Silas
Farley
Born in Monroe Virginia USA
Ancestors 
Son of Edward Farley
and Lettice (McMullen) Farley
Brother of
Francis Farley and Loviah (Farley) Clift
Husband of
Cordelia (Tade) Farley
— married
22 Aug 1824 in Illinois, United States
Descendants 
Father of
Eliza Jane (Farley) Perryman and Elizabeth A. (Farley) Painter
Died
at about age 34
in White County, Illinois
Profile last modified
| Created 27 Jul 2016
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Biography
Parents:
- Edward Farley (1770 - 1832)
- Lettice McMullen Farley (1774 - 1821)
Spouse:
- Cordelia Hannah Tade Farley (1801 - ____)m. 22 AUG 1824 in Illinois
Brice Hannah and Celia had Children:
- 1.Ellen Hannah
- 2.Dolph Hannah b. Oct. 11, 1822, about 5 miles N. of Shawneetown.
Brice, a businessman engaged in trade and forwarding, died in the spring of 1823, leaving wife, son and daughter Ellen. John MCLAUGHLIN was appointed to administer the estate, and left the area with the proceeds.
The widow married Silas Farley, a flatboatman and farmer. They moved to White Co., on the Big Wabash, where Silas died the winter of 1833-34. His last trip on the river was disasterous, with all goods lost, and the family was left without means.
Silas and Celia had children:
- Eliza J. Farley, b. July 29, 1824, married Thomas J. PERRYMAN 1843 in Iowa, died in WA in 1894. Perrymans called her Eliza, but Farleys called her Louisa.
- William Farley, b. Dec. 23, 1825.
- Elizabeth A. Farley, b. May 27, 1828, m. Jackson W. Painter. In Iowa from 1850-1870 and in Portland OR by 1880. (1828 - 1910)*
- Silas M. Farley, b. Jan. 18, 1830. Moved to Muscatine Co. Iowa by 1850 and to Oregon by 1856.
- David A. Farley, b. Jan. 25, 1833. In Appanoose Co. Iowa in 1850, in Oregon in 1870.
Sources
- Find A Grave Memorial# 89761738
- Burial: Enfield Cemetery - Enfield, White County Illinois, USA
Many Farley Families and their Kin - http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=thefarleyfile&id=I52964
ALDERMAN, BAKER, FARLEY, HANNAH, MCLAUGHLIN, MELSON, PERRYMAN, TADE posted by Jon Ridgeway on Sunday, September 21, 1997 - Have more information and some family letters; wish to correspond with other descendents. Jon Ridgeway (Seattle, WA) jncridge@aol.com - White County, IL, Posted Queries for August thru September 1997 - http://www.usgennet.org/usa/il/county/white/wc-query/query006.htm
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Silas by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Silas:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Silas by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Silas:
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~0.78%
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