Brief Life History of Thomas Jefferson
When Thomas Jefferson Farthing was born on 13 August 1838, in Beaverdam Township, Watauga, North Carolina, United States, his father, Dudley Farthing, was 33 and his mother, Nancy Mast, was 29. He lived in Watauga Township, Watauga, North Carolina, United States in 1850. He died on 21 May 1862, in Lynchburg, Virginia, United States, at the age of 23, and was buried in Sugar Grove, Watauga, North Carolina, United States.
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Family Time Line
Sources (4)
- Thomas Farthing in household of Dudley Farthing, "United States Census, 1850"
- Thomas J Farthing, "Find A Grave Index"
- Thomas J Farthing in household of Dudley Farthing, "United States Census, 1860"
Parents and Siblings
1804–1895 Male
1809–1882 Female
Siblings (13)
1832–1865 Male
1833–1922 Female
1835–1862 Male
1837–1914 Female
1838–1862 Male
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World Events (6)
1844 · Lumpkin's Jail
Age 6
1846
Age 8
1847 · Hollywood Cemetery Established
Age 9
Name Meaning
English:
from the Middle English personal name Farthein, Farthing, Ferthing (Old Norse Farthegn, late Old English Færthegn), composed of the elements far ‘ship, passage’ + thegn ‘warrior, nobleman, or retainer’.
habitational name from a place called in Middle English with ferthing (Old English fēorthing ‘fourth part, quarter’). Until 1960, when it was withdrawn, this was the name of the smallest British coin, worth one quarter of a penny. The same word was also used to denote a measure of land, normally one quarter of a virgate or other larger unit. The term is frequent in minor placenames in Sussex and is also found in Somerset and Devon.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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