Richard Lynn FARRINGTON
Sex: MIndividual Information
Birth: Abt May 1934 - Etowah, AL
Death: 25 Dec 1940 - Halton, Etowah, AL 1
Burial:
Parents
Father: Samuel Jesse FARRINGTON (1905-1969)
Mother:
Roxie Anne "Roxana" FARRINGTONSex: F AKA: Roxana FARRINGTONIndividual Information
Birth: Sep 1879 - AL
Death: Unknown
Burial: in MS
Parents
Father: Nathan Harrison FARRINGTON (1841-1905)
Mother: Mary Ann RHODES (1845-1915)
Spouses and Children
1. *Charley DAVIS (Oct 1875 - Unknown)
Marriage: 1896 - Winston Co., AL 2
Roy FARRINGTONSex: MIndividual Information
Birth: 1907 - Birmingham, AL 2
Death:
Burial:
Parents
Father: Thomas O. FARRINGTON (1884- )
Mother: Dollie ??? (1884- )
Roy Milton FARRINGTONSex: M AKA: Dick FARRINGTONIndividual Information
Birth: 4 Apr 1905 - Sherwood, Irion, TX 3
Death: 30 Aug 1978 4
Burial:
Events
1. Occupation in Rancher In Mertzon, Texas
2. SS # in 451-20-3468
Parents
Father: Samuel Newton FARRINGTON Jr. (1881-1953)
Mother: Zada Etta SMITH (1885-1919)
Spouses and Children
1. *Gertrude LINDLEY (18 May 1906 - Jan 1986)
Marriage:
Notes
General:
also 2 boys
Samuel Jesse FARRINGTONSex: MIndividual Information
Birth: 17 Mar 1905 - Blount, AL
Death: 24 May 1969 - Dadeville, Tallapoosa, AL
Burial:
Events
1. SS # in 419-09-0958 (AL) Lr. 36853
Parents
Father: Samuel Newton FARRINGTON (1869-1945)
Mother: Molly Susan ROBERTS (1871-1956)
Spouses and Children
1. *Unknown ( - )
Marriage: 24 Aug 1926
Children:
1. Richard Lynn FARRINGTON (Abt May 1934 - 25 Dec 1940)
Samuel Newton FARRINGTON Jr.Sex: MIndividual Information
Birth: 21 Jan 1881 - Llano, TX 5
Death: 1953 - San Angelo, Tom Green, TX 5
Burial: in San Angelo Hwy Cem, Christoval, Tom Green, TX
Parents
Father: Samuel Newton FARRINGTON (1843-1921)
Mother: Mary Mariah LEWIS (1843-1914)
Spouses and Children
1. *Zada Etta SMITH (21 Jun 1885 - 8 Jan 1919)
Marriage: 4 Mar 1903 - Paint Rock, Concho, TX
Children:
1. Leo Leggett FARRINGTON (7 Feb 1904 - 7 Feb 1972)
2. Roy Milton FARRINGTON (4 Apr 1905 - 30 Aug 1978)
3. Verna Etta FARRINGTON (24 Apr 1907 - )
4. Samuel Newton FARRINGTON III (24 Apr 1909 - 6 Jan 1978)
5. Gwenorville FARRINGTON (16 Aug 1911 - 23 Dec 1979)
6. Mary Mariah FARRINGTON (11 Mar 1913 - 28 Sep 1913)
7. Harry Lee FARRINGTON (18 Dec 1916 - 8 Jan 1919)
Notes
General:
twin with Peleg Farrington
Described by Ruth Alexander "as the other Farrington men, Uncle Sam was tall, slender, and with dark brown curly hair"
Alternate death location:
Paint Rock, Concho, TX
Samuel Newton FARRINGTONSex: MIndividual Information
Birth: 28 Mar 1843 - Murray, GA 6
Death: 21 Oct 1921 - Breckenridge, Stephens, TX 7
Burial:
Events
1. Military in Served In Civil War
Parents
Father: Edward Floyd FARRINGTON (1790- )
Mother: Margaret HARRISON ( - )
Spouses and Children
1. *Mary Mariah LEWIS (4 Mar 1843 - 14 Sep 1914)
Marriage: 23 Mar 1868 - Morgan, AL 5
Children:
1. Maggie FARRINGTON ( - Unknown)
2. Augusta Langford FARRINGTON ( - Unknown)
3. Martha Lucinda FARRINGTON ( - Unknown)
4. William Addison FARRINGTON ( - Unknown)
5. Louanna Swan FARRINGTON (2 Dec 1872 - 13 Jul 1946)
6. Green Harrison FARRINGTON (31 Oct 1875 - 15 Feb 1967)
7. Samuel Newton FARRINGTON Jr. (21 Jan 1881 - 1953)
8. Peleg FARRINGTON (21 Jan 1881 - Abt 1881)
Notes
General:
Listed in 1850 census as "Newton," 6 yrs. old, born in NC
May be S.N. Fairington (note spelling) in 1880 TX census
The following is taken from Farrington Tales and I'm Sitting on Mine, compiled by Kay Farrington Frost:
Farrington's Travel West
Nathan Harrison Farrington, my great great grandfather, had one brother. His name was Samuel Newton Farrington. He was the person for whom my grandfather Farrington was named.
The following information about the Farrington family was sent to me by Don Farrington's wife. She lived in San Angelo, Texas. This was written in November 1976.
"Our branch of the Farrington family came from Georgia to Alabama, and then my Grandfather, one of two sons of Great Grandfather Farrington and his second wife, came on to Texas. Great Grandmother Farrington, my Grandfather's mother, came to Texas with Grandpa and Grandma Farrington and lived with them until her death.
The original spelling of the name was F-A-R-R-I-N-G-T-O-N. However, when my Grandfather, Samuel Newton Farrington (we called him Pa) married Grandma, the former Mary Mariah Lewis, she reasoned that if the name were pronounced "Fair-ington", it should be spelled with an "i". So, she and her children spelled it with an "i" . When her two oldest sons, (my uncles) married the Smith sisters, (Willie and Zada), the new daughters-in-law decided to revert to the original spelling. However, my mother and her two sisters used the "i" spelling and the name is spelled with an "i" on our birth certificates, and on the grave markers for Pa Farrington, buried in Breckenridge, and Grandma, buried in Eldorado.
The Farringtons were of Scotch-Irish descent. They were tall, well over six feet for the men and above average for the women - slim, with fair complexion, blue eyes, thick curly hair ranging in color from medium to dark brown. Although some had quick tempers, the flare-ups usually cooled as rapidly as they flared. In general, family members were smart, quick thinking and acting, sharp witted, and with a lot of creative talent.
Bad eyes and ears seemed to run in the family, as did allergies and skin that had moles and was sensitive to the sun. Of course, allergies had some effect on the ears, and many members, although not totally deaf, experienced loss of hearing by middle age. Also, some members of the family had a very low tolerance for alcohol. On the other hand, family members normally had exceptionally good, even teeth. The Farringtons did not gray early, but seemed to retain the hair and its natural color until rather late in life.
Twins ran in the Farrington family, at least from Grandma and Pa through the present generations. Grandma Farrington had twins. Mother lost twins through miscarriage, and several of the next two generations have twins. Although not considered hereditary, a large number of deaths in the family have been caused by cancer.
Great Grandfather Farrington, Samuel Newton Farrington, was a wheelwright by trade. He and his first wife had several children with whom the two sons by his second wife (our Great Grandmother) lost all contact. Harrison and Samuel Newton were the two sons by the second wife, and Samuel Newton was our Grandfather (Nathan Harrison was my Great Great Grandfather). As often happened in those days, due to lack of communications, when families became separated they seldom heard of each other. Coming west was like going to the end of the world. There were no telephones, telegraphs, and only a hit-or-miss postal service.
Uncle Harrison, Samuel Newton's brother, and his family remained in Alabama. However, the brothers did manage family visits during the years.
One of Uncle Harrison's sons, (also named Harrison) visited us in Breckenridge in the late 1920's.
Samuel Newton Farrington ran away from home when he was 16 or 17 and enlisted in the Army and fought for the South in the Civil War. In later years, his happiest moments were telling of his war experiences. In time, everybody knew his stories, but childlike, we still loved to listen to them. To get him started often we would ask if he were a Rebel? That, he rejected: He was a "Confederate" soldier. Another gambit was to ask if he wore a blue uniform. The answer, of course, was an emphatic, "No". But the questions started the story.
Although Pa Farrington had little formal education, he was a smart man, and extremely adept at mathematics. It was no trick for him to compute a complex sum without benefit of pencil. He could look over a field of cotton or grain and tell pretty nearly its yield and the amount of money it would bring at current prices.
Samuel Newton FARRINGTON IIISex: M AKA: Newt FARRINGTONIndividual Information
Birth: 24 Apr 1909 - Nr. El Dorado, Schleicher, TX 5
Death: 6 Jan 1978 - Odessa, Ector, TX? 8
Burial:
Events
1. SS # in 449-24-6563
Parents
Father: Samuel Newton FARRINGTON Jr. (1881-1953)
Mother: Zada Etta SMITH (1885-1919)
Spouses and Children
1. *Ruby EDWARDS (20 Dec 1912 - Jul 1993)
Marriage: 1931 5
Samuel Newton FARRINGTONSex: MIndividual Information
Birth: 25 Sep 1869 - Sand Mountain Region, AL
Death: 16 Jul 1945 - Dadeville, Tallapoosa, AL 9
Burial: in Crestwood Cem, Gadsden, Etowah, AL
Events
1. Occupation 2 in Farmer And Carpenter
2. Religion 2 in Methodist
Parents
Father: Nathan Harrison FARRINGTON (1841-1905)
Mother: Mary Ann RHODES (1845-1915)
Spouses and Children
1. *Molly Susan ROBERTS (27 Sep 1871 - 11 Jun 1956)
Marriage: 29 Jul 1890
Children:
1. William Harrison FARRINGTON (22 Jun 1892 - 9 Jul 1979)
2. Lois Abigail FARRINGTON (11 Dec 1896 - 27 Sep 1900)
3. Violet Safronia FARRINGTON (22 Oct 1898 - 14 Jul 1933)
4. Fletcher Napoleon FARRINGTON (25 May 1902 - 2 Apr 1968)
5. Samuel Jesse FARRINGTON (17 Mar 1905 - 24 May 1969)
6. Eula Velma FARRINGTON (7 Jul 1909 - )
7. Lucille Grace FARRINGTON (7 Nov 1913 - 16 Jun 1991)
Notes
General:
Lived in Altoona Route in 1930s on a dirt road. Moved to Dadeville in the early
1940s.
***
from Roy B. Rhodes:
Thirteenth Census of the United States: 1910 - Population taken 21 April 1910 by Ernest M. Hyatt, Blount County, Alabama lists Samuel N. Farrington as head of household at age 40, farming on own farm, which is free from mortgage, born in Alabama, father born in Georgia, mother in Tennessee, married 20 years with wife Mollie S. at age 37, born in Tennessee, father and mother born in Georgia, mother of 6, 5 living. Children are: William H. (17), Violet S. (16), Fletcher N. (7), Samuel F. (4), and Eula V. (9/12).
Married in home of bride's mother.
Listed as "Addison" at one year old on 1870 Township 6 Range 6 Lawrence County, Alabama, census taken 11 August 1870 and living between James and Mary M. Livingston and Aaron Callahan, a miller.
***
Thelma FARRINGTONSex: FIndividual Information
Birth: 26 Apr 1905 10
Death: 2 Aug 1994 - San Angelo, Tom Green, TX? 10
Burial:
Events
1. SS # in 457-98-5772
Parents
Father: Green Harrison FARRINGTON (1875-1967)
Mother: Willie Mae SMITH (1883-1984)
Spouses and Children
1. *Caton JACOBS (8 Sep 1901 - Mar 1970)
Marriage:
Sources
1 Alabama Death Index Richard Farrington 25 Dec 1940 Etowah Vol 55 Certificate 27345 Role 4.
2 Roy B. Rhodes, Livingston, TX.
3 Farrington family group sheetsSS Record: 451-20-3468.
4 SS Record: 451-20-3468 as Milton Farrington.
5 Farrington family group sheets.
6 Alternate birth date: Mar 31 1843 acc. to Ruth Alexander.
7 Alternate death date: Oct 2 1921 Ruth Alexander.
8 Farrington family group sheets (date)SS Record: date.
9 Alabama Death Index Samuel N Farrington Tallapoosa 16 Jul 1945 Tallapoosa Vol 28 Cert 13901 Role 4.
10 SS Record: 457-98-5772.
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