 1871 - 1951 (79 years)
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| Name |
Hugh Alfred Farris [1] |
| Birth |
27 Jun 1871 |
Winchester, Franklin County, TN  [1] |
| Gender |
Male |
| Death |
7 Mar 1951 |
Johnson Memorial Hospital [1, 2] |
- Obituary -- Dr. Hugh Alfred Farris
Hemingway March 7 Special -- Dr. Hugh Alfred Farris, 80 years old, doctor of dental surgery, died in the Johnson Memorial hospital today.
Funeral services will be held at the chapel of the Morris Funeral Home Thursday at 3 p.m. with the Rev. Leroy Calder officiating assisted by the Rev. H.B. Jones and the Rev. L.H. Carter both of Hemingway. Burial will follow in the family plot of Elmwood Cemetery in Georgetown.
Active pallbearers will be Joe D. Chinnes, Roy Southern, Joe Cox, Cecil Racliffe, Clarence P. Snowden Jr. and Edward Chinnes.
Dr. Farris was a son of the late Thomas Decatur and Nancy Anne Criner Farris of Tennessee. He attended high school in Sweetwater, Texas and went to medical school in Nashville. He was graduated from the Baltimore College of Dental Surgery.
After practicing in Baltimore for two years he moved to Georgetown where he spent the greater part of his life.
During his practice he was dental surgeon for Bernard Baruch and Grover Cleveland.
Dr. Farris was awarded a citation and congressional medal for his five years continuous service in the United State selective service. He was a member of the South Carolina, Texas, and Maryland Dental Associations past sectary treasurer of the Knights of Pythias in Georgetown and member of the Masonic Lodge of Georgetown.
Surviving are his widow, the former Miss Louise Fowler of Lake City; four sons, Bethel R. Farris of Charleston, Chester C. Farris of Mount Pleasant, Amos K. Farris of Key West, Fla. and Charlie L. Farris of New Orleans; three daughters. Mrs. Geneva Williams of Charleston, Mrs. John W. White of Morgantown, W. Va., Mrs. Harvey D. Scott of Moorehead, NC; 17 grandchildren and 17 great grand children.
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| Person ID |
I13241 |
Crane Genealogy |
| Last Modified |
13 Jan 2020 |
| Family 1 |
Emma Bertie Richardson, b. 12 Nov 1875, Church Creek, Dorchester County, MD d. 12 May 1921, Georgetown, Georgetown County, SC (Age 45 years) |
| Marriage |
Cal 1891 [3] |
| Children |
| | 1. Bethel Richardson Farris, Sr., b. 21 Apr 1892, Baltimore, MD d. 25 Mar 1956, Charleston, Charleston County, SC (Age 63 years) |
| | 2. Hugh Albert Farris, b. 19 Jan 1894, Georgetown, Georgetown County, SC d. 11 Jan 1927, Kelley Sanitarium (Age 32 years) |
| | 3. Cecil C. Farris, b. Cal 1896, South Carolina |
| | 4. Chester Criner Farris, b. 8 Mar 1896, Georgetown, Georgetown County, SC d. 10 Jan 1981 (Age 84 years) |
| | 5. Amos Kurts Farris, b. 26 Aug 1898, Georgetown, Georgetown County, SC d. 26 Mar 1973, McAllen, Hidalgo County, TX (Age 74 years) |
| | 6. Arthur C. Farris, b. Cal 1899, South Carolina |
| | 7. Charles Leonard Farris, b. 13 Sep 1900, Georgetown, Georgetown County, SC d. Apr 1981, New Orkeans, Orleans Parish, LA (Age 80 years) |
| | 8. Living |
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| Family ID |
F4852 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
| Last Modified |
12 Jan 2020 |
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| Sources |
- [S1970] Death Certificate; Farris, Hugh Alfred, (8 Mar 1951), 12 Jan 2020 (Reliability: 3).
- [S1983] Obituary, Farris, Hugh Alfred, (8 Mar 1951), 12 Jan 2020 (Reliability: 2).
- [S1974] 1910 U.S. Census, Gerogetown County, SC, 12 Jan 2020 (Reliability: 3).
Hugh A. Farris - HoH (Hugh's name is incorrectly listed as 'Herbert', Emma's name incorrectly listed as 'Elizabeth' and Hugh Jr. is shown as 'Herbert A. Jr.'.
Year: 1910; Census Place: Georgetown, Georgetown, South Carolina; Roll: T624_1458; Page: 1A; Enumeration District: 0037.
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