Farr of East DeKalb, New York - some genealogy

The Ancestors of Czarina FARR - done some time ago for a correspondent
The Ancestors of Joe Makowiec - August 2001 - .pdf; 164K; includes Cole, Farr, Dresser and Cushman lines
The Descendants of Vesta Cushman - April 2003 - .pdf; 65K
The Descendants of James Farr - April 2003 - .pdf; 39K
Family Group Sheet for Mary Farr and James Hayes 2nd - January 2002 - .pdf, 10K

Note the LYONS line in The Ancestors of Joe Makowiec comes from Ancestral File (AF), and yes, I know just how accurate AF can be at times, but it was my first and best break on this line, and I haven't had time to get back and do better research on it. Also, The Ancestors of Joe Makowiec and The Descendants of James Farr list a "Urilla" FARR 1829-1850 (male); I've recently found out from census returns that it might be "Marilla" FARR (female). More when it's better researched.

Some pictures:

Farr/Dresser Picture Page - from Joe
Farr Gravesite, East DeKalb Cemetery
Aerial photo of East DeKalb, and topographic map of the same area, from Microsoft's TerraServer. The diagonal line from the upper right corner of the image is the railroad, which runs past the former FARR farm (white buildings left center). The comma-shaped image on the bottom is the East DeKalb cemetery, directly across East DeKalb Road from the Hermon-DeKalb Central School complex. The road running diagonally across the lower right corner is US 11.
Mapquest Map of the area
Gravestone of Susanah FARR McMonagle (1828-1908) and her daughter Katie McMONAGLE Thompson (1851-1876) - .jpg file, 44K

The Morgan Area Genealogical Association of Illinois has graciously posted a picture and biography of Algernon SS Farr, who lived in Springfield, Illinois.

Added information:

There is some discussion about the last name of Elizabeth Ann [something] Farr, wife of James FARR Jr. In the Agernon FARR obit above her name is given as "a Miss Elsen"; in other documents, it is listed as St LAWRENCE. I recently came across a transcription Cleora FARR did of a sampler worked by Elizabeth Ann Farr. Click on the thumbnail below to see the whole thing.
I've recently heard from cousin Jerry Farr with some added information, and discovered a HAYES line in East DeKalb. This information is making its way into my database. What I have is included in the above update.

Click on the image (left) to see a larger (and hopefully legible) version of Cleora's note. (.jpg - 59k) Or, if you like, the image can be downloaded at http://makowiec.org/farr/cleoraNote.jpg. Or e-mail me and request a high-res version (~300k).

Go to the main page of the Makowiec Website

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