Edna (Baxter) Farris (abt. 1867 - 1920)

Born about Nov 1867 in Kentucky, United States

Wife of Stephen Farris — married 3 Sep 1894 in Madison, Kentucky, United States

Died 9 Feb 1920 at about age 52 in Berea, Madison, Kentucky, United States

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Biography

Edna (Baxter) Farris lived in Appalachia, in Kentucky.

Edna was born about 1867. She is the daughter of Richmond Baxter and Spicie White. She married Stephen Farris in 1894 in Madison County, Kentucky. She has 1 child: Arthur John Baxter She passed away in 1920. Burial in Berea Cemetery, Berea, Kentucky.

Sources

• 1880 Census: "1880 United States Federal Census"
  Year: 1880; Census Place: Glade, Madison, Kentucky; Roll: 431; Page: 506b; Enumeration District: 076
  Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 6742 #10855616 (accessed 30 March 2024)
  Audnie Baxter (13), single daughter, Homeworker, in household of Richmond Baxter (62) in Glade, Madison, Kentucky, USA. Born in Kentucky.
• "United States Census, 1900", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M9HZ-TV4 : Wed Mar 06 11:25:31 UTC 2024), Entry for Steven Farris and Edna L Farris, 1900.
• 1910 Census: "1910 United States Federal Census"
  Year: 1910; Census Place: Duncanon, Madison, Kentucky; Roll: T624_494; Page: 4a; Enumeration District: 0076; FHL microfilm: 1374507
  Ancestry Record 7884 #188664444 (accessed 30 March 2024)
  Edna L Harris (42), wife, in household of Steve Harris (71) in Duncanon, Madison, Kentucky, USA. Born in Kentucky.
• 1920 Census: "1920 United States Federal Census"
  Year: 1920; Census Place: Duncanon, Madison, Kentucky; Roll: T625_590; Page: 9A; Enumeration District: 106
  Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 6061 #74162585 (accessed 30 March 2024)
  Edna L Farris (51), widowed head of household in Duncanon, Madison, Kentucky. Born in Kentucky.
• "Kentucky, County Marriages, 1797-1954", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q2DH-GK46 : Sat Feb 24 06:38:04 UTC 2024), Entry for Arther John Baxter and Edna L Farris, 12 Aug 1909.
• Military: "U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918"
  Original data: United States, Selective Service System. World War I Selective Service System Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration. M1509, 4,582 rolls. Imaged from Family History Library microfilm
  Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 6482 #330094550 (accessed 30 March 2024)
  Name: Edna Farris; Child: Authur Baxter.
• Mothers Obituary: "Kentucky, U.S., Newspapers.com™ Stories and Events Index, 1800's-current"
  The Citizen; Publication Date: 24/ Oct/ 1907; Publication Place: Berea, Kentucky, USA; URL: https://www.newspapers.com/image/71292921/?article=696374fa-bab4-449f-8582-9c137a318b41&xid=5505&terms=Edna_Farris
  Ancestry Record 50042 #4406491936 (accessed 30 March 2024)
  Name: Edna Farris; Topic: Human Interest; Residence Date: 24 Oct 1907; Residence Place: Berea, Kentucky, USA; Newspaper Title: The Citizen.
• "Kentucky Death Records, 1911-1967", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NSKY-MV3 : Sun Mar 10 06:44:15 UTC 2024), Entry for Edna J. Farris and Richmond Baxter, 9 February 1920.
• Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/8317089/edna-farris: accessed March 30, 2024), memorial page for Edna Baxter Farris (Nov 1867–9 Feb 1920), Find a Grave Memorial ID 8317089, citing Berea Cemetery, Berea, Madison County, Kentucky, USA; Maintained by Paul McCracken (contributor 46596518).