William Henry Farr, CSA

circa 1810 - 1864  (~ 54 years)

• Name	William Henry Farr
  Suffix	CSA
  Born	circa 1810	Virginia, USA
  Gender	Male
  Census	Sep 18, 1850	Miller, Marion county, Missouri, USA   [1]
  Census	Jun 18, 1860	Hempstead, Waller county, Texas, USA   [2]
  Died	1864	Austin county, Texas, USA
  Notes	William Farr was born in Virginia, whence he came to Missouri in an early day, becoming one of the pioneers of Marion county, where he was engaged in farming and stock-raising until 1849, when he joined the exodus of gold seekers who were making their way across the plains to the new Eldorado in California. He never returned to his former home and passed the closing years of his life in Austin county, Texas, where he died in 1864. The maiden name of his first wife was VanVactor and for his second wife he married Miss Violet Forsythe, who was born in the state of Kentucky and whose death occurred in 1890. Of the six children only two are now living and of these the subject of this sketch is the elder; Frances is the wife of Charles Newnam, of San Antonio, Texas. General History of Shelby County, Missouri, by Shelby Countians, 1911, p. 343. - Is this his family in 1830? - 1830 census, Shelby cty, KY (North of the Road from Louisville to Frankfort) William FARR 1 male 20-30 (William?) 1 male 50-60 (father?) 1 female 20-30 (sister or wife?) 1 female 60-70 (mother?) - - 1840 census, MO, Marion, Mason William FARR 1, -, 1, -, 1, -, -, -, 1 1 male under 5 (Joseph?) 1 male 10-15 (another son ?) 1 male 20-30 (William?) 1 male 60-70 (his father?) no females -
  Person ID	I153632	mykindred
  Last Modified	Jul 5, 2023

  
  

  Family 1	Harriet VanVactor,   d. Y
  Married	Jan 31, 1833	Jefferson county, Virginia, USA   [3, 4]
  Children	1. Joseph Henry Farr, CSA,   b. circa 25 Dec 1837, Missouri, USA ,   d. May 05, 1886, Hempstead, Waller county, Texas, USA  (Age ~ 48 years)
  Family ID	F57079	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 2	Mary Violet Forsythe,   b. circa 1817, Kentucky, USA ,   d. 1890  (Age ~ 73 years)
  Married	Feb 22, 1842	Marion county, Missouri, USA   [5]
  	On the index of Marion county (MO) marriages she is listed as "Valette Louisa Forsyth".
  Notes	- 1850 census, MO, Marion, Miller, Sept 18, HH 503/530 William H. FARR, 40, M, farmer, VA Violet FARR, 33, F, KY Joseph FARR, 12, M, MO Mortimore FARR, 8, M, MO Francas J FARR, 6, F, MO John FARR, 4, M, MO William FARR, 3, M, MO Napoleon B FARR, 1, M, MO Morris OSBORN, 18, M, labourer, VA - 1860 census, TX, Austin, Hempstead, p. 26, June 18, HH 213 William FARR, 50, M, trader, VA - * in 1870, Violet is living with her daughter: 1870 census, MO, Adair, Kirksville, p. 30, Aug 27, HH 238/235 NEWNAM, Charles, 32, M, W, printer, MO NEWNAM, Frances, 26, F, W, MO NEWNAM, William, 8, MO NEWNAM, Jennie, 6, IL FARR, Violet, 54, F, W, without occupation, KY - 1880 census, TX, Harris, p 10, ed 81, June 4, HH 60 FARR, John B, W, M, 34, farmer, MO, VA, KY FARR, Wm, 33, brother, farmer, MO, VA, KY FARR, Napoleon B, 31, brother, MO, VA, KY FARR, Mary V, 64, mother, KY, KY, KY FARR, Bettie, 21, sis-in-law, TX, AL, AL FERRIE, Jno, W, M, 19, boarder, works on farm, AL, Ireland, NY - 1880 census, TX, Austin, Hempstead, p 26, ed 81, June 18, HH 213 Wyatt IVEY, 48, M, farmer, $6,000, $5,000, NC Abigail  IVEY (wife), 46, F, NC (6 children) William FARR, 50, M, trader, VA -
  Children	1. Frederick Mortimore Farr,   b. Jan 28, 1843, Marion county, Missouri, USA ,   d. Aug 11, 1911, Taylor, Shelby county, Missouri, USA  (Age 68 years)   2. Frances J. Farr,   b. Mar 28, 1844, Missouri, USA ,   d. Jan 12, 1923, San Antonio, Bexar county, Texas, USA  (Age 78 years)   3. John B. Farr,   b. circa 1846, Missouri, USA ,   d. Y   4. William Farr,   b. circa 1847, Missouri, USA ,   d. Y   5. Napoleon B. Farr,   b. circa 4 Dec 1848, Missouri, USA ,   d. May 04, 1888, Waller county, Texas, USA  (Age ~ 39 years)
  Family ID	F50556	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Sources

  [S4251] 1850 US federal census, 1850 census, MO, Marion, Miller, Sept 18, HH 503/530. [S136] 1860 US federal census, 1860 census, TX, Austin, Hempstead, p. 26, June 18, HH 213. [S4033] West Virginia Marriage Records, 1853-1970, Jefferson, WV, film 829872; CGS 4130812; image 49. [S4034] Virginia Marriages, 1740-1850, Jefferson, VA. [S2526] Missouri Marriage Records: 1805-2002.