Brief Life History of William Champion
When William Champion Farris was born on 7 February 1824, in McNairy, Tennessee, United States, his father, Davidson Farris, was 30 and his mother, Elizabeth Nunley, was 32. He married Martha Anderson Hamm in 1847, in Franklin, Alabama, United States. They were the parents of at least 8 sons and 5 daughters. He lived in Mississippi, United States in 1870 and Locust Grove Township, Stone, Arkansas, United States in 1880. He died on 11 April 1900, in Stone, Arkansas, United States, at the age of 76, and was buried in Farris Cemetery, Onia, Stone, Arkansas, United States.
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Family Time Line
Sources (9)
- Champ Farris, "United States Census, 1880"
- Champion Farris, "United States Census, 1850"
- Champion Faris in entry for James Marrian Faris and Manerva Overcash, "Mississippi, Marriages, 1800-1911"
Spouse and Children
1824–1900 Male
1827–1907 Female
Children (13)
1847–1888 Male
1851–1910 Male
1854–1898 Male
1857–1932 Female
1859–1859 Male
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Parents and Siblings
1794–1870 Male
1792–1851 Female
Siblings (12)
1813–1880 Male
1816–1852 Female
1817–1905 Female
1820–1913 Female
1824–1900 Male
+7 More Children
World Events (8)
1825 · The Crimes Act
Age 1
1830 · The Second Great Awakening
Age 6
1861
Age 37
Name Meaning
Scottish and Irish: variant of Fergus , in which the Gaelic gh sound has been dropped rather than being altered to g. Compare Farrish , Ferris .
Probably also English: variant of Farrar . The name is quite common in southeastern England.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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