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FARRIS Mary Ann

Female 1850 - 1928  (78 years)


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  • Name FARRIS Mary Ann 
    Birth 9 Mar 1850  Hire Township, McDonough Co., IL Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2
    • Death Certificate reads:
      Born: 9 Mar 1850, Hire Township, Illinois
      Father: Nathan Farris; born Kentucky
      Mother: Elizabeth Hungate; born Kentucky
    CENSUS 1855  Township 6N Range 4W, McDonough Co., IL Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    • Census listing for mother Elizabeth Farris' household. Mary Ann presumably one of the two females listed under age 10, although she would have likely been age 10 at then time because it appears the census was taken after the death of Mary's father In July 1855. Were Nathan still alive he would have been listed as the head of the household.
    1855 Illinois State Census: Township 6N Range 4W, McDonough Co., IL, Image 9
    1855 Illinois State Census: Township 6N Range 4W, McDonough Co., IL, Image 9
    CENSUS 27 Jun 1870  Hire Township, McDonough Co., IL Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    • Mary listed with her parents and still under her maiden name even though she was married by this time to Thomas Fisher and is also listed on the following page with her new family.
    1870 US Census: Hire Township, McDonough Co., IL p 5
    1870 US Census: Hire Township, McDonough Co., IL p 5
    CENSUS 28 Jun 1870  Hire Township, McDonough Co., IL Find all individuals with events at this location  [5
    • Mary counted twice in the 1870 census. She is listed first with her mother Elizabeth Farris' family on Jun 27 and then again on Jun 28 with her husband Thomas Fisher and daughter Lena. Interestingly her age is listed as 22 on Jun 27 and 21 on Jun 28. She would in fact have been 21 when the census was taken.
    Census: 1870 U.S. - Hire Township, McDonough Co., IL Roll  M593_256; Page: 456B; Image: 242; Family History Library Film: 545755
    Census: 1870 U.S. - Hire Township, McDonough Co., IL Roll M593_256; Page: 456B; Image: 242; Family History Library Film: 545755
    CENSUS 01 Jun 1880  Locust Hill, Knox Co., MO Find all individuals with events at this location  [6
    • Keeping house
    1880 US Census: E. D. No. 77 Locust Hill, Knox Co., MO, p 12
    1880 US Census: E. D. No. 77 Locust Hill, Knox Co., MO, p 12
    CENSUS 11 Jun 1900  Hire Township, McDonough Co., IL Find all individuals with events at this location  [7
    • Birthplace of Thomas' parents should read Pennsylvania not Kentucky. Also lists birthplace of Lena's father as Kentucky when two lines earlier it is correctly shown as Illinois. Census taker's work appears prone to mistakes given these errors and the many errors in the entry for the family of Thomas' son Charles Fisher which immediately follows in the census.
    1900 US Census: E. D. No. 57, Hire Township, McDonough Co., IL, sht 5A
    1900 US Census: E. D. No. 57, Hire Township, McDonough Co., IL, sht 5A
    CENSUS 15 Apr 1910  Hire Township, McDonough Co., IL Find all individuals with events at this location  [8
    • Census correctly shows only one child still alive in 1910: Charles.
    Census: 1910 U.S. - Hire Township, McDonough Co., IL Roll  T624_305; Page: 1A; Enumeration District: 50; Image: 246
    Census: 1910 U.S. - Hire Township, McDonough Co., IL Roll T624_305; Page: 1A; Enumeration District: 50; Image: 246
    CENSUS 02 Jan 1920  Blandinsville, McDonough Co., IL Find all individuals with events at this location  [9
    • Living next door to family of daughter in-law Florence Ashby Fisher.
    Census: 1920 U.S. - Blandinsville, McDonough Co., IL Roll  T625_385; Page: 1A; Enumeration District: 52; Image: 795
    Census: 1920 U.S. - Blandinsville, McDonough Co., IL Roll T625_385; Page: 1A; Enumeration District: 52; Image: 795
    WILL 4 Jan 1924  Blandinsville, McDonough Co., IL Find all individuals with events at this location  [10
    Death 3 Oct 1928  Blandinsville, McDonough Co., IL Find all individuals with events at this location  [11, 12, 13
    • Death Certificate reads:
      Place of death: Blandinsville, IL
      Cause: Angine pictors, Chronic myocarditis
      Informant: Emma B. Farris (a cousin), Blandinsville, IL
      Occupation at death: Housewife
    Death Certificate: Mary Ann Farris Fisher  1928
    Death Certificate: Mary Ann Farris Fisher 1928
    Burial 6 Oct 1928  Blandinsville, McDonough Co., IL Find all individuals with events at this location  [13
    Headstone: Mary Ann Farris Fisher (1850-1928)
    Headstone: Mary Ann Farris Fisher (1850-1928)
    Person ID I70  Main
    Last Modified 24 Jan 2023 

    Father FARRIS Nathan Ward,   b. 1 Apr 1818, Washington Co., KY Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 7 Jul 1855 (Age 37 years) 
    Relationship Birth 
    Mother HUNGATE Elizabeth,   b. 31 Aug 1820, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 27 Jun 1873, Hire Township, McDonough Co., IL Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 52 years) 
    Relationship Birth 
    Marriage Y  [14
    Notes 
    • Nathan W. Farris settled on section 16, Hire township, where he owned 40 acres of land. He made his settlement in the year 1844. His native home was in Washington county, Kentucky, and the date of his birth was April 1, 1818. His people were also from the same county. Elizabeth Hungate was his wife and her uncle, Harry Hungate came with Mr. Graham to the county and now lives in Blandinsville. While on a trip to the river Mr. Farris was thrown from his wagon and killed July 7, 1855. His remains were interred in the cemetery at Good Hope, leaving his wife and family to mourn the great loss so suddenly thrust upon them. The widow lived on the farm until her death which occurred June 27, 1873. Eight children blessed this union--William J., Martha J., wife of Richard Bond, living in Hire; Milton R., in Knox county, Missouri, Mary A., wife of Thomas Fisher; John, deceased; Nancy E., deceased, who was the wife of Josiah Fasher; and Nathan, now living in Hire township [14]
    Family ID F28  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family FISHER Thomas H.,   b. 3 Jun 1843, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1 Jun 1914, Blandinsville, McDonough Co., IL Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 70 years) 
    Marriage 21 Jan 1869  McDonough Co., IL Find all individuals with events at this location  [15, 16, 17
    Notes 
    • To this union three children were born, viz., Lena Delbridge, Charles H. and Arthur M. [18]
    Children 
    +1. FISHER Lena B.,   b. 23 Nov 1869, Blandinsville, McDonough Co., IL Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 4 Jul 1892, Blandinsville, McDonough Co., IL Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 22 years)  [Birth]
    +2. FISHER Charles H.,   b. 25 Jun 1873, Blandinsville, McDonough Co., IL Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 26 Feb 1918, Hire Township, McDonough Co., IL Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 44 years)  [Birth]
     3. FISHER, Arthur M.,   b. 11 Aug 1878, Blandinsville, McDonough Co., IL Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 9 May 1897, Blandinsville, McDonough Co., IL Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 18 years)  [Birth]
    Family ID F42  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 1 Jan 2006 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 9 Mar 1850 - Hire Township, McDonough Co., IL Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCENSUS - 1855 - Township 6N Range 4W, McDonough Co., IL Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 21 Jan 1869 - McDonough Co., IL Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCENSUS - 27 Jun 1870 - Hire Township, McDonough Co., IL Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCENSUS - 28 Jun 1870 - Hire Township, McDonough Co., IL Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCENSUS - 01 Jun 1880 - Locust Hill, Knox Co., MO Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCENSUS - 11 Jun 1900 - Hire Township, McDonough Co., IL Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCENSUS - 15 Apr 1910 - Hire Township, McDonough Co., IL Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCENSUS - 02 Jan 1920 - Blandinsville, McDonough Co., IL Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsWILL - 4 Jan 1924 - Blandinsville, McDonough Co., IL Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 3 Oct 1928 - Blandinsville, McDonough Co., IL Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBurial - 6 Oct 1928 - Blandinsville, McDonough Co., IL Link to Google Earth
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    Pin Legend  : Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  • Documents
    Richard Bond surprise birthday part 1904
    Richard Bond surprise birthday part 1904
    Celebrating Richard's 70th birthday. May friends and family attended
    Thomas Fisher witness to murder 1912
    Thomas Fisher witness to murder 1912
    "A little after eight o'clock on last Saturday night residents of south main street were startled by a loud pistol shot and the sound of a buggy being driven toward the south at a furious gait. An hour later the lifeless body of Asa Langford was found lying in the road almost in front of the Thos Fisher home with a bullet from a 32 calibre revolver embedded in the brain" Marion Bond, Blandinsville Marshall, was called to the scene to investigate and identified the body. Charles Barrier who had spent the day drinking with Langford was charged with the murder. A pistol of the type used to shoot Langford was found in his home. At trial, several witnesses were called who had seen or heard Barrier in the company of Langford that day, or who saw Barrier speeding away from Blandinsville in his buggy about the time of the murder. "Thomas Fisher who lives close to the scene of the murder, testified that he and his wife heard the shot distinctly at between fifteen and twenty minutes after eight o'clock and at the same moment the quick rattle of a buggy as of someone leaving the place at a furious pace." At the conclusion of the trial, the jury of local residents found Barrier guilty of the murder of Asa Langford.

  • Notes 
    • She was one of a family of seven children, but leaves only one sister living, Martha J. Bond, and the following brothers and sisters deceased; William, Milton, John, and Nathan Farris and Nancy Fisher. [18]

  • Sources 
    1. [SR36] Obituary: Fisher, Mary A., (Blandinsville Star-Gazette, Blandinsville, IL, 11 Oct 1928), 11 Oct 1928.
      Mary Ann Farris, daughter of Nathan W. and Elizabeth Hungate Farris, was born in Hire township March 9, 1850...

    2. [S472] Illinois Death Certificates, (State of Illinois, Dept. of Public Health, Division of Vital Statistics), 6 Oct 1928, Reg Dist No. 669, Primary Dist No. 500, Reg No. 19 (Reliability: 3).

    3. [S271] Census: 1855 Illinois- Township 5N Range 4W, McDonough Co., IL, (Ancestry.com), 1855, Image 9 (Reliability: 2).

    4. [S84] Census: 1870 U.S. - Hire Township, McDonough Co., IL, (Ancestry,com), 27 Jun 1870, Roll M593_256; Page: 456A; Image: 241; Family History Library Film: 545755 (Reliability: 3).

    5. [S84] Census: 1870 U.S. - Hire Township, McDonough Co., IL, (Ancestry,com), 28 Jun 1870, Roll M593_256; Page: 456B; Image: 242; Family History Library Film: 545755 (Reliability: 3).

    6. [S587] 1880 US Census, Illinois , (Ancestry.com), 01 Jun 1880, E. D. No. 77, p 12 (Reliability: 3).

    7. [S88] Census: 1900 U.S. - Hire Township, McDonough Co., IL , (Ancestry,com), 11 Jun 1900, Roll T623_320; Page: 5A; Enumeration District: 57 (Reliability: 3).

    8. [S91] Census: 1910 U.S. - Hire Township, McDonough Co., IL , (Ancestry,com), 15 Apr 1910, Roll T624_305; Page: 1A; Enumeration District: 50; Image: 246 (Reliability: 3).

    9. [S98] Census: 1920 U.S. - Blandinsville, McDonough Co., IL , (Ancestry,com), 02 Jan 1920, Roll T625_385; Page: 1A; Enumeration District: 52; Image: 795 (Reliability: 3).

    10. [S25] Mary Ann Fisher, Will: Fisher, Mary Ann - 1928, 4 Jan 1924 (Reliability: 3).

    11. [SR36] Obituary: Fisher, Mary A., (Blandinsville Star-Gazette, Blandinsville, IL, 11 Oct 1928), 11 Oct 1928.
      Mary Ann Farris...departed this life at her home in Blandinsville, October 3, 1928, aged 78 years, 6 months, and 24 days.

    12. [SR33] Obituary: Fisher, Mary A. - 1928, (Blandinsville Star-Gazette, Blandinsville, IL, 4 Oct 1928), 4 Oct 1928.
      Mrs. Mary Ann Fisher, widow of Thomas Fisher, long deceased, died after a long illness at her home on south Main street at 8:00 a.m. on Wednesday, October 3, 1928, at an advanced age.

    13. [S472] Illinois Death Certificates, (State of Illinois, Dept. of Public Health, Division of Vital Statistics), 6 Oct 1928, Reg Dist No. 669, Primary Dist No. 5001, Reg No. 19 (Reliability: 3).

    14. [s67] History of McDonough County, Illinois - 1885, (Continental Historical Co., Springfield IL, 1885), 632, 977.342 H2. (Reliability: 2).

    15. [SR34] Marriage License: Fisher, Thomas H. and Mary A. Farris, (Illinois State Board of Health), 22 Jan 1869, License No. 3610. (Reliability: 3).
      I HEREBY CERTIFY that I joined the HOLY STATE OF MATRIMONY, Mr. Thomas H Fisher and Miss Mary A Farris on the twenty first day of January in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and sixty Nine.
      Given under my hand and seal this this 22nd day of January A.D. 1869.
      D. J. Porter (SEAL)
      Eld. U. B. C

    16. [SR36] Obituary: Fisher, Mary A., (Blandinsville Star-Gazette, Blandinsville, IL, 11 Oct 1928), 11 Oct 1928.
      On January 21, 1869 she was united in marriage to Thomas H. Fisher...

    17. [S472] Illinois Death Certificates, (State of Illinois, Dept. of Public Health, Division of Vital Statistics), 6 Oct 1928 (Reliability: 3).
      (5a) If married, widowed or divorced HUSBAND of (or) WIFE of Thomas Fisher

    18. [SR36] Obituary: Fisher, Mary A., (Blandinsville Star-Gazette, Blandinsville, IL, 11 Oct 1928), 11 Oct 1928 (Reliability: 2).