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William Jefferson Farr 1842–1919 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 9 Oct 1842

Birth Location: Upson, Georgia, United States

Death Date: 24 Feb 1919

Death Location: Cordele, Crisp County, Georgia, United States of America

Father: Jessie Farr

Mother: Charity Adams

Spouse(s): Susan Smith, Evie Farr, Mary Rush

Children(s): Leola Adams, Jessee Farr, Hesekiah Farr, Della Farr, Gordon Farr, Elizabeth Farr, James Farr, Rhoda Farr, Gordon Farr, Nina Farr, Jim Willis, Martha Willis, William Willis, Julia Colley, Alfred Willis, David Willis, Evie Farr, Frank Farr, Annie Farr

The story of William Jefferson Farr began in 1842 in Upson, Georgia, United States. In 1850, William Jefferson Farr resided in District 86, Upson, Georgia, USA. In 1860, William Jefferson Farr resided in Georgia Militia District 494, Upson, Georgia, USA. William Jefferson Farr married Evie Hale Farr, Mary J Rush, Susan A M Smith, and had children including Alfred Willis, Annie L Farr, David Willis, Della S Farr, Elizabeth Farr, Evie Rebecca Farr, Frank Farr, Gordon Farr, Gordon K Farr, Hesekiah S Farr, James W Jones Jim Farr, Jessee S Farr, Jim Willis, Julia Inez Colley, Leola Lee Farr Adams, Martha J Willis, Nina May Farr, Rhoda Farr, William Willis. William Jefferson Farr passed away in 1919 in Cordele, Crisp County, Georgia, United States of America.

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Biography

  • The story of William Jefferson Farr began in 1842 in Upson, Georgia, United States.
  • In 1850, William Jefferson Farr resided in District 86, Upson, Georgia, USA.
  • In 1860, William Jefferson Farr resided in Georgia Militia District 494, Upson, Georgia, USA.
  • William Jefferson Farr married Evie Hale Farr, Mary J Rush, Susan A M Smith, and had children including Alfred Willis, Annie L Farr, David Willis, Della S Farr, Elizabeth Farr, Evie Rebecca Farr, Frank Farr, Gordon Farr, Gordon K Farr, Hesekiah S Farr, James W Jones Jim Farr, Jessee S Farr, Jim Willis, Julia Inez Colley, Leola Lee Farr Adams, Martha J Willis, Nina May Farr, Rhoda Farr, William Willis.
  • William Jefferson Farr passed away in 1919 in Cordele, Crisp County, Georgia, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Jessie Farr
1803–1866
Birth Location: Georgia
JF
Charity Adams
1808–1881
Birth Location: Georgia, USA
CA

Spouses(s)

Susan Smith
1850–1884
Birth Location: Georgia
SS
Evie Farr
1872–1950
Birth Location: Georgia, USA
EF
Mary Rush
1837–1916
Birth Location: Fayette, Georgia, USA
MR

Children(s)

Leola Adams
1869–1957
Birth Location: Thomaston, Upson, Georgia, United States
LA
Jessee Farr
1873–
Birth Location: Georgia
JF
Hesekiah Farr
1875–
Birth Location: Georgia
HF
Della Farr
1877–
Birth Location: Georgia
DF
Gordon Farr
1879–
Birth Location: Georgia
GF
Elizabeth Farr
1871–
Birth Location: Georgia, Georgia, USA
EF
James Farr
1869–1941
Birth Location: Warren, Georgia, USA
JF
Rhoda Farr
1873–
Birth Location: Georgia, Georgia, USA
RF
Gordon Farr
1879–
Birth Location: Georgia, USA
GF
Nina Farr
1883–
Birth Location: Georgia, USA
NF
Jim Willis
1881–
Birth Location: Georgia, USA
JW
Martha Willis
1889–
Birth Location: Georgia, USA
MW
William Willis
1892–
Birth Location: Georgia, USA
WW
Julia Colley
1896–1990
Birth Location: Upson County, Georgia, United States of America
JC
Alfred Willis
1894–
Birth Location: Georgia, USA
AW
David Willis
1896–
Birth Location: Georgia, USA
DW
Evie Farr
1902–
Birth Location: Georgia
EF
Frank Farr
1899–
Birth Location: Georgia
FF
Annie Farr
1907–
Birth Location: Georgia
AF

William Farr's Ancestors

Self
William Farr
1842–1919
Birth Place: Upson, Georgia, United States
Parents
Jessie Farr
1803–1866
Georgia
Charity Adams
1808–1881
Georgia, USA
Grandparents
Jacob Farr
1773–
Arthur (Augustus) Adams
1775–1822
Southampton Co, VA
Elisabeth Adams
1784–1849
Southampton Co, VA
Great-Grandparents
Jacob Farr
1740–1802
sarah smith
1747–1832
Benjamin II
1730–1795
Margaret Adkinson
1730–1817
Randolph Reese
1759–1801
Sally Harris
1770–1817
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Nancy Ezell
1709–1756
Hannah Doddridge
1708–1786
Thomas Atkinson
1703–1789
John Thorpe
1737–1794
Mary Reese
1735–1798

William Farr's Descendants

1.
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William (Jefferson) Farr (9 Oct 1842–24 Feb 1919) m. Susan (A M) Smith (30 Nov 1850–24 May 1884) m. Evie (Hale) Farr (Mar 1872–28 October 1950) m. Mary (J.) Rush (8 January 1837–1916)
  1. 1. Leola (Lee Farr) Adams 1869–1957 m. Albert (Madison) Adams 1869–1943 m. Albert (Madison) Adams 1869–1943
    1. 1. Della (Lorena Adams) Nipper 1899–1977 m. William (Jackson) Nipper 1897–1962
      1. 1. Don (Ettna) Nipper 1927–2010 m. Sallie (Amarylis) Green-Nipper 1928–1996 m. Ann (Murl) Dees 1933–1991
      2. 2. Odessa Nepper 1925– m. Leonard (R) Brown 1923–
      3. 3. Barbara (Anne Nipper) Milton 1933–2018
      4. 4. June (E) Nipper-Morris 1930–2014
      5. 5. Vera (Lee) Nipper 1920–2004
      6. 6. Cecil Nipper 1919–1919
      7. 7. Odessa (Marie) Nipper 1924–1944
    2. 2. Dollie (Adams ,*) + 1911–1960
    3. 3. Minnie (I.) Bohannon 1904–1978 m. Eli Bohannon 1901–
      1. 1. Alice (Louise) Bohannon 1923–1996 m. Clarence (Ray) Bondman 1918–
    4. 4. Claude (Clement) Adams 1892–1975
    5. 5. Jesse Adams 1909–1909
    6. 6. Maggie McGlamory 1906–1994
    7. 7. Dora (Estelle) Boone 1902–1986 m. Thomas (A) Boone 1893–
      1. 1. Robert Boone 1921–
    8. 8. Lonie Adams 1890–1892
    9. 9. Della (Lorena) Nipper 1899–1977
    10. 10. William (Arthur) Adams 1895–1970 m. Eppie Adams 1900–1947
      1. 1. James Adams 1921–
      2. 2. Earnest Adams 1922–1992
      3. 3. Clarance Adams 1925–
    11. 11. Lillie (Mae) Gillikin 1897–1968 m. Lamuel (H) Gellikin 1878– m. Lester (W) Setterfield 1897–
      1. 1. Nedra Satterfield 1923–
      2. 2. N. (L.) Woodbury 1923–1955
    12. 12. Ruby Adams 1902–
    13. 13. Thomas Adams 1896–
    14. 14. William Adams 1895–
    15. 15. Lillie (May) Adams 1897–1968 m. Lemuel (Hardy) Gillikin 1877–1948
    16. 16. Claude (Clements) Adams 1891–1975
    17. 17. William Adams 1895–1970
    18. 18. Lillie (May) Adams 1897–1968
    19. 19. Minnie (I) Adams 1903–
      1. 1. Louise Bohannon 1923–1996
    20. 20. Dollie Adams 1912–
    21. 21. Maggie Adams 1906–1994
    22. 22. Jesse Adams 1909–1909
    23. 23. Dora (Estelle) Boone 1902–1986
    24. 24. Lonie Adams 1890–1892
  2. 2. Jessee (S.) Farr 1873–
  3. 3. Hesekiah (S.) Farr 1875–
    1. 1. Birtie (A) Farr 1898–
  4. 4. Della (S.) Farr 1877–
  5. 5. Gordon (K.) Farr 1879–
  6. 6. Elizabeth Farr 1871–
  7. 7. James (W. Jones Jim) Farr 1869–1941
  8. 8. Rhoda Farr 1873–
  9. 9. Gordon Farr 1879–
  10. 10. Nina (May) Farr 1883–
  11. 11. Jim Willis 1881–
  12. 12. Martha (J) Willis 1889–
  13. 13. William Willis 1892–
  14. 14. Julia (Inez) Colley 1896–1990
  15. 15. Alfred Willis 1894–
  16. 16. David Willis 1896–
  17. 17. Evie (Rebecca) Farr 1902–
  18. 18. Frank Farr 1899–
  19. 19. Annie (L) Farr 1907–

William Farr's Timeline

8 Records

1842
9 Oct 1842
Birth of William Jefferson Farr in Upson, Georgia, United States
Upson, Georgia, United States
1850
1850
Age 8
William Jefferson Farr resided here in District 86, Upson, Georgia, USA
District 86, Upson, Georgia, USA
1860
1860
Age 18
William Jefferson Farr resided here in Georgia Militia District 494, Upson, Georgia, USA
Georgia Militia District 494, Upson, Georgia, USA
1870
1870
Age 28
William Jefferson Farr resided here in Daviston, Taylor, Georgia, USA
Daviston, Taylor, Georgia, USA
1880
1880
Age 38
William Jefferson Farr resided here in Blackankle, Upson, Georgia, USA
Blackankle, Upson, Georgia, USA
1900
1900
Age 58
William Jefferson Farr resided here in Rochelle, Wilcox, Georgia, USA
Rochelle, Wilcox, Georgia, USA
1910
1910
Age 68
William Jefferson Farr resided here in Militia District 1321, Wilcox, Georgia, USA
Militia District 1321, Wilcox, Georgia, USA
1919
24 Feb 1919
Age 77
Death of William Jefferson Farr in Thomaston, Upson, Georgia, United States
Thomaston, Upson, Georgia, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 9 Oct 1842
    Event Place: Upson, Georgia, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] Georgia, U.S., Death Records, 1914-1940, Georgia Department of Health and Vital Statistics; Atlanta, Georgia
    [2] 1880 United States Federal Census
    [3] 1870 United States Federal Census
    [4] 1900 United States Federal Census
    [5] 1860 United States Federal Census
    [6] U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900, Source number: 104.000; Source type: Electronic Database; Number of Pages: 1; Submitter Code: JWJ
    [7] 1910 United States Federal Census
    [8] 1850 United States Federal Census
    [9] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [10] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1850
    Event Place: District 86, Upson, Georgia, USA
    Record Source: 1850 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1860
    Event Place: Georgia Militia District 494, Upson, Georgia, USA
    Record Source: 1860 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1870
    Event Place: Daviston, Taylor, Georgia, USA
    Record Source: 1870 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Blackankle, Upson, Georgia, USA
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Rochelle, Wilcox, Georgia, USA
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Militia District 1321, Wilcox, Georgia, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 24 Feb 1919
    Event Place: Thomaston, Upson, Georgia, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] Georgia, U.S., Death Records, 1914-1940, Georgia Department of Health and Vital Statistics; Atlanta, Georgia
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [3] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Cordele, Crisp County, Georgia, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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