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Descendants of William Farris / Faris

Generation No. 1

1. WILLIAM FARRIS /¹ FARIS was born August 12, 1812 in Ohio, and died February 09, 1880 in Arena, Iowa County, Wisconsin. He married LOUISA REED Abt. 1832 in Ohio. She was born December 24, 1816 in Ohio, and died July 23, 1880 in Correctionville, Woodbury County, Iowa.

Notes for WILLIAM FARRIS / FARIS:
William Faris married Louisa Reed about 1832 in Ohio. They're first two boys, Pierson and George were born while living there. By 1840, the family was living in McHenry County, Illinois. While living in Illinois they had three daughters, Lydia, Louisa, and Acena. By 1949 the family had moved to Arena, Iowa County, Wisconsin. Here they had six more children, John, Mary, David and William (twins), Frances, and Paul. The family had always been farmers. According to the 1870 Federal Census, no one in the family could read or write, most had not gone to school. By 1880 William and Louisa had divorced, but they lived on farms next to each other. Pierson was living with his wife and seven children. Louisa was living next to them with her son David. And next to her was John with his wife, three children, and father William.
Through all of the census' the last name was spelled "Ferris". By 1880 it was written "Farris" in Wisconsin. Paul's last name didn't change to "Faris" until the 1900 census in Iowa. Some of the other family members spell their name "Farris".

From the "Dodgeville Chronicle - Friday, February, 13, 1880 - Arena News"
Our community was startled and thrown into considerable excitement early this morning over the announcement that Mr. William Ferris, Sr., better known as "Old Man Ferris", was missing, and shortly after that he been found lying in his back yard, dead. Upon learning the sad news, we, in company with several of our citizens, repaired to the house of the deceased, where we found him, lying upon his face in a small pen some six rods from the house, and from appearances, he had been attending some calves, in doing which he had to get down on his hands and knees to pass through a very low door - not over two and a half feet high - in coming out of which he must have fallen forward upon his face, and apparently died instantly, without a struggle.
In the absence of Justice Meigs, Justice King was notified, who summoned the following jury: Fr. Wm. T. Pinkerton, Wm. C. Meffert, F.G. Villemonte, Timothy Murphy, Geo. W. Standart and Wm. H. Jones, and held an inquest on the body, from which we glean the following facts:
That Mrs Ferris, wife of the deceased, left the house about 9 A.M. yesterday morning on a visit to her oldest son, Mr. Pierce Ferris, living about half a mile distant, and that a friend, Mrs. john Jerdan, called at the house about one hour after, both leaving him in in apparently good health and spirts. That Mrs. F. returned about 4 P.M. and not finding him at home, she concluded he had gone to the marsh a mile or two distant, to cut some wood but upon his not returning she became uneasy and went out to the barn, where she found the stock had not been fed or attended to during her absence. She then went into the house and waited for him to make his appearance, until near daylight this morning when she returned and informed her son of the circumstances, who immediately summoned his brother John, and instituted search, finding him about 7:30 this morning, as above stated.
After examining several witnesses the jury rendered the following verdict:
"That the deceased, Wm. Ferris, aged about 68 years, came to his death instantly, in a calf pen, on his premises, about one-fourth of a mile north of the village of Arena, between the hours of 10 A.M. Feb. 9, and 7 A.M. Feb. 10, from paralysis of the heart".
Deceased was born in Ohio, and came to Wisconsin 31 years ago, settling near Arena, and was consequently one of our oldest citizens. He leaves a family of nine children - five boys and four girls - all grown to man and womanhood, several of them being respected citizens of this county. He was a member of the Advent Church, and an honest, upright, citizen, respected by all. The funeral will take place at 7 A.M. tomorrow, from the Advent Church.

More About WILLIAM FARRIS / FARIS:
Census 1: 1855, Arena Township, Iowa Co., Wisconsin
Census 2: 1855, ID # WI0093977
Death Notice: February 13, 1880, Dodgeville, Wisconsin Chronicle Edition
Occupation: Carpenter

Notes for LOUISA REED:
Louisa's husband William had died in Feb. 1880. After Williams death, it's not know whether she left Wisconsin to visit her daughters in Iowa, or she had moved there, but Louisa died in Correctionville, Iowa, five months after her husbands death.

More About WILLIAM FARIS and LOUISA REED:
Marriage: Abt. 1832, Ohio

Children of WILLIAM FARIS and LOUISA REED are:

2.	i.	PIERSON² FARIS, b. May 02, 1833, Ohio; d. September 04, 1913, Arena, Iowa County, Wisconsin.
	ii.	GEORGE FARIS, b. 1835, Ohio; d. Bef. 1926.
	iii.	LYDIA ANN FARIS, b. 1836, McHenry County, Illionis.
	iv.	LOUISA MARY FARIS, b. 1840, McHenry County, Illionis.
	v.	ACENA FARIS, b. 1843, McHenry County, Ill..
3.	vi.	JOHN W. FARRIS, b. September 1850, Arena, Iowa County, Wisconsin; d. October 11, 1909, Arena, Iowa County, Wisconsin.
4.	vii.	MARY ZERELDA FARIS, b. October 21, 1851, Arena, Iowa County, Wisconsin; d. March 08, 1926, Correctionville, Woodbury County, Iowa.
	viii.	DAVID N. FARIS, b. September 24, 1854, Arena, Iowa County, Wisconsin; d. November 15, 1913, Arena, Iowa County, Wisconsin.

Notes for DAVID N. FARIS:
Brother to Paul
The 1900 Federal Census shows David, a single man, farming in Arena, Wisconsin

ix.

WILLIAM FARIS, b. September 24, 1854, Arena, Iowa County, Wisconsin; d. Aft. 1926; m. MARY ??.

More About WILLIAM FARIS:
Residence: 1926, Mt. Horeb, Dane County, Wisconsin
Twins: Twin of David

5.	x.		FRANCES FARIS, b. June 20, 1856, Arena, Iowa County, Wisconsin; d. August 15, 1922, Nordland Twp., Aitkin County, Minnesota.
6.	xi.		PAUL FARIS, b. December 31, 1857, Arena Township, Iowa co, Wisconsin; d. March 27, 1922, Pisgah, Allen Township, Harrison Co. Iowa.

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