Frederick Mortimore Farr
1843 - 1911 (68 years)-
Name Frederick Mortimore Farr Born Jan 28, 1843 Marion county, Missouri, USA 
Gender Male Census Sep 18, 1850 Miller, Marion county, Missouri, USA [1] Census Jun 10, 1880 Taylor, Shelby county, Missouri, USA [2] Census Jun 05, 1900 Taylor, Shelby county, Missouri, USA [3] Census Apr 18, 1910 Shelbyville, Shelby county, Missouri, USA [4] Died Aug 11, 1911 Taylor, Shelby county, Missouri, USA [5] - Death certificate: parents: Wm. Farr (VA) & Violet Forsythe (KY); informant: W.A. Farr, Miltonvale, KS.
Notes - FREDERICK M. FARR.
A scion of one of the pioneer families of Missouri and known as one of the substantial and representative citizens of Shelby county, Mr. Farr is now living a retired life in the city of Shelbyville, where he is enjoying the generous comfort and repose that are the just reward for former years of earnest and fruitful endeavor. He was long actively identified with agricultural pursuits in this county and still owns a valuable farm of 160 acres, in Taylor township.
Frederick M. Farr was born in Marion county, Missouri, on January 28, 1843, and is a son of William and Violet (Forsythe) Farr. His father 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 Newman, of San Antonio, Texas.
Frederick M. Farr was reared to maturity in his native county, where his educational advantages were limited to the district schools. For several years he found employment at farm work and also cultivated rented land, and in 1868 he took up his permanent residence in Shelby county, where he eventually became the owner of a fine landed estate of two hundred acres, making the best of improvements on the same and developing one of the model farms of this section of the state. He started in life without financial resources and won success and independence through his own well directed energy and assiduous application. He placed true valuation on men and things, and has ever maintained the most wholesome appreciation of honest toil and endeavor, while his life has been guided and governed by the strictest principles of integrity and honor, so that he has not been denied the confidence and high regard of his fellow men. In 1909 he disposed of the live stock on his farm and he and his wife now reside in the home of his son, Dr. George E. Farr, in Shelbyville. He rents his farm and continues to give to the same a general supervision in the matter of regulating its operation and keeping everything up to the customary high standard. He was one of the charter members of the Shelby County Railroad Company, giving both his influence and tangible aid in support of the enterprise. In politics, he is a staunch advocate of the principles of the Democratic party, and both he and his wife hold membership in the Baptist church.
In January, 1867, Mr. Farr was united in marriage to Miss Frances Ann Turner, of Shelby county, where she was born and reared and where her parents were pioneer settlers. Mr. and Mrs. Farr became the parents of ten children, of whom eight are living. Concerning them the. following brief data is consistently entered: Thomas F. is a prosperous farmer of this county; William A. is a resident of Miltonvale, Kansas; Mary Alma is the wife of Charles P. McCracken, of Knox county, Missouri; Frances E. is the wife of Henry M. Turner, of Cherry Box, Missouri; Dr. George E., of Shelbyville, is the subject of an individual sketch on other pages of this work; Zilpha is the wife of Otis McCully, of Cherry Box, this state ; Martha is the wife of Lon P. Wright, of Cherry Box, this county; and Prudy T. is now Mrs. Notley Keith, of Cherry Box.
General History of Shelby County, Missouri, by Shelby Countians, 1911, p. 343-344.
Person ID I153634 mykindred Last Modified Mar 8, 2010
Father William Henry Farr, CSA, b. circa 1810, Virginia, USA , d. 1864, Austin county, Texas, USA (Age ~ 54 years) Mother Mary Violet Forsythe, b. circa 1817, Kentucky, USA , d. 1890 (Age ~ 73 years) Married Feb 22, 1842 Marion county, Missouri, USA [6] - On the index of Marion county (MO) marriages she is listed as "Valette Louisa Forsyth".
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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
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1860 census, TX, Austin, Hempstead, p. 26, June 18, HH 213
William FARR, 50, M, trader, VA
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* 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
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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
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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
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Family ID F50556 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family Francis Ann Turner, b. Jun 12, 1845, Shelby county, Missouri, USA , d. Nov 12, 1924, Taylor, Shelby county, Missouri, USA (Age 79 years) Married Jan 1867 Notes - According to the Shelby County Old Settlers Register 1889 - 1935, Fredrick came to Shelby county, Missouri in 1864 and Francis was born there.
( http://shelby.mogenweb.org/Old_Sett_Reg_1.PDF )
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1900 census, MO, Shelby, Taylor, 3d 164, 2-A, June 5, HH 35
Farr, Fredric M, head, W, M, Jan 1843, 57, m 33 yrs, MO, VA, KY
Farr, Fransis A, wife, W, F, June 1845, 54, m 33 yrs, 10/8 children, MO, KY, VA
Farr, George E, son, Oct 1878, 21, MO, MO, MO, school teacher
Farr, Zalpah A, dau, Feb 1881, 19, MO
Farr, Mat G, dau, May 1883, 17, MO
Farr, Prudy T, dau, Aug 1890, 9, MO
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In 1910, Shelbyville, Shelby county, Missouri, they have a granddaughter living with them -- Marion Farr, 5, MO. Their son George is also living with them, but the census indicates he is Single. They are listed as having had 10 children with 8 still living.
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Children 1. Thomas Frederick Farr, b. Oct 13, 1868, Missouri, USA , d. Apr 16, 1950, Kirksville, Adair county, Missouri, USA (Age 81 years)2. Dr. William A. Farr, M.D., b. 1871, Missouri, USA , d. Y3. Mary Alma Farr, b. Apr 21, 1875, Shelby county, Missouri, USA , d. Jan 13, 1936, La Belle, Lewis county, Missouri, USA (Age 60 years)4. Frances Emily Farr, b. circa 1875, Missouri, USA , d. Aug 06, 1939, Todd county, South Dakota, USA (Age ~ 64 years)5. Dr. George E. Farr, M.D., b. Oct 31, 1878, Leonard, Shelby county, Missouri, USA , d. Y6. Zilpha A. Farr, b. Feb 1881, Missouri, USA , d. Aft 1950 (Age ~ 70 years)7. Martha Elizabeth Farr, b. May 05, 1883, Missouri, USA , d. Apr 06, 1926, Kirksville, Adair county, Missouri, USA (Age 42 years)8. Prudence T. Farr, b. Aug 09, 1890, Missouri, USA , d. Dec 1973, Leonard, Shelby county, Missouri, USA (Age 83 years)Family ID F56534 Group Sheet | Family Chart
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Sources - [S4251] 1850 US federal census, 1850 census, MO, Marion, Miller, Sept 18, HH 503/530.
- [S135] 1880 US federal census, p. 8, sd 5, ed 68, HH 70/70.
- [S3961] 1900 US federal census, 1900 census, MO, Shelby, Taylor, 3d 164, 2-A, June 5, HH 35.
- [S967] 1910 US federal census, ed 162, 15-A, HH 78.
- [S561] Death Certificate.
- [S2526] Missouri Marriage Records: 1805-2002.
- [S4251] 1850 US federal census, 1850 census, MO, Marion, Miller, Sept 18, HH 503/530.
