Farmer Family

Farmer Family

This information concerns two generations of the Farmer family.
1800-1900

• Individuals are listed chronologically, and those in red show my line of descent.
• Connections of collateral lines to main lines are indicated by linked names.
• Generations within a family are separated by a series of asterisks.
• Unknown or unsubstantiated data are marked with blanks or with question marks.

   Samuel born: (about 1785) in Pennsylvania County, VA
married: Nancy _?_ ( ) in VA?
children: John Bird, Mary (Polly), Absalom Junious, Rufus, Catherine M. (Kate), Mary J.
died: (July 22, 1867 ) in Brooksville, Noxubee County, MS
buried:
note: See this file on Samuel Farmer's ancestry.
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   John Bird born: (about 1823) in Pittsylvania County, VA
married: Rosella Smith (before 1851) in Carroll County, MS (?)
children: Samuel A., Nancy C., John R., Isham B., Mary R., and Bird
died: (before February 1868) in Holmes County, MS (?)
buried:
note: His children were listed in a suit over the estate of Samuel Farmer (Case File 557) and indicated as being in Holmes County, MS.
   Mary
    (Polly) born: (about1825) in Pittsylvania County, VA
married: ( ) in
children:
died: ( ) in
buried:
note:
   Absalom Junious born: (April ,1829 ) in Pittsylvania County, VA
married: Louisa Jane Parker (1856) in Montrose, Jasper County, MS
children: Martha F., Nancy F., Eliza C., and Mary Jane
died: (October 6, 1864) in Altoona, GA
buried:
note: His children were listed in a suit over the estate of Samuel Farmer (Case File 557) and indicated as being in Jasper County, MS. (The name A. J. Farmer appears on a monument in Macon, Mississippi, which was erected on the courthouse square to honor those who died in the Civil War.)
   Rufus born: (about 1837) in Noxubee County, MS
married: M. C. Cockrell (December 22, 1872 ) in Noxubee County, MS
children:
died: ( ) in
buried:
note: He is listed in a suit over the estate of Samuel Farmer (Case File 557) and indicated as being in Lowndes County, MS.
   Catherine M.
    (Kate) born: (August 1, 1840) in Noxubee County, MS
married: William N. Joiner (July 1, 1862) in Noxubee County, MS
children: Bulah, Lillian, Bady, Blanche, Sidney Johnston (Sid), Leonidas (Lon)
died: (February 13, 1934) in Bandera, Bandera County, TX
buried: Bandera Cemetery, Bandera, Bandera County, TX
note: She is possibly the twin of Mary J. Farmer.
   Mary J. born: (August 1840) in Noxubee County, MS
married: William P. Posey, Jr. (January 11, 1859) in Noxubee County, MS
children: William P.
died: ( ) in
buried:
note: She is possibly the twin of Catherine M. Farmer.

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Samuel	born: (about 1785) in Pennsylvania County, VA married: Nancy _?_ ( ) in VA? children: John Bird, Mary (Polly), Absalom Junious, Rufus, Catherine M. (Kate), Mary J. died: (July 22, 1867 ) in Brooksville, Noxubee County, MS buried: note: See this file on Samuel Farmer's ancestry. *
John Bird	born: (about 1823) in Pittsylvania County, VA married: Rosella Smith (before 1851) in Carroll County, MS (?) children: Samuel A., Nancy C., John R., Isham B., Mary R., and Bird died: (before February 1868) in Holmes County, MS (?) buried: note: His children were listed in a suit over the estate of Samuel Farmer (Case File 557) and indicated as being in Holmes County, MS.
Mary (Polly)	born: (about1825) in Pittsylvania County, VA married: ( ) in children: died: ( ) in buried: note:
Absalom Junious	born: (April ,1829 ) in Pittsylvania County, VA married: Louisa Jane Parker (1856) in Montrose, Jasper County, MS children: Martha F., Nancy F., Eliza C., and Mary Jane died: (October 6, 1864) in Altoona, GA buried: note: His children were listed in a suit over the estate of Samuel Farmer (Case File 557) and indicated as being in Jasper County, MS. (The name A. J. Farmer appears on a monument in Macon, Mississippi, which was erected on the courthouse square to honor those who died in the Civil War.)
Rufus	born: (about 1837) in Noxubee County, MS married: M. C. Cockrell (December 22, 1872 ) in Noxubee County, MS children: died: ( ) in buried: note: He is listed in a suit over the estate of Samuel Farmer (Case File 557) and indicated as being in Lowndes County, MS.
Catherine M. (Kate)	born: (August 1, 1840) in Noxubee County, MS married: William N. Joiner (July 1, 1862) in Noxubee County, MS children: Bulah, Lillian, Bady, Blanche, Sidney Johnston (Sid), Leonidas (Lon) died: (February 13, 1934) in Bandera, Bandera County, TX buried: Bandera Cemetery, Bandera, Bandera County, TX note: She is possibly the twin of Mary J. Farmer.
Mary J.	born: (August 1840) in Noxubee County, MS married: William P. Posey, Jr. (January 11, 1859) in Noxubee County, MS children: William P. died: ( ) in buried: note: She is possibly the twin of Catherine M. Farmer.