Young Y. Farris
Genealogy Worksheet
Jane Mason, September 5, 2004
Young Y. Farris (18) [middle name ?Yuan (4), ?Yuen(17)]
B 10Oct1809 Lincoln county KY (1)(13)
D 10Apr1886 Lower Lake, Lake county CA buried Lower Lake Cemetery(2)(13)
Parents: John D. and Mary Jane Pinnick Farris
Raised by: Nathan and Ann Pinnick Pinnick, uncle and aunt
M 26July1831 Orange county IN (3)
Mary "Polly" Dunbar middle initial R. (14-possibly Ruth)(17-possibly Rice)
B 18July1815 IN(1)(13)
D 25Apr1886 Lower Lake, Lake county CA buried Lower Lake Cemetery (13)
Parents: father possibly John Dunbar; almost certainly daughter of Jamima Charles (father Joel
Charles)Dunbar, widow who married Samuel Scarlett—several siblings married Paces
Children
Elizabeth Jane 1832-1889
Nathan Degian 1836-1905
Nancy Ann 1839-1916
William Wilson 1843-1926
John Tilton 1844-1926
James Harrison 1846-1930
Samuel S. 1848-1925
Joseph Lafayette 1854-1932
Sarah Emily 1857-1944
Laura Helen 1861-1929
No obituaries found for Young or Polly in the local papers.
Chronology:
1830 IN Orange county…no record of Young Farris in the federal census. Does not appear to be in the
census for the Nathan Pinnick family if you compare Nathan's children with census count.(5)
1831 IN Orange county…Young Farris is found in the Marriage Index(3)
1840 IN Orange county, Northwest twp…census shows Young Fares (sic) with adult female and three
children (6)
1850 IN Orange county, French Lick twp…census shows Young Farris with wife and 7 children(1)
1852 IA Page/Taylor county…in charge of validating votes for the 2nd pct in an 1852 Taylor county
election.(7)
1850's IA Page/Taylor county…"Young Farris was the first county clerk of Page county, Ia."(8)
1860 moving to CO or OR, settled possibly in Jackson county OR (9)
1860 census…so far have been unable to locate Young and family in the 1860 census for any of the various
states they might have travelled through.(9)(10)
1860 Oregon…settled in the Rogue River area of Jackson county Oregon (17) per the obituary for Young's
son, James. "…went to southern Oregon"(11)
1863 CA…the family moved to California per son James' obituary. "Three years after settling in Oregon the
family turned south and moved to California…"(11) they settle first at Horseshoe Bend, American River
and then moved on to Lower Lake, Lake county (17)
1867 CA Placer county registered to vote (16)
1870 CA, Lake county, Lower Lake…in census with wife and four children.(1)
1878 CA, Lake county, Lower Lake …found in local directory for Lake county(15)
1880 CA, Lake county, Lower Lake…in census with wife and three children, another son is living next door
with his wife.(1)
Notes:
(1) The 1850, 1870 and 1880 census are consistent in age and birthplace:
1850 IN R163 Orange county, FrenchLick twp., P473L24
Young Farris 40y farmer real estate $400 KY
Mary 35y IN all children listed as born IN
Elizabeth 18, Nathan 14, Nancy A. 12, William W. 10, John T. 8, James(blurred) 6, Samuel 2
1870 CA R73 Lake county, Lower Lake, P14S#414bL34
Y. Farris 60 /$300 farmer KY
Mary 55 IN
Samuel 21 IN farmer
Joseph 15 IA, Emma 13 IA, Laure 8 OR
1880 CA R66 Lake county, Lower Lake Pct. ED49P1L31
Young Farris 69 farmer KY VA VA
Mary 64 wife IN SC SC
Jos L. 23 son farmer IA
Laura 17 dtr OR
William W. 34 (relationship blank) farmer IA
Hattie 19 wife CA NY NY
(2) Family material of Marjorie Wilser, descendent through Nathan, gives this date. Young is not in the
1890 CA Voter Registration collected by the CA State Genealogical Alliance. Young and Polly are not
found in the 1900 CA census soundex index.
(3) Orange county IN Marriage Index Vol C -2, p36, LDS MF 1316696. (see below)
(4) Written material received from Laura's great granddaughter believed to be compiled by Violet or Iris
Mitchell, daughters of Laura Helen Farris Mitchell:
"Yuan Young Farris was born in Kentucky in 1830, his family was from Virginia.
Mary Rice Dunbar Farris was born in Indiana in 1816.
From Indiana to Oregon in covered wagon in 1859. Settled at Jackson on Rogue River.
From there to Horseshoe Bend on the American River then on to Lower Lake, Lake County for a permanent
home and sheep raising.
Buried in Old Lower Lake Cemetery."
(5) 1830 IN R14 Orange county P31L10
(6) 1840 IN R89 Orange county, Northwest twp, P52
Young Fares Male <5 1; 20-30 1; Female <5 1; 5-10 1; 20-30 1
(7) History of Taylor County Iowa, State Historical Company DesMoines - reprint of 1881 edition by
Unigraphic 1975 P 416
"The voters of the second precinct were to assemble at the residence of Benjamin Barnes, and Young Faris,
Benjamin Barnes, and Elias Bridgewater were to see that the votes were properly cast and to care for
the returns."
(8) Obituary for grandson, Franklin Green Pace in the Clarinda Herald (IA), 17Jan1918
"his grandfather, Young Farris, was the first county clerk of Page County, Ia."
(9) Clarinda Herald (IA), 27Apr1860 (see below)
(10)Nebraska City Press (NE) 1May1860 (see below)
(11)Woodland Democrat (CA), 8Feb1930
(12)Stockton family papers can be found under Oglesby Family Records at Oregon Historical Society,
Jacksonville OR.
(13)Material collected by Jim Pearce during visit to Lake County Genealogy and Historical Society and the
Lower Lake cemetery Includes probate of Young and of Mary's estate. (see below)
(14)Lake County Genealogical Society genealogy reference sheet for Mary Farris gives the middle initial of
R. Mary R. Probfile-278, llcem-168, b 18 Jul 1815, d. 25 apr 1886. There is also a Ruth Farris 1878-
1889 buried in the Farris cemetery plot in Lower Lake.
(15) LDS microfiche 6125780 McKenney's District Directory for 1878-79 (see below)
(16) State Library of California; voting registers for California counties
"Farris, Young, 55, Kentucky, farmer, township 9, registered Nov. 1, 1866"
(17) Joseph's Death Certificate [we already have the
extract so won't retype], showing father as Young Yuen
Farris. Per great grandaughter... the middle name is
pronounced YUen, emphasis on the first part of the
dipthong…
Hypothesis (unless the spelling IS correct), is that
it could be a mis-spelling of Ewan, or even Ian. This
fits with his northern England-Scotland heritage and
might turn out to be a family name.
(18) gravestone: Young Y. Farris
Additional Information re Notes
(3) July 26 1831
Young Farris, of age to Polly Dunbar, of age
This may verify that on the 26th of July 1831 I conjugated Young Farris & Polly Dunbar pursuant to a
license of ______ by the Clerk of the circuit court ________(too poor a filming to read) this 27 of July.
John T. Johnson
(9) "Gone to Pike's Peak
"A number of our citizens have started to Pike's Peak, and more of them are preparing to go. Among those
who started this week, were the following gentlemen: Lewis Neff, three sons of Andrew Morrow, Lewis
Fritz, David C. Ribble, Newton Ridenour, B. Hinds, Chas. Hinman, jr., A. S. Reed, Beecher McAlpin, kGeo.
Westheffer, John Buckingham, Joshua Buckingham, James Hawley, ___Hammond, Benj. Tanner,
___Murphy, Thomas B. Chamberlain, Henry Dorsey, Young farris and family, Wm. Scarlet and family, and
___Stockton and family. These three families will go on to Oregon if they are not suited in the Pike's Peak
region. We hear that several are prepairing to start from Amity, but are not posted as to who they are or
when they will start. We wish them all, individually and collectively, a safe and speedy trip, and an
abundance of the "root of all evil."
(10) "Oregon Emigrants
A Company from Clarinda, Page Co. Iowa consisting of Wm. Stockton, Y. Farris, Wm. Scarlet, Mr. Fraley
and their families arrived here on Saturday on their way to Oregon.
While they were encamped on the opposite side of the river, a little boy, about three years old, son of Mr.
Scarlet, who had been ill previous to starting grew worse and died. The bereaved parents deposited the
body of their little one in Wyuka Cemetery yesterday and this morning with saddened hearts will pursue their
way toward the setting son."
(13)
Superior court Lake County, Petition for Letters of Administration, filed 25Feb1889, #277
Young Farris: Petition of J. H. Farris
Young Farris died on or about the 10th day of April, 1886, in the county of Lake, California. Property to
wit, The said real estate consists of 80 acres of land in Lake County, California part improved described as
follows. vis.: The W 1/2 of the SE 1/4 of Sec6T12NR6W.M. estimate of value of $600.00. That said estate
is common property. That the personal property consists of a claim for $40 against J. L. Farris, which is
common property. That the next of kin of said deceased....heirs are....
Mary Farris, his surviving wife, who died in Lake County California about April 25, 1886, aged 71 years
E. F. Pace, aged 56years, residing in Colorado
N. D. Farris, aged 54 years, residing in Fresno, Cal.
N. A. Stockton, aged 50 years, residing in Idaho
S. S. Farris, aged 39, residence unknown
W. W. Farris, 46 years
J. L. Farris, aged 44 years
J. H. Farris, aged 42 years
Emma Clayton, aged 32 years
Laura Mitchell, aged 27 years
J. L. Farris, aged 34 years all living at Lower Lake, Lake Co. California
Superior court Lake County, Petition for Letters of Administration, filed 25Feb1889, #278
Probate for Mary Faris: Petition of J. H. Farris
Mary Farris died on or about the 25th day of April, 1886, in the county of Lake, California
Heirs...(basically the same as for Young)
(15) McKenney's District Directory
for
1878-9
of
Yolo, Solano, Napa, Lake,
Marin and Sonoma
Counties,
Including all Residents, with Sketch of
Cities and Towns.
L. M. McKenney Publisher, San Francisco
Page 197 Lake County
Farris, W W, frmr, 160 acres
Farris Y, laborer
