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Below is a family biography included in The History of Obion County, Tennessee published by Goodspeed Publishing Company in 1887. These biographies are valuable for genealogy research in discovering missing ancestors or filling in the details of a family tree. Family biographies often include far more information than can be found in a census record or obituary. Details will vary with each biography but will often include the date and place of birth, parent names including mothers' maiden name, name of wife including maiden name, her parents' names, name of children (including spouses if married), former places of residence, occupation details, military service, church and social organization affiliations, and more. There are often ancestry details included that cannot be found in any other type of genealogical record.
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Wilford C. Farris was born in Obion County January 4, 1857; one of five children born to Isaac N. and Hannah E. (Caldwell) Farris, natives of Henry County. They came to Obion County when young. Here they married, and followed farming until the father’s death, August 19, 1885. The mother is still living. Wilford C. Farris remained with his parents until twenty-four years of age, and has since farmed for himself, and owns 187 acres of land, about two miles southeast of Union City. Besides this land, he owns another farm of 106 acres, adjoining his home place. In 1883 he married Miss Laura Harper of Obion County. Mr. Farris is a Democrat.
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This family biography is one of 179 biographies included in The History of Obion County, Tennessee published in 1887 by Goodspeed. The History of Obion County was included within The History of Gibson, Obion, Dyer, Weakley & Lake Counties of Tennessee. For the complete description, click here: History of Gibson, Obion, Dyer, Weakley, and Lake Counties of Tennessee
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