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GEORGE W. FARRIS is a native of the vicinity of Jenkintown, Montgomery county, Pennsylvania, where he was reared on the farm of his parents, Samuel and Maria (Grubb) Farris. The son labored much for others in the neighborhood. Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Farris had seven children as follows: George W., subject of this sketch; Mary Ann; Elizabeth and Hannah, both deceased; Margaret, Jane, and Samuel, deceased.

George W. Farris had few educational advantages. He began life on his own account after he reached manhood by working on the farm of Samuel Harmer, remaining with him for three years. He was then engaged in the operation of different quarries which abound in the vicinity of Jenkintown, fine qualities of building stone from which are sent to Philadelphia. On reaching the age of twenty-seven years he became an employee of Jay Cooke, the eminent banker and financier, whom he has faithfully served for a period of nearly fifty years as farmer and gardener. Mr. Farris married Caroline, daughter of John Peake, and they had six children as follows: Emma, married Robert Wilkey, and had eight children- George, Harry, Charles, Robert, Edward, Addie, Thomas and Esther; Edward, married Ella Malone, they having one child, Netta; Laura, married Clinton Dewitt Heacock, and had one child, Elsie; Mary, married Harry Studenmund, and had five children, Harry, Walter, Carrie, George and Van; Esther married William Revers, they having two children, Emma and William; Samuel, died in infancy. Mrs. Farris died November 15, 1863, and Mr. Farris married as his second wife, Caroline, daughter of George and Mary (Laird) Dougherty. She died February 23, 1897, leaving no children.