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Joseph Davis Farris 1808–1866 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 3 Jul 1808

Birth Location: Knox County, Kentucky

Death Date: 1 Feb 1866

Death Location: Whitley County, Kentucky

Father: John Farris

Mother: Sarah Gatliff

Spouse(s):

Children(s):

The story of Joseph Davis Farris began in 1808 in Knox County, Kentucky. Joseph Davis Farris passed away in 1866 in Whitley County, Kentucky.

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Biography

  • The story of Joseph Davis Farris began in 1808 in Knox County, Kentucky.
  • Joseph Davis Farris passed away in 1866 in Whitley County, Kentucky.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Farris
1779–1841
Birth Location: Halifax County, Virginia, USA
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Sarah Gatliff
1787–1864
Birth Location: Garrard Co. Kentucky
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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Joseph Farris's Ancestors

Self
Joseph Farris
1808–1866
Birth Place: Knox County, Kentucky
Parents
John Isham Farris
1779–1841
Halifax County, Virginia, USA
Sarah (Louise) Gatliff
1787–1864
Garrard Co. Kentucky
Grandparents
Charles (Hobert Gatliff) CPT
1748–1838
Philadelphia, Delaware, Pennsylvania, USA
Christiana ("Peggy") McGuire
1753–1807
Pottsville, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania, USA
Great-Grandparents
James Gatliff
1722–1758
Martha Farris
1733–1799
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Joseph Farris's Timeline

2 Records

1808
3 Jul 1808
Birth of Joseph Davis Farris in Knox County, Kentucky
Knox County, Kentucky
1866
1 Feb 1866
Age 58
Death of Joseph Davis Farris in Whitley County, Kentucky
Whitley County, Kentucky

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 3 Jul 1808
    Event Place: Knox County, Kentucky

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1 Feb 1866
    Event Place: Whitley County, Kentucky
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