Brief Life History of Mary Elizabeth
When Mary Elizabeth Farris was born on 19 December 1840, in Missouri, United States, her father, James Farris, was 22 and her mother, Rachel Caroline Burdine, was 22. She married Silas Benjamin Wesley Stogsdill on 6 September 1855, in Texas, Missouri, United States. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 4 daughters. She died on 8 August 1919, in Burdine Township, Texas, Missouri, United States, at the age of 78, and was buried in Hamilton Cemetery, Burdine Township, Texas, Missouri, United States.
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Sources (14)
- Elizabeth Farris, "United States Census, 1850"
- Mary Elizabeth Farris Stogsdill, "Find A Grave Index"
- Mary E. Fanis in entry for Silas Stogsdill, "Missouri, County Marriage, Naturalization, and Court Records, 1800-1991"
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World Events (8)
1843
Historical Boundaries: 1843: Ashley, Missouri, United States 1845: Texas, Missouri, United States
1846
U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.
1863
Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.
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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