lets use my real name since we are fortunate to have another mary farris with us......i am marilu farriss........a few weeks ago we had a real discussion on the different spellings of farris, if any one missed it, i will be glad to send it again........it is really strange because several people had different stories as to why the spelling had changed over the yrs.......i printed it out and will be glad to share it with the newcomers if they wish..........thanks marilu