William Farley1,2

(March, 1831 - )
William Farley|b. Mar, 1831|p1206.htm|Peter Farley (Farland) Farley||p510.htm||||||||||||||||

Relationship=Great-granduncle of Rev. Don Emmet (Sr.) Smith.
     William Farley was born in March, 1831 in Pennsylvania, son of Peter Farley (Farland) Farley.3

William married Mary A. about 1857.4

William appeared in the Spartansburg, Crawford County, Pennsylvania, US census of June 3, 1880 as head of household. He was 49 years old and had been working steadily as a shoemaker.. The household also included Mary, his wife. She was 44 years old. Four children were living at home; John age 21, Wilbur age 20, Elvie age eight, and Allie who was five years old.5

William and Mary were still living in Spartansburg at the time of the June 2, 1900 US census. He was Justice of the Peace. They were living on their own farm home on Jefferson Street. It carried a mortgage. They had been married for 43 years and were the parents of four children, all of whom were still living at the time of this census. Three of their adult children were still living at home; John was a lawyer, Elvie was a bookkeeper, and Allie was teaching school. All three were still single..3

About 1904, his son, John, married Elnora H..6
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William & Mary Farley and Family
John, Wilbur, Elvie, & Allie
(The lady in the center back row is a daughter-in-law.)

Children of William Farley and Mary A.

Citations

  1. [S308] William Farley & Family private possession professional photograph, Hearn of Union City, Waterford, and Spartansburg, Pennsylvania, Dorothy (Kenyon) Palmer History Collection (, Manchester, Delaware County, Iowa).
  2. [S150] Smith Family Web Site, online URL is on file. Hereinafter cited as Smith Family Web Site on MyFamily.com/Ancestry.com. Note: Unverified information, added here only as a suggestion as I continue researching this family line. Please conduct your own research before quoting it as fact.
  3. [S126] 1900 US Census, US Census Search, Heritage Quest Online, 1900 Pennsylvania, Crawford, Spartansburg; Series: T623 Roll: 1399 Page: 200.
  4. [S124] 1880 US Census, www.FamilySearch.org, 1880 Pennsylvania, Crawford, Spartansburg; Series: T9, Roll: 1120 Page: 114.
  5. [S124] 1880 US Census, www.FamilySearch.org, 1880 Pennsylvania, Crawford, Spartansburg; Series: T9, Roll: 1120 Page: 114b.
  6. [S129] 1910 US Census, US Census Search, Heritage Quest Online, 1910 Pennsylvania, Crawford, Spartansburg Boro; Series: T624 Roll: 1333 Page: 30.
 


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