Hi Wanda & fellow listers, Thankx for the warm welcome. My Haney Family has Farris Family links. Wm. Archie Haney's daughter, Lula Haney m .2) Cass Farris. (2 children) Another of his daughter's, Mary Anna Haney b. 1882 m. James Wm. 'Jack' Farris b. 1874 (7 children) Coffee Co. Al. area.I would love to share info on these families. Thanx, Hazel ----- Original Message ----- From: "Wanda Rabb" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Tuesday, February 25, 2003 8:13 AM Subject: [FARRIS-L] Welcome new subscriber > Please join me in welcoming a new member to our list: > > [email protected] > > If you haven't done so already, 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 ==== > 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 >

Hi Pete My Gillespie line has a couple of Farris links. One is in Texas, my great grandfather married a Farris from Bastrop, Tx, and another is from my line that settled in Illinois. One thing I'm curious about is the Miller name. I have a number of Gillespie ancestors that have the middle name of Miller, mostly in TN. Yet, I've not been successful in finding an actual Gillespie/Miller marriage. I'd appreciate it if you know of any Gillespie/Miller links. Thanks Rick Gillespie -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Tuesday, February 25, 2003 7:33 AM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [FARRIS-L] Farris, Oklahoma My Great Grand Father Robert Thad Farris who was Married to Alice Elvira Whitfield had an 800 acre Farm somewhere around there. My Father was in Ened, Ok, my 2 half Sisters was born in Choctaw, Ok. My father hated my Great Grand Father alot so he never talked about him. All that I can remember was I was a Kid is that when Robert Thad died the land was up for grabs and I can remember my father saying that he didn't want anything that old S.O.B. owned. So somewhere around lie my history and I also think that the county of Pontioc (don't have a map in front of my) has something todo with it. My Great Grand Father Robert Thad's Father was Thomas Jefferson Farris who's from Robert Miller Farris. Thanks for keeping an eye out Pete Farris ==== 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

Wanda, I forfot to mention that I drove right thru infact I ate in McAlester. If I would have known about the Farris' being there I would have stopped and looked around Pete Farris

My Great Grand Father Robert Thad Farris who was Married to Alice Elvira Whitfield had an 800 acre Farm somewhere around there. My Father was in Ened, Ok, my 2 half Sisters was born in Choctaw, Ok. My father hated my Great Grand Father alot so he never talked about him. All that I can remember was I was a Kid is that when Robert Thad died the land was up for grabs and I can remember my father saying that he didn't want anything that old S.O.B. owned. So somewhere around lie my history and I also think that the county of Pontioc (don't have a map in front of my) has something todo with it. My Great Grand Father Robert Thad's Father was Thomas Jefferson Farris who's from Robert Miller Farris. Thanks for keeping an eye out Pete Farris

Please join me in welcoming a new member to our list: [email protected] If you haven't done so already, 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

Feel free to link to the site, Carlis....Carole's work needs to be shared with everyone! Wanda --- "Col. Carlis B. Wilson" <[email protected]> wrote: > > Wanda, > This is a great site. > Is it O.K. to link to it from my family pages and > also I just join the Farris Family Research on > MyFamily.com, Ruth Rogers is the Administrator. > Would it be alright to put a Link there also. > Thanks for what you are doing. > Carlis > Wanda Rabb <[email protected]> wrote:Hello folks, > > I finally got around to posting on my web site some > more of Carole > Werner's wonderful research. To get directly to the > site, go to: > > http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~wanda/carole.html > > Carole has been so very gracious in sharing her > research with others. > Carole's research is very concnetrated in Delaware, > but also some of > the surrounding areas. > > Wanda > > > > --------------------------------- > Do you Yahoo!? > Yahoo! Tax Center - forms, calculators, tips, and > more > > > ==== 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 > __________________________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Tax Center - forms, calculators, tips, more http://taxes.yahoo.com/

Hi Wanda, Several of the Farris's lived in Savanna, Oklahoma and McAlester, Oklahoma. Most of the older Farris's have died off in this area, but a lot of their descendants are still here. Savanna & McAlester, Ok. are located about 60 miles to the North of Atoka, OK. Helen Farris The book "Oklahoma Place Names" states "FARRIS. In southeastern Atoka County, 18 miles southeast of Atoka. A post office established May 17, 1902, it was named for John L. Farris, first postmaster." Barbara Farris Cunningham Wanda Rabb wrote: >That is interesting, Pete. I guess either all of the >Farrises left that area or else the male lines died >out. Does anyone know anything about the history of >Farris, OK? > >Wanda > >--- [email protected] wrote: > > >>Hi Wanda; >>I just returned homw from a trip to Dallas, Texas. >>On my way back I noticed >>that Farris , Oklahoma was only 17 miles East of >>Atoka, Oklahoma on Hwy 69 & >>75 right where I going thru, so I decided to take a >>detour and go To Farris, >>Oklahoma. >>After arriving there I passed the Farris School >>Where I stopped and took a >>few pictures, then drove on into Farris, where I >>dicovered a Farris Church of >>Christ, 2 pump gas Station (closed) a Farris Baptist >>Church and also an >>Assembly of God. There was old house they called a >>Cafe that was also Closed. >>I ran into a gentleman putting air in his truck tire >>and I asked him if there >>was a Farris Cemetary and said yes and had me follow >>him and he'd point it >>out, there was about a hundred people burried there, >>but no Farris'. So my >>Trip to the Town Farris , Oklahoma proved that the >>School was closed the Gas >>Station and the Cafe were closed everyone else was >>in church and the rest >>didn't hang around tobe burried in the Cemetary. >>Atleast I finally Visited >>Farris Oklahoma. I just wanted to share my visit to >>you all. >>Take Care >>Pete Farris >> >> >>>>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 >> >> >> >

The book "Oklahoma Place Names" states "FARRIS. In southeastern Atoka County, 18 miles southeast of Atoka. A post office established May 17, 1902, it was named for John L. Farris, first postmaster." Barbara Farris Cunningham Wanda Rabb wrote: >That is interesting, Pete. I guess either all of the >Farrises left that area or else the male lines died >out. Does anyone know anything about the history of >Farris, OK? > >Wanda > >--- [email protected] wrote: > > >>Hi Wanda; >>I just returned homw from a trip to Dallas, Texas. >>On my way back I noticed >>that Farris , Oklahoma was only 17 miles East of >>Atoka, Oklahoma on Hwy 69 & >>75 right where I going thru, so I decided to take a >>detour and go To Farris, >>Oklahoma. >>After arriving there I passed the Farris School >>Where I stopped and took a >>few pictures, then drove on into Farris, where I >>dicovered a Farris Church of >>Christ, 2 pump gas Station (closed) a Farris Baptist >>Church and also an >>Assembly of God. There was old house they called a >>Cafe that was also Closed. >>I ran into a gentleman putting air in his truck tire >>and I asked him if there >>was a Farris Cemetary and said yes and had me follow >>him and he'd point it >>out, there was about a hundred people burried there, >>but no Farris'. So my >>Trip to the Town Farris , Oklahoma proved that the >>School was closed the Gas >>Station and the Cafe were closed everyone else was >>in church and the rest >>didn't hang around tobe burried in the Cemetary. >>Atleast I finally Visited >>Farris Oklahoma. I just wanted to share my visit to >>you all. >>Take Care >>Pete Farris >> >> >>==== 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 >> >> >> > > >__________________________________________________ >Do you Yahoo!? >Yahoo! Tax Center - forms, calculators, tips, more >http://taxes.yahoo.com/ > > >==== 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 > > > >

Wanda, This is a great site. Is it O.K. to link to it from my family pages and also I just join the Farris Family Research on MyFamily.com, Ruth Rogers is the Administrator. Would it be alright to put a Link there also. Thanks for what you are doing. Carlis Wanda Rabb <[email protected]> wrote:Hello folks, I finally got around to posting on my web site some more of Carole Werner's wonderful research. To get directly to the site, go to: http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~wanda/carole.html Carole has been so very gracious in sharing her research with others. Carole's research is very concnetrated in Delaware, but also some of the surrounding areas. Wanda --------------------------------- Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Tax Center - forms, calculators, tips, and more

That is interesting, Pete. I guess either all of the Farrises left that area or else the male lines died out. Does anyone know anything about the history of Farris, OK? Wanda --- [email protected] wrote: > Hi Wanda; > I just returned homw from a trip to Dallas, Texas. > On my way back I noticed > that Farris , Oklahoma was only 17 miles East of > Atoka, Oklahoma on Hwy 69 & > 75 right where I going thru, so I decided to take a > detour and go To Farris, > Oklahoma. > After arriving there I passed the Farris School > Where I stopped and took a > few pictures, then drove on into Farris, where I > dicovered a Farris Church of > Christ, 2 pump gas Station (closed) a Farris Baptist > Church and also an > Assembly of God. There was old house they called a > Cafe that was also Closed. > I ran into a gentleman putting air in his truck tire > and I asked him if there > was a Farris Cemetary and said yes and had me follow > him and he'd point it > out, there was about a hundred people burried there, > but no Farris'. So my > Trip to the Town Farris , Oklahoma proved that the > School was closed the Gas > Station and the Cafe were closed everyone else was > in church and the rest > didn't hang around tobe burried in the Cemetary. > Atleast I finally Visited > Farris Oklahoma. I just wanted to share my visit to > you all. > Take Care > Pete Farris > > > ==== 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 > __________________________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Tax Center - forms, calculators, tips, more http://taxes.yahoo.com/

Hi Gaye, I have nothing on Edgar Boyd Farris, Sr. Maybe someone else can help. I would like to know how this family fits into the others in the area. Wanda --- [email protected] wrote: > Wanda, > Do you know much about Edgar Boyd Farris, Sr? > Thanks, > Gaye Frady > > > ==== 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 > __________________________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Tax Center - forms, calculators, tips, more http://taxes.yahoo.com/

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Sounds pretty neat trip still though. Sounds like a "town" I lived in, except I don't think there was even a cemetery. The town was about 3 block wide 1 or 2 long, Had a school (closed), 2 bars (1 attached to a small restaurant...actually that was just a "big room") a grocery store, Post Office, several "fireman" & about 8-9 cops that lived around the town. Illegal to burn trash (which I found out after I did it). It was a mining town. So, for any "excitement" the teenagers had to go to the nearby town about 20 miles away. Alli:) Researching: A-B-R-A-M, M-c-C-A-L-L, M-c-K-A-Y, J-O-H-N-S-O-N, P-H-A-R-I-S-S A-D-A-M-S, T-H-O-M-P-S-O-N, L-O-V-E-L-L, W-H-I-T-E Indep. Educational Children's Book Consultant www.ubah.com/D1525 NEW Indep. Pampered Chef Consultant www.pamperedchef.com Indep. AdvoCare Distributor (Herbal) www.advocare.com ----- Original Message ----- From: <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Monday, February 24, 2003 6:53 AM Subject: [FARRIS-L] Farris, Oklahoma > Hi Wanda; > I just returned homw from a trip to Dallas, Texas. On my way back I noticed > that Farris , Oklahoma was only 17 miles East of Atoka, Oklahoma on Hwy 69 & > 75 right where I going thru, so I decided to take a detour and go To Farris, > Oklahoma. > After arriving there I passed the Farris School Where I stopped and took a > few pictures, then drove on into Farris, where I dicovered a Farris Church of > Christ, 2 pump gas Station (closed) a Farris Baptist Church and also an > Assembly of God. There was old house they called a Cafe that was also Closed. > I ran into a gentleman putting air in his truck tire and I asked him if there > was a Farris Cemetary and said yes and had me follow him and he'd point it > out, there was about a hundred people burried there, but no Farris'. So my > Trip to the Town Farris , Oklahoma proved that the School was closed the Gas > Station and the Cafe were closed everyone else was in church and the rest > didn't hang around tobe burried in the Cemetary. Atleast I finally Visited > Farris Oklahoma. I just wanted to share my visit to you all. > Take Care > Pete Farris > > > ==== 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 > >

Hi Wanda; I just returned homw from a trip to Dallas, Texas. On my way back I noticed that Farris , Oklahoma was only 17 miles East of Atoka, Oklahoma on Hwy 69 & 75 right where I going thru, so I decided to take a detour and go To Farris, Oklahoma. After arriving there I passed the Farris School Where I stopped and took a few pictures, then drove on into Farris, where I dicovered a Farris Church of Christ, 2 pump gas Station (closed) a Farris Baptist Church and also an Assembly of God. There was old house they called a Cafe that was also Closed. I ran into a gentleman putting air in his truck tire and I asked him if there was a Farris Cemetary and said yes and had me follow him and he'd point it out, there was about a hundred people burried there, but no Farris'. So my Trip to the Town Farris , Oklahoma proved that the School was closed the Gas Station and the Cafe were closed everyone else was in church and the rest didn't hang around tobe burried in the Cemetary. Atleast I finally Visited Farris Oklahoma. I just wanted to share my visit to you all. Take Care Pete Farris

Hello folks, I finally got around to posting on my web site some more of Carole Werner's wonderful research. To get directly to the site, go to: http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~wanda/carole.html Carole has been so very gracious in sharing her research with others. Carole's research is very concnetrated in Delaware, but also some of the surrounding areas. Wanda

Wanda, Do you know much about Edgar Boyd Farris, Sr? Thanks, Gaye Frady

I have been subscribed for a while and have monitored this site. Our family named Farris were all from South Alabama. My maternal grandfather was Orbie Farris. His sibling's names were Willie, Orbie, Lillie, Mattie Pearl, Annie Ruth, Clyde May, Cecil, and Gilbert. All were born and raised in and around Elba Alabama. They were all descendants of William Newton Farris and Addie Archer (Farris). If any of these are familiar with these people I would appreciate any leads on their history. Lynn

Cophine Smead Farris was married in 1947 to John Lester FARRIS, son of Frank FARRIS and Amanda Edith SWEENEY HERRING. John spent 32 years in the Marine Corps. Barbara

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Farris, Burchett Classification: Obituary Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/GeV.2ACEB/1629 Message Board Post: Escondido North County Times Escondido, CA February 19, 2003 Ruby Burchett, 75 ENCINITAS -- Ruby May Burchett, 75, died Saturday, Feb. 15, 2003, at Evergreen Encinitas. Born March 10, 1927, in Monroe, Ark., she lived in Encinitas for 45 years. She was a waitress and hostess at El Rancho Restaurant. Mrs. Burchett is survived by her brother, Jerry Farris of Vista and sister Johnnie Brown of Pottsboro, Texas. Visitation is scheduled from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 20, at Allen Bros. Mortuary, Vista Chapel. Graveside service will follow at 1:30 p.m. at San Marcos Cemetery. Allen Bros. Mortuary, Vista Chapel is handling arrangements.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Farris, Lynch, Heaberlin, Swartwood Classification: Obituary Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/GeV.2ACEB/1628 Message Board Post: The Missourian Columbia, MO February 18, 2003 Ruth Edna Lynch was a devoted mother, a bird-watching outdoorswoman who loved flowers and wildlife, and a collector of antique china. Mrs. Lynch, of Fayette, died Sunday, Feb. 16, 2003, at Colonial Manor in Glasgow. She was 74. Mrs. Lynch also enjoyed collecting clear glassware and kerosene lamps, said her husband, Robert Lynch. After a brain hemorrhage left her partially paralyzed in 1978, Mrs. Lynch had to relearn how to use the left side of her body. Her husband said that despite enormous difficulties, such as being unable to see from the left side of her eyes, Mrs. Lynch eventually regained her normal mental functions and always kept a positive attitude. Mrs. Lynch was born June 29, 1928, to Forrest Farris and Augusta Heaberlin Farris in Coulterville, Ill. She graduated from Collinsville High School in 1946 and briefly studied art at Southern Illinois University at Carbondale. After leaving SIU, Mrs. Lynch worked for several St. Louis banks. She married Robert Lynch on Nov. 23, 1950, in Fayette. Her son, Donald Lynch, said his mother was very supportive of her children's school activities. Mrs. Lynch was a leading member of the Higbee PTA and once taught sewing to 4-H groups. After her sons went to college, Mrs. Lynch joined her husband at his consulting firm, Lynch Engineering, where she worked as a secretary. They both retired in 1997. Visitation will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday at Mt. Pleasant Christian Church in Howard County, where Mrs. Lynch was a member. Services, conducted by the Rev. Jodie Jackson, will take place at the church at 11 a.m. Burial will follow at Mt. Pleasant Christian Church Cemetery. Mrs. Lynch is survived by her husband; two sons, Donald Lynch of Columbia and Gary Lynch of Hales Corners, Wis.; a sister, Nellie Swartwood of Fulton; four grandchildren; and six great-grandchildren. A brother, Robert Farris, died earlier.