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Spouse: Sarah WALTER. William , Jr. FAIN and Sarah WALTER were married on 9 Nov 1801 in Jessamine Co, KY. Children were: Patsy FAIN, Cecilia FAIN, Nancy FAIN, Price FAIN, Margaret FAIN.
William A. FAIN2,191 was born in 1870.191 He appeared in the census in 1870 in Living with parents. He died on 23 Nov 1969 in Fayette Co., Ky. He was buried in Maple Grove Cemetary, Nicholasville , Ky.. Parents: Squire Wilson FAIN and Mary E. VANPELT.
Spouse: Nellie BALL. William A. FAIN and Nellie BALL were married on 6 Jun 1883 in Jessamine Co, KY. [NEED TO DEFINE SENTENCE: Fact]
William David FAIN2 was born in 1847. Parents: Barnett FAIN and Mary FINN.
Spouse: Malinda RUSSELL.
William Edward FAIN2 was born on 22 Aug 1884. He appeared in the census in 1920 in Jessamine Co., Ky. @@ age 35. He died in Nov 1969. He was buried in Maple Grove Cemetery, Jessamine Co., Ky. His Social Security Number was. Parents: Barnett FAIN and Malinda ORGON.
Spouse: Cecie GAYHART. Children were: Edgar G. FAIN, Jasper FAIN, Julius R. FAIN, Russell FAIN.
William Henry FAIN2 was born on 17 Nov 1880. He died on 12 Nov 1881. Parents: Evan FAIN and Mary D. PRESTON.
William Howard FAIN2 was born about 1877. He died on 10 Apr 1914. He was in Blacksmith. Parents: Harvey FAIN and Mahala Margaret CLARK.
Spouse: Mattie DAVIS. William Howard FAIN and Mattie DAVIS were married on 1 Sep 1898 in Jessamine Co, KY. Children were: Charles FAIN, Ula M. FAIN.
William L. FAIN2 was born in 1875. Parents: Mastin FAIN and Cassinda STAPP.
William L. FAIN1 was born about 1875 in Jessamine Co., KY. Parents: Breckinridge FAIN and Mary Elizabeth (Lizy) CORN.
William L. FAIN2 was born on 23 Jan 1914. He appeared in the census in 1930 in Jessamine Co, Ky Township:Plaquemine with parents. He died on 23 Jun 1990 in Fayette Co., Ky Central Baptist Hospital. His Social Security Number was. He was buried in Maple Grove Cemetary, Nicholasville , Ky.. [NEED TO DEFINE SENTENCE: Death Record] Parents: Mastin FAIN and Minnie FREDERICK.
Spouse: Louise G. CORMAN. William L. FAIN and Louise G. CORMAN were married on 22 May 1943.
William Lee FAIN2 was born about 1876. He appeared in the census in 1880 in Living with parents. He died on 12 Dec 1912 in Jessamine Co, KY. He was buried in Pleasant Hill Cemetery at Elm Fork, Jessamine County, KY. Parents: Breckinridge FAIN and Mary Elizabeth CORN.
Spouse: Callie GEORGE. William Lee FAIN and Callie GEORGE were married on 4 Feb 1897 in Jessamine Co, KY.
William Richard FAIN2,191 appeared in the census in 1850 in Jessamine Co., Ky. @@ Age 1. He was born about 1852 in Jessamine Co, KY.191 He was born about 1852. He appeared in the census in 1860 in Living with father. He appeared in the census in 1870 in Living with parents. He appeared in the census in 1880 in Jessamine Co, KY. He appeared in the census in 1920 in Sulpher Wells, Jessamine Co., Ky.. He died on 21 Nov 1930 in Lexington, Fayette Co., Ky..191 He was buried in Fain Cemetery, Hazel Masters Farm, Jessamine Co., Ky..191 Parents: Larkin FAIN and Zorada Wesley KERSEY.
Spouse: Kittie Ann CLARK. William Richard FAIN and Kittie Ann CLARK were married on 14 Sep 1875 in Jessamine Co, KY.191 Children were: Hattie FAIN, William FAIN, Richard Gilbert FAIN, Thomas Dillard FAIN, Daisy FAIN, Mary B. FAIN, Hamlet T. FAIN, Maggie M. FAIN.
Willis FAIN.2 Parents: Evan FAIN and Elizabeth LNU.
Spouse: Christiana KISER.
Zorada FAIN2,191 was born in 1867.191 She appeared in the census in 1870 in Living with parents. Parents: Squire Wilson FAIN and Mary E. VANPELT.
Spouse: Richard ROBARDS.
D. FALKENBERG.15
Spouse: Mary PILKINGTON.
Alice FALKNER.2,6,255
Spouse: William SANDERS. Children were: Elizabeth SANDERS.
Charlotte FALL17,45 was born on 10 Apr 1809 in London, England. She died on 15 Aug 1896 in Nashville, Tennessee. She was buried in Mt. Olivet Cemetery, Nashville, Tennessee. The sister of Philip S. Fall, Charlotte was the second wife of TolbertFanning. She was a very intelligent Christian woman, who believed ineducation. She and her husband, Tolbert were one of the greatest knownhusband/wife teams of the Restoration Movement. One prized book in mycollection is The Life Of Charlotte Fall Fanning, written by Emma Page,who was the wife of T.B. Larimore. It was a brief biography on her life,but also recorded articles that Charlotte had written. Both Charlotte andTolbert are buried in the same grave.
"She Spent Her Life In Training Girls For Usefulness And In Doing
Good She Founded A School In Which Girls Would Be Taught The
Bible Daily, And Trained In The Domestic And Useful Callings Of Life.
'I Was Sick And You Visited Me.' By Her Neighbors Reading on hertombstone
Initially, the final resting place of Tolbert Fanning was on the back ofthe old Elm Crag property where the home and Franklin College existed, atthe southwest corner of Briley Parkway and Vultee Pike. Then whenCharlotte died, his body was exhumed and buried with his wife at thefront of the property. In 1940 the Airport Authority in Nashvillepurchased the property. Today one of the airport runways of theInternational Airport lays on top of the old farm and campus.
Tolbert and Charlotte Fall Fanning are now buried in the Mt. OlivetCemetery, Nashville Tennessee. The cemetery is located at 1101 LebanonPike, Southeast of downtown Nashville. Click over to Mt. Olivet for mapand location of the grave in the cemetery. This is the third location forthe remains of Tolbert Fanning and the second for Charlotte. When Tolbertdied, he preceded his wife in death some 22 years. He was originallyburied on the back of his South Nashville farm. When Charlotte died, hisbody was exhumed, and they were buried in the same grave at the entranceof Fanning Orphan Home. In the 1940's the land was purchase by theNashville Airport Authority and both bodies were moved to Mt. Olivet.They are buried at Section 25 - Lot #56. Be sure to see map fordirections. MAP
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Biographical Sketch On The Life Of Charlotte Fall Fanning
Greatness can be defined as using one's talents, abilities, andopportunities to the fullest possible extent. By this standard, as wellas many others, Charlotte Fanning must be regarded as one of the greatestwomen in the Restoration Movement in the 19th century.
Her grave marker in Mt. Olivet Cemetery, in Nashville, Tennessee, is asilent, but powerful reminder of her life and work. Even today, she liveson, influencing the lives of some young women pursuing a Christianeducation.
BIRTH AND EARLY LIFE
Charlotte Fall was born near London, England, April 10, 1809, theyoungest of ten children. Her father settled in Logan County, Kentucky inan attempt to restore the family fortune. Tragically, Charlotte's motherdied shortly after they arrived and even more tragically, her father didnot live much longer.
On his deathbed, he gave the care of the family to his oldest son,Philip. Philip Fall, who became one of the best known and best lovedpreachers in the south, proved a great influence on Charlotte (15).Trained as a teacher, he took upon himself to tutor his sister. As aresult, she gained a fine classical education and followed him in theteaching profession. She learned five languages, Hebrew, Greek, Latin,German, and French.
After Philip moved the family to Nashville, Tennessee, Charlotte met ayoung widower named Tolbert Fanning (Scobey 115). Fanning's first wife,Sarah Shreve of Nicholasville. Kentucky, had died a few months earlier.They married the first of January, 1837. The union of Tolbert andCharlotte Fanning not only joined them in marriage but also in alife-long commitment to provide quality Christian education to youngpeople.
Almost immediately after their marriage the couple moved to Franklin,Tennessee, to open a girls' school. This school, which lasted threeyears, was named The Eclectic Institute for Young Ladies (Young 39). Thisschool met with remarkable success, starting with 60 students and soongrowing to 100 (Wilburn 42). Tolbert Fanning used his spare time inpreaching and evangelism.
In 1840, the Fannings purchased a farm of over 300 acres, about fivemiles southeast of Nashville. They soon established a school for girlswhich again met with great success (Scobey 150-51 ).
Two years later, Tolbert Fanning began a school for boys. Agriculture,which was always close to Fanning's heart, was the focus of this school.Each boy was required to spend part of the day working on the farm. Thesuccess, though mixed, of this school led Fanning to expand it to collegelevel. He received a charter from the state in 1843 and began the schoolthe next year, calling it Franklin College.
A new building for the school was finished in 1845. It could house 200students. It also provided recitation rooms, a chapel, and two societyrooms (16). Charlotte Fanning continued her school for girls as part ofFranklin College. She taught in a room attached to the Fannings' home.
Franklin College closed in 1861, with the beginning of the War Betweenthe States. The Union army. which occupied Nashville, brought muchsuffering to Tolbert and Charlotte. Because Tolbert's conscience wouldnot allow him to take a oath of loyalty to the Union, the army burnedtheir home. At times, they were almost reduced to starvation, survivingonly because of the generosity of friends.
The main building of Franklin College survived the war and schoolreopened in the fall of 1865. However, a student accidentally set thebuilding afire just a few months later, burning it to the ground.
With an indomitable spirit. Tolbert and Charlotte Fanning bought thebuilding of Minerva College, next to the destroyed college building. Herethey opened a girls' school they called Hope Institute. Charlotte Fanningflourished at Hope Institute: "In all the years of her busy, useful life,Mrs. Fanning was never busier ... Mr. Fanning had many 'irons in thefire,' and Mrs. Fanning assisted in the handling of the irons" (Murphynp).
CHARLOTTE FANNING AS A TEACHER
Charlotte Fanning became known as a teacher who was deeply devoted to thewelfare of her students (Scobey 147). From the beginning of the school atElm Crag, her school room was more than a place of instruction. It cameto be known as "Aunt Charlotte's Room." Each evening at twilight, thestudents gathered for a time of devotion and fellowship. After the Biblestudy and prayer, Charlotte would provide an apple or other fruit for thestudents. Sometimes she would play the guitar and they would singtogether. She also took time to tutor the more advanced students (Scobey155).
Though both boys and girls were at Franklin college, they were strictlysegregated, with the exception of morning chapel, and evening singingtime. They were also allowed to be together at the church services. Oneformer student remembered another small exception. At times, CharlotteFanning would arrange prudent and discreet little meetings between boyand girl students she considered worthy (Scobey 172).
THE CHARACTER OF CHARLOTTE FANNING
Mrs. Fannings's life was characterized by kindness and benevolence. Fewof the sick and needy of the neighborhood missed her attention. Sheregularly visited homes in the neighborhood, bringing encouragement andcheer to the ill.
She was generous to a fault, giving away anything and everything to theneedy. After her first stroke, she was found to have practically noclothing at all. She had recently given all her necessary garments to apoor black woman.
Emma Page described her life, as "full, to overflowing, of energy,patience, firmness, gentleness, temperance, meekness and other traits andgraces that adorn a woman's character" (27). At Charlotte's death, herneighbors helped create a permanent monument to her kindness.
FANNING ORPHAN SCHOOL
Tolbert Fanning died tragically, April 15, 1874. With the help offriends, Charlotte Fanning finished the term of Hope Institute but thenclosed the school. There were no commencement exercises.
She was largely idle for the next ten years. Her intention, afterTolbert's death, was for Elm Crag to be used in educating orphan girlsafter she died. However, she decided instead to deed it to a board oftrustees to begin a school as soon as possible. She gave approximately160 acres, with the buildings, to a group of 13 men, among whom was DavidLipscomb.
Her gift was conditioned upon the trustees raising an amount of moneyequal to the property. This they did and used the funds to repair theschool building, buy livestock, and build new farm buildings.
When this was done, Charlotte Fanning then deeded the rest of Elm Crag,160 acres, to the trustees. She asked only to be allowed to use two roomsfor the rest of her life.
The school prospered and a new building was finished in 1904. In 1905, 80girls were enrolled. This was primarily a school for orphan girls, thosewith at least one parent deceased. These were provided education at nocost. Churches often would send qualified girls to the school.
Keeping with the Fannings' philosophy, each girl did some work around thehouse each day. Each had an assignment which rotated regularly (Scobey389).
Charlotte Fanning was active in the school in various ways. She workedclosely with the superintendent in the early years and was alwaysavailable for counsel. She taught Bible in the school as long as herhealth permitted.
Last Days
Charlotte Fanning suffered a stroke December 18, 1895, which ended heractive life. Though bedfast for almost a year, she never lackedattention. Friends and students cared for her, taking the place of thechildren she never had.
During this period, she often requested the Bible be read to her. One ofher favorite passages was Psalms 86:1-6. When the reader came to thewords, "I am holy," she would point to herself and shake her head.
Charlotte Fanning died August 15, 1896. She requested to be buried infront of the school building and that her grave be made so the girlscould play on it. Tolbert Fanning's body was moved to lie beside her, andher wishes were carried out. When the property of Fanning Orphan Schoolwas sold to the Nashville Airport Authority in 1943, their bodies weremoved to Mt. Olivet Cemetery, to rest with other worthy leaders of theRestoration Movement.
Perhaps the inscription on her gravestone well sums up her life:
CHARLOTTE FANNING Born on April 10, 1808; died on August 15, 1896 Shespent her life in training girls for usefulness and doing good to thepoor and needy. She founded a school in which girls would daily be taughtthe Bible and trained in domestic and useful callings of life. "I wassick and you visited me." By her neighbors.
CONCLUSION
The first labor of her life with this noble woman was to engage in doinggood for the young by teaching and training them for the proper dischargeof the duties of life; the last thing was to leave all she and herhusband had saved for the perpetuation of that good. The influence of alife so consecrated to the good of mankind does not lose it's powerbecause one may die. It flows on and on, with it may be, not so intensivea force, but with ever-broadening waves, toward the shores of eternity.
The work of Tolbert and Charlotte Fanning lives on today. The proceeds ofthe sale of the property of Fanning Orphan School were put in trust.Today, the Fanning Foundation still provides scholarships to Christianschools for young women who have lost one or both parents. Today, inaddition to past contributions, Charlotte Fanning "...being dead, yetspeaks" (Heb. 11:4).
WORKS CITED
Murphy, Josephine. The Professor and His Lady. Nashville: Nashville,Tennessean Magazine, April 12, 1949.
Page, Emma, ed. The Life Work of Mrs. Charlotte Fanning. Nashville:Gospel Advocate, 1907.
Scobey, James, ed. Franklin College and Its Influences. Rpt. Nashville:Gospel Advocate, 1954.
Wilburn, James R. The Hazard of the Die, Tolbert Fanning and theRestoration Movement. Austin: Sweet, 1969.
Young, M. Norvel. A History of Colleges Established and Controlled byMembers of the Churches of Christ. Kansas City: The Old Paths Book Club,1949.
- by Ancil Jenkins, Freed-Hardeman University, 2003 Lectures, c.2003.pages 148-152
Special Thanks - This article appeared in the 2003 Freed-HardemanLectureship in Henderson, Tennessee. Ancil Jenkins researched, authoredthis text, and presented an overview of Charlotte Fall Fanning’s life ina lecture during the February forum at F-HU. Jenkins is a churchhistorian, and has recently submitted articles to the Gospel Advocate ontouring the sites of the Restoration Movement. He has also authored abook on the life and work of A.G. Freed. We use the above article withhis permission, and extend to him our gratitude for helping to bring theremembrance of this great Christian woman to light.
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Mt. Olivet Cemetery, Nashville, Tennessee
Spouse: Tolbert FANNING Rev.. Tolbert FANNING Rev. and Charlotte FALL were married in Jan 1837 in Nashville, Tennessee.
Lillian FALL20,21 was born in Fulton Co., Ky. She died. Her reference number is 76.
Spouse: Rodes Allen ARNSPIGER. Rodes Allen ARNSPIGER and Lillian FALL were married on 14 Dec 1910 in Lamar co, TX.172 Children were: Rodes Allen ARNSPIGER Jr, Jane ARNSPIGER, Richard Fall ARNSPIGER.
Virginia Wilma FANNIN.1
Spouse: William Hugh BALDWIN.
Tolbert FANNING Rev.17,45 was born on 10 May 1810 in Cannon Co., Tennessee. He died on 3 May 1874 in Nashville, Tennessee. He was buried in Mt. Olivet Cemetery, Nashville, Tennessee. Two Objects Were Near His Heart - First, To Restore The Service
Of God To The Order God Gave In The New Testament. Second, To
Place A Good, Industrial And Literary Education Within Reach
Of Every Youth. He Labored To These Ends During His Life, And
Desired His Property Devoted To Them After His Death.
Reading on his tombstone
Two Biographical Sketches of Tolbert Fanning
Born: Cannon County, Tennessee, May 10, 1810.
Died: Nashville, Tennessee, May 3, 1874.
TOLBERT FANNING was born in Cannon County, Tennessee, May 10, 1810. Whenhe was eight years of age, his parents moved to Lauderdale County,Alabama, and he remained in that State until he was nineteen. His fatherwas a planter, on a small scale, and young TOLBERT was brought up mainlyin the cotton field. He was allowed to attend school from three to sixmonths in a year, and it was his good fortune to be placed under the careof excellent teachers. He soon became fond of study, and madeconsiderable progress in acquiring the rudiments of an education.
At this time, his father, though highly respected in his county as anhonorable gentleman, was not a member of any church, but his mother wasan Old Virginia Baptist, and a woman of fine intellect and great purityof life. From her, and from Baptist, Methodist, and Presbyterianpreachers, whom he occasionally heard, he received his early religiousinstruction. At times his young heart was deeply impressed with thenecessity of a religious life; but he was taught that "all men are in astate of total darkness, and must remain so till illuminated by specialcommunications of the Spirit."
From the time he was ten years of age he had read the Bible, but supposedhe could not understand a word in it without a special illumination fromabove. Seven precious years of his life were spent in this gloomy andhopeless condition. When sixteen years of age, he began to pay attentionto the preaching of EPHRAIM D. MOORE and JAMES E. MATTHEWS, who calledthemselves Christian preachers, and were great and good men. From theirteaching, he was encouraged to read the New Testament, with the view ofreally acquiring spiritual light. Soon all was plain, and his gloomydoubts gave place to an intelligent faith in the Lord Jesus Christ.
About the first of October, 1827, he attended a meeting on Cypress, sevenmiles north of Florence, Alabama, and heard JAMES E. MATHEWS preach amasterly discourse on the Gospel and its Conditions, and, at theconclusion of the discourse, he walked forward, and, with a perfectunderstanding of the truth, made the confession, and was immediatelyimmersed into Christ.
The next two years were spent chiefly in studying the Scriptures,attending school, and visiting the brethren in Alabama and Tennessee. Onthe first day of October, by the advice of the Church at Republican,where he made the confession, he bade adieu to his family, for thepurpose of trying to preach the Gospel. Though young and inexperienced,such was his earnestness and zeal, and such the power of the truth whichhe preached, that every-where thousands attended his meetings, and largenumbers were brought into the kingdom.
In November, 1831, he entered the Nashville University, and graduated in1835. During his college course, he preached considerable at differentpoints in Tennessee, and made a tour with Brother A. CAMPBELL to Ohio andKentucky. While at Perryville, Kentucky, he held a successful debate witha Methodist preacher by the name of Rice.
In 1836, he spent the spring and summer in a preaching tour, with BrotherA. CAMPBELL, through Ohio, New York, Canada, New England, and the Easterncities. In 1837, he was married to CHARLOTTE FALL, and, the same year,opened a female seminary in Franklin, Tennessee. On the first day ofJanuary, 1840, he removed to his present location, five miles fromNashville, and conducted a female school till 1842, when he spent most ofthe year in a successful preaching tour through Alabama and Mississippi.
In 1843, he began to build Franklin College, and, in October, 1844, thebuildings were completed, and TOLBERT FANNING was elected the firstPresident of the college. In 1861, he resigned the Presidency to W. D.CARNES, President of the East Tennessee University, with the view ofraising money to greatly enlarge the institution; but the war defeatedall his calculations, and, in 1865, the college was destroyed by fire. Heis at present conducting "Hope Institute," for the education of youngladies, and is senior editor of the "Gospel Advocate."
Brother FANNING's life has been one of great activity. He has been aneditor for twenty years, taught school for nearly the same length oftime, and traveled and preached in fifteen States, where he has beeninstrumental in establishing many churches, and scattering the good seedof the kingdom generally. As a speaker, he is remarkably self-possessed,and presents his points in a logical and forcible manner. His mental andphysical characteristics are strongly marked, and his whole organizationindicates that he is a man of strong will, great physical endurance, andpowerful intellect.
From -- Living Pulpit of the Christian Church. W.T. Moore, ed.Cincinnati: R. W. Carroll & Co., Publishers, 1871. Pages 515-516.
TOLBERT FANNING
by George Gowen
Tolbert Fanning was born in Cannon county, Tennessee, May 10, 1810.When he was eight years of age, his parents moved to Lauderdale county,Alabama, and he remained in that state until he was nineteen.
His father was a planter on a small scale, and young Tolbert wasbrought up mainly in the cotton field. He was allowed to attend schoolfrom three to six months in the year, and it was his good fortune to beplaced under the care of excellent teachers. He soon became fond of studyand made considerable progress in acquiring the rudiments of aneducation. At this time his father, though highly respected in his countyas an honorable gentleman, was not a member of any church, but his motherwas an old Virginia Baptist, and a woman of fine intellect and greatpurity of life. From her, and from Baptist, Methodist and Presbyterianpreachers, whom he occasionally heard, he received his early religiousinstruction. At times his young heart was deeply impressed with thenecessity of a religious life; but he was taught that "all men are in astate of total darkness, and must remain so till illuminated by specialcommunications of the Spirit." From the time he was ten years old he hadread the Bible, but supposed he could not understand a word in it withouta special illumination from above. Seven years of his life was spent inthis gloomy and hopeless condition.
When sixteen years of age, he began to pay attention to thepreaching of Ephraim D. Moore and James E. Matthews, who calledthemselves Christian preachers, and were great and good men. From theirteaching he was encouraged to read the New Testament, with the view ofreally acquiring spiritual light. Soon all was plain, and his gloomydoubts gave place to an intelligent faith in the Lord Jesus Christ. Aboutthe first of October, 1827, he attended a meeting on Cypress, seven milesnorth of Florence, Alabama, and heard James E. Matthews preach a masterlydiscourse on the gospel and its conditions, and, at the conclusion of thediscourse, he walked forward, and with a perfect understanding of thetruth, made the confession, and was immediately immersed into Christ.
The next two years were spent chiefly in studying the Scriptures,attending school and visiting the brethren in Alabama and Tennessee. Onthe first day of October, by the advice of the church at Republican,where he made the confession, he bade adieu to his family, for thepurpose of preaching the gospel. Though young and inexperienced, such washis earnestness and zeal, and such the power of the truth which hepreached, that everywhere thousands attended his meetings, and largenumbers were brought into the kingdom.
In November, 1831, he entered the Nashville University, andgraduated in 1835. During his college course, he preached considerable atdifferent points in Tennessee, and made a tour with Brother A. Campbellto Ohio and Kentucky. While at Perryville, Ky., he held a successfuldebate with a Methodist preacher by the name of Rice.
In 1836 he spent the spring and summer in a preaching tour, withBro. A. Campbell, through Ohio, New York, Canada, New England and theEastern cities. In 1837 he was married to Charlotte Fall, and in the sameyear opened a female seminary in Franklin, Tennessee.
On the first day of January he moved to his place, five miles fromNashville, and conducted a female school till 1842, when he spent most ofthe year in a successful preaching tour through Alabama and Mississippi.In 1843 he began to build Franklin College, and, in October, 1844, thebuildings were completed, and Tolbert Fanning was elected the firstpresident of the college. In 1861 he resigned the presidency to W. D.Carnes, President of the East Tennessee University, with the view ofraising money to greatly enlarge the institution, but the war defeatedall his calculations, and, in 1865, the college was destroyed by fire."Hope Institute," for the education of young ladies, was erected on itsruins, and is now known and run as the Fanning Orphan School for Girls.
Bro. Fanning's life was one of great activity. He was an editor fortwenty years, taught school for nearly the same length of time, andtraveled and preached in fifteen states, where he was instrumental inestablishing many churches and scattering the good seed of the kingdomgenerally. As a speaker he was remarkably self-possessed, and presentedpoints in a logical and forcible manner.
Tolbert Fanning did a great and lasting work in Tennessee and thewhole South as educator and preacher. He was a man of massive brain, ironwill and granite character. He was by long odds the most towering form inthe Restoration Movement in the South, and through his work in FranklinCollege gave direction to the lives and shaped the destinies of hundredsof young men. The extraordinary vigor of his intellect, the robustness ofhis faith, the genuineness of his religion, his freedom from cant, shamand hypocrisy, and the dauntless courage with which he maintained hisconvictions concerning primitive Christianity, made a profound impressionupon all who came within the radius of his influence. He died at his oldFranklin College home near Nashville, Tenn., May 3, 1874, survived by hislife-long helper and co-worker, Charlotte Fall Fanning, sister of thesainted Philip S. Fall.
From Churches Of Christ, by John T. Brown, c.1904, pages. 451,452
Spouse: Sarah Ann SHREVE. Tolbert FANNING Rev. and Sarah Ann SHREVE were married on 2 Nov 1835 in Jessamine Co, KY.
Spouse: Charlotte FALL. Tolbert FANNING Rev. and Charlotte FALL were married in Jan 1837 in Nashville, Tennessee.
Margaret FARLEY20,23 was born in 1593 in Albury Co, Surrey, England.23 Her reference number is 2588. Parents: Richard FARLEY and Elizabeth ALDRIDGE.
Spouse: George STOVOLD. George STOVOLD and Margaret FARLEY were married on 11 Oct 1612 in Albury Co, Surrey, England.23 Children were: Anne STOVALL, Mary STOVALL, George STOVALL, William STOVALL.
Richard FARLEY.20,23
Spouse: Elizabeth ALDRIDGE. Children were: Margaret FARLEY.
David FARLOW.1
Spouse: Thersa BOYD.
Betsy FARR.1,201 Parents: Edward FARR and Mary PERKINS.
Spouse: Parker TAYLOR. Parker TAYLOR and Betsy FARR were married on 19 Jan 1825 in Madison County, Kentucky. Madison Co., KY Marriage Bonds 1788-1851; Bond: James Howard. Children were: William TAYLOR, Susan TAYLOR, Maranda TAYLOR, America TAYLOR.
Edward FARR1 was born about 1752 in Louisa Co., VA. Edward Farr, Revolutionary War Soldier.
Spouse: Mary PERKINS. Edward FARR and Mary PERKINS were married on 14 Nov 1779 in Goochland Co., VA. Children were: Betsy FARR, Nancy Mary (Polly) FARR.
Jane FARR1 was born about 1788 in Virginia.
Spouse: William PERKINS. William PERKINS and Jane FARR were married on 9 Aug 1808 in Madison Co., Ky.
Nancy FARR.2
Spouse: William TAYLOR. William TAYLOR and Nancy FARR were married on 13 Apr 1809 in Madison Co. KY. Children were: Groom TAYLOR, Andrew Jackson TAYLOR.
Nancy Mary (Polly) FARR1,201 was born in Kentucky. She died in Madison County, Kentucky. Her reference number is 123 a.3s+2. Father, Edward Farr, Revolutionary War Soldier; Mother is also listedas Mary Perkins.
Not on 1860 Madison County, Kentucky Census. Parents: Edward FARR and Mary PERKINS.
Spouse:
William TAYLOR. William TAYLOR and
Nancy Mary (Polly) FARR were married on 13 Apr 1809 in Madison County, Kentucky.
Bond: William Perkins.
Marriage Record has William Taylor married Polly Farr, daughter ofEdward and
Nancy Farr. Children were: Parker TAYLOR,
Groom TAYLOR, Jane TAYLOR, Charlotte
(Lottie) TAYLOR, Louise (Louisa) TAYLOR,
Mahala TAYLOR, Andrew Jackson TAYLOR, Mary
Ann TAYLOR, William Speed TAYLOR,
Cassius Marcellus TAYLOR, Pendleton TAYLOR, Owen
F. TAYLOR.
A. Scott FARRIS.1
Spouse: Emma H. FARRIS. A. Scott FARRIS and Emma H. FARRIS were married on 24 Nov 1883.
Cyrus W. FARRIS.1 Parents: William FARRIS and Susannah (Susan) OWSLEY.
Ebinette (Nettie) FARRIS1 was born on 10 Apr 1879 in Madison County, Ky. She died in Jan 1973. Parents: Ebsworth O. FARRIS and Cynthia Hagan LAND.
Spouse: Nicholas BOHN. Nicholas BOHN and Ebinette (Nettie) FARRIS were married on 8 Jan 1913.
Ebsworth O. FARRIS1,22 was born on 1 Dec 1825 in Crab Orchard, KY. He died on 25 Mar 1902 in Madison County, Ky. He was also known as Elsworth Owsley Farris. His reference number is 112 .6s4s. Another source shows marriage on September 15, 1865.
1850 CENSUS
PULASKI COUNTY DIVISION 1
DWELLING 588 FAMILY 588
William Farris---73--M--Farmer--7000--VA
Kezia-------------49--F----------------VA
William Evans---20-------------------KY
Susan Farris-----23
Josiah Beaty----10
Mary Beaty-------8
DWELLING 589 FAMILY 589
Ebsworth O. Farris--25--Farmer--KY
Margaret-------------19
Ellen-----------------6/12
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State: Kentucky Year: 1870
County: Madison
Precinct: Kirksville
PO: Kirksville
Page: 214/186 13 Jul 1870
300/300
Farris, E. O. 44 M W R. R. Agent KY
George 18 M W R. R. Clerk KY
Lucy 16 F W Keeping House KY
Emma 14 F W At Home KY
Kate 9 F W At Home KY
Stevenson, Lucy 60 F W No Occupation KY
Shearer, Hagen 30 M B Domestic Servant KY
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State: Kentucky Year: 1880
County: Madison
E.D. 77
Precinct: Kirksville Silver Creek Station
Page: 18/530B 9 Jun 1880
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Farris, E. O. W M 55 Husband R. R. Agent KY KY KY (Ebsworth O. Farris)
Cythia W F 29 Wife Keeping House KY KY KY (Cynthia Hagan Land)
Cordelia W F 8 Dau KY KY KY
William W M 6 Son KY KY KY
Samuel W M 4 Son KY KY KY
Ebenetta W F 1 Dau KY KY KY
Hill, Lucy B F 17 Boarder Domestic Servant KY KY KY
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State: Kentucky Year: 1900
County: Madison
E.D. 53
Mag. District: NO. 8 Kirksville
Page: 19/227A 18 Jun 1900
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Farris, Eb. O. Head W M Dec 1824 75 M 30 KY KY KY
Cynthia Wife W F May 1851 49 M 30 8 8 KY KY KY
Sam Son W M Nov 1876 23 S KY KY KY
Nettie Dau W F Apr 1878 22 S KY KY KY
Joe Son W M May 1880 20 S KY KY KY
Bennett Son W M Mar 1884 16 S KY KY KY
Owsley Son W M Aug 1891 8 S KY KY KY
Madrese? Dau W F Jan 1893 7 S KY KY KY
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State: Kentucky Year: 1910
County: Madison
E.D. 77
Mag. District: NO. 7 Burnam/Kirksville
Page: 16/221B 3 May 1910
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Farris, Cynthia Head F W 59 Wd 8 7 KY KY KY (Cynthia Hagan Land)
Owsley Son M W 24 S KY KY KY
Madrue? Dau F W 17 S KY KY KY
Adams, Nellie Dau F W 30 Wd KY KY KY
Farris Grandson M W 5 S KY KY KY
Roberta Granddau F W 2 S KY KY KY
Hardin, John Boarder W M 39 S KY KY KY
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E.O. FARRIS (Cynthia Land) bought a tract of land from James Hagan heirs???? Nannie M. Hagan, James Hagan & Charles Hagan by commissioners sale. This was 6-Nov-1882 and then confirmed at the March, 1883 court.
Then 22 day of Dec-1899 E. O. Farris and Cynthia Farris his wife sold it to the Mullikins.
A certain tract of land situated in Madison Co., on the waters of Silver Creek and the forks of the Richmond Branch of the L & N Railroad and the Bucket Town dirt road and is bounded as follows: At a point 33 feet
from said Railroad and in line to the said dirt road near a hickory sapling marked a pointer thence with the dirt
road S 87 E 19 65/100 poles to a point in line to said road near drain thence down the drain in the east side of same N 29 W 16 1/2 poles to a point 33 feet from said railroad thence with same S 41 W 17 3/4 poles to the beginning containing 3 roads 17 poles.
Signed; E. O. Farris & Cynthia Farris
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FARRIS:
Mr, E.O. Farris died at his home at Silver Creek last Tuesday, aged seventy-six years. Mr. Farris has been for many years one of the most prominent men in his community. He served as Postmaster for thirty years and he had been agent for the L & N railroad ever since the road was built through this county. A few years ago he was compelled to retire from active business on account of ill health. Mr Farris was the father of fourteen children. All but one of whom survive him. The funeral services were held at the home, Wednesday afternoon, after which the burial took place in the Richmond Cemetery.
April 2, 1902
_______________________________________________________ Parents: William FARRIS and Susannah (Susan) OWSLEY.
Spouse: Cynthia Hagan LAND. Ebsworth O. FARRIS and Cynthia Hagan LAND were married on 12 Sep 1870 in Madison County, Ky. Children were: Florence Cordelia FARRIS, William R. FARRIS, Samuel FARRIS, Ebinette (Nettie) FARRIS, H. Bennett FARRIS, Owsley M. FARRIS.
Spouse: Magaret STEVENSON. Ebsworth O. FARRIS and Magaret STEVENSON were married about 1849. Children were: Ellen FARRIS, Senator George Thomas FARRIS, Lucy FARRIS, Emma H. FARRIS, Katherine E. (Kate) FARRIS.
Elizabeth FARRIS.1 Parents: Josiah E. FARRIS and Alice GRAHAM.
Ellen FARRIS1 was born about 1850 in Pulaski Co., Ky. Parents: Ebsworth O. FARRIS and Magaret STEVENSON.
Emma H. FARRIS1 was born about 1856. She died on 30 Jun 1941 in Lincoln Co., KY. A.C. Teater, horse trainer, mar Nov 24, 1874 to: Emma H. Farris.
BND; George Farris Consent by; E.O. Farris--FB
Bk-13--196
A. Scott Farris mar Nov 24, 1883 to Emma H. Teater
BND; A.J. Reed
Last Name First Name MI Age Death Place Residence Death Date Volume Certificate Death Volume
FARRIS EMMA H 084 LINCOLN LINCOLN 06-30-1941 032 15598 1941
1910 CENSUS
LINCOLN COUNTY:
Emma H Farris
Enumeration District: 0052 Color: W
Age: 51 Birth Place: Kentucky
Visit: 0071
County: Lincoln, Crab Orchard
Relation: Husband
Relatives: living alone Parents: Ebsworth O. FARRIS and Magaret STEVENSON.
Spouse: A. C. TEATER. A. C. TEATER and Emma H. FARRIS were married on 24 Nov 1874.
Spouse: A. Scott FARRIS. A. Scott FARRIS and Emma H. FARRIS were married on 24 Nov 1883.
Florence Cordelia FARRIS1 was born in 1872 in Madison County, Ky. She died in 1948. A.M. Davison mar Sep 6, 1894 to Florence C. Farris
BND; F.S. Pollitt
Bk---23-240 Parents: Ebsworth O. FARRIS and Cynthia Hagan LAND.
Spouse: A. Miller DAVIDSON. A. Miller DAVIDSON and Florence Cordelia FARRIS were married on 6 Sep 1894. Children were: Nancy Mae DAVIDSON, Fred DAVIDSON, Emma DAVIDSON, Florence DAVIDSON, Elizabeth DAVIDSON, Virginia DAVIDSON.
Senator George Thomas FARRIS1 was born on 23 Sep 1852 in Crab Orchard, KY. He died on 16 Jul 1934 in Lancaster, KY. He was buried in Lancaster Cemetary. Death Certificate info:
George Thomas Farris Lancaster, Ky. male, white, widowed Born: 23 -Sep-1852 Age: 81 yrs. 6 days 23 days Traveling Salesman Birthplace: Crab Orchard, KY.
Father: Ebb Owsley Farris Birth place: VA. Mother maiden name: Margaret Stevenson Brithplace: VA. Died: Jul. 16, 1934 Arteril Scleroious ?? Buried in Lancaster Cemetery.
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1853-1890 marriages Garrard Co. Farris, G. T., 30, of Laurel Co., merchant, b. Lincoln Co., married 21-Dec-1882 to; Wilds, Henrietta, 25, 2nd. mar. PG b. Lincoln Co. MB b. Madison Co. BND: S.W. Warnacut _______________________________________________________
Lancaster Cem. Farris, George T.---23-Sep-1852---15-Jul-1934 Farris, Henretta Arnold Wild--3-Sep-1857 1912
_______________________________________________________ Parents: Ebsworth O. FARRIS and Magaret STEVENSON.
Spouse: Henrietta Arnold WILDS. Senator George Thomas FARRIS and Henrietta Arnold WILDS were married on 21 Dec 1882 in Garrard Co., Ky. Children were: Louisa FARRIS.
H. Bennett FARRIS1 was born in Mar 1884 in Madison Co., Ky. Parents: Ebsworth O. FARRIS and Cynthia Hagan LAND.
Henry FARRIS.1 Parents: William FARRIS and Susannah (Susan) OWSLEY.
Henry Clay FARRIS1 was born about 1842. Parents: William FARRIS and Elizabeth EVANS.
James W. FARRIS.1 Parents: William FARRIS and Susannah (Susan) OWSLEY.
John FARRIS.1 Parents: William FARRIS and Susannah (Susan) OWSLEY.
John FARRIS.1 Parents: William R. FARRIS and Carrie MAUPIN.
Josiah E. FARRIS1 was born about 1844. Kentucky: A History of the State, Perrin, Battle, Kniffin, 4th ed., 1887, Lincoln County. JOSEPH E. FARRIS, farmer and miller of Stanford Precinct in Lincoln County, was born in 1844 and is the son of William and Elizabeth (Evans) Farris. His grandparents, William and Susan Ann (Owsley) Farris, came to Lincoln County, Ky., in an early day and reared a family of seven children, viz: Henry, Cyrus W., E. B. Farris, James W., John, Susan (Gilmore) and William Farris. The last-named was born in Lincoln County, where he grew to maturity and married Elizabeth Evans. He conducted a hotel business for many years in Crab Orchard, after which he removed to Somerset in Pulaski County, where he died in 1850. His wife was a daughter of Josiah and Keziah Evans, and who died soon after the death of her husband. They left a family of three sons: Henry Clay, Josiah E. and Maurice Farris, all of whom are living. Josiah E. was chiefly reared in Pulaski County, Ky., returning to Lincoln County in his young manhood, and has engaged in agricultural pursuits with which he combined the milling business being the proprietor of the Buffalo mills, near Stanford. He married in 1867 Miss Alice, daughter of Robert G. and Susan A. Graham, of Lincoln County. They have been blessed with three children: Elizabeth, Robert G. and Maurice J. Farris. Farris Evans Graham Owsley Gilmore Parents: William FARRIS and Elizabeth EVANS.
Spouse: Alice GRAHAM. Josiah E. FARRIS and Alice GRAHAM were married in 1867. Children were: Elizabeth FARRIS, Robert G. FARRIS, Maurice J. FARRIS.
Katherine E. (Kate) FARRIS1 was born about 1861 in Kentucky. Thomas Mc Middleton mar May 8, 1878 to Catherine Farris;
BND; E.O. Farris Consent by H.P. Middleton --FB of Rockcaste Co.
Bk--15-236 Parents: Ebsworth O. FARRIS and Magaret STEVENSON.
Spouse: Thomas MIDDLETON. Thomas MIDDLETON and Katherine E. (Kate) FARRIS were married on 8 May 1878.
Louisa FARRIS1 was born on 1 Jan 1886. She died on 12 Nov 1959. Parents: Senator George Thomas FARRIS and Henrietta Arnold WILDS.
Spouse: Stephen Asher WALKER.
Lucy FARRIS1 was born about 1854. Parents: Ebsworth O. FARRIS and Magaret STEVENSON.
Maurice FARRIS1 was born about 1846. Parents: William FARRIS and Elizabeth EVANS.
Maurice J. FARRIS.1 Parents: Josiah E. FARRIS and Alice GRAHAM.
Owsley M. FARRIS.1 Parents: Ebsworth O. FARRIS and Cynthia Hagan LAND.
Robert G. FARRIS.1 Parents: Josiah E. FARRIS and Alice GRAHAM.
