Thaddeus C Farley (1842 - 1876)

Born 1842 in Lee Township, Platte, Missouri, United States

Died 18 Dec 1876 at about age 34 in Leavenworth, Kansas, United States

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Biography

Thaddeus Farley served in the United States Civil War.
Side: CSA

Military Service US Civil War

Thaddeus was born in 1842. He was the son of Josiah Farley and Nancy Mason. He passed away in 1876.

Thaddeus was the oldest son, was a farmer and in Dec 1861, he enlisted in the Missouri State Guard which became part of the regular Confederate Army in Jan 1862.

He served in the Calvary Regiment commanded by Col. Elijah Gates in the First and Second Confederate Brigades and participated in twelve battles. His unit was captured at Vicksburg in 1863., later exchanged and continued to fight until the end of the war, though the 1st and 2nd Brigades suffered extremely high casualties. He was wounded in 1864 , but apparently not seriously as he participated in other battles thereafter. His unit surrendered in April 1865 and he returned home.

The following year he married Frankie Baskett and they had four children, three of whom survived to adulthood. The oldest surviving child was John Walter, who founded the Farley State Bank in 1907. Two girls, Pearl Harris and Nellie Harris, were lifelong residents of Platte CO. Sometime in the 1870's Thaddeus moved his young family to the Springdale area in Leavenworth County, Kansas.

While returning home from Leavenworth on Dec 15, 1876, he was shot from ambush by an unknown assailant and died 3 days later. Subsequently, his widow and family returned to Platte CO. LOOKING BACK ON LEE TWP. PLATTE CO. MISSOURI by Hazel Dowling

Children

1. John Walter Farley 1871–1945
2. Nellie Farley Harris 1873–1962
3. Mary Pearl Farley Harris 1875–1961

Sources

Thaddeus F Farley BIRTH 1842 Missouri, USA DEATH 18 Dec 1876 (aged 33–34) Leavenworth County, Kansas, USA BURIAL Green Cemetery, Stillings, Platte County, Missouri, USA MEMORIAL ID Find A Grave: Memorial #24890872 Has a photo of gravestone.