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Robert Thad Farris 1861–1940 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 10 Apr 1861

Birth Location: York, South Carolina, USA

Death Date: 8 Jan 1940

Death Location: Ada, Pontotoc, Oklahoma, USA

Father: Thomas Farris

Mother: SARAH Wells

Spouse(s): Alice Whitfield

Children(s): Katie Farris

The story of Robert Thad Farris began in 1861 in York, South Carolina, USA. Robert Thad Farris married Alice Elvira Whitfield, and had children including Katie A Farris. Robert Thad Farris passed away in 1940 in Ada, Pontotoc, Oklahoma, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Robert Thad Farris began in 1861 in York, South Carolina, USA.
  • Robert Thad Farris married Alice Elvira Whitfield, and had children including Katie A Farris.
  • Robert Thad Farris passed away in 1940 in Ada, Pontotoc, Oklahoma, USA.

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Robert Farris's Ancestors

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Robert Farris
1861–1940
Birth Place: York, South Carolina, USA
Parents
Thomas Jefferson Farris
1834–1916
York County, South Carolina, USA
SARAH (R.) Wells
1836–1885
North Carolina, USA
Grandparents
Robert (Miller) Farris
1804–1883
Yorkville, York, South Carolina, USA
Mary (Elizabeth) Falls
1809–1865
York District
ROBERT (Hambright) WELLS
1810–1879
North Carolina, USA
Lucinda (Ann) Gladden
1808–1906
North Carolina
Great-Grandparents
Robert Farris
1760–1812
Mary Thomasson
1789–1840
Isaac Wells
1782–1857
Mary Gladden
1785–1857
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Mary Reeves
1764–1849
John Wells
1741–1819

Robert Farris's Descendants

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Robert (Thad) Farris (10 Apr 1861–8 Jan 1940) m. Alice (Elvira) Whitfield (12 August 1868–30 September 1924)
  1. 1. Katie (A.) Farris 1887–1979 m. John (F.) Burrow 1869–1945
    1. 1. Henry (Wilson) Burrow 1919–1979 m. Viola (Lena) Burrow 1922–2011
      1. 1. Henry (Dale Burrow) Sr 1939–2008

Robert Farris's Timeline

3 Records

1861
10 Apr 1861
Birth of Robert Thad Farris in York, South Carolina, USA
York, South Carolina, USA
1888
1888
Age 27
Robert Thad Farris was married
None
1940
8 Jan 1940
Age 79
Death of Robert Thad Farris in Ada, Pontotoc, Oklahoma, USA
Ada, Pontotoc, Oklahoma, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 10 Apr 1861
    Event Place: York, South Carolina, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1888

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 8 Jan 1940
    Event Place: Ada, Pontotoc, Oklahoma, USA

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