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Farris, Thomas - 8th Tennessee (Dibrell's) Cavalry

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THOMAS FARRIS
8^th TENNESSEE (DIBRELL'S) CAVALRY
CSA

PERSONAL INFORMATION

Born: 13 Sep 1842 in White County, TN
Died: 20 Jun 1914 in Putnam County, TN
Buried: West Graveyard, Putnam County, TN
Parents: Joseph and Margaret (Mills) Farris

Married: Emily Burgess on 7 Sep 1868 in Putnam County, TN
Born: 24 Nov 1845 in White County, TN
Died: 4 Apr 1923 in Putnam County, TN
Buried: West Graveyard, Putnam County, TN
Parents: Joel and Ruth (Allison?) Burgess

Children:

1. Richard Farris
2. Daniel Farris
3. Joseph Farris
4. Wade Winfield Farris

RELATIVES WHO SERVED

• Brother: Farris, John - 8th Tennessee (Dibrell's) Cavalry
• Brother-in-law: Burgess, James Marion - 8th Tennessee (Dibrell's) Cavalry
• Brother-in-law: Joseph Burgess - 22nd Tennessee (Murray's) Infantry Battalion
• Brother-in-law: Nichols, James M. - 8th Tennessee (Dibrell's) Cavalry

MILITARY INFORMATION

13^th (Gore's) Tennessee Cavalry
(also known as 8^th Tennessee Cavalry)
Company H

ABSTRACT:

• Entered military as Private and left as a Private
• Enlisted on 15 Sep 1862 at White County, TN
• 12 Oct 1862: Present

PENSION APPLICATION ABSTRACT

S5563

(Download Full Pension Application)

ABSTRACT:

• Filed: 3 Sep 1903
• Accepted
• Residence: Cookeville, Putnam County, TN
• Member: Co. H, 8th TN Cavalry
• Born: 13 Sep 1842 in Putnam County, TN
• Enlisted: 1862 in Captain Jim Barnes Co. H, 8th TN Cavalry; Col. George G. Dibrell
• Wife is 60 years old
• 4 sons
• Attest: Moore, George Monchoates- 8th Tennessee (Dibrell's) Cavalry & Huddleston, Alvin Cullom - 8th Tennessee (Dibrell's) Cavalry

Supporting Documents:

• J. T. Pointer (15 Oct 1904) - Tax Assessment
• Sliger, William Lafayette - 25th Tennessee Infantry (22 Oct 1904) - During a conflict in GA, TF was hit by a shell in his back and knocked from his saddle.
• Dyer, William L. - 8th Tennessee (Dibrell's) Cavalry  (22 Oct 1904) - WLD was wounded at Parker's Cross Roads.
• Andy Sliger (22 Oct 1904) - Supports his claim
• Farley, David - 8th Tennessee (Dibrell's) Cavalry  (22 Oct 1904) - Supports his claim
• Sliger, William Lafayette - 25th Tennessee Infantry(13 Dec 1904) - Supports his claim
• J. N. King (8 Jun 1905) - Requests Status of Claim
• Sliger, William Lafayette - 25th Tennessee Infantry (22 Jul 1905) - WLS and TF were separated from Dibrell's Regiment at Wanesboro, GA and fell in with Capt. Wm. Rogers Co. until April 1865. Then they got with Champ Ferguson's gang until the surrender.
• R. E. L. Proffitt (29 Jul 1905) - Supports his claim
• Thomas Farris (29 Jul 1905) - Requests status of his claim

CENSUS DATA

• 1850 Census: White County, TN, Page 72
• 1860 Census: Putnam County, TN, Page 16
• 1870 Census: Putnam County, TN, Page 117
• 1880 Census: Putnam County, TN, Page 91A
• 1900 Census: Putnam County, TN, Page 1B
• 1910 Census: Putnam County, TN, Page 9A

OBITUARY

Putnam County Herald
9 July 1914
Vol. XII, No. 27, Page 4

• Thomas Farris was born Sept 13, 1842, and died June 30, 1914, aged 72 years. He married Emily Burgess Sept 7, 1868. He was a Confederate Soldier. He was a live brave soldier, always up and at his place, ready for duty. He lived and raised a family in Putnam county. He was a straight honest citizen, true to his promises. He was not a member of any church. Myself and brother Tinnon, pastor of the Methodist Church at Cookeville, visited him some days before his death and he said that he intended to live a better life and talked to his family about it, and they think that perhaps he converted before he died . . . Brother Tinnon and the writer conducted the burial services at West Cemetery where a large crowd of citizens and relatives gathered -- W. L. Ray, A Confederat Comrade

ADDITIONAL DATA

• TN Confederate Widow's Pension Application: #5522 Emily (Burgess) Farris
• Death Certificate: Putnam County, TN (1914) - #119 - Thomas Farris

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