William Champion Farris

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

William Champion Farris
1824–1900
Martha Anderson Hamm
1827–1907
Marriage: 1847
James Marion Farris
1847–1888
Rene Farris
Tom Jeff Farris
Alexander J Farris
1851–1910
Preston Monroe Farris
1854–1898
Martha Ellen Farris
1857–1932
Andrew Farris
1859–1859
Martha S. Farris
1859–1859
Mary Lucretia Farris
1860–1938
Robert LeRoy Farris
1862–1934
Sarah Catherine Farris
1868–1931
William Champion "Willie" Farris Jr.
1870–1958
Charles Horace Farris
1874–1894

Sources (9)

  • Champ Farris, "United States Census, 1880"
  • William Champion Farris, "Find A Grave Index"
  • Champion Faris in entry for James Marrian Faris and Manerva Overcash, "Mississippi, Marriages, 1800-1911"

World Events (8)

1825 · The Crimes Act

The Crimes Act was made to provide a clearer punishment of certain crimes against the United States. Part of it includes: Changing the maximum sentence of imprisonment to be increased from seven to ten years and changing the maximum fine from $5,000 to $10,000.

1830 · The Second Great Awakening

Being a second spiritual and religious awakening, like the First Great Awakening, many Churches began to spring up from other denominations. Many people began to rapidly join the Baptist and Methodist congregations. Many converts to these religions believed that the Awakening was the precursor of a new millennial age.

1861

Arkansas supplied an estimated 50,000 men to the Confederate Army andabout 15,000 to the Union Army.

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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