Brief Life History of Margaret Malinda
When Margaret Malinda Farris was born on 12 July 1838, in Maury, Tennessee, United States, her father, John Farris, was 33 and her mother, Elizabeth Skipper, was 31. She married William McBurton Scott on 28 February 1856, in Maury, Tennessee, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 4 daughters. She lived in Civil District 2, Grundy, Tennessee, United States in 1880 and Civil District 1, Maury, Tennessee, United States in 1910. She died on 13 September 1921, in Maury, Tennessee, United States, at the age of 83, and was buried in Maury, Tennessee, United States.
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Family Time Line
Sources (18)
- Margaret Scott in household of Ranson D Anderson, "United States Census, 1910"
- Margaret Malinda Farriss, "Tennessee, County Marriages, 1790-1950"
- Margaret Scott, "Tennessee Deaths, 1914-1966"
Spouse and Children
1832–1868 Male
1838–1921 Female
Children (5)
1857–1934 Female
1859–1941 Male
1862–1919 Female
1866–1947 Female
1867–1934 Female
Parents and Siblings
1805– Male
1807–1880 Female
Siblings (3)
1835–1900 Female
1836–1914 Female
1838–1921 Female
World Events (8)
1846
Age 8
1846
Age 8
1862 · Battle of Shiloh
Age 24
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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