Genealogy for
William P. Farr 

	Parents
	William L. Farr 1815 - 9/17/1862	Henrietta Unknown 4/1/1816 - 4/9/1912

About William P. Farr
William P. Farr 1837 - 12/18/1863 William P. Farr was born about 1837 somewhere in FL and died on 12/18/1863 in Chattanooga, TN. He was 26 years old. Middle initial is believed to have been "P.". A "William L" and a "William P", both from the north Florida area, joined the Confederacy within two months of each other. Both were killed during the war. It is believed that these two were father and son.
Census 11/11/1850 Shell Point District 2 FL (Wakulla County) 13 yrs old listed as family #139, William Farr (age 35, born in NC), Henritta (33, born in NC), William (13, born in Florida) and Ellen Ann E. Farr (age 7, born in Florida). William is listed as a farmer and Henritta states that she cannot read or write.   Military 5/6/1862 FL 25 yrs old Enlisted as a Private on 5/6/1862 with Company E, 6th Infantry Regiment Florida.  Military 10/25/1862 Camp Dick Robinson KY 25 yrs old Prisoner of War at Camp Dick Robinson, KY. He is paroled somewhere around Nov. 15, 1862.  Military 11/25/1862 Missionary Ridge TN 25 yrs old Prisoner of War at Missionary Ridge, TN and wounded the same day. He dies of wounds while a POW on December 18, 1863 in Chattanooga, TN. Receives Distinguished Service.
Age Date Event Viewing events that affected the communities where William Farr lived Viewing U.S. History Viewing World History Viewing Discoveries 2 1839 Goodyear invents vulcanized rubber, opening the door for tires and other rubber products. 3 1840 Oregon Trail is established 5 1842 Second Seminole Indian War ends and some of the Seminole Indians living in FL are moved to the Indian Territory 5 1842 Second Seminole Indian War ends and thousands of Seminole Indians are forced to move west of the Mississippi. 5 1842 Congress passes the Armed Occupation Act of 1842. It entitles persons willing and able to bear arms against the Indians and establish themselves in villages along the borders of Indian territory ownership of their land after 5 years. 7 1844 The first telegraph message is sent by Morse, who later invents the Mores Code 8 1845 Florida becomes the 27th state to join the United States. William Moseley becomes the first governor and David Yulee the first senator. 13 1850 Florida's total population has grown to 87,445. This includes about 39,000 slaves and 1,000 free blacks. Indians were not counted. 16 1853 The process of creating steel is invented by Besermer in Britain and Kelly in the U.S. 18 1855 Third Seminole Indian War begins. It ends three years later when Chief Billy Bowlegs and his band are forced to move from Florida. 18 1855 Third Seminole Indian War begins and war breaks out with most of the battles occurring in Central Florida. It ends three years later when Chief Billy Bowlegs and his band are forced to move from Florida. 19 1856 The first Neanderthal fossils are found near Germany 22 1859 Charles Darwin publishes "Origin of Species" and begins the evolution theory. 23 1860 Presidential election puts Abraham Lincoln in office. The campaign has heated the issues regarding slavery in the south. 24 1861 No Floridian's voted for Lincoln during the 1860 election. On Jan. 10, 1861, Florida seceded from the U.S. and joined the Confederate States of America a few weeks later. 24 1861 NEWS HEADLINES: American Civil war begins at Ft. Sumter, located in Charleston Harbor, VA. 25 1862 NEWS HEADLINES: May 20, 1862 the US government passes the Homestead Act to provide cheap land for settlement of lower Southeast and West. 25 1862 May 20, 1862 the US government passes the Homestead Act to provide cheap land for settlement of lower Southeast and West. 26 1863 Abraham Lincoln issues the "Emancipation Proclamation" freeing slaves.     Click on the Community, US History, World History or Discoveries button above to see a listing of historical events that happened during William Farr's life. These events affected the life and times of William, his family and friends. The Age column will show how old William was when the event occurred. No U.S. History events were found, please click another button.
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