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Joseph L. Farris 1788–1840 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Abt 1788

Birth Location: Crab Orchard, Lincoln County, Kentucky

Death Date: 27 Apr 1840

Death Location: Red River County, Texas

Father: Isham *

Mother: Elizabeth Farris

Spouse(s): Sarah McWhorter

Children(s): Isham Farris

In 1788, Joseph L. Farris entered the world in Crab Orchard, Lincoln County, Kentucky, born to Isham Isom Faris And Elizabeth Yancey Farris. Joseph L. Farris married Sarah Mcwhorter, and had children including Isham Isom Farris. Joseph L. Farris passed away in 1840 in Red River County, Texas.

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Biography

  • In 1788, Joseph L. Farris entered the world in Crab Orchard, Lincoln County, Kentucky, born to Isham Isom Faris And Elizabeth Yancey Farris.
  • Joseph L. Farris married Sarah Mcwhorter, and had children including Isham Isom Farris.
  • Joseph L. Farris passed away in 1840 in Red River County, Texas.

Immediate Family

Parents

Isham *
1751–1848
Birth Location: Lunenburg County, Virginia
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Elizabeth Farris
1754–1848
Birth Location: Virginia USA
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Spouses(s)

Sarah McWhorter
1790–1850
Birth Location: Kentucky, United States
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Children(s)

Isham Farris
1823–1874
Birth Location: Tennessee
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Joseph Farris's Ancestors

Self
Joseph Farris
1788–1840
Birth Place: Crab Orchard, Lincoln County, Kentucky
Parents
Isham "Isom" Faris *
1751–1848
Lunenburg County, Virginia
Elizabeth (Yancey) Farris
1754–1848
Virginia USA
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Joseph Farris's Descendants

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Joseph (L.) Farris (Abt 1788–27 Apr 1840) m. Sarah McWhorter (ABT 1790–1850)
  1. 1. Isham ("Isom") Farris 1823–1874 m. Martha ((Mattie) M) Stewart 1843–1874
    1. 1. William (B. Isom) Farris 1864–1938 m. Judy (“Girdie” Parlee) Moxley 1873–1918
      1. 1. Nathaniel ("Nat") Farris 1894–1988 m. Mary (Hettie) Digby 1900–1989
        1. 1. William (Loyd "Red") Farris 1920–2004 m. Barbara (Lucille "Sis") Battles 1920–2015

Joseph Farris's Timeline

2 Records

1788
Abt 1788
Birth of Joseph L. Farris in Crab Orchard, Lincoln County, Kentucky
Crab Orchard, Lincoln County, Kentucky
1840
27 Apr 1840
Age 52
Death of Joseph L. Farris in Red River County, Texas
Red River County, Texas

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Abt 1788
    Event Place: Crab Orchard, Lincoln County, Kentucky

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 27 Apr 1840
    Event Place: Red River County, Texas
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