Abraham Harrison Farthing (1858 - bef. 1920)

Born 30 Mar 1858 in Pittsylvania County, Virginia, USA

Ancestors

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Biography

Abraham Farthing was born in 1858 Pittsylvania, Virginia to Achilles Farthing and Frances (Matherly) Farthing.^{[1][2][3][4][5]}

Born

30 March 1858^[1]

Pittsylvania, Virginia , USA

Nickname

Ham^[2][6]

Residence

1860

North District, Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA.^[3]

1870

Subdivision North of Dan River, Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA.^[4]

1900

North Fork, McDowell, West Virginia, USA.^[5]

Post Office: Chatham.

Marriage

He married Mary Frances Wood on January 9, 1889 in Bedford county, Virginia.^[2]

Children

1. Walter Price Farthing (24 Nov 1893 - 23 Apr 1948)^[6]
2. Ida Ruth Farthing ( - 03 Apr 1955)^[7]
3. Lillian "Lelia" Farthing (1903 - 22 Jul 1966)^[8]
4. Willie Farthing^[5]

Died

1920 Census Says Mary Was Widowed.^[9]

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} "Virginia Births and Christenings, 1584-1917", database, FamilySearch Abraham Farthing, 1858.
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1 2.2} "Virginia Marriages, 1785-1940", database, FamilySearch Ham Farthing, 1889.
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1} "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch Abraham Farthing in entry for A C Farthing, 1860
4. ↑ ^{4.0 4.1} "United States Census, 1870", database with images, FamilySearch Abraham Farthing in entry for A P Farthing, 1870
5. ↑ ^{5.0 5.1 5.2} "United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch Harrison Farthing, North Fork district, McDowell, West Virginia, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 74, sheet 19B, family 472, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm 1,241,764.
6. ↑ ^{6.0 6.1} "West Virginia Deaths, 1804-1999," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:N99R-QG8 : 10 March 2018), Ham Earthing in entry for Walter Price Farthing, 23 Apr 1948; citing Elkridge, Fayette, West Virginia, County Records, v 1945-1948 p 17, county courthouses, West Virginia; FHL microfilm 584,754.
7. ↑ "West Virginia Deaths, 1804-1999," database, FamilySearch Abraham Farthing in entry for Mrs. Ida Ruth Ables, 03 Apr 1955; citing Raleigh, West Virginia, County Records, 5150, county courthouses, West Virginia; FHL microfilm 1,984,375.
8. ↑ "North Carolina Deaths, 1931-1994," database, FamilySearch Farthing in entry for Lillian Edna Robbins, 20 Jul 1966; citing Morganton, Burke, North Carolina, v 21B cn 21817, State Department of Archives and History, Raleigh; FHL microfilm 1,953,730.
9. ↑ "United States Census, 1920," database with images, FamilySearch Mary Farthing, Slab Fork, Raleigh, West Virginia, United States; citing ED 161, sheet 28B, line 68, family 469, NARA microfilm publication T625 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1992), roll 1970; FHL microfilm 1,821,970.