This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/GeV.2ACEB/1773 Message Board Post: I'm looking for parentage for Thomas and Martha Farris. If any of the other names match your family, I'd be pleased to share further information. (FYI-Irvin A. Farris is my husband's great-great grandfather.) THOMAS A. FARRIS was born 1826 in Morgan County, Missouri. He married (1) ANGELINA Bef. 1849 in Richland, Morgan County, Missouri. She was born 1829 in Tennessee, and died Aft. 1850 in Richland, Morgan County, Missouri.He married (2) MARTHA. She was born 1833 in Morgan County, Missouri. According to the 1850 U.S. Census Thomas and his wife Angelina were living in Richland, Morgan County, Missouri, with their one year old daughter Sarah W. Farris. By the 1860 U.S. Census, Angelina had died and Thomas had remarried Martha (possibly Martha Jane Tolbert), and had sons William Farris, born in 1852, and James J. Farris, born in 1859, in addition to Sarah. They lived in Osage, Morgan County, Missouri. It is possible, even probable, that William was the son of Thomas and Angelina. In 1870, Thomas and Martha still lived in Osage, Morgan County, Missouri, however, Sarah and William are not listed on the census. There is a one in the column under "Constitutional Relations, Male Citizens of U.S. 21 years and upwards". Thomas and Martha have several more children by now, including twins only one month old. The children listed in 1870 were: James J., born 1859; Lilly J. (called Lila in 1880 census),born 1862; Irvin A., born 1864; Nathan O., born 1856; Ashley T., born 1869; and twins Martha and Amanda, born May 4, 1870. In 1880, Thomas and Martha still lived in Osage, Morgan County, Missouri, and had added one additional child to their family, Alvin, born in 1879. All of these children are still living at home. There is no listing of Thomas and Martha in the 1900 Census. Here is a listing of the second genereation: 2. JAMES J.3 FARRIS (THOMAS A.2, UNKNOWN1) was born 1859 in Morgan County, Missouri. He married MARY SILVEY September 21, 1884 in Morgan County, Missouri. She was born Abt. 1862. Children of JAMES FARRIS and MARY SILVEY are: i. GEORGE4 FARRIS, d. Abt. 1960. ii. JOHN FARRIS, d. 1960. iii. LIVING FARRIS. iv. BIRTIE LEE FARRIS, b. August 13, 1888, Morgan County, Missouri; d. March 16, 1975, Franklin County, Missouri; m. (1) LIVING; m. (2) JOHN LEROY SMITH, Abt. 1904; d. 1937. 3. IRVIN A.3 FARRIS (THOMAS A.2, UNKNOWN1) was born 1864 in Morgan County, Missouri, and died 1906 in Hartford, Arkansas. He married SARAH JANE BURNETT 1883, daughter of JAMES BURNETT and MARTHA. She was born 1865 in Missouri. Notes for IRVIN A. FARRIS: Irvin and Sarah Moved to Hartford, Sebastian County, Arkansas, between the time of Tolbert's birth September 20, 1898, and June 20, 1900. More About IRVIN A. FARRIS: Occupation: 1900, Railroad Laborer Notes for SARAH JANE BURNETT: The 1900 Census for Hartford, Sebastian County, Arkansas, says that Sarah J. Farris was the mother of seven children, six of whom were still living, at that time. This census lists Loyd, Nathan O., Stella, Blanche, Elsie, and Tolbert as children living with Irvin and Sarah J. Farris. Lela was born in 1902 and Aubry in 1905. Irvin died in 1906. Both Irvin and Sarah were 18 at the time of their marriage. The 1900 Census also says that Sarah's father was born in Tennessee, her mother in Texas. Irvin was a railroad worker and died in 1906. Sarah and her children remained in Hartford, Sebastian County, Arkansas, and are listed on the 1910 Census there. She had remarried by the 1920 Census to Ben C. Gibson, and the only children left at home at that time were Elsie (23, and a school teacher), Lela (18), and Aubry (14). Children of IRVIN FARRIS and SARAH BURNETT are: i. LOYD J.4 FARRIS, b. 1887. ii. NATHAN OLIVER FARRIS, b. 1889. iii. STELLA A. FARRIS, b. 1892. iv. BLANCHE LUELLA FARRIS, b. 1893, Morgan County, Missouri; d. July 07, 1964; m. JOHN FRANK BROWN, July 02, 1907, Versailles, Morgan County, Missouri; d. October 11, 1950. v. ELSIE S. FARRIS, b. 1895. 8. vi. TOLBERT SEBASTIAN FARRIS, b. September 20, 1898, Missouri; d. September 22, 1955. vii. LELA FARRIS, b. 1902, Hartford, Sebastian County, Arkansas. viii. AUBRY FARRIS, b. 1905, Hartford, Sebastian County, Arkansas. 4. NATHAN O.3 FARRIS (THOMAS A.2, UNKNOWN1) was born 1866 in Morgan County, Missouri.. He married FANNIE PACE, daughter of GEORGE PACE and RACHEL. She was born 1874 in Missouri. Children of NATHAN FARRIS and FANNIE PACE are: i. THOMAS GEORGE4 FARRIS, b. 1892. Notes for THOMAS GEORGE FARRIS: Thomas George Farris was listed as George T. Farris in the 1900 Census, but all subsequent Censes listed him as Thomas G. Farris. 9. ii. LESTER MADELAIN FARRIS, b. February 16, 1901, Gravois Mills, Morgan County, Missouri; d. August 24, 1979, Tipton, Moniteau County, Missouri. 5. ASHLEY T.3 FARRIS (THOMAS A.2, UNKNOWN1) was born 1869 in Morgan County, Missouri. He married (1) GEORGIA A.. She was born Abt. 1866. He married (2) NANCY IDA (NANNIE) BUTTERBAUGH, daughter of DAVID BUTTERBAUGH and PRISCILLA WARD. She was born 1869 in Missouri. Child of ASHLEY FARRIS and NANCY BUTTERBAUGH is: 10. i. BEULAH FERN4 EVANS, b. 1914, Jerico Springs, Cedar County, Missouri; d. August 26, 1981, Kansas City, Missouri; Adopted child. 6. AMANDA3 FARRIS (THOMAS A.2, UNKNOWN1) was born 1870 in Morgan County, Missouri, and died July 29, 1949 in Eldon, Missouri. She married JAMES MCKINNEY 1888. He was born 1862 in Morgan County, Missouri. Children of AMANDA FARRIS and JAMES MCKINNEY are: 11. i. MARTHA LOUELLA4 MCKINNEY, b. January 08, 1889, Gravois Mills, Missouri; d. April 21, 1928, Eldon, Missouri. 12. ii. JAMES ASHLEY MCKINNEY, b. July 02, 1890, Morgan County, Missouri; d. July 06, 1965. 13. iii. WILLIAM TOLBERT "WILL" MCKINNEY, b. March 20, 1891, Morgan County, Missouri; d. April 18, 1980, Stover, Missouri. 14. iv. DOLLIE GENEVA MCKINNEY, b. April 02, 1894, Morgan County, Missouri; d. January 18, 1972, Eldon, Missouri. v. MAGGIE BELL MCKINNEY, b. February 02, 1899, Gravois Mills, Missouri; d. April 21, 1928, Eldon, Missouri. More About MAGGIE BELL MCKINNEY: Burial: Eldon, Missouri 15. vi. BELVIA L. (TWIN) MCKINNEY, b. June 20, 1900, Morgan County, Missouri; d. December 01, 1987, Eldon, Missouri. 16. vii. CALLIE M. MCKINNEY, b. March 26, 1906, Morgan County, Missouri; d. March 16, 1988, Blue Springs, Missouri. 7. SARAH3 FARRIS (THOMAS A.2, UNKNOWN1) was born 1849 in Richland, Morgan County, Missouri, and died Bef. 1900. She married JOHN GORDON AINSWORTH, son of WILLIAM AINSWORTH and NANCY CROCKETT. He was born July 25, 1842 in Cedar County, Missouri, and died December 29, 1921 in St. Louis, St. Louis County, Missouri. More About JOHN GORDON AINSWORTH: Burial: Howard County, Missouri Children of SARAH FARRIS and JOHN AINSWORTH are: i. LEE4 AINSWORTH. ii. CATHERINE AINSWORTH. 17. iii. JOHN ANDREW AINSWORTH, b. Abt. 1879, Howard County, Missouri; d. September 02, 1955, St. Louis, St. Louis County, Missouri. 18. iv. ROBERT EDWARD AINSWORTH, b. August 15, 1884, Howard County, Missouri; d. September 23, 1949, St. Louis, St. Louis County, Missouri.