Arthur Faris1,2

M, b. circa 1882
Family Explorer
FatherAmzi M. Faris1 b. 19 Jul 1842, d. 1 Feb 1929
MotherEtta M. Hughes1 b. circa 1858, d. 1913
Birth*Arthur Faris was born circa 1882 in Kansas (based on the 1885 Kansas state census.)1 

Citations

  1. [S616] 1 Mar 1885 State Census, Kansas, Ellsworth County, Anzi Farris household, family 298, Empire Township, Ellsworth p.o., book 88, page 51.
  2. [S153] Ellsworth Reporter, "Photo of Faris home" taken 17 Jun 1901, date published unknown.

Ada (--------)1,2

F, b. circa 1861
Family Explorer
Birth*Ada (--------) was born circa 1861 in Indiana (based on the 1885 Kansas state census.)3,4,5 
Marriage*She married Sylvester Curtis French, son of William French Senior and Rosamill Hoyt, on 14 December 1881.1,6 

Family

Sylvester Curtis French b. 25 Jul 1853, d. before 4 May 1943
Children
  • Blanche French1,2 b. circa 1882
  • Alva French7,2 b. circa 1893

Citations

  1. [S616] 1 Mar 1885 State Census, Kansas, Ellsworth County, Curtis French household, family 324, Empire Township, Ellsworth p.o., book 88, page 55.
  2. [S2711] Kay VanLerberg, Ellsworth County Families, page 21.
  3. [S616] 1 Mar 1885 State Census, Kansas, Ellsworth County, Curtis French household, family 324, Empire Township, Ellsworth p.o., book 88, page 55; inidcates born c 1861 (age 24) in Indiana.
  4. [S667] 1 Mar 1895 State Census, Kansas, Ellsworth County, Curtis French household, dwelling 100, family 113, Empire Township, book 121, page 16; inidcates born c 1862 (age 33) in Indiana.
  5. [S2711] Kay VanLerberg, Ellsworth County Families, page 21; born c 1861 Indiana.
  6. [S2711] Kay VanLerberg, Ellsworth County Families, page 21; married 14 Dec 1881.
  7. [S667] 1 Mar 1895 State Census, Kansas, Ellsworth County, Curtis French household, dwelling 100, family 113, Empire Township, book 121, page 16.

Brownlee Becker Faris1,2

M, b. 29 August 1879
Family Explorer
Adoptive fatherHenry Van Deman Faris3,4,5 b. 8 Jun 1838, d. 17 Nov 1928
Adoptive motherEmmeline Pitezel3,4 b. 18 Sep 1844, d. 23 Aug 1934
Birth*Brownlee Becker Faris was born on 29 August 1879 in Kansas.6,7,8 
BirthAnother source says he was born circa 1880 at Ellsworth County, Kansas.5 
Marriage*He married Alice Steere.9 

Family

Alice Steere

Citations

  1. [S1708] Find A Grave (online http://www.findagrave.com/), Buckeye Cemetery, Empire Township, Ellsworth County, Kansas; Henry Vandemane Faris and Emmeline (Pitezel) Faris; accessed 3 Apr 2011.
  2. [S1794] National Archives and Records Administration, World War I Draft Cards, images online at http://www.ancestry.com, World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918, Kansas, Lane County, Draft Card F, image 5 of 22, accessed 13 June 2015; Brownlee Becker Faris, 1 Sep 1918, Dighton, Lane County, Kansas, roll 1643587.
  3. [S616] 1 Mar 1885 State Census, Kansas, Ellsworth County, Henry V. Farris household, family 288, Empire Township, p.o. Ellsworth, book 88, page 51.
  4. [S1708] Find A Grave (online http://www.findagrave.com/), Buckeye Cemetery, Empire Township, Ellsworth County, Kansas; Henry Vandemane Faris and Emmeline (Pitezel) Faris; accessed 3 Apr 2011; adopted.
  5. [S2711] Kay VanLerberg, Ellsworth County Families, page 4.
  6. [S616] 1 Mar 1885 State Census, Kansas, Ellsworth County, Henry V. Farris household, family 288, Empire Township, p.o. Ellsworth, book 88, page 51; indicates born c 1880 (age 5) in Kansas.
  7. [S667] 1 Mar 1895 State Census, Kansas, Ellsworth County, H. V. Faris household, dwelling 45, family 48, Empire Township, book 121, page 7; indicates born c 1880 (age 15) in Kansas.
  8. [S1794] National Archives and Records Administration, World War I Draft Cards, images online at http://www.ancestry.com, World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918, Kansas, Lane County, Draft Card F, image 5 of 22, accessed 13 June 2015; Brownlee Becker Faris, 1 Sep 1918, Dighton, Lane County, Kansas, roll 1643587; born 29 Aug 1879.
  9. [S1794] National Archives and Records Administration, World War I Draft Cards, images online at http://www.ancestry.com, World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918, Kansas, Lane County, Draft Card F, image 5 of 22, accessed 13 June 2015; Brownlee Becker Faris, 1 Sep 1918, Dighton, Lane County, Kansas, roll 1643587; nearest relative Alice Steere Faris, Healy, Lane Co, Kan.

Mary Becker Faris1

F, b. circa 1874
Family Explorer
Adoptive fatherHenry Van Deman Faris2,1,3 b. 8 Jun 1838, d. 17 Nov 1928
Adoptive motherEmmeline Pitezel2,1 b. 18 Sep 1844, d. 23 Aug 1934
Birth*Mary Becker Faris was born circa 1874 in Ellsworth County, Kansas, (based on the 1885 Kansas state census.)2,4,5 
Marriage*She married Walter Rasmussen.3 

Family

Walter Rasmussen

Citations

  1. [S1708] Find A Grave (online http://www.findagrave.com/), Buckeye Cemetery, Empire Township, Ellsworth County, Kansas; Henry Vandemane Faris and Emmeline (Pitezel) Faris; accessed 3 Apr 2011.
  2. [S616] 1 Mar 1885 State Census, Kansas, Ellsworth County, Henry V. Farris household, family 288, Empire Township, p.o. Ellsworth, book 88, page 51.
  3. [S2711] Kay VanLerberg, Ellsworth County Families, page 4.
  4. [S667] 1 Mar 1895 State Census, Kansas, Ellsworth County, H. V. Faris household, dwelling 45, family 48, Empire Township, book 121, page 7.
  5. [S2711] Kay VanLerberg, Ellsworth County Families, page 4; born c 1874 Ellsworth Co.

Effie Jane Ewing1,2

F, b. 23 June 1881, d. 8 August 1963
Family Explorer
FatherJeremiah Redfern Ewing3,1,4 b. 7 Apr 1850, d. 13 Feb 1926
MotherJane Fox3,1,5 b. 2 Jun 1855, d. 14 Dec 1908
Birth*Effie Jane Ewing was born on 23 June 1881 at Carneiro, Ellsworth County, Kansas.6,7,1,8,9,10,11,12 
Photo* Effie and George Ewing - perhaps about 1900 (click on camera for photo.)
Marriage*She married Frank Bell Sheridan, son of William James Sheridan and Sarah Jane Powers, on 10 August 1904.13,14,15,16 
(Attendee) BurialMrs Effie Sheridan attended the funeral of her sister-in-law, Ruth Phoebe Ewing on 20 August 1962 at Evergreen Cemetery, Hugo, Lincoln County, Colorado.17,18,19,20,21 
Death*Effie Jane Ewing died on 8 August 1963, at her home at Carneiro, Ellsworth County, Kansas, at age 82.7,22,6,23 
Burial*She was buried on 11 August 1963 at Carneiro Cemetery, Ellsworth County, Kansas.7,22,6,2 
Grave*The gravestone at Carneiro Cemetery, Carneiro, Ellsworth County, Kansas, reads:
     EFFIE JANE SHERIDAN
     CARNEIRO, KAN. JUNE 23, 1881
     CARNEIRO, KAN. AUG. 8, 1963.7,6
Grave The Sheridan Family Monument at Carneiro Cemetery, Carneiro, Ellsworth County, Kansas, reads:
     SHERIDAN.24

Family

Frank Bell Sheridan b. 28 Nov 1878, d. 21 Nov 1945
Child

Citations

  1. [S1601] Georgia E. (Ewing) Breen Morgan, Jacob Ewing Also Known as Jacob Ewen 1783-1851, page 52, 76.
  2. [S461] Ellsworth Obits, "Mrs Frank Sheridan", 15 Aug 1963.
  3. [S616] 1 Mar 1885 State Census, Kansas, Ellsworth County, Jerry R. Ewing household, dwelling 124, family 133, Garfield Township, p.o. Terra Cotta, book 89, page 22.
  4. [S153] Ellsworth Reporter, "Jeremiah R. Ewing" obituary 18 Feb 1926.
  5. [S156] Ellsworth Messenger, "Funeral of Mrs. Ewing", 24 Dec 1908.
  6. [S1708] Find A Grave (online http://www.findagrave.com/), Carneiro Cemetery, Carneiro, Ellsworth County, Kansas; gravestone photo added 14 Jul 2010 by Dark Graveyard Walkers; Effie Jane Sheridan, 23 Jun 1881, Carneiro, Kan-8 Aug 1963, Carneiro, Kan.
  7. [S87] Gravestone read by Kay VanLerberg, 7 Jul 1968, Carneiro Cemetery, Ellsworth County, Kansas.
  8. [S616] 1 Mar 1885 State Census, Kansas, Ellsworth County, Jerry R. Ewing household, dwelling 124, family 133, Garfield Township, p.o. Terra Cotta, book 89, page 22; indicates born c 1882 (age 3) in Ellsworth County, Kansas.
  9. [S667] 1 Mar 1895 State Census, Kansas, Ellsworth County, J. R. Ewing household, dwelling 135, family 139, Garfield Township, book 122, page 24; indicates born c 1882 (age 13) in Kansas.
  10. [S713] 1 Mar 1915 State Census, Kansas, Ellsworth County, F. B. Sheridan household, dwelling 1, family 1, Carneiro Township, book 88, page 1; indicates born c 1882 (age 33) in Kansas.
  11. [S712] 1 Mar 1925 State Census, Kansas, Ellsworth County, Frank Sheridan household, Carneiro Township, family 10, book 76, page 2; indicates born c 1882 (age 43) in Kansas.
  12. [S461] Ellsworth Obits, "Mrs Frank Sheridan", 15 Aug 1963; born 23 Jun 1881, Carneiro.
  13. [S1601] Georgia E. (Ewing) Breen Morgan, Jacob Ewing Also Known as Jacob Ewen 1783-1851, page 76; narrued 19 Aug 1904.
  14. [S713] 1 Mar 1915 State Census, Kansas, Ellsworth County, F. B. Sheridan household, dwelling 1, family 1, Carneiro Township, book 88, page 1.
  15. [S712] 1 Mar 1925 State Census, Kansas, Ellsworth County, Frank Sheridan household, Carneiro Township, family 10, book 76, page 2.
  16. [S461] Ellsworth Obits, "Mrs Frank Sheridan", 15 Aug 1963; married 10 Aug 1904.
  17. [S1974] Death Record Lincoln County, Colorado, Lincoln County Clerk, Office of County Recorder, Ruth Phoebe Ewing, died 16 Aug 1962, filed 25 Oct 1962, book 245, page 24, informant George Ewing, copy from Georgia (Ewing) Morgan 19 Apr 2006.
  18. [S1976] Eastern Colorado Plainsman, 23 Aug 1962, "Mrs Geo. Ewing Dies Thursday."
  19. [S156] Ellsworth Messenger, "Former Resident Passes Away", 22 Aug 1962.
  20. [S156] Ellsworth Messenger, obituary of "Mrs. George Ewing", 29 Aug 1962.
  21. [S87] Gravestone read by Kay VanLerberg, Evergreen Cemetery, Hugo, Colorado, 29 Aug 1984, gravestone of Ruth F. Ewing, 1889-1962.
  22. [S1601] Georgia E. (Ewing) Breen Morgan, Jacob Ewing Also Known as Jacob Ewen 1783-1851, page 76.
  23. [S461] Ellsworth Obits, "Mrs Frank Sheridan", 15 Aug 1963; died 8 Aug 1963, at home, Carneiro, age 82y1m15d.
  24. [S1708] Find A Grave (online http://www.findagrave.com/), Carneiro Cemetery, Carneiro, Ellsworth County, Kansas; Sheridan family plot monument; containing graves of William James and Sarah Jane Sheridan, Elizabeth M. Kreider, Alex and Belle Sheridan, William C Sheridan, Frank Bell Sheridan, Effie Jane Sheridan and Joseph B. Sheridan, photo added 14 Jul 2010 by Dark Graveyard Walkers.
  25. [S1601] Georgia E. (Ewing) Breen Morgan, Jacob Ewing Also Known as Jacob Ewen 1783-1851, page 78.
  26. [S2711] Kay VanLerberg, Ellsworth County Families, page 13.