Brief Life History of Jonathan Speed
When Jonathan Speed Farris was born on 11 February 1827, in Laurel, Kentucky, United States, his father, George Farris, was 50 and his mother, Martha McNeil, was 42. He married Amanda E Moran on 1 July 1856, in London, Laurel, Kentucky, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 2 daughters. He lived in Indiana, United States in 1870 and Union Township, Johnson, Indiana, United States in 1880. He died on 27 May 1891, in Hopewell, Johnson, Indiana, United States, at the age of 64, and was buried in Hopewell MM, Johnson, Indiana, United States.
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- Jonathan S Farris, "United States Census, 1860"
- Legacy NFS Source: Jonathan F. Farris - birth: 1826; Laurel, Kentucky, United States
- J L Faris, "Kentucky, County Marriages, 1797-1954"
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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.
1830
Historical Boundaries 1830: Johnson, Indiana, United States
1846
U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.
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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