-------- Original Message -------- Subject: Matt Fullingim-Farmer Date: Wed, 14 Jul 2004 09:49:14 -0500 From: wendy caldwell mailto:wendycaldwell@mindspring.com To: TXWISE-L@rootsweb.com CC: FULLINGIM-L@rootsweb.com References: mailto:5.1.0.14.2.20040713111631.00a68470@mail.utexas.edu mailto:003f01c46954$df5d0080$734b0044@ok.cox.net mailto:1089804602.40f5193aef74e@webmailapp4.cc.utexas.edu Years ago, I came across a unique record in Red River county, in their deed book, where William Fullingim relinquished his infant son, Mat (Matthew?) for adoption to Henry and Nancy Farmer. From other information, we know that William's 2nd wife was Martha Runnells, and that William was about 53 yrs old in 1868. This adoption seems to confirm that his wife had recently died, and William was not able to raise this child. While William died in Red River county, several of his siblings wound up in Wise county... and so did Henry and Nancy Farmer. Henry and Nancy are listed as charter members of Oak Grove church, which was established in 1878 by E.C. Fullingim and Jim Smith. Unfortunately, I have misplaced my notes, but I know that Mat married sometime before 1900, and was also divorced. The divorce record was found at the Wise county courthouse, as well as a will by Mat Farmer, in which he names his parents, Henry and Nancy Farmer... also leaving something to his son, HENRY FARMER. I don't have a confirmed name/marriage for him... the divorce record shows "Dollie". There is a marriage in Jan 1897 of a M.W. Farmer and Nancy Callihan... I don't know if this is the right marriage or not. Thanks to the fantastic records from the Wise county website, I located further info last night. Both Matt and his adoptive father, Henry, are buried at Greenwood cemetery (not far from where Oak Grove was originally built). From that, we now have Mat's original date of birth as 30 April 1868, and that he died in Oct, 1904. the stone reads Mattie, which might confuse some, since he isn't a female. Father Henry died within a few months... Nancy is not shown as buried there, although it is likely. I was also able to read the 1900 census record, confirming that Mat was divorced, living w/ his parents. Nancy shows that she is the mother of one child, one child living... so there are no siblings that I can follow. There are two or three Henry Farmers in the SSDI that might fit this time frame, but I can't confirm either one. I'd like to confirm what happened to Henry Farmer (Mat's son), and if he left any family. (am posting to both the Fullingim list, and Wise county list). Any help is appreciated. Wendy