Elizabeth Jane (Harvey) Farley (1829 - 1902)

Born 11 Dec 1829 in Kanawha, Virginia, United States

Ancestors

Wife of Baldwin L Thacker — married 21 Nov 1849 in Kanawha, West Virginia, United States

Wife of Snelling Claybourne Farley — married 26 Sep 1854 in Kanawha, West Virginia, United States

Descendants

Died 12 Jan 1902 at age 72 in Charleston, Kanawha, West Virginia, United States

Problems/Questions Profile managers: Dee Christophel D'Errico [send private message] and Hedy Farley [send private message]

Biography

West Virginia, Marriages Index, 1785-1971

Name: Baldwin L. Thacker

Gender: Male

Spouse Name: Francis J. Harvey

Spouse Gender: Female

Marriage Date: 21 Nov 1849

County: Kanawha

State: Virginia

1850 United States Federal Census ^[1]

Name: D L Thacker [B (Baldwin) L Thacker] Gender: Male Age: 29 Birth Year: abt 1821 Home in 1850: District 14, Fayette, Virginia, USA Occupation: Teacher Industry: Educational services Line Number: 41 Dwelling Number: 501 Family Number: 501 Household Members: Name Age

• D L Thacker 29
• Frances Thacker 20

West Virginia, Marriages Index, 1785-1971

Name: Eliz J Thacker

Gender: Female

Spouse's name: Smelling C Farley

Spouse Gender: Male

Marriage Date: 1854

Marriage Place: Kanawha, West Virginia, United States

1860 United States Federal Census^[2]

Name: Fanny Farley Age: 30 Birth Year: abt 1830 Gender: Female Birth Place: Virginia Home in 1860: Charleston, Kanawha, Virginia Post Office: Kanawha Court House Dwelling Number: 1051 Family Number: 1058 Household Members: Name Age

• Snelling C Farley 54
• Fanny Farley 30
• Julia A Farley 16
• Fanny Farley 4
• Harvey Farley 1
• Walter Farley 10 [Baldwin]

1870 United States Federal Census^[3]

Name: Snelling C Farley Age in 1870: 64 Birth Year: abt 1806 Birthplace: Kentucky Dwelling Number: 318 Home in 1870: Charleston, Kanawha, West Virginia Race: White Gender: Male Post Office: Kanawha Court House Occupation: Captain of Steam Boot Male Citizen over 21: Y Inferred Children: Fanny Farley Fanny Farley Harvey Farley Household Members: Name Age

• Walter Thacker
• Parker White 22
• Ida White 18
• Otto Farmen 35
• John S Vie 29
• Green Smith 25
• William Zimmermon 28
• William T Sargant 26
• Charles Stockton 27
• Henry Burnes 25
• Thomas Mathews 38
• Mary F Mathews 23
• George Mathews
• More 25
• Alpheus Jenkins 54
• Betty Wilson
• Louisa Gilmore 18
• Ellen Laidley 16
• Snelling C Farley 64
• Fanny Farley 37
• Fanny Farley 13
• Harvey Farley 11

1880 United States Federal Census^[4]

Name: Fannie J. Farley Age: 50 Birth Date: Abt 1830 Birthplace: West Virginia Home in 1880: Charleston, Kanawha, West Virginia, USA Street: Kanawha Dwelling Number: 316 Race: White Gender: Female Relation to Head of House: Wife Marital status: Married Spouse's name: Snelling C. Farley Father's Birthplace: Virginia Mother's Birthplace: Virginia Occupation: Keeping House Neighbors: View others on page Household Members: Name Age

• Snelling C. Farley 76
• Fannie J. Farley 50
• Harvey Farley 21
• William Fisher 21
• Fannie S. Fisher 23

• https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/54529811/eliza-fanny-farley

Eliza Fanny Harvey Farley

BIRTH 11 Dec 1829

USA

DEATH 12 Jan 1902 (aged 72)

Kanawha County, West Virginia, USA

BURIAL

Spring Hill Cemetery

Charleston, Kanawha County, West Virginia, USA

MEMORIAL ID 54529811

Daughter of Capt.John Harvey and Cecelia Morris

Married first Baldwin Thacker

21 November 1849 Kanawha County

Married second Snelling Farley

26 September 1854 Kanawha County

Marriage

1st: 1849 Kanauha, Baldwin L Thacker and Fanny J Harvey ^[5]

2nd: Smelling C Farley, To view image click HERE, line 95.

1854 Kanawha, West Virginia, United States, Eliz J Thacker 25, widow, Kanawha County, Virginia, and Smelling C Farley 48, widower, Bourbon County, Kentucky

1854, Kanawha, West Virginia, United States, Smelling C Farley and Eliz J Thacker^[6]

Death

12 January 1902 Kanawha County, West Virginia, USA

Daughter of Capt.John Harvey and Cecelia Morris,

Spouse: Snelling Farley (1806 - 1888),

Children:

1. Fanny Farley Blake (1857 - 1915).
2. Harvey Morris Farley (1860 - 1923).

burial Spring Hill Cemetery, Charleston, date of birth 11 December 1829 USA. :Was the sister of Morris Harvey who endowed Morris Harvey College in Charleston, WV - the college was named after him for some time (name changed to University of Charleston on December 13, 1978) ^[7]

Sources

1. ↑ 1850 United States Federal Census ; Year: 1850; Census Place: District 14, Fayette, Virginia; Roll: 943; Page: 368B
2. ↑ 1860 United States Federal Census; Year: 1860; Census Place: Charleston, Kanawha, Virginia; Page: 151; Family History Library Film: 805356
3. ↑ 1870 United States Federal Census; Year: 1870; Census Place: Charleston, Kanawha, West Virginia; Roll: M593_1690; Page: 69A; Family History Library Film: 553189
4. ↑ 1880 United States Federal Census: Year: 1880; Census Place: Charleston, Kanawha, West Virginia; Roll: 1406; Page: 503A; Enumeration District: 063
5. ↑ "West Virginia Marriages, 1780-1970," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F1MZ-R56 : 30 May 2018), Baldwin L Thacker and Fanny J Harvey, 1849; citing Kanauha, , county clerks, West Virginia; FHL microfilm 521,719 Baxter-5479 09:46, 27 March 2020 (UTC)
6. ↑ "West Virginia Marriages, 1780-1970," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FBFQ-494 : 30 May 2018), Smelling C Farley and Eliz J Thacker, 1854; citing Kanawha, West Virginia, United States, , county clerks, West Virginia; FHL microfilm 521,720 Baxter-5479 09:46, 27 March 2020 (UTC)
7. ↑ Find A Grave Memorial# 54529811

Eliza Fanny Harvey Farley BIRTH 11 Dec 1829 USA DEATH 12 Jan 1902 (aged 72) Kanawha County, West Virginia, USA BURIAL Spring Hill Cemetery, Charleston, Kanawha County, West Virginia, USA MEMORIAL ID Find A Grave: Memorial #54529811 Has a photo of gravestone.

• Hedy Farley. From family documents in my possession.
• West Virginia, Marriages Index, 1785-1971
• https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/54529811/eliza-fanny-farley
• The Strength of Our People by Norva Balser Warner [My signed copy includes a printout of the author's family tree which is used for some documentation.]