Brief Life History of John
When John Farley was born in 1796, in Virginia, United States, his father, Stephen Farley, was 34 and his mother, Mary Mitchell, was 29. He married Martha A. about 1830, in Virginia, United States. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 4 daughters. He lived in Putnam, Tennessee, United States in 1860 and Huntington Township, Gallia, Ohio, United States in 1880. He died from 1860 to 1870, in Tennessee, United States, at the age of 74.
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Sources (4)
- John M Farley, "United States Census, 1880"
- John Farley, "United States Census, 1850"
- Tennessee, Wills and Probate Records, 1779-2008 for Stephen Farley [father of William Thomas Farley]
Spouse and Children
1796–1870 Male
1812– Female
Children (9)
1831– Female
1836– Male
1838– Male
1839– Female
1841– Female
+4 More Children
Parents and Siblings
1762–1838 Male
1767–1840 Female
Siblings (7)
1790–1860 Female
1790–1868 Male
1796–1870 Male
1798–1870 Male
1798–1886 Female
+2 More Children
World Events (8)
1800 · Movement to Washington D.C.
Age 4
1812 · Monumental Church Built
Age 16
1819 · Panic! of 1819
Age 23
Name Meaning
English: habitational name from any of various places called Farley, of which there are examples in Berkshire, Derbyshire, Hampshire, Kent, Somerset, Gloucestershire, Staffordshire, Surrey, Wiltshire, Shropshire, and Sussex. From Old English fearn ‘fern’ + lēah ‘woodland clearing’. See also Farleigh , Fairley , Fairlie .
Irish: shortened Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó Fearghaile (see Farrelly ).
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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