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Col Frederick Hillsman Farrar Sr.

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Col Frederick Hillsman Farrar Sr.

Birth
Claiborne County, Mississippi, USA
Death
30 May 1898 (aged 85)
Saint Francisville, West Feliciana Parish, Louisiana, USA
Burial
Adams County, Mississippi, USA Add to Map
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Frederick Hillsman Farrar was living in Pointe Coupee Parish in 1861 serving as District Judge of Pointe Coupee and Concordia Parish.During the early part of the Civil War Frederick served as Colonel of Militia organizing troops for the state. After losing two sons in battle and his home and property to occupation Frederick enlisted as a Private in Company K, Chalmette Regiment Militia at age fifty later enlisting in Colonel Isaac Harrison's 3rd Cavalry Regiment in Western Louisiana fighting in the Battle of Mansfield and the Red River Campaign.

Spouse: Mary Isabella Jane Bullock married 3-Nov-1836 in Natchez, Mississippi

Children:
Frederick Hillsman Farrar 1837 - 1863
Thomas Prince Farrar 1841 - 1862
Martha Isabella Farrar Montgomery 1844 - 1917

Parents:
Thomas Jefferson Farrar Jr. 1770-1839
Born in Mecklenburg, Va.
Martha Farrar 1785-1827, daughter of Thomas A. Farrar and Margaret Prince

Siblings:
Elizabeth Howard Farrar 1814- ?
Thomas Prince Farrar 1817-1880
George Stiles Farrar 1818-1818
Matilda Margaret Farrar Alderson 1820-1847
Judge Edgar Douglas Farrar 1821-1901
Frederick Hillsman Farrar was living in Pointe Coupee Parish in 1861 serving as District Judge of Pointe Coupee and Concordia Parish.During the early part of the Civil War Frederick served as Colonel of Militia organizing troops for the state. After losing two sons in battle and his home and property to occupation Frederick enlisted as a Private in Company K, Chalmette Regiment Militia at age fifty later enlisting in Colonel Isaac Harrison's 3rd Cavalry Regiment in Western Louisiana fighting in the Battle of Mansfield and the Red River Campaign.

Spouse: Mary Isabella Jane Bullock married 3-Nov-1836 in Natchez, Mississippi

Children:
Frederick Hillsman Farrar 1837 - 1863
Thomas Prince Farrar 1841 - 1862
Martha Isabella Farrar Montgomery 1844 - 1917

Parents:
Thomas Jefferson Farrar Jr. 1770-1839
Born in Mecklenburg, Va.
Martha Farrar 1785-1827, daughter of Thomas A. Farrar and Margaret Prince

Siblings:
Elizabeth Howard Farrar 1814- ?
Thomas Prince Farrar 1817-1880
George Stiles Farrar 1818-1818
Matilda Margaret Farrar Alderson 1820-1847
Judge Edgar Douglas Farrar 1821-1901

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