Hi Kathie, Yes, the Beard and Farr families are very intertwined. The Farr's also married into the Layton family. T.H. Farr married Cora Bell Layton March 1915. Cora Bell Layton was the granddaughter of my ggg-grandpa George Washington Layton. JoAnna Farr married Benjamin Walker Beard, son of Benjamin Alexander Beard, son of George Reed Beard my ggg-grandfather Maybe Jo Anna is John Lowery Farr's daughter?? I don't have the info on John Lowery Farr. Michelle ----- Original Message ----- From: "Katheryn J. Fisher" <punknkat@inreach.com> To: <TXTYLER-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, April 06, 2002 2:50 PM Subject: Re: [TXTYLER-L] Re: does anyone know who grandma beard was, not real name > Hi Michelle, > I have been thinking the same thing, that Beard just might be her real name. > I know that one of my Great Great Grandfather's (John Lowrey Farr) daughters > married a Beard. I just am not sure which one. I know the family lived in > San Augustine and Nacogdoches Counties. > Kathie Bentley Fisher > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: <michelleh@ev1.net> > To: <TXTYLER-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Saturday, April 06, 2002 9:39 AM > Subject: [TXTYLER-L] Re: does anyone know who grandma beard was, not real > name > > > > This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. > > > > Surnames: HOLLAND, BURNAMAN, LAYTON, BEARD, ROBERTS... > > Classification: Query > > > > Message Board URL: > > > > http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/DAC.2ACI/664.1 > > > > Message Board Post: > > > > This might just be a shot in the dark, but do you think she may have been > Grandma Beard? I have a lot of Beard relatives, they originally settled in > San Augustine Co, Texas but the family spread out in East Texas over time. > My gg-grandmother Sarah Elizabeth Beard (maiden name) eventually made her > way to Nacogdoches Co, Etoile, Texas where she was buried. I looked through > my genealogy records but didn't find any Lindseys or Means, but I did find a > Glenn Walters that seems to be related to my Layton side. > > > > Good luck, > > Michelle > > > > > > ==== TXTYLER Mailing List ==== > > TYLER COUNTY CALENDER > > ADD TYLER COUNTY EVENTS HERE > > > http://resources.rootsweb.com/~calendar/cgi-bin/calendar.cgi?calname=Tyler_C > ounty_Texas > > > > > > > ==== TXTYLER Mailing List ==== > TYLER COUNTY - ADDRESSES > County Clerk; 110 Courthouse; Woodville, TX 75979 - 409-283-2281 > District Clerk; 203 Courthouse; Woodville, TX 75979 - 409-283-2162 > > >

Hi Michelle, By TH Farr could you mean Tilford Farr, son of John Lowrey Farr and his second wife Georgia Ann Lakey? Below is a Report from my FTM files on what I have on my Farr line. Maybe we can help each other a bit. It goes to my grandparents generation Ida Odessa Gregory & Roy Eldridge Bentley. Kathie Descendants of Henry Farr Generation No. 1 1. Henry1 Farr was born Abt. 1786 in North Carolina, and died Aft. 1850. He married Margaret Bef. 1827 in ?North Carolina. She was born Abt. 1795 in North Carolina. More About Henry Farr: Census 1: 1830, Blount Co., Tennessee Census 2: 1845, Tippah Co., Mississippi Land Grant: 1825, 50 acres in Blount Co., Tennessee (Book11) Residence: Bet. 1849 - 1850, Tippah Co., Mississippi More About Henry Farr and Margaret: Marriage: Bef. 1827, ?North Carolina Children of Henry Farr and Margaret are: + 2 i. John Lowrey2 Farr, born July 1827 in Tennessee; died May 1913 in Etoile, Nacogdoches Co., Texas. 3 ii. Elizabeth Farr, born Abt. 1828. 4 iii. Jane Farr, born Abt. 1831 in Tennessee. 5 iv. Sarah Farr, born Abt. 1833 in Tennessee. 6 v. Joseph Tilford Farr. Generation No. 2 2. John Lowrey2 Farr (Henry1) was born July 1827 in Tennessee, and died May 1913 in Etoile, Nacogdoches Co., Texas. He married (1) Martha J. Dobbs Abt. 1860. She was born Abt. 1833, and died Bef. July 1883. He married (2) Georgia Ann Lakey July 25, 1883 in San Augustine Co., Texas. She was born May 1863. Notes for John Lowrey Farr: There is no grave stone. A large shrub and fieldstones mark his grave. More About John Lowrey Farr: Burial: 1913, Wooten Cemetary, Etoile, Nacogdoches Co., Texas Occupation 1: Minister - Church of Christ Occupation 2: Doctor Occupation 3: Teacher Residence 1: 1860, Phillips Co,. Arkansas Residence 2: 1870, San Augustine Co., Texas Residence 3: 1870, Sulpher Springs (?), Hopkins Co. Texas Residence 4: Bet. 1880 - 1900, Chireno, Nacogdoches Co,. Texas Notes for Martha J. Dobbs: The maiden name of Dobbs has been confirmed by Martha's daughters Cora Gregory Sinclair and Loda Gregory Bryant. More About John Farr and Martha Dobbs: Marriage: Abt. 1860 More About John Farr and Georgia Lakey: Marriage: July 25, 1883, San Augustine Co., Texas Children of John Farr and Martha Dobbs are: + 7 i. Mary Melvina3 Farr, born March 09, 1861 in Phillips Co., Arkansas; died March 26, 1939 in San Augustine Co., Texas. + 8 ii. Joanne Farr, born 1868 in Texas; died 1951 in Nacogdoches Co., Texas. 9 iii. Frances Farr, born 1872 in Texas. 10 iv. Francis Isabelle Farr, born May 13, 1872 in Texas. She married John W. Seay December 01, 1889 in Eastland Co., Texas. More About John Seay and Francis Farr: Marriage: December 01, 1889, Eastland Co., Texas 11 v. Cregg Farr, born 1874 in Texas. Children of John Farr and Georgia Lakey are: 12 i. William E.3 Farr, born June 1884. 13 ii. Tilford Farr, born September 1888. 14 iii. Susie Farr, born September 1890. 15 iv. Enoch L Farr, born December 1892. 16 v. Dora L Farr, born September 1896. 17 vi. Ida Farr, born November 22, 1907; died October 24, 1983. She married Grady Whitworth. Generation No. 3 7. Mary Melvina3 Farr (John Lowrey2, Henry1) was born March 09, 1861 in Phillips Co., Arkansas, and died March 26, 1939 in San Augustine Co., Texas. She married (1) Wilburn Graham. She married (2) William Carl Gregory June 29, 1892 in Eastland Co., Texas, son of Silas Gregory and UNKNOWN Elizabeth. He was born August 15, 1852 in Illinois, and died May 03, 1913 in San Augustine Co., Texas. Notes for William Carl Gregory: Source: Robert Sinclair More About William Carl Gregory: Residence 1: Cisco, Eastland Co., Texas Residence 2: Broaddus, San Augustine Co., Texas Marriage Notes for Mary Farr and William Gregory: License was issued on 28 June 1892. Marriage was recorded on 22 July 1892, in Book 2A #140. More About William Gregory and Mary Farr: Marriage: June 29, 1892, Eastland Co., Texas Children of Mary Farr and William Gregory are: 18 i. Joseph Orn4 Gregory, born May 26, 1893 in Eastland Co., Texas; died January 22, 1908 in San Augustine Co., Texas. 19 ii. James Gregory, born December 12, 1894 in Eastland Co., Texas; died in ?. He married UNKNOWN Siddie. 20 iii. Ruby E. Gregory, born August 14, 1896 in Eastland Co., Texas; died January 06, 1979 in ?. She married Marshall Evans April 27, 1916 in ?. More About Marshall Evans and Ruby Gregory: Marriage: April 27, 1916, ? 21 iv. Loda Lee Gregory, born January 09, 1898 in Eastland Co., Texas; died in ?. She married Jefferson Bryan December 21, 1921. More About Jefferson Bryan and Loda Gregory: Marriage: December 21, 1921 22 v. Robert Gregory, born January 09, 1898 in Eastland Co., Texas; died Abt. 1899 in Eastland Co., Texas. 23 vi. Cora Ellen Gregory, born April 12, 1900 in Eastland Co., Texas; died October 25, 1990 in Beaumont, Jefferson Co., Texas. She married Leonard Kilgore Sinclair December 24, 1918 in ?; born July 14, 1898 in Mott, Angelina Co., Texas; died January 31, 1979 in Woodville, Tyler Co., Texas. Notes for Cora Ellen Gregory: _MDCLParkinsons Disease More About Cora Ellen Gregory: Burial: Concord Cemetary, Zavalla, Angelina Co., Texas More About Leonard Kilgore Sinclair: Burial: Concord Cemetary, Zavalla, Angelina Co., Texas Unknown: Carpenter More About Leonard Sinclair and Cora Gregory: Marriage: December 24, 1918, ? 24 vii. Bessie Florence Gregory, born November 01, 1901 in San Augustine Co., Texas; died June 28, 1913 in San Augustine Co., Texas ?. 25 viii. Ida Odessa Gregory, born November 02, 1903 in Broaddus, San Augustine Co., Texas; died November 11, 1970 in Lufkin, Angelina Co., Texas. She married Roy Eldridge Bentley Bet. September 02, 1921 - 1922; born May 16, 1898 in Zavalla, Angelina Co., Texas; died March 05, 1966 in Lufkin, Angelina Co., Texas. More About Ida Odessa Gregory: Cause of Death: Cancer Medical Information: Breast & uterine cancer More About Roy Eldridge Bentley: Cause of Death: Stroke Medical Information: Heart Attack. Stroke. Social Security Number: 449-18-2953 More About Roy Bentley and Ida Gregory: Marriage: Bet. September 02, 1921 - 1922 26 ix. Laura Gregory, born December 12, 1905 in San Augustine Co., Texas. She married E. O. Phillips. 8. Joanne3 Farr (John Lowrey2, Henry1) was born 1868 in Texas, and died 1951 in Nacogdoches Co., Texas. She married Benjamin Walker Beard January 14, 1886 in San Augustine Co., Texas. He was born February 10, 1868, and died August 10, 1929. More About Benjamin Beard and Joanne Farr: Marriage: January 14, 1886, San Augustine Co., Texas Child of Joanne Farr and Benjamin Beard is: 27 i. Annabelle4 Beard, born Abt. 1887. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Michelle Holland" <michelleh@ev1.net> To: <TXTYLER-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, April 06, 2002 3:01 PM Subject: Re: [TXTYLER-L] Re: does anyone know who grandma beard was, not real name > Hi Kathie, > > Yes, the Beard and Farr families are very intertwined. > > The Farr's also married into the Layton family. T.H. Farr married Cora Bell > Layton March 1915. Cora Bell Layton was the granddaughter of my ggg-grandpa > George Washington Layton. > > JoAnna Farr married Benjamin Walker Beard, son of Benjamin Alexander Beard, > son of George Reed Beard my ggg-grandfather Maybe Jo Anna is John Lowery > Farr's daughter?? I don't have the info on John Lowery Farr. > > > Michelle > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Katheryn J. Fisher" <punknkat@inreach.com> > To: <TXTYLER-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Saturday, April 06, 2002 2:50 PM > Subject: Re: [TXTYLER-L] Re: does anyone know who grandma beard was, not > real name > > > > Hi Michelle, > > I have been thinking the same thing, that Beard just might be her real > name. > > I know that one of my Great Great Grandfather's (John Lowrey Farr) > daughters > > married a Beard. I just am not sure which one. I know the family lived in > > San Augustine and Nacogdoches Counties. > > Kathie Bentley Fisher > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: <michelleh@ev1.net> > > To: <TXTYLER-L@rootsweb.com> > > Sent: Saturday, April 06, 2002 9:39 AM > > Subject: [TXTYLER-L] Re: does anyone know who grandma beard was, not real > > name > > > > > > > This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. > > > > > > Surnames: HOLLAND, BURNAMAN, LAYTON, BEARD, ROBERTS... > > > Classification: Query > > > > > > Message Board URL: > > > > > > http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/DAC.2ACI/664.1 > > > > > > Message Board Post: > > > > > > This might just be a shot in the dark, but do you think she may have > been > > Grandma Beard? I have a lot of Beard relatives, they originally settled > in > > San Augustine Co, Texas but the family spread out in East Texas over time. > > My gg-grandmother Sarah Elizabeth Beard (maiden name) eventually made her > > way to Nacogdoches Co, Etoile, Texas where she was buried. I looked > through > > my genealogy records but didn't find any Lindseys or Means, but I did find > a > > Glenn Walters that seems to be related to my Layton side. > > > > > > Good luck, > > > Michelle > > > > > > > > > ==== TXTYLER Mailing List ==== > > > TYLER COUNTY CALENDER > > > ADD TYLER COUNTY EVENTS HERE > > > > > > http://resources.rootsweb.com/~calendar/cgi-bin/calendar.cgi?calname=Tyler_C > > ounty_Texas > > > > > > > > > > > > ==== TXTYLER Mailing List ==== > > TYLER COUNTY - ADDRESSES > > County Clerk; 110 Courthouse; Woodville, TX 75979 - 409-283-2281 > > District Clerk; 203 Courthouse; Woodville, TX 75979 - 409-283-2162 > > > > > > > > > ==== TXTYLER Mailing List ==== > TYLER COUNTY - ADDRESSES > County Clerk; 110 Courthouse; Woodville, TX 75979 - 409-283-2281 > District Clerk; 203 Courthouse; Woodville, TX 75979 - 409-283-2162 > >