George Farris (1776 - 1833)

Born 25 Jul 1776 in Halifax, Halifax County, Virginia, United States of America

Ancestors

Husband of Martha Patsy (McNeil) Farris — married 27 Jan 1803 in Knox, Kentucky, USA

Descendants

Died 6 Feb 1833 at age 56 in Laurel County, Kentucky, United States of America

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Biography

George was born on 25 July 1776 in Halifax, Halifax County, Virginia, the third of seven known children and the third of six sons of John Esom Farris and Martha Lucy Campbell Farris]] .

On 27 January 1803, when he was in his late twenties, he married Martha Patsy McNeil in Knox County, Kentucky, and they had one known child, whom they named John and who spelled his surname with just one "r."

When he was in his later fifties, George died of unknown causes, on 6 February 1833 in Laurel County, Kentucky.

1810 census

George Farris appears in the 1810 United States Federal Census living on Little Raccoon Creek, Knox County, Kentucky, in a household of 6 members: four children under ten (two boys, two girls) and two adults (one male 26-44 and one female 16-25). There are no slaves.

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1810 census for George Faris

Name George Farris Home in 1810 (City, County, State) Knox, Kentucky Free White Persons - Males - Under 10 2 Free White Persons - Males - 26 thru 44 1 Free White Persons - Females - Under 10 2 Free White Persons - Females - 16 thru 25 1 Number of Household Members Under 16 4 Number of Household Members Over 25 1 Number of Household Members 6^[1]1810 census, Knox County, Kentucky, Roll: 7, Page 89, Image 00098 (Image 27 of 29), Family History Library Film 0181352, Ancestry.com. Transcription URL: http://search.ancestryheritagequest.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?_phsrc=DTn1742&_phstart=successSource&usePUBJs=true&indiv=1&db=1810usfedcenancestry&gss=angs-d&new=1&rank=1&msT=1&gsfn=george&gsfn_x=0&gsln=farris&gsln_x=0&msrpn__ftp=Knox%20County,%20Kentucky,%20USA&msrpn=1626&msrpn_PInfo=7-%7C0%7C1652393%7C0%7C2%7C0%7C20%7C0%7C1626%7C0%7C0%7C0%7C&MSAV=1&uidh=23h&pcat=35&fh=0&h=685635&recoff=6%207&ml_rpos=1. Image URL: https://www.ancestryheritagequest.com/interactive/7613/4433398_00098?pid=685635&backurl=http://search.ancestryheritagequest.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?_phsrc%3DDTn1742%26_phstart%3DsuccessSource%26usePUBJs%3Dtrue%26indiv%3D1%26db%3D1810usfedcenancestry%26gss%3Dangs-d%26new%3D1%26rank%3D1%26msT%3D1%26gsfn%3Dgeorge%26gsfn_x%3D0%26gsln%3Dfarris%26gsln_x%3D0%26msrpn__ftp%3DKnox%2520County,%2520Kentucky,%2520USA%26msrpn%3D1626%26msrpn_PInfo%3D7-%257C0%257C1652393%257C0%257C2%257C0%257C20%257C0%257C1626%257C0%257C0%257C0%257C%26MSAV%3D1%26uidh%3D23h%26pcat%3D35%26fh%3D0%26h%3D685635%26recoff%3D6%25207%26ml_rpos%3D1&treeid=&personid=&hintid=&usePUB=true&_phsrc=DTn1742&_phstart=successSource&usePUBJs=true.

1820

George Farris appears in the 1820 United States Federal Census living in Knox County, Kentucky, a household of 10 members: four children under ten (two boys, two girls), three teenagers (one boy, two girls), one young male adults and two adults (one male 26-44 and one female 26-44). There are no slaves.

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1820 census for George Faris

Name George Farris Home in 1820 (City, County, State) Little Raccoon Creek, Knox, Kentucky Enumeration Date August 7, 1820 Free White Persons - Males - Under 10 2 Free White Persons - Males - 10 thru 15 1 Free White Persons - Males - 16 thru 18 1 Free White Persons - Males - 16 thru 25 1 Free White Persons - Males - 26 thru 44 1 Free White Persons - Females - Under 10 2 Free White Persons - Females - 10 thru 15 2 Free White Persons - Females - 26 thru 44 1 Number of Persons - Engaged in Agriculture 3 Free White Persons - Under 16 7 Free White Persons - Over 25 2 Total Free White Persons 10 Total All Persons - White, Slaves, Colored, Other 10^[2]

1830 census

George Farris appears in the 1830 United States Federal Census for Kentucky living in Laurel County in a household of 10 members: two males under five, one child 5-9 (a girl) two children 10-14 (one boy; one girl); two teenagers 15-19 (one boy, one girl), one male in his twenties, one female in her forties, one male in his fifties. There are no slaves.

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1830 census for George Faris

Name: George Faris; Home in 1830: Laurel County, Kentucky.

Free White Persons - Males - Under 5: 2; 10-14: 1; 15 thru 19: 1; 20-29: 1; 50-59: 1.

Free White Persons - Females - 5 thru 9: 1; 10-14: 1; 15-19: 1; 40-49: 1.

Free White Persons - Under 20: 7; 20-49: 2.

Total Free White Persons: 10.

Total -All Persons (Free White, Slaves, Free Colored): 10.^[3]

Citations

1. ↑ https://www.ancestry.com/family-tree/person/tree/28510258/person/12054431384/facts
2. ↑ 1820 U S Census; Census Place: Little Raccoon Creek, Knox, Kentucky; Page: 314; NARA Roll: M33_23; Image: 180 (4 of 4), Ancestry.com. Transcription URL: http://search.ancestryheritagequest.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?_phsrc=DTn1741&_phstart=successSource&usePUBJs=true&indiv=1&db=1820usfedcenancestry&gss=angs-d&new=1&rank=1&msT=1&gsfn=george&gsfn_x=0&gsln=farris%60&gsln_x=0&msrpn__ftp=Kentucky,%20USA&msrpn=20&msrpn_PInfo=5-%7C0%7C1652393%7C0%7C2%7C0%7C20%7C0%7C0%7C0%7C0%7C0%7C&msrpn_x=1&msrpn__ftp_x=1&MSAV=1&uidh=23h&pcat=35&fh=0&h=1394379&recoff=9%2010&ml_rpos=1; URL: https://www.ancestry.com/family-tree/person/tree/28510258/person/12054431384/facts. Image URL: https://www.ancestryheritagequest.com/interactive/7734/4433284_00180?pid=1394379&backurl=http://search.ancestryheritagequest.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?_phsrc%3DDTn1741%26_phstart%3DsuccessSource%26usePUBJs%3Dtrue%26indiv%3D1%26db%3D1820usfedcenancestry%26gss%3Dangs-d%26new%3D1%26rank%3D1%26msT%3D1%26gsfn%3Dgeorge%26gsfn_x%3D0%26gsln%3Dfarris%2560%26gsln_x%3D0%26msrpn__ftp%3DKentucky,%2520USA%26msrpn%3D20%26msrpn_PInfo%3D5-%257C0%257C1652393%257C0%257C2%257C0%257C20%257C0%257C0%257C0%257C0%257C0%257C%26msrpn_x%3D1%26msrpn__ftp_x%3D1%26MSAV%3D1%26uidh%3D23h%26pcat%3D35%26fh%3D0%26h%3D1394379%26recoff%3D9%252010%26ml_rpos%3D1&treeid=&personid=&hintid=&usePUB=true&_phsrc=DTn1741&_phstart=successSource&usePUBJs=true. Accessed 22 Oct 2017 by Patricia Prickett Hickin.
3. ↑ 1830 Census, Laurel County, Kentucky; Series M19, Roll 38; Page 259, Image 5 of 24, Family History Library Film 0007817, Ancestry.com. Transcription URL: http://search.ancestryheritagequest.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?_phsrc=DTn1740&_phstart=successSource&usePUBJs=true&indiv=1&db=1830usfedcenancestry&gss=angs-d&new=1&rank=1&msT=1&gsfn=george&gsfn_x=0&gsln=farris&gsln_x=0&msrpn__ftp=Kentucky,%20USA&msrpn=20&msrpn_PInfo=5-%7C0%7C1652393%7C0%7C2%7C0%7C20%7C0%7C0%7C0%7C0%7C0%7C&MSAV=1&uidh=23h&pcat=35&fh=7&h=1871020&recoff=5%206&ml_rpos=8. Image URL: https://www.ancestryheritagequest.com/interactive/8058/4410760_00506?pid=1871020&backurl=http://search.ancestryheritagequest.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?_phsrc%3DDTn1740%26_phstart%3DsuccessSource%26usePUBJs%3Dtrue%26indiv%3D1%26db%3D1830usfedcenancestry%26gss%3Dangs-d%26new%3D1%26rank%3D1%26msT%3D1%26gsfn%3Dgeorge%26gsfn_x%3D0%26gsln%3Dfarris%26gsln_x%3D0%26msrpn__ftp%3DKentucky,%2520USA%26msrpn%3D20%26msrpn_PInfo%3D5-%257C0%257C1652393%257C0%257C2%257C0%257C20%257C0%257C0%257C0%257C0%257C0%257C%26MSAV%3D1%26uidh%3D23h%26pcat%3D35%26fh%3D7%26h%3D1871020%26recoff%3D5%25206%26ml_rpos%3D8&treeid=&personid=&hintid=&usePUB=true&_phsrc=DTn1740&_phstart=successSource&usePUBJs=true. Accessed 22 Oct 2017 by Patricia Prickett Hickin.

Acknowledgments

• Ken Parman imported the data for George Farris from Parman Family Tree(small)_2014-12-07.ged on 9 Dec 2014.

Sources

• U.S. Bureau of the Census. 1810 census, Knox County, Kentucky, Roll: 7, Page 89, Image 00098 (Image 27 of 29), Family History Library Film 0181352, Ancestry.com. Transcription URL: http://search.ancestryheritagequest.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?_phsrc=DTn1742&_phstart=successSource&usePUBJs=true&indiv=1&db=1810usfedcenancestry&gss=angs-d&new=1&rank=1&msT=1&gsfn=george&gsfn_x=0&gsln=farris&gsln_x=0&msrpn__ftp=Knox%20County,%20Kentucky,%20USA&msrpn=1626&msrpn_PInfo=7-%7C0%7C1652393%7C0%7C2%7C0%7C20%7C0%7C1626%7C0%7C0%7C0%7C&MSAV=1&uidh=23h&pcat=35&fh=0&h=685635&recoff=6%207&ml_rpos=1. Image URL: https://www.ancestryheritagequest.com/interactive/7613/4433398_00098?pid=685635&backurl=http://search.ancestryheritagequest.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?_phsrc%3DDTn1742%26_phstart%3DsuccessSource%26usePUBJs%3Dtrue%26indiv%3D1%26db%3D1810usfedcenancestry%26gss%3Dangs-d%26new%3D1%26rank%3D1%26msT%3D1%26gsfn%3Dgeorge%26gsfn_x%3D0%26gsln%3Dfarris%26gsln_x%3D0%26msrpn__ftp%3DKnox%2520County,%2520Kentucky,%2520USA%26msrpn%3D1626%26msrpn_PInfo%3D7-%257C0%257C1652393%257C0%257C2%257C0%257C20%257C0%257C1626%257C0%257C0%257C0%257C%26MSAV%3D1%26uidh%3D23h%26pcat%3D35%26fh%3D0%26h%3D685635%26recoff%3D6%25207%26ml_rpos%3D1&treeid=&personid=&hintid=&usePUB=true&_phsrc=DTn1742&_phstart=successSource&usePUBJs=true. Accessed 22 Oct 2017 by Patricia Prickett Hickin.

• U.S. Bureau of the Census. 1820 U S Census; Census Place: Little Raccoon Creek, Knox, Kentucky; Page: 314; NARA Roll: M33_23; Image: 180 (4 of 4), Ancestry.com. Transcription URL: http://search.ancestryheritagequest.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?_phsrc=DTn1741&_phstart=successSource&usePUBJs=true&indiv=1&db=1820usfedcenancestry&gss=angs-d&new=1&rank=1&msT=1&gsfn=george&gsfn_x=0&gsln=farris%60&gsln_x=0&msrpn__ftp=Kentucky,%20USA&msrpn=20&msrpn_PInfo=5-%7C0%7C1652393%7C0%7C2%7C0%7C20%7C0%7C0%7C0%7C0%7C0%7C&msrpn_x=1&msrpn__ftp_x=1&MSAV=1&uidh=23h&pcat=35&fh=0&h=1394379&recoff=9%2010&ml_rpos=1; URL: https://www.ancestry.com/family-tree/person/tree/28510258/person/12054431384/facts. Image URL: https://www.ancestryheritagequest.com/interactive/7734/4433284_00180?pid=1394379&backurl=http://search.ancestryheritagequest.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?_phsrc%3DDTn1741%26_phstart%3DsuccessSource%26usePUBJs%3Dtrue%26indiv%3D1%26db%3D1820usfedcenancestry%26gss%3Dangs-d%26new%3D1%26rank%3D1%26msT%3D1%26gsfn%3Dgeorge%26gsfn_x%3D0%26gsln%3Dfarris%2560%26gsln_x%3D0%26msrpn__ftp%3DKentucky,%2520USA%26msrpn%3D20%26msrpn_PInfo%3D5-%257C0%257C1652393%257C0%257C2%257C0%257C20%257C0%257C0%257C0%257C0%257C0%257C%26msrpn_x%3D1%26msrpn__ftp_x%3D1%26MSAV%3D1%26uidh%3D23h%26pcat%3D35%26fh%3D0%26h%3D1394379%26recoff%3D9%252010%26ml_rpos%3D1&treeid=&personid=&hintid=&usePUB=true&_phsrc=DTn1741&_phstart=successSource&usePUBJs=true. Accessed 22 Oct 2017 by Patricia Prickett Hickin.

• U.S. Bureau of the Census. 1830 Census, Laurel County, Kentucky; Series M19, Roll 38; Page 259, Image 5 of 24, Family History Library Film 0007817, Ancestry.com. Transcription URL: http://search.ancestryheritagequest.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?_phsrc=DTn1740&_phstart=successSource&usePUBJs=true&indiv=1&db=1830usfedcenancestry&gss=angs-d&new=1&rank=1&msT=1&gsfn=george&gsfn_x=0&gsln=farris&gsln_x=0&msrpn__ftp=Kentucky,%20USA&msrpn=20&msrpn_PInfo=5-%7C0%7C1652393%7C0%7C2%7C0%7C20%7C0%7C0%7C0%7C0%7C0%7C&MSAV=1&uidh=23h&pcat=35&fh=7&h=1871020&recoff=5%206&ml_rpos=8. Image URL: https://www.ancestryheritagequest.com/interactive/8058/4410760_00506?pid=1871020&backurl=http://search.ancestryheritagequest.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?_phsrc%3DDTn1740%26_phstart%3DsuccessSource%26usePUBJs%3Dtrue%26indiv%3D1%26db%3D1830usfedcenancestry%26gss%3Dangs-d%26new%3D1%26rank%3D1%26msT%3D1%26gsfn%3Dgeorge%26gsfn_x%3D0%26gsln%3Dfarris%26gsln_x%3D0%26msrpn__ftp%3DKentucky,%2520USA%26msrpn%3D20%26msrpn_PInfo%3D5-%257C0%257C1652393%257C0%257C2%257C0%257C20%257C0%257C0%257C0%257C0%257C0%257C%26MSAV%3D1%26uidh%3D23h%26pcat%3D35%26fh%3D7%26h%3D1871020%26recoff%3D5%25206%26ml_rpos%3D8&treeid=&personid=&hintid=&usePUB=true&_phsrc=DTn1740&_phstart=successSource&usePUBJs=true. Accessed 22 Oct 2017 by Patricia Prickett Hickin

• U.S. Bureau of the Census. "United States Census, 1830," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHP1-9RC : 24 August 2017), George Faris, Laurel, Kentucky, United States; citing 259, NARA microfilm publication M19, (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 38; FHL microfilm 7,817. Accessed 22 Oct 2017 by Patricia Prickett Hickin