Lucy Elizabeth (McWhorter) Faris (1863 - 1946)

Born 25 Dec 1863 in Clay Co Kentucky

Ancestors

Wife of Presley Adams Farris — married [date unknown] in Kentucky

Descendants

Died 20 Mar 1946 at age 82 in Victory, Laurel County, Kentucky

Biography

1870 U.S. Census

Oliver H. P. McWhorter, in 1870, estimated birth date, 1823-1824, was living in Clay County, Kentucky. Family members were:

• Oliver H P McWhorter, age 46
• America I McWhorter, age 6
• John J McWhorter, age 18
• Lewis P McWhorter, age 16
• Eligah C McWhorter, age 12
• William M McWhorter, age 10
• Mary B McWhorter, age 8
• Lucy E McWhorter, age 6
• Nancy E McWhorter, age 4
• Christopher C McWhorter, age 1 ^[1]

1880 U.S. Census

At the time of the 1880 Census, Perry Mc Whorter, lived in Pigeon Roost, Clay, Kentucky, was a laborer. The family included:

• Perry McWhorter, 55
• America McWhorter, Wife, age 49
• Cannon McWhorter Son, age 22
• Madison McWhorter, age 20
• Belona McWhorter, Daughter, age 18
• Lucy McWhorter, Daughter, age 16
• Ellen McWhorter, Daughter, age 14
• Christopher McWhorter, Son, age 11
• Matilda McWhorter, Daughter, age 9
• Sallie McWhorter, Daughter, age 7 ^[2]

1946 Death

Lucy Elizabeth Faris, daughter of Perry McWhorter and Amanda [America] House, died 20 Mar 1946 in Victory, Laurel County, Kentucky at the age of 82. ^[3]

Sources

1. ↑ "United States Census, 1870," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/MX7T-SVH : accessed 3 February 2015), Oliver H P Mcwhorter, Kentucky, United States; citing p. 11, family 76, NARA microfilm publication M593 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 545,955.
2. ↑ "United States Census, 1880," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/MCC8-MWM : accessed 3 February 2015), Perry McWhorter, Pigeon Roost, Clay, Kentucky, United States; citing enumeration district 23, sheet 506A, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 0410; FHL microfilm 1,254,410.
3. ↑ "Kentucky Death Records, 1911-1961," index, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:N9DS-8LW : accessed 6 June 2015), Perry Mcwhorter in entry for Lucy Elizabeth Faris, 20 Mar 1946; citing Victory, Laurel, Kentucky, United States, , Office of Vital Statistics, Frankfort; FHL microfilm 2,073,567.