Doddridge County Roots

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Family: Watters Smith FARRIS / Permelia Jane HELMICK (F32699)



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  • Watters Smith FARRISFather | Male
    Watters Smith FARRIS

    Born  CA 1825   
    Died  Bef Jun 1900   
    Buried     
    Married     
    Father  James FARIS | F1951 Group Sheet 
    Mother  Elizabeth "Betsy" SMITH | F1951 Group Sheet 

    Permelia Jane HELMICKMother | Female
    Permelia Jane HELMICK

    Born  May 1826   
    Died     
    Buried     
    Father   
    Mother   

    George T. FARRISChild 1 | Male
    George T. FARRIS

    Born  CA 1850  Harrison Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died     
    Buried     
    Spouse  Amanda A. FRASHUER | F32756 
    Married  5 Nov 1871  Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location

    Harriet E. FARRISChild 2 | Female
    Harriet E. FARRIS

    Born  CA 1856   
    Died     
    Buried     
    Spouse  Christopher C. STUTLER | F32703 
    Married     

    Mary Alice FARISChild 3 | Female
    Mary Alice FARIS

    Born  CA 1857  Harrison Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died     
    Buried     
    Spouse  James W. BLAKE | F56750 
    Married  22 Aug 1878  Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
    Spouse  Carr BAILEY | F56751 
    Married  21 Jan 1892  Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location

    Edward Marion FARRISChild 4 | Male
    Edward Marion FARRIS

    Born  17 Jul 1867  Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  6 Mar 1953  West Milford, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried    Mt. Lebanon Baptist Cemetery, Kincheloe Rd, Benson, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
    Spouse  Edith May POST | F32698 
    Married  7 May 1891  Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location

  • Notes 
    • 1870 Census, Harrison Co, WV (Union District, West Milford Post Office), enumerated in Aug 1870:
      Walters Faris, 46, farmer; Permelia, 45; George, 20; Harriet, 16; Mary, 13; Sarah, 10; William, 8; Saul, 6;

      1880 Census, Harrison Co, WV (Union District), enumerated on Jun 29 1880:
      Watters S. Ferris, 55, farmer, b. WVa, father b. Wes Pa, mother b. WVa; wife Permelia J, 54, b. WVa, both parents b. WVa; son Edward M, 12, b. WVa.

      1900 Census, Harrison Co, WV (Union District), enumerated on Jun 18 1900:
      Benjamin Stutler, 24, b. Mar 1876, farmer, single; sister Annie A. Stutler, 20, b. Apr 1880, single; brother Howard Stutler, 12; grandmother Permelia J. Faris, 74, b. May 1826, widowed, mother of 11 children (3 still living); cousin Via....(illegible) Blake, female, 21, b. May 1879.
      (Note: In the adjacent household was another of Permelia's grandsons, John D. Faris, 24, b. Jun 1875, farmer, married under one year; wife Emma, 19, b. Mar 1881, no children.) [1, 2]

  • Sources 
    1. [S1567] Marriage record of son.

    2. [S1583] Marriage record of daughter.