Shelton Farris (1861 - abt. 1908)

Born Jan 1861 in (Crawford) Wisconsin

Ancestors

Husband of Cora Smith — married 24 Jan 1891 in (Crawford) Wisconsin

Biography

This biography is a rough draft. It was auto-generated by a GEDCOM import and needs to be edited.

Name

Name: Shelton /Farris/^[1][2]

Birth

Birth:

Date: JAN 1861

Place: (Crawford) Wisconsin^[3][4]

Death

Death:

Date: BET 1908 AND 1960

Source: Footnote: Brøderbund WFT Vol. 1, Ed. 1, Tree #1698, Date of Import: Aug 29, 1997 & children: Cert. of Descent Nancy Farris death; newspaper obit. of Nancy (Russel) Farris. Feb.27,1908.

FOOT Brøderbund WFT Vol. 1, Ed. 1, Tree #1698, Date of Import: Aug 29, 1997 & children: Cert. of Descent Nancy Farris death; newspaper obit. of Nancy (Russel) Farris. Feb.27,1908.^[5]

Imported only 1908 from Death Date and marked as uncertain.

Occupation

Occupation:

Place: farming^[6]

Event

Event:

Type: Lived in

Date: BET 1900 AND 1908

Place: Marietta (Crawford) Wisconsin

Source: Footnote: death obit.of Nancy(Russell)Farris alive Feb.27,1908.

FOOT death obit.of Nancy(Russell)Farris alive Feb.27,1908.^[7]

Note

Note: #N00569

Marriage

Husband: Shelton Farris

Wife: Cora Smith

Marriage:

Date: 24 JAN 1891

Place: (Crawford) Wisconsin^[8][9]

Note: #N00721

Husband: George Washington Farris

Wife: Nancy Jane Russell

Child: Shelton Farris

Relationship to Father: Natural

Relationship to Mother: Natural

Child: Martha May Farris

Relationship to Father: Natural

Relationship to Mother: Natural

Child: Lincoln G Ferris Farris

Relationship to Father: Natural

Relationship to Mother: Natural

Child: Abigail Lutitia Farris

Relationship to Father: Natural

Relationship to Mother: Natural

Child: Mary Elizabeth Farris

Relationship to Father: Natural

Relationship to Mother: Natural

Child: Harriet Mae Farris

Relationship to Father: Natural

Relationship to Mother: Natural

Child: Laura Ellen Farris

Relationship to Father: Natural

Relationship to Mother: Natural

Child: Rose Farris

Relationship to Father: Natural

Relationship to Mother: Natural

Child: David Farris

Relationship to Father: Natural

Relationship to Mother: Natural

Child: Henry Farris

Relationship to Father: Natural

Relationship to Mother: Natural

Marriage:

Date: 01 NOV 1855

Place: (Jo Daviess) Illinois

Source: Footnote: death obit.of Nancy(Russell)Farris Feb.27,1908.

FOOT death obit.of Nancy(Russell)Farris Feb.27,1908.^[10]

Event:

Type: Death of one spouse

Date: 27 FEB 1908

Place: Steuben (Crawford) WI.^[11]

Note: #N00718

Sources

• WikiTree profile Farris-159 created through the import of Carp-1_2011-12-15.ged on Dec 19, 2011 by Lyman Carpenter. See the Changes page for the details of edits by Lyman and others.

• Source: S00133 Title: Brøderbund WFT Vol. 1, Ed. 1, Tree #1698, Date of Import: Aug 29, 1997
• Source: S00137 Title: C.Boetsch
• Source: S00263 Title: Jo Daviess county, IL marriage license NOTESource Medium: Official Document CONT
• Source: S00303 Title: LutitiaAPosey.GED NOTESource Medium: Other CONT
• Source: S00431 Title: Wisconsin pre-1907 marriages list LDS

Notes

Note N00569[LutitiaAPosey.GED]

Database: Full Context of Wisconsin Handbook, 1856 (from ancestry.com)

CRAWFORD.

This County formerly embraced all north of the Wisconsin River, but has been so far divided and shorn, as to become one of the smallest. It lies in the angle made by the Wisconsin and Mississippi Rivers, and is watered by the Kickapoo, passing through nearly the centre. The County Seat is Prairie du Chien, one of the oldest settlements of the State, and for a long time a military post. Until recently this place has languished, the weight of immigration [p.57] having gone further up the River. But the near approach to completion of the Milwaukee and Mississippi Rail Road has given it new life, and it is now increasing as rapidly as many of its younger brethren. It is the most beautifully located place on the Mississippi River. The surface of the country is broken by a ridge passing north and south between the Mississippi and Kickapoo. The County is well supplied with fine water, and good timber is found along the streams. There is an excellent pinery on the Kickapoo, and a number of mills are located there. The land is generally good, and between the Kickapoo and Richland County, excellent. Like Bad Ax, the County has not received the attention it deserves.

Copper has been found in this County, and there seems to be no reason why Crawford should not prove to be as rich in mineral resources as either of the Counties south of the Wisconsin. Large quantities of lead have been already found though there has been but little search made. When the Milwaukee and Mississippi Rail Road is finished to Prairie du Chien, its Western terminus, the resources of Crawford will be more fully developed, and it will receive the attention it deserves.[p.58]

There is much good Government land not yet taken up. It is in the Mineral Point land district.

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**1900 U.S. Census - Wisconsin - Crawford - Marietta ED# 17 - Page 10; Official date of census: June 1st 1900

Farris, Shelton Head Born Jan 1861 Age on Last Birthday: 39 Married: 8 years Born: Wisconsin Parents Born: Illinois & Illinois Read, write, speak English Own Free Farm Number of Farm ?: 66

Cora Wife Born Nov 1871 Age on Last Birthday: 29 Married: 8 years Number of children: 5 Number of children living: 5 Born: Missouri Parents Born: Indiana & Wisconsin Read, write, speak English

Roy Son Born Nov 1891 Age on Last Birthday: 8 Born: Wisconsin

Judy Daughter Born  ? 1893 Age on Last Birthday: 7 Born: Wisconsin

Abraham Son Born May 1896 Age on Last Birthday: 4 Born: Wisc.

Joey Son Born ? [?May? Aug] 1897 Age Last Birthday: 3 Born: Wisc.

Eva Dau. Born Jan 1900 Age on Last Birthday: 4/12 Born: Wisconsin

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Shelton (English) town on a ledge.

1. ↑ Source: #S00133
2. ↑ Source: #S00303 Data: Text: Date of Import: Sep 7, 2003
3. ↑ Source: #S00137
4. ↑ Source: #S00303 Data: Text: Date of Import: Sep 7, 2003
5. ↑ Source: #S00303 Data: Text: Date of Import: Sep 7, 2003
6. ↑ Source: #S00303 Data: Text: Date of Import: Sep 7, 2003
7. ↑ Source: #S00303 Data: Text: Date of Import: Sep 7, 2003
8. ↑ Source: #S00431 FOOT Brøderbund WFT Vol. 1, Ed. 1, Tree #1698, Date of Import: Aug 29, 1997
9. ↑ Source: #S00303 Data: Text: Date of Import: Sep 7, 2003
10. ↑ Source: #S00263
11. ↑ Source: #S00303 Data: Text: Date of Import: Sep 7, 2003