sisters.

Carl Please e-mail me at Elvin Farris Internet:[email protected] I have been trying to find Farris Bryant's "Farris" roots too. Elvin

I am having a really rough time finding any info on these people or their Ancestors! Any info on these folks, my cousins, would be much appreciated. 1.James Farris, b.3/27/1881 in Savannah Georgia. Died in Jacksonville,2/7/1935. He helped build and/or run the Jacksonville Water Works about 1917. 2.Ion Farris, Florida Legislature about 1906. 3.Lela Farris, wife of Farris Bryant, gov. of Fla. in @1960. I would also like to know Gov.(Cecil) Farris Bryant's namesake. Are there any relatives in the Duval County area or anywhere? Thanks soooooooooo much in advance, Carl __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Protect your identity with Yahoo! Mail AddressGuard http://antispam.yahoo.com/whatsnewfree

I am sending this to the list as well as posting to the Faires board. Can anyone tell me who the parents of Jame Wallace Faires were? The Herald Rock Hill, SC November 30, 2003 Gerald Faires ROCK HILL -- Mr. Gerald Wallace Faires, 62, of 1668 George Dunn Road died Friday, Nov. 28, 2003, at Piedmont Medical Center. A graveside service will be 3 p.m. Monday at Grandview Memorial Park, Cherry Road, with the Rev. Ken Fetuao officiating. A native of Rock Hill, Mr. Faires was a son of the late James Wallace Faires and Sarah Dunn Faires. He was of the Presbyterian faith. He was a U.S. Air Force veteran of the Cuban Crisis and the Vietnam War. He was a member of the American Legion Frank Roach Post No. 34 and the VFW Post No. 2889. He was retired from General Tire in Charlotte. Surviving are his wife, Dorothy Hess Faires; his son, Gerald James "Jamie" Faires of Rock Hill; his daughter, Barbara Jean Faires Gillespie of Rock Hill; and two granddaughters. The family will receive friends from 4 to 6 today at Green Funeral Home Northwest Chapel and other times at home. Memorials may be made to the Disabled American Veter-ans, PO Box 11437, Rock Hill, SC 29731.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Cook, Bush, Montgomery Wolfrom, Gear ,Ball & Ash Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/GeV.2ACEB/1770 Message Board Post: Looking for information on Effie Farris/Cook married to Robert Haston Cook in 1916 or 1918. She was my grandfathers first wife and was from Seattle, Washington. Any information would be greatly appreciated. Thank you, Michael Cook

Thank you for the welcome, Wanda. I am a descendant of Isaac Farris who married Jerusha Vaughn and was killed in an indian attack in early Kentucky, around 1788, I believe. The date is in some dispute, actually. I know some other members of this list, like Col. Carlis. Also, I have a free, private MyFamily.com site for descendants of Isaac and Jerusha Farris. We also have data about collaterlines, Shelton and Henderson. Anyone who descends from this Farris line and would like an invitation to our site, please contact me offlist. Send an email asking for an invitation to the FARRIS site. I need to know which site because I have around 13 of these MyFamily sites. I look forward to learning new things from the Farris list. I think I was a member before. I don't know why I unsubscribed, but I realized I should rejoin, so I did. Season's greetings to everyone, Ruth Rogers ----- Original Message ----- From: "Wanda Rabb" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Friday, November 28, 2003 5:59 PM Subject: [FARRIS-L] Welcome new subscriber > Please join me in welcoming a new member to our list: > > [email protected] > > We hope you will introduce yourself and tell us about the family you > are researching! > > Wanda Rabb > Farris-L manager > http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~wanda/farrismain.html > > > ==== FARRIS Mailing List ==== > You may search the Farris-L archives on the Rootsweb web site at: http://searches.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/listsearch.pl > In the surname field, type in Farris > >