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Joab Farthing (1797 - 1885)

Joab Farthing
Born in Pittsylvania Co, VAmap
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Husband of — married 26 Nov 1823 in Pittsylvania Co, VAmap
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Died at about age 88 in Pittsylvania Co, VAmap
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Biography

Joab was born in 1797 Virginia.[1] He is the son of William Farthing and Tabitha (Blanks) Farthing.[2]

He married Elizabeth Farthing on November 16, 1823 in Pittsylvania county, Virginia.[3][4] Their children are:[5][6]

Wilson Farthing, (1825-1900).
Harriet Farthing, (1826-unknown).
Louisa Farthing Turner, (1827-1860).
John Wilson Farthing, (1827-1893).
Joel Farthing, (1832-1880).
Prudence Sarah Ann Farthing Jones, (1835-unknown).
James Farthing, (1840-1888).[7]
Tabitha E Farthing, (1842-1875).[8]

The 1850 census of Pittsylvania, Virginia[9] shows widowed Joab with the following children:

  1. Wilson 1825
  2. Harriett 1826
  3. Louisa 1827
  4. Joel 1832
  5. Prudence(Sarah in 1860) 1835
  6. James 1838
  7. Tabitha 1842

Joab died in 1885 still living in Pittsylvania county, Virginia. He was 88 years old.[1]

Research Notes

1830 census, Pittsylvania, Virginia, United States.[5]
<5 1 3 John Wilson
5-10 1 5 Wilson
30-40 1 31 Joab
5-10 2 3-Louisa 4-Harr.
40-50 1  ?Eliz is 25?
1840 census, Pittsylvania, Virginia, United States.[6]
<5 1 2 James
5-10 1 8 Joel
10-15 1 13 John Wilson
15-20 1 15 Wilson
40-50 1 41 Joab
5-10 1 5 Prudence
10-15 2 13 Louisa, 14, Harriet
40-50 1  ?35 Eliz?

Sources

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Virginia Deaths and Burials, 1853-1912," database, FamilySearch Joab Farthing, 04 Nov 1885 citing Pittsylvania, Virginia, reference e 38; FHL microfilm 2,048,580.
  2. ↑ "United States Census, 1820," database with images, FamilySearch Wm Farthing Jr, Pittsylvania, Virginia, United States citing p. 58, NARA microfilm publication M33, (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 140; FHL microfilm 193,699.
  3. ↑ "Virginia Deaths and Burials, 1853-1912," database, FamilySearch Joab Farthing, 04 Nov 1885 citing Pitts. Co., Va, reference 130-39; FHL microfilm 33,327.
  4. ↑ "Virginia Marriages, 1785-1940," database, FamilySearch Joab Farthing and Elizabeth Farthing, 16 Nov 1823 citing Pittsylvania, Virginia, reference page 77; FHL microfilm 33,326.
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 "United States Census, 1830," database with images, FamilySearch Joab Farthing, Pittsylvania, Virginia, United States citing 337, NARA microfilm publication M19, (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 201; FHL microfilm 29,680.
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 "United States Census, 1840," database with images, FamilySearch Joab Farthing, Regiment 107, Pittsylvania, Virginia, United States citing p. 103, NARA microfilm publication M704, (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 573; FHL microfilm 29,691.
  7. ↑ "Virginia Deaths and Burials, 1853-1912," database, FamilySearch Joe Ab. Farthing in entry for James Farthing, 15 Oct 1888 Born 1840, citing Pittsylvania, Virginia, reference e 37; FHL microfilm 2,048,580.
  8. ↑ "Virginia Deaths and Burials, 1853-1912," database, FamilySearch Joab Farthing in entry for Tabitha E. Farthing, 08 Sep 1875 citing Third Dist., Pittsylvania Co., Virginia, reference Image 414 Line 38; FHL microfilm 2,048,580.
  9. ↑ "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch Joab Farthing, Pittsylvania county, part of, Pittsylvania, Virginia, United States citing family 642, NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).

See also:

  • "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch Joab Farthing, 1880 citing enumeration district ED 167, sheet 146B, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d), roll 1384; FHL microfilm 1,255,384.

Old Sources

Ancestry Family Trees, Online publication - Provo, UT, USA., Ancestry.com, http://trees.ancestry.com/pt/AMTCitationRedir.aspx?tid=102196939&pid=39 - Paid Site

Ancestry Family Trees, Online publication - Provo, UT, USA., Ancestry.com, http://trees.ancestry.com/pt/AMTCitationRedir.aspx?tid=13641903&pid=306 - Paid Site

Virginia, Marriages, 1740-1850 Ancestry.com Publication: Ancestry.com Operations Inc., Provo, UT, USA. - Paid Site

Family Data Collection - Deaths, Edmund West, comp., Ancestry.com Operations Inc., Provo, UT, USA. - Paid Site





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Farthing-309 and Farthing-304 appear to represent the same person because: Exact dates and same children

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