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William L. Farr
1815 - 9/17/1862
William L. Farr was born about 1815 somewhere in North Carolina and died on September 17, 1862 in Sharpsburg, Maryland. He lived to be 47 years old.

Burial at West Sopchoppy Cemetery, Wakulla County, Fl with following notation: Florida, Pvt. McElvy's Co. 1 FL Mtd Mil Florida War.

He was a Confederate soldier and died in a battle at Sharpsburg, MD.
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Census1/1/1810 NC (Onslow County) -6 yrs before birth 
This information, while true, may NOT apply to our William Farr.  Name: Titus Farr, one male- (Under 10), one Male - (26 thru 44), one Female - (Under 10), one Female - (10 thru 15), one Female - (26 thru 44) 
Census1/1/1830 Quincy FL (Gadsden County) 15 yrs old 
This information, while true, may NOT apply to our William Farr.  page 25, #2 -Name: Titus Farr, one male - (5 thru 9), two males - (15 thru 19), one males - (50 thru 59), one females - (10 thru 14), one females - (15 thru 19), one females - (40 thru 49) 
Additional information about Gadsden County, FL around 1830: Click here to see a map from this timeperiod.  
Military1/1/1835 FL  20 yrs old 
William Farr is recorded as a Pvt in the "Florida militia muster rolls, Seminole Indian wars, " published in St. Augustine, Florida by the Florida Department of Military Affairs. Entries for Pvt Farr are found on volume pages: 07:015-16, 07:017-18, 07:019-20, 07:021-22. Dates are unknown. Second Seminole War begins in 1835. 
Census1/1/1840 FL (Gadsden County) 25 yrs old 
page 4, #12: Name: William Fair - one Male - (Under 5), one male - (15 thru 19), one male - (20 thru 29), one Female - (20 thru 29), Persons Employed in Agriculture: 2, Number of persons over 20 Who Cannot Read and Write: 2 
Additional information about Gadsden County, FL around 1840: Click here to see a map from this timeperiod.  
Census11/11/1850 Shell Point District 2 FL (Wakulla County) 35 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.  Source:  Page: 259, roll: M432_59.
Military3/14/1862 Camp Anderson FL  47 yrs old 
William L. Farr is mustered into the 5th Florida Infantry Company I (Wakulla Rifles) of the Confederacy as a Private. While no entry is provided as to where he was when enlisted, most entries for this company originate from Camp Leon, Camp Anderson or St. Marks.  Source:  http://www.psy.fsu.edu/~thompson/cw/5-fl-inf/5-fl-inf-i.html
Military9/17/1862 Sharpsburg MD  47 yrs old 
William L. Farr is killed on Sept. 17, 1862 at Sharpsburg, MD. He is a member of Company L, 5th Infantry Regiment Florida and receives Distinguished Service. 
Graveyard/Tombstone9/20/1862 Sopchoppy FL (Wakulla County) 47 yrs old 
West Sopchoppy Cemetery: William Farr, Private McElvy's Co., FLA Mounted Mil., Florida War.  Source:  http://www.psy.fsu.edu/~thompson/cemetery/w-sopcem.html

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15 1830 The first railroad is constructed between Liverpool and Manchester, England
24 1839 Goodyear invents vulcanized rubber, opening the door for tires and other rubber products.
29 1844 The first telegraph message is sent by Morse, who later invents the Mores Code
38 1853 The process of creating steel is invented by Besermer in Britain and Kelly in the U.S.
41 1856 The first Neanderthal fossils are found near Germany
44 1859 Charles Darwin publishes "Origin of Species" and begins the evolution theory.
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13 1828 Gold is discovered in Georgia.
19 1834 July 9 - The S.S. John Randolph, the first successful iron steamship, is launched in Savannah
46 1861 NEWS HEADLINES: American Civil war begins at Ft. Sumter, located in Charleston Harbor, VA.
47 1862 NEWS HEADLINES: May 20, 1862 the US government passes the Homestead Act to provide cheap land for settlement of lower Southeast and West.
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15 1830 The U.S. Government begins forcing Cherokee Indians from their homes in what becomes known as the Trail of Tears. Many Cherokee hide in the mountains of North Carolina and surrounding states.
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5 1820 The Act of April 24, 1820 abolished the land purchase credit system, fixed the price of public lands at $1.25 per acre, and set the minimum purchase at 80 acres. After a person purchased land, a final certificate was issued by the land office and sent to Washington DC to be verified and signed by the President -- a time consuming process. Public lands were most typically available through US treaties with Indians who agreed to be removed from their homelands.
15 1830 Indian Removal Act signed and the moving of eastern Indians west of the Mississippi begins.
20 1835 Second Seminole Indian War begins.
22 1837 The trickery used to capture Seminole Indian Chief Osceola (Assi Yohola) creates a public uproar and U.S. General Jesup is publicly condemned.
25 1840 Oregon Trail is established
27 1842 Second Seminole Indian War ends and thousands of Seminole Indians are forced to move west of the Mississippi.
40 1855 Third Seminole Indian War begins. It ends three years later when Chief Billy Bowlegs and his band are forced to move from Florida.
45 1860 Presidential election puts Abraham Lincoln in office. The campaign has heated the issues regarding slavery in the south.
47 1862 May 20, 1862 the US government passes the Homestead Act to provide cheap land for settlement of lower Southeast and West.
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18 1833 Santa Anna is elected President of Mexico


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Henrietta Unknown
Born on an unknown day in April 1816 and died on April 9, 1912.
They were married 1/1/1836.

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The Children of William L. Farr

William P. Farr
Born somewhere in Florida about 1837 and died in Chattanooga, Tennessee on December 18, 1863. 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 w...
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Ellen Ann Farr
Born in Sopchoppy (Wakulla), Florida on January 24, 1844 and died somewhere in Florida on October 12, 1916. She was 72 years old.

She was a Seminole Indian. She is buried at West Sopchoppy Cemetery, Wakulla County, Fl. Her tombstone is inscribed with her maiden name. Many Creek and Seminole Indian women during this time perio...
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