Emma, I'm confused. I just figured out that I have James Ross Farris in two separate families. I think he belongs to Samuel B. Farris, but can you help me out? I'm sending family group sheets for the two families I have him in and hoping you know which is which. Susan Hurt Family Group Record ============================================================ Husband: James F. FARRIS Jr. - -------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------- Birth: 15 Oct 1779 NC (?) Death: 30 Apr 1864 , Maury, TN Burial: Marriage: 14 Aug 1809 , Maury, TN Father: James F. FARRIS Sr. (b 23 Nov 1749) Mother: Mary (b 1745) ============================================================ Wife: Margaret (Peggy) Brown WHITESIDE - -------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------- Birth: 14 May 1786 S.C. Death: 6 Jan 1874 , Maury, TN Burial: Father: Hugh WHITESIDE (b 1738) Mother: Margaret LUSK (b 1743) ============================================================ Children ============================================================ 1 M James FARRIS Birth: 4 Mar 1813 , Maury, TN Death: 19 Mar 1855 Burial: Marriage: - -------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------- 2 M Hugh Whiteside FARRIS Birth: 5 Aug 1811 Adamsville, McNairy, TN Death: 22 Jan 1869 Burial: Spouse: Charlotte F. ENGLISH (m 18 Dec 1834) - -------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------- 3 M James Ross FARRIS Birth: 4 Mar 1813 , Maury, TN Emigration: 1849 MS Property: 29 Jul 1850 two slaves Death: 19 Mar 1855 Burial: Spouse: Lydia ALEXANDER (m 7 May 1835) - -------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------- 4 F Mary (Polly) Brown FARRIS Birth: 17 Jan 1815 , Maury, TN Death: Nov 1895 Burial: Spouse: William H. ENGLISH (m 20 Aug 1835) - -------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------- 5 M Samuel FARRIS Birth: 8 Apr 1817 , Maury, TN Death: 13 Aug 1895 Burial: Spouse: Elizabeth ENGLISH (m 20 Dec 1838) - -------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------- 6 M John Lindsey FARRIS Birth: 27 Feb 1819 , Maury, TN Death: 1880 Burial: 1880 , Mc Nairy, TN Spouse: Eliza Ann WALKER (m 17 Jul 1844) - -------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------- 7 M Thomas Vinson FARRIS Birth: 28 Jan 1821 , Maury, TN Death: 20 Apr 1866 Burial: Marriage: - -------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------- 8 F Martha Ann FARRIS Birth: 10 Jan 1823 , Maury, TN Death: 20 Oct 1890 Burial: Marriage: - -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------- 9 F Margaret Jane FARRIS Birth: 21 Nov 1824 , Maury, TN Death: Burial: Spouse: George W. FERGUSON (m 21 Mar 1844) - -------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------- 10 M William Henderson FARRIS Birth: 6 Oct 1828 , Maury, TN Death: Oct 1896 Burial: Spouse: Jane M. STOCKARD (m 17 Jan 1850) - -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------- 11 M Robert Luther FARRIS Birth: 24 Apr 1831 , Maury, TN Death: 26 Dec 1877 Burial: Spouse: Mildred A. FOGLEMAN (m 8 Jun 1869) ============================================================ Family Group Record ============================================================ Husband: Samuel B. FARRIS - -------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------- Birth: 25 Aug 1788 NC Burial: Dec 1848 Forrester Cem., , Calloway, KY Death: 28 Dec 1848 , Calloway, KY Marriage: abt 1812 , Maury, TN Other spouse: Eliza A. ALEXANDER (m 15 Mar 1833) ============================================================ Wife: Elizabeth (Betsey) WHITE - -------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------- Birth: 2 Mar 1793 Burial: May 1831 Forrester Cem., , Calloway, KY Death: 22 May 1831 , Calloway, KY ============================================================ Children ============================================================ 1 M James Ross FARRIS Birth: 4 Mar 1813 , Maury, TN Emigration: 1849 MS Property: 29 Jul 1850 two slaves Death: 19 Mar 1855 Burial: Spouse: Lydia ALEXANDER (m 7 May 1835) - -------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------- 2 M Robert FARRIS Birth: Chr: Death: bef 1848 Burial: Spouse: Frances B. WALTON (m 27 Feb 1836) - -------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------- 3 M John White FARRIS Birth: 22 Sep 1820 , , TN Census: 1850 Calloway Co, KY Property: 29 Jul 1850 1 quarter section +120 acres +40 acres + Census: 1860 Calloway Co, KY Burial: Dec 1887 Forrester Cem., Calloway, KY Death: 28 Dec 1887 , Calloway, KY Spouse: Rachel Ozier FARROW (m 9 Feb 1841) Spouse: Nancy ALLEN (m abt 1851) - -------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------- 4 F Elizabeth Ann FARRIS Birth: 20 Dec 1823 , , TN Death: 29 Feb 1848 , Calloway, KY Burial: Mar 1848 Forrester Cem., , Calloway, KY Spouse: Allen Benjamin P'POOL (m 6 Dec 1841) - -------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------- 5 F Elmira T. FARRIS Birth: 30 May 1828 TN Property: 25 Dec 1846 160 acres Property: 29 Jul 1850 SW quarter of sec. 32, twp. 2, range 5 e Burial: Mar 1907 Forrester Cem., , Calloway, KY Death: 25 Mar 1907 , Calloway, KY Spouse: Eli Farris ALEXANDER (m 23 Dec 1845) - -------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------- 6 M Samuel J. FARRIS Birth: 15 Nov 1830 , , KY Property: 1849 105 acres Census: 1850 Calloway Co, KY Census: 1860 Calloway Co, KY Burial: Aug 1905 Old Salem Cem., , Calloway, KY Death: 29 Aug 1905 , Calloway, KY Spouse: Nancy Ellen P'POOL (m abt 1852) -----Original Message----- From: EMMALBOB@aol.com <EMMALBOB@aol.com> To: FARRIS-L@rootsweb.com <FARRIS-L@rootsweb.com> Date: Friday, June 25, 1999 5:51 PM Subject: Re: [FARRIS-L] Concord Cemetery, TX FARRISes >Linda, > >Do you have a birth date on James Edward Farris? I have a J.E. Fariss b. >1850, son of Samuel B. & Elizabeth (English) Fariss. > >Emma Shrum Butler > > >==== 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 > >