Can you be a lil more spcific on names and area and time frame. I see at least one name that looks familuar to me but it has no more info on it. Thanks, hope ----- Original Message ----- From: <Textor1@aol.com> To: <FARRIS-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, June 01, 1999 1:46 PM Subject: Re: [FARRIS-L] S. Summerfield Fariss > Hi Debbie...thanks for the message. Samuel Summerfied is indeed my > gggrandfather! A "cousin" answered my posting yesterday and once we had > established everything coincided she sent me 99 pages (she has been working > on this for 12 years) of information that included what I needed. She gave > me SIX new generations besides that..all the way back to 1679 > > Samuel Summerfied Fariss' father was Hugh Whiteside Fariss (m. Charlotte F. > English). > > Hugh Whiteside Fariss' father was James Fariss, Jr. > > James Fariss, Jr.'s father was of course James Fariss, Sr. > > James Fariss, Sr.' s father was William Ferris (note the spelling changed) > > William Ferris' father was Christopher Ferris b. 1679, d about 2/16/1737 in > Helena Parish, Beaufort, S. E. (m. Rachel). > > She sent me the names of the cemeteries where they are buried, copies of > their wills, copies of deeds to their land...I can't believe it!!!!!!!!!!!!! > Also all of their wives names, etc. > > I would like to see what you have and if you want the 99 pager, as soon as I > get it converted I will send it to you. It is a Gedcom program which I don't > have but my husband is checking into (she said you can download it off the > internet - it is a Mormon PAF program). Maybe all of that will mean > something to you. What program are you using. Also, I can send what I had > prior to this contact if you are interested. > > This is facinating. > > Joy Robinson > > > ==== 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://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Cottage/1882/FMW.html >

Dear Joy, My husband has FARISes and FARRISes in his line, and I have collected the FARISS history as I've run across it bcause the FARIS name also occurs in Maury County. I'm glad you got some help. Susan >Dear Susan: > >I made the connection from my posting and indeed found 4 generations of >Farisses in Maury County, TN, plus the "cousin" who has compiled the >information for about 12 years. I am thrilled, but my 86 year old mother >was even more so. I think she finally sees the need for computers! Thanks >for the note. Are you related in any way? > >Joy Robinson > > >==== FARRIS Mailing List ==== >Your Support Keeps RootsWeb Free! >http://www.rootsweb.com/rootsweb/how-to-subscribe.html >

Hi Debbie...thanks for the message. Samuel Summerfied is indeed my gggrandfather! A "cousin" answered my posting yesterday and once we had established everything coincided she sent me 99 pages (she has been working on this for 12 years) of information that included what I needed. She gave me SIX new generations besides that..all the way back to 1679 Samuel Summerfied Fariss' father was Hugh Whiteside Fariss (m. Charlotte F. English). Hugh Whiteside Fariss' father was James Fariss, Jr. James Fariss, Jr.'s father was of course James Fariss, Sr. James Fariss, Sr.' s father was William Ferris (note the spelling changed) William Ferris' father was Christopher Ferris b. 1679, d about 2/16/1737 in Helena Parish, Beaufort, S. E. (m. Rachel). She sent me the names of the cemeteries where they are buried, copies of their wills, copies of deeds to their land...I can't believe it!!!!!!!!!!!!! Also all of their wives names, etc. I would like to see what you have and if you want the 99 pager, as soon as I get it converted I will send it to you. It is a Gedcom program which I don't have but my husband is checking into (she said you can download it off the internet - it is a Mormon PAF program). Maybe all of that will mean something to you. What program are you using. Also, I can send what I had prior to this contact if you are interested. This is facinating. Joy Robinson

I may be able to help. I have a Samuel S. Fariss b) 8/13/1837 in Maury Co., TN. His parents were Hugh Whiteside Fariss and Charlotte F. English. He had a brother Hugh Fletcher Fariss. I had Samuel's wife as Jane Adams (this had been given to me by another researcher) and two sons Jaby and Jim Fariss. I have some more information on this line if you would be interested. Debbie > > Hello everyone. > > My grandmother Mary Ann Fariss' (note spelling) parents were James Fletcher > Fariss b 1/21/1864 in Harden (I can only find a Hardin County) County, TN and > d. 7/27/1939. He was married to Nettie Jane Townsend b. 3/10/1869 in Bell > ounty, TN and d. 3/17/1954 in Blanket, TX. > > They had 3 children: > 1. Mary Ann (b. 4/18/1892 in Comanche County, TX d. 10/3/1956) as noted > above, who > married James Cleveland Herring on 10/11, 1908, in Eureka, TX. > 2. Samuel Van Buren Fariss b. 8/14/1887 in Comanche County, TX. d. ?, m. > Lula Lane > 3. Tommie Fariss b. ? d. ? m. Nora Green > > James Fletcher Fariss' parents were S. Summerfield Fariss b. 8/13/1837 d. > 1/25/1898. He was married to Elizabeth ? who was born on April 19, 1844 d. > 9/26/1881. They had 3 children. > > 1. James Fletcher mentioned above. > 2. J.E. b 5/24/1862 d. 8/8/1888 > 3. Bud b. 12/24/1854 c. 8/27/1945 > > No one seems to know where S. Summerfield Fariss was born, so that is as far > back as I have been able to go. Any help will be appreciated! > > ______________________________ > > --------------------------------------------------

Dear Susan: I made the connection from my posting and indeed found 4 generations of Farisses in Maury County, TN, plus the "cousin" who has compiled the information for about 12 years. I am thrilled, but my 86 year old mother was even more so. I think she finally sees the need for computers! Thanks for the note. Are you related in any way? Joy Robinson

Hi, My Faris (note the one R) is a mystery. I have not found the father of my great grandmother. Emily Bellville Faris, born August 4, 1852, was listed in the 1870 Spencer County, IN census living in the home of her parents, Andrew B. and Martha A. (Gudgen) Bellville. Also living there was her daughter, Cora Ruth Faris, age 7 months. Emily was age 17. I don't know who Cora Ruth's father was. There were not any other Faris families in the county. Emily Faris later married a man named Scott? Loney. Emily Faris Loney also had a son named Ellis Loney who was stationed in France, probably during World War I. Does anybody have a spare Faris in Indiana? Thanks, Dana Christian

There were FARISSes (spelled like that) in Maury County, TN, and some of them went to TX, and some had the middle name "Fletcher." Susan Hurt thurt@redrock.net -----Original Message----- From: Textor1@aol.com <Textor1@aol.com> To: FARRIS-L@rootsweb.com <FARRIS-L@rootsweb.com> Date: Monday, May 31, 1999 4:57 AM Subject: [FARRIS-L] Welcome new subscribers >Hello everyone. > >My grandmother Mary Ann Fariss' (note spelling) parents were James Fletcher >Fariss b 1/21/1864 in Harden (I can only find a Hardin County) County, TN and >d. 7/27/1939. He was married to Nettie Jane Townsend b. 3/10/1869 in Bell >ounty, TN and d. 3/17/1954 in Blanket, TX. > >They had 3 children: >1. Mary Ann (b. 4/18/1892 in Comanche County, TX d. 10/3/1956) as noted >above, who > married James Cleveland Herring on 10/11, 1908, in Eureka, TX. >2. Samuel Van Buren Fariss b. 8/14/1887 in Comanche County, TX. d. ?, m. >Lula Lane >3. Tommie Fariss b. ? d. ? m. Nora Green > >James Fletcher Fariss' parents were S. Summerfield Fariss b. 8/13/1837 d. >1/25/1898. He was married to Elizabeth ? who was born on April 19, 1844 d. >9/26/1881. They had 3 children. > >1. James Fletcher mentioned above. >2. J.E. b 5/24/1862 d. 8/8/1888 >3. Bud b. 12/24/1854 c. 8/27/1945 > >No one seems to know where S. Summerfield Fariss was born, so that is as far >back as I have been able to go. Any help will be appreciated! > > >==== 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 Barb, I wish I could help you but so far I have found none of our Fergusons' anywhere except in Wayne Co.WV and the Farris side is from the same general area and maybe Kentucky. Don't give up, someone out there knows something. Its just a matter of you all connecting. Good hunting and good luck. If I can help in any other way please don't hesitate to ask. Have a good one.....Joan

There are a lot of Farris and Pharris around Jackson Co. Tenn. Frank Hunting

Bob, I know you requested information on Farris line, but are you also interested in the Beach line? If so contact Eugene H Beach, Jr at EugeneB@aol.com. Eugene publishes the Beach family journal and has probably the biggest collection of information on the Beach family in the entire US. Good luck with your search. Detta Harding at Detta301@aol.com

This is a reply to Joan and Sylvia re: their Farris inquiry. At first I thought my side was far from either of yours, but you caught me at the end w/a note of Ferguson. My grandfather was Frances William Farris (b. 5-6-1874 in St. Center, Iowa d. 12-13-1956 in Madelia, Mn.) his father was Harvey Farris (b. 5-6-1874 in New York d. 10-6-1885 in State Center, IA) Harvey married Mary Jane O'Dell or Roshell Dec. 14, 1860 also from New York. Family lore says Harvey fought for Tenn. on the confederate side - and that he had "family" in that area. Why he moved to Iowa - I'm still trying to find out. Harvey and Mary Jane died in 1885. The two youngest boys were put in an orphanage but my grandfather was put on a farm as a laborer ( he was 14 years old approx.) , per my mother on a distant cousin's farm....NAME Ferguson, Robert - from Ohio - a Farmer. Does this sound even close? Barb

I wish I had a slot for the names you sent, but I do not. I will keep them, just in case they can be tied in somewhere. Actually someone just emailed me with my gg grandfather's name! I am thrilled. Thanks for trying and good look on yours. Joy Robinson

I have an Arthur Farris, born 12/1892, son of Marion Matthew Farris and Laura Ellen Beach.....is this a familiar Farris?

Hello everyone. My grandmother Mary Ann Fariss' (note spelling) parents were James Fletcher Fariss b 1/21/1864 in Harden (I can only find a Hardin County) County, TN and d. 7/27/1939. He was married to Nettie Jane Townsend b. 3/10/1869 in Bell ounty, TN and d. 3/17/1954 in Blanket, TX. They had 3 children: 1. Mary Ann (b. 4/18/1892 in Comanche County, TX d. 10/3/1956) as noted above, who married James Cleveland Herring on 10/11, 1908, in Eureka, TX. 2. Samuel Van Buren Fariss b. 8/14/1887 in Comanche County, TX. d. ?, m. Lula Lane 3. Tommie Fariss b. ? d. ? m. Nora Green James Fletcher Fariss' parents were S. Summerfield Fariss b. 8/13/1837 d. 1/25/1898. He was married to Elizabeth ? who was born on April 19, 1844 d. 9/26/1881. They had 3 children. 1. James Fletcher mentioned above. 2. J.E. b 5/24/1862 d. 8/8/1888 3. Bud b. 12/24/1854 c. 8/27/1945 No one seems to know where S. Summerfield Fariss was born, so that is as far back as I have been able to go. Any help will be appreciated!

Sorry, my records are of no help to you. In fact, I have not found anything with the spelling "Fariss", which is the way all of my records read. Good luck...frustrating isn't it. You can just go so far and then a brick wall.

Please join me in welcoming some new members to our list: daledana@flash.net hfarris@erinet.com larry@taylsntufts.com blaithin@ptd.net Textor1@aol.com bfarris@cts.com If you haven't done so already, we hope you will introduce yourselves and tell us about the family you are researching! Wanda Rabb (researching Rabb (NC/SC), Penix (NC), Bradshaw (VA>NC), (Gantt (NC), Nix, Robertson, Wilson, Conner, Harris (Rutherford Co.,NC), Laws(Yancey, Rutherford Co., NC), Edwards,Kelly (Yancey Co.,NC), Causby, Patton, Morrison, Sparks(Burke/McDowell Co., NC) Paxton (Union Co., NC >Lancaster, SC), Purviance (NC), Farris & Morris (York Co., SC) Lovelace, Hamrick, Green and McSwain (Cleveland Co., NC), Granger, Ledford, Black(Cleveland or Rutherford Co., NC), Towery (Cleveland or Lincoln Co., NC) Listmanager for CAUSBY-L, FARRIS-L, LAWS-L, NIX-L, PAXTON-L, PURVIANCE-L, RABB-L Homepage: http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Cottage/1882/

Welcome to the Farris list. There are a lot of helpful people here, that will try to help if they can. The only thing that I can suggest is (if you haven't done so already) is send off for Opal's birth certificate. That might be of help. And then check census records. Dea Ferris looked to have died in 1960, & Warren died in 1918 so if you have an idea as to where either of them died then you can get their death certificates, when you get those (if you can) it'll show or should show who the funeral home was & where they are buried at. If they do, then you can contact both the funeral home & cemetery & request a copy of their files & that usually contains a lot of helpful info. Good luck & keep posting Alli Blaithin wrote: > > > 1. Warren Farris b. Feb. 8, 1847 d. July 11, 1918. M. Julia somebody... > > 2. Dea Ferris b. April 5, 1881 in Steuben County, IN, d. Aug. 8, 1960 M. > Mercy Naomi VanPelt... > > 3. Opal Ida (Ferris) Smolinske b. Sept. 25, 1913 in Steuben Co., IN. M. > Robert Heinrich Smolinske... > > Grandma (Opal Ferris) Smolinske is still living, but I've gotten as much > info. from her as I can. Seems like the family is hesitant to talk about > Grandma's side of the family and I can't get much more info. than this. I > don't know where Warren Farris was born, or the maiden name of his wife, > Julia. Apparently Julia died when Dea Ferris was only 4, and Dea was sent > off to a foster home, at which time the spelling of his last name was > changed from Farris to Ferris. > > The thing that makes tracing my genealogy so difficult at this point is, I > live in Sunbury, PA and my entire family still lives in Indiana, so I can't > just hop over to the local courthouse or whatever to check records. I've > been getting a teeny bit of info. via the internet/e-mail. I guess I need > to plan a genealogy trip to Indiana combined with a family visit. I've also > written to various family members who supposedly have traced some of the > genealogy, but get no replies. > > Grandma always mentioned that we were Scots/Irish, and judging from the last > names on her side (Farris/Ferris and VanPelt), I'm assuming it was the > Farris line since VanPelt is Dutch, unless there are other ancestors I > haven't found yet that are Scots/Irish. (Who knows, maybe Warren Farris > married Julia O'Connor or something). I'm interested in tracing the Farris > line back to "the auld sod".... > > Hope you all have a nice Memorial Day weekend! > Deb Edmonds Lusby > Sunbury, PA > > ==== 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://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Cottage/1882/FMW.html

Hello everyone, I'm a new member, so thought I'd introduce myself. My name is Deb, and I've been working on my family's genealogy off and on for several years (mostly off, I must confess). I get stuck and then frustrated, then give up for a while, then the bug bites again and off I go. Anyway, I've been trying to research my Ferris/Farris line and always seem to come up against a wall. Here's what I've got so far (not much, but it's a start): 1. Warren Farris b. Feb. 8, 1847 d. July 11, 1918. M. Julia somebody... 2. Dea Ferris b. April 5, 1881 in Steuben County, IN, d. Aug. 8, 1960 M. Mercy Naomi VanPelt... 3. Opal Ida (Ferris) Smolinske b. Sept. 25, 1913 in Steuben Co., IN. M. Robert Heinrich Smolinske... Grandma (Opal Ferris) Smolinske is still living, but I've gotten as much info. from her as I can. Seems like the family is hesitant to talk about Grandma's side of the family and I can't get much more info. than this. I don't know where Warren Farris was born, or the maiden name of his wife, Julia. Apparently Julia died when Dea Ferris was only 4, and Dea was sent off to a foster home, at which time the spelling of his last name was changed from Farris to Ferris. The thing that makes tracing my genealogy so difficult at this point is, I live in Sunbury, PA and my entire family still lives in Indiana, so I can't just hop over to the local courthouse or whatever to check records. I've been getting a teeny bit of info. via the internet/e-mail. I guess I need to plan a genealogy trip to Indiana combined with a family visit. I've also written to various family members who supposedly have traced some of the genealogy, but get no replies. Grandma always mentioned that we were Scots/Irish, and judging from the last names on her side (Farris/Ferris and VanPelt), I'm assuming it was the Farris line since VanPelt is Dutch, unless there are other ancestors I haven't found yet that are Scots/Irish. (Who knows, maybe Warren Farris married Julia O'Connor or something). I'm interested in tracing the Farris line back to "the auld sod".... Hope you all have a nice Memorial Day weekend! Deb Edmonds Lusby Sunbury, PA

does anybody have any info on ARTHUR FERRIS m. GOODRUN EBY children: ROBERT RAY FERRIS, FELICIA FERRIS, RICHARD FERRIS if anybody can help me please email me i would be so greatful thank you lorrie gdlilgirl@aol.com

Hi Sylvia, Have read and re-read your letter and I must admit I am a bit confused. Your line is also the closest I have come to my husbands Farris line. I have a good feeling about it, somewhere it probably will tie in. There were so many different spellings of Farris back then (that is what I have run across with what little time I have been looking at the Farris line) that we might run into some problems with that. In my search for our William Farris I did run across a William in the 1850 Wayne County,WV census listed as follows; Household #266 WILLIAM FARRIS 27 and MINERVA FARRIS 25 and child MARY J. FARRIS 5months. Could this be some of your Farris line? Also during some searching I seem to recall seeing a William Farris in either the 8th or 16th Virginia Calvary. Keep in mind the calvary part is just from memory, have you searched there? My search on the Farris line is very difficult because my husband knew very little on that side of his family. So really I have started from scratch. What I have is as follows. Husbands grandfather listed in; 1870 Logan Co. Census.....William Farris 25 m. Elizabeth Conley 21 their children are...........#1 Polly Farris 2 #2 John Farris 1 1880 Logan Co. Census....William Farris 35 m. Elizabeth 30 their children are...........#1 Polly 12 #2 John 11 #3 Garland 7 #4 Lousana (? spelling) #5 Ann 4 #6 Samuel 3 1900 Logan Co. Census...William Ferris (name mis-spelled on census) no wife, I think Elizabeth passed away in 1896 children listed are..........#1 Garland 25 #2 Samuel 22 #3 Hugh 16 #4 Bettie 12 Wlliam remarried after Elizabeth died to Evaline ??????. Evaline is my husbands grandmother. William and Evaline had several children together, Martha Farris the youngest was my husbands mother. She was only a year old when William passed away in 1911. So far the census has shown that William lived throughout his married life in Logan Co.WV around the Chapmanville District. I have had a contact that said William came from KY. but, that is hearsay so far. The same source said that Williams parents were David and Lurana (Pratt) Farris of Wayne Co.WV. As of now I can not verify this. I am so far a way from the areas there (Logan and Wayne Counties) that its impossible for me to do any leg work to get any info. So I have to rely on the internet, and I am still sort of new with it. Please stay in contact, maybe we can come up with something. Would you mind giving me a little more info on what you have such as births,deaths,locations and etc. That might give me more of a clue as where to look next. Waiting to hear from you..........Joan PS. My husbands other side of the is Ferguson and most all of them are from Wayne Co.