I have three siblings of Robert Thad Farris in Oklahoma but no links yet,their names are Jefferson Davis, John F. and Mary they were born between 1865 and 1888.Try those . Pete

I have relatives born in Oklahoma, and I am not having any luck with info on their parents: Parents: Marion Matthew Farris, 1872-1960, and Laura Ellen Beach, 1873-1939.... Children: Edward Ross Farris 1898-1944; Ruby May Farris 1900-1971; William Harry Farris 1902-1984; Dolly Pearl Farris 1905-1979; Mildred Opal Farris 1907-1985 and Roy Farris 1910-1918, all of these born in Alva, Oklahoma to MMF and LEB. There are 4 other children in the family, born in other places. Anyone recognize them?

I have relatives in Oklahoma that I haven't beenable to track I'll give you their names a see if it rings any bells >Alvin W. Farris B. 1885 Ark. D. 1907 Roff, Ok >Katy Ann Farris B. 1887 Ark. D. 1979 Ada. Ok married John Newton Burrow >Robert Lee Farris B. 1896 D. 1935 Anadarko Ok see if they help Pete

I have recently come across my grandfathers obit from 1954. His states that his name was Edward Carl Faris. My grandmothers and my uncle Harolds obits say his name was Carl Edward Faris. His parents names were John & Olive (Wheeler) FARIS. I have very little info. on this side of my family. I know that my grandparents were married in South Portsmouth, KY in 1906. Edward (Carl) was born in 1885, where unknown at this time. His wife, Emma L. KIDD was born in KY in 1885. At the time of my grandfathers death he had three brothers mentioned in his obit living in Columbus, OH, Clarence, Burgess and George. I have sent for his death certificate from Franklin County, in Columbus, OH but have not yet received it. I also found out that my uncle Harold C. FARIS was born in Tulsa,Oklahoma Dec.8, 1917. I would appreciate any help I can get. I seem to be hitting a brick wall with this side of my family. I have a web page at http://mypage.goplay.com/mfaris/ It has all the information that I have there. Thanks in advance, Melinda Faris

To Sharon and Tim Day, I was thrilled to see you are doing Farris gen. in Missouri. I have been trying to connect my ggrandfather,JOHN FARRIS and wife. REBECCA DICKSON with parents and siblings. They are in Schuyler Co., Mo. in the 1850 Census. It shows he was born in Ky in 1815 and she in Pa. They had 6 girls and one boy. The boy, WILLIAM ZACHARIAH FARRIS, is my grandfather. He went to Randolph Co., Mo., married Nancy Louisa Bunnel, Jo Ann Chapman. He had 5 girls and one boy. The youngest, Mary Louis, was my mother. JOHN AND REBECCA'S girls were, Catherine M. TAYLOR, TABITHA JANE m.WRIGHT; MARY E. FARRIS, m. WILL STARR; SARAH ELLEN F.m. MARION BAYLESS; ELVIRA FRANCES; and MARTHA FARRIS m. HINTON. Another fact you may be interested in: my Aunt Lillie Farris m. Cecil Day. Their two sons are still living--one in Randolph on a farm, and the other in Marshall, Mo. My hope is to find someone with an ancestor who had a brother named John and born in Ky. They went to Indiana from Kentucky and then to Mo. Their oldest child was born in Indiana. Or maybe find descendants of the Taylors, Wrights, Bayless. or Hintons. I am keeping my fingers crossed hoping some of this connects with your infomation. I have no idea where these relatives may be, Mo. or ?. I will ask my cousins, Farris Day or Kenneth Day if they have some Day gen., too. Eleanor DuBois in Winter Haven, Fl. ___________________________________________________________________ You don't need to buy Internet access to use free Internet e-mail. Get completely free e-mail from Juno at http://www.juno.com/getjuno.html or call Juno at (800) 654-JUNO [654-5866]

I am seeking information on the family of Robert Lee Farris. According to an Alabama Death Certificate, Robert was born January 23, 1860 in Roanoke, Virginia. Robert died March 28, 1920, in Jefferson County, Alabama. This death certificate lists his father as John Farris, also born in Virginia. His mother was listed as being born in Virginia as well. Her given name is listed as Clementine. Her last name begins with a "B", and could be Brown or Braun. Any help would be appreciated. I have posted this before, but perhaps some of our new members can help. Jerry jcfarris@worldnet.att.net

Hello FARRIS Cousins, We are now working on the 1870 Polk County, Missouri census records at; Sharon's Genealogy Corner - http://www.mocom.net/~2days This is our first listing, but we will be adding more in the weeks to come. Including Webster County, Missouri. There is also a section finished with a genealogy report of Gideon Farris and his father William Farris, There is also a gedcom file available for downloading. Take a look around and let us know what you think. The site also holds information on marriage records, cemetery listings and 1000's of genealogy links. Be sure to visit the surnames page and don't forget to sign the guestbook, Thanks Tony and Sharon Day Sharon's Genealogy Corner - Some major names from our research; ALEXANDER, BLACKWELL, BOTTOMS, BROYLES, CALLAWAY, COSSEY, CUNNINGHAM / CUNNYNGHAM, DAY, DUNKEL, FARIS/FARRIS/FERRIS, HEATH, HOLLOWAY, KING, LATIMER, LEE, LOONEY, MATHIS, McSPADDEN, MITCHELL, PASS, PAYNE/PAINE, PICKEL/PICKLE, PISTOL, RILEY, RUBOTTOM, RULE/RUYLE, SELL, SHELTON, SIKES, SLAGLE, SPEAK, SHOUN, SLEMP, SPEARS, SPIVEY, VANHUSS, VENABLE, WILHITE/WILHOIT, YOUNG

I appreciate the feedback from those who responded regarding whether I should post obits both to the GenConnect Board and to the Farris-L. The majority felt it was adequate to post to the GenConnect Board. For those of you who prefer to receive the information via e-mail, please go to the Farris GenConnect Obits Board and you will find an area near the bottom of the page labeled "Subscribe" where you can enter your e-mail address and receive any item posted to the board. This should satisfy both camps! The direct URL to the Farris Obits page is: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/surnames/far/FarrisObits Thanks, Wanda

Wanda, I have an antiquated computer system at home that I do ALL my genealogy on, it is still using Windows3.1 (with no upgrade in the foreseeable future.). I would be unable to view the obits on Genconnect. I did sneak a peek at the Farris genconnect while at work but cannot view it on a regular basis. It appears to be a great program for systems that can handle it. Thanks Pam

Wanda Rabb wrote: > > As most of you are aware, I frequently post obits that I run across on > folks with all variations of the Farris surname. Since we now have the > Farris GenConnect board where I can post these obits, do y'all want me to > continue posting them to the list as well? The beauty of the GenConnect > is they are archived and conveniently accessed. There is also a feature > on the board where you can request e-mail notification anytime something is > posted to the list. > > I don't mind posting them both to the board and to the Farris-L, but I > don't want to unnecessarily flood everyone's mailboxes, so I would like > your feedback as to what you think. > > You may reply to me privately at wcr@netunlimited.net with your thoughts on > this subject. > > Thanks! > > 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/ > > ==== FARRIS Mailing List ==== > Your Support Keeps RootsWeb Free! > http://www.rootsweb.com/rootsweb/how-to-subscribe.html === Obits to Genconnect, please. Thanks.

I don't mind the e-mail, its fast to find if you have anything. see ya Pete

As most of you are aware, I frequently post obits that I run across on folks with all variations of the Farris surname. Since we now have the Farris GenConnect board where I can post these obits, do y'all want me to continue posting them to the list as well? The beauty of the GenConnect is they are archived and conveniently accessed. There is also a feature on the board where you can request e-mail notification anytime something is posted to the list. I don't mind posting them both to the board and to the Farris-L, but I don't want to unnecessarily flood everyone's mailboxes, so I would like your feedback as to what you think. You may reply to me privately at wcr@netunlimited.net with your thoughts on this subject. Thanks! 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/

Topeka (KS) Capital Journal December 7, 1998 OTTAWA (KS) -- Graveside services will be at 10am Tuesday at Greenwood Cemetery west of here for Dr Merle L FARRIS, 87, Morristown TN, a former Kansas, who died Saturday Dec 5, 1998, at home. He was a veterinarian. He was born Feb 23, 1911, in the Argentine community in Wyandotte County (KS), and spent his early life in Kansas. He was graduated from Kansas State University in Manhattan. He worked for the U S Dept of Agriculture's Bureau of Animal Industry three years. He served five years in the Army, having held the rank of first lieutenant in the Veterinary Corps. He later was a major in the Army Reserve. He transferred to the Air Force in 1954 and held the rank of lieutenant Colonel before he retired. He attended the Army Medical Activity Drawdown Ceremony in 1992 in berlin where he was recognized as the former commander of one of the two oldest unite permanently garrisoned in Berlin since World War II. Dr Farris was a partner with Dr S B ISBELL in the Animal Hospital in Morristown TN from 1946 until 1979 when he retired. They had been honored at veterinarians of the year in Tennessee. He had served as president of the East Tennessee Veterinary Assn and the Tennessee Veterinary Assn. He was a member of First Baptist Church in Morristown TN, where he served as a deacon and disbursing officer and was a member of the capital steering committee for the 1985 building program. He was a past president of the kiwanis Club and a member of a Masonic Lodge and Scottish Rite bodies, all in Morristown, and a member of Kerbela Shrine in Knoxville TN. He and his wife, Myrna, lived in Morristown many years. She survives. Other survivors include a daughter, Sharon BOLESTA, Dallas; sisters, Mrs Lawrence WRIGHT, Ottawa, and Mrs Luther MAGERS, Sierra Vista AZ; and a grandson. Memorial contributions may be made to greenwood Baptist Church, Route 3, Ottawa 66067. Mayes Mortuary in Morristown is in charge of arrangements. Dengel & Son Mortuary in Ottawa is in charge of Kansas arrangements.

Hello fellow researchers, I decided to start a FARRIS GenConnect Board so we will have a place to enter queries, obits, wills, etc. where they can be maintained in a permanent way on the internet for all to benefit from. This board is not limited to the FARRIS spelling, but will include all variations of spelling such as Faris, Faries, Faires, Ferris, Phares, Pharis, etc. PLEASE ..... let's make this a success by sharing all of our information with others. Go through all of those files and pull out wills, deeds, obits, etc. and post them to the board. I have created a Farris Surname Page which links to the Farris GenConnect and my goal is to have this page to be "Farris Central" so to speak. If you have a personal homepage where you have genealogical information on your Farris family, I would like to place a link on this page to it. Please e-mail me privately at wcr@netunlimited.net with the URL. Or if you know of other web sites that would be appropriate to link to, please submit those. I will welcome any suggestions of ways to improve the web site, so feel free to send me your comments. The URL is: http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Cottage/1882/farrismain.html 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/

Some more information Betsy Farris asked me to pass along to the Farris-L. This is a short descendancy list for Alexander, born ca 1740. 1. Alexander Faires, Jr. b. ABT 1740 in Antrim County, Ireland d. June 6, 1824 bur. Old Unity, Ft. Mill, York Co., S. C. m. Jennie T. (Jennett) James b. 1747 probably Delaware d. February 6, 1827 bur. Old Unity, Ft. Mill, York Co., S. C. 2. Samuel Faires b. March 4, 1780 in York County, South Carolina d. February 23, 1852 bur. Ebenezer Presbyterian Cemetery, R.H., Y.C., S.C. m. Elizabeth (Eliza) Garrison b. November 22, 1796 in York Co., S. C. d. August 9, 1879 bur. Ebenezer Presbyterian Cemetery, R.H., Y.C., S.C. 3. Elias Newton Faires\Faris b. April 23, 1830 York Co., S. C. d. March 18, 1902 bur. Ebenezer Churchyard, Rock Hill, York Co, S.C. m. 2nd. Cynthia Catherine Choate b. September 20, 1855 in York Co, S.C. d. March 11, 1943 bur. Brookwood Farm, York County, South Carolina 4. James Samuel Hampton Faris b. February 9, 1876 in York Co, S.C. d. April 7, 1928 bur. Ebenezer Cemetery, Rock Hill, York County, S.C. m. Eula Ladosky Setzer b. March 12, 1879 Catawba County, North Carolina d. December 12, 1936 bur. Ebenezer Churchyard, Rock Hill, York Co, S.C. 5. John Logan Faris, Sr. in Rock Hill, York Co, S.C. He is still living. Talked to him 2-25-1999. Talked to his sister, Cynthia b. Rock Hill, York Co, S.C., yesterday {2-26-1999}.

Hello everyone, I would like to remind everyone to be sure to put the appropriate subject in the SUBJECT field on your messages to the Farris-L. For example, it would be helpful to put the name of the person and a location that pertains to your message such as: William Faris, born 1800, TN Many of the subscribers to our list receive hundreds of e-mails per day and simply scan the list by the subject field. It's easy miss important messages when the appropriate subject has not been entered. Thank you for your participation in the Farris-L.....it's working together well that makes this list so great! 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/

Fort Worth Star Telegram Fort Worth, TX February 25, 1999 Homer O.Farris Jr. Ft.Worth -- Homer O.farris Jr.71 yrs old,an auto body shop,painter died Wed. Feb 24,1999 at a local hospital. Graveside services 10am Friday inMount Olive Cementery Visitatian 6-8 pm Thurs. Mmorial Funeral Home Homer O.Farris was born Feb.1,1928 in Ft Worth. Survivors: Brother Edward Farris,Sister Lena Peck and several nices and nephews Memorial Funeral Home 817-246-4988

Fort Worth Star Telegram Fort Worth, TX February 27, 1999 Julius P.Faris Jr. Ft Worth-Julius P.Faris Jr-86 a retired Air Force Lt. colonel died Sunday Feb 21,1999 in Ft Worth Graveside services 2pm Thursdy in Larurel Land Memorial Park of Ft Worth. Lt.Col.Julius P.Faris was born Dec.15,1912,in Ft Worth,He was proceded in death by his wife Mary Farisin 1996 Survivors; his son Samuel H.faris of Mission Tx.his daughter Margaret Faris of Alberque N.M and several grand children Laurel Land Memorial Park 8817-293-1350

Barbara Aguilar wrote: > > Thank you all for including me in all your mail. > I know one day I will find my Farris family in Missouri. > And I need them badly. > Barbara > > ==== 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 === Barbara: My Missouri Farris line begins with George M. FARRIS, born 1769 in VA, moved to what became St. Louis Co., MO in 1811 and died in Moniteau Co., MO in 1858. I descend through hs oldest son, Minor FARRIS, b. 1800 in Albermarle Co., VA, died Moniteau Co., MO. Any links? Regards, Trueman Farris. jfarris@execpc.com

In a message dated 2/26/99 9:17:44 PM, PFARRIS01@aol.com writes: <<Thanks Lee !!!! It's pretty neat. I've been checking the other web site for about 6 months and found nobody on our line, found people asking question about 3 or 4 but they were looking for someone else. In three days I've more stuff than I have for 6 months. This a new day. Thanks again Lee Pete >> Now this is what it's all about. Peace to all! Kurt in Greenville, SC