George W. FARRIS ¹

   Another name for George was Washington G. FARRIS.³

  Research Notes:

There is some question whether the given name of the Farris who married Mary King was George W. or John. The death certificate of Isaac Smith Farris names his parents as John Farris and Mary King. On the other hand, their marriage record shows his name to have been George W. The 1840 tax list for Barren County, Kentucky (1838-1839 are missing) shows a new Farris household headed by George W. Both George W. and Isaac, his father, are missing from the 1841 and later tax lists, suggesting they had by then moved to Andrew County, Missouri. Court records from 1842-1844 involving the Estate of John King, Dec'd, show him as Washington G. Farris and as no longer living in Kentucky. [The court records raise another question, i.e., whether he may have been more commonly known by his middle name.] I believe the marriage record, the 1840 tax list and the 1842-1844 court records support the conclusion that the informant for the death certificate of Isaac Smith Farris was mistaken. ^{1 3 4 5}

  Noted events in his life were:

1. Census: 1840, Barren County, Kentucky. ⁶

Household of Isaac Farris: Believed to be the male age 20-30.

[Note the Isaac Farris family also moved to Andrew County, Missouri in the early 1840s.]

George married Mary E. W. KING, daughter of John KING and 1st Mrs. John King, on 28 Nov 1838 in Sumner County, Tennessee.¹ (Mary E. W. KING was born on 5 Sep 1819 in Barren County, Kentucky,^{4 7} died on 15 Aug 1904 in St. Joseph, Buchanan County, Missouri ^{7 8} and was buried in Savannah Cemetery, Nodaway Township, Andrew County, Missouri ⁷.)