I know of no previous marriage for Isaac Farris. Mahala Ann ROBERTS BYRAM FARRIS was first married to Henry BYRAM in Howard County, MO 19 Dec 1838. They are on 1840 Howard Co census. Henry died 1845-1848. Henry's father, John Byram's will in Boone County, MO 1852 confirms Henry was deceased and heirs living in Schuyler Co. They had the following children which Mahala brought into the FARRIS marriage: John M. Byram b1841 Ann E. Byram b1842 James D. Byram 1842-1918 married Anthoit B. ??? SMITH Sarah E. Byram b1845 Isaac and Mahala were married 12 Mar 1848 in Schuyler and had the following children: Thomas J. Farris 1849-1931 m Margaret A. DAVIS Margaret Ellen Farris 1852-1937 m Jesse ROBERTS Martha J. Farris b1857 William H. Farris 1859-1933 m Nancy HARRIS Mahala's parents were Nicholas and Elizabeth HUTCHINSON ROBERTS and they are buried in Schuyler Co. Cindy ----- Original Message ----- > Thank you for this information. From the census and marriage records I > have, I assume that ISAAC FARRIS had a wife prior to MAHALA BYRAM with whom > he had four children; and MAHALA must have been a widow with a son, JOHN M. > being brought also to the marriage. I do not have children for this couple > beyond the THOMAS J. FARRIS, b. abt. 1849. Do you have the names and dates > for this couple's first spouses? It would also be great to exchange info on > the children. I am theorizing for the moment that your ISAAC and my JOHN > were brothers who migrated from IN, and that their father was from KY. My > John's descendants also ended up in Randolph County; and earlier tonight Amy > Batchelder [THANK YOU] confirmed that JOHN FARRIS and wife REBECCA [DICKSON] > FARRIS were buried in the Hebron Cemetery in Macon Co. close to College > Mound. > > Here is the info I have: > > CENSUS YR: 1850 STATE or TERRITORY: MO COUNTY: Schuyler DIVISION: > District 91 REEL NO: M432-419 PAGE NO: 81B > REFERENCE: Enumerated on 19th day of August 1850 by Wm. S. Thatcher > > 1 88 88 Farris Isaac 28 M farmer *Indianna > REMARKS: should be Indiana > 2 88 88 Farris Mahala 33 F Kentucky > 3 88 88 Byram John M. 9 M Missouri > 4 88 88 Farris Ann E. 8 F Missouri > 5 88 88 Farris James D. 6 M Missouri > REMARKS: box not marked but Blind written in space > 6 88 88 Farris Sarah E. 5 F Missouri > 7 88 88 Farris Thomas J.1 M Missouri > ---------------- > > > Isaac Farris and Mahala Bryan March 12,1848