Robert S. Farish

Brief Life History of Robert S.

When Robert S. Farish was born in 1814, in Madison, Alabama, United States, his father, Robert Stevens Farish, was 29 and his mother, Elizabeth P. Grizell, was 22. He married Nancy Lavonia Ware on 9 December 1835, in Tuscaloosa, Tuscaloosa, Alabama, United States. They were the parents of at least 7 sons and 3 daughters. He lived in Carroll, Carroll, Mississippi, United States in 1850 and Beat 3, Carroll, Mississippi, United States in 1860. He registered for military service in 1861. He died in 1866, in Black Hawk, Carroll, Mississippi, United States, at the age of 52.

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Robert S. Farish
1814–1866
Nancy Lavonia Ware
1818–1886
Marriage: 9 December 1835
Hazelwood A. Farish
1837–1913
Christine E. Farish
1843–
George Washington Farish
1839–1915
Mary Elizabeth Farish
1841–
Thomas Farish
1844–
William D. Farish
1847–1918
James M. Farish
1849–
Robert E. Farish
1851–1890
Josie F. Farish
1856–
Willis Jefferson Farish
1859–1929

Sources (7)

  • R Farrish, "United States Census, 1860"
  • Robert Farish, "Alabama, Marriages, 1816-1957"
  • Robert S Farish, "Virginia, Civil War Service Records of Confederate Soldiers, 1861-1865"

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Name Meaning

Irish and Scottish: variant of Farrish . See also Ferris .

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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We don’t know much about Robert and his wife, Nancy. He was born about 1814 in Madison County, Alabama. His father, Robert Stevens Farish, and his uncle, Edward S. Farish, had moved from Caroline Co …

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