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John Harrison FARR 1846–1905 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 5 MAR 1846

Birth Location: Blount Co., Tennessee

Death Date: 12 DEC 1905

Death Location: Menlo, Chattooga Co., Georgia

Father: James FARR

Mother: Margaret [BEST]

Spouse(s): Martha THOMPSON

Children(s): William FARR

John Harrison FARR was born in 1846 in Blount Co., Tennessee, the child of James William Farr And Margaret Elizabeth Bess Best. John Harrison FARR married Martha Rebecca Thompson, and had children including William Thomas Farr. John Harrison FARR passed away in 1905 in Menlo, Chattooga Co., Georgia.

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Biography

  • John Harrison FARR was born in 1846 in Blount Co., Tennessee, the child of James William Farr And Margaret Elizabeth Bess Best.
  • John Harrison FARR married Martha Rebecca Thompson, and had children including William Thomas Farr.
  • John Harrison FARR passed away in 1905 in Menlo, Chattooga Co., Georgia.

Immediate Family

Parents

James FARR
1820–1859
Birth Location: Maryville, Blount Co., Tennessee
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Margaret [BEST]
1825–1885
Birth Location: Lincoln Co., North Carolina
M[

Spouses(s)

Martha THOMPSON
1850–1874
Birth Location: Blount Co., Tennessee
MT

Children(s)

William FARR
1870–1938
Birth Location: Friendsville, Blount Co., Tennessee
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John FARR's Ancestors

Self
John FARR
1846–1905
Birth Place: Blount Co., Tennessee
Parents
James William FARR
1820–1859
Maryville, Blount Co., Tennessee
Margaret (Elizabeth BESS) [BEST]
1825–1885
Lincoln Co., North Carolina
Grandparents
John (Michael BESS) [BEST]
1797–1870
North Carolina
Frances (Margaret COSTNER) [CHOSTNER]
1800–1891
Lincoln Co., North Carolina
Great-Grandparents
Christian [BEST]
1776–1845
Elizabeth [HEYL]
1778–1830
David [CHOSTNER]
1774–1840
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Jerg I
1724–1809
Elizabetha [HEYL]
1733–
Michel I
1730–1793
Margaret DELLINGER
1745–1827

John FARR's Descendants

1.
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John (Harrison) FARR (5 MAR 1846–12 DEC 1905) m. Martha (Rebecca) THOMPSON (14 DEC 1850–16 JUL 1874)
  1. 1. William (Thomas) FARR 1870–1938 m. Easter (Elizabeth ‘Lizzie’) COBBLE 1871–1957
    1. 1. William (Riley) FARR 1903–1959 m. Mary (Evelyn) FLOYD –1969
      1. 1. Mable (Ruth) FARR 1934–2009 m. Paul (Edward) LAMB 1933–2007

John FARR's Timeline

2 Records

1846
5 MAR 1846
Birth of John Harrison FARR in Blount Co., Tennessee
Blount Co., Tennessee
1905
12 DEC 1905
Age 59
Death of John Harrison FARR in Menlo, Chattooga Co., Georgia
Menlo, Chattooga Co., Georgia

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 5 MAR 1846
    Event Place: Blount Co., Tennessee
    Record Source: DNA match andor Shared Ancestor andor Ancestry tree, Roy has a DNA match with Ada Wessing. This info is from her tree.

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 12 DEC 1905
    Event Place: Menlo, Chattooga Co., Georgia
    Record Source: DNA match andor Shared Ancestor andor Ancestry tree, Roy has a DNA match with Ada Wessing. This info is from her tree.
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