Tallapoosa County AlArchives Biographies.....Thomas Taylor & Amanda Austin Farrow 1841 - 1926 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/al/alfiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Helen Pate Ross (deceased) January 6, 2004, 5:50 pm Author: Helen Pate Ross FARROW & AUSTIN THOMAS TAYLOR & AMANDA AUSTIN FARROW FAMILY THOMAS T FARROW the third son of FRANKLIN GEORGE & MARY ELIZABETH TAYLOR FARROW was born Nov 20, 1841- Dec 5,1926. After THOMAS T returned from the Civil War he married AMANDA AUSTIN -b Jan 10, 1847-March 2, 1927. daughter of Reverend HENRY AUSTIN & KATHERINE BEAKLY AUSTIN. The Austins came from South Carolina in a wagon in the early 1830's. THOMAS TAYLOR and AMANDA FARROW and all of their childen except CUMBIE FARROW, who is buried in Ann Arbor, Michigan, are buried in the Sardis United Methodist Church Cemetery, Highway 50 , Dadeville AL. THOMAS TAYLOR FARROW was known as "a sound businessman" and his home and various business interests were the essence of the community of Suzanna (now covered by the waters of Lake Martin). in addition to his land holdings and farming, he operated a general store, gristmill, flour mill, and the Farrow Gold Mining Company. THOMAS TAYLOR & AMANDA FARROW had five children. 1 WILLIAM COLEY FARROW 6 February 1880-23 April, 1967; On 25 January 1906, He married FRANCES MARION SMITH 25 Nov 1886- 10 Jan,, 1974. FRANCES was the daughter of Reverend JAMES ARTHUR SMITH & MARTHA ELIZABETH CARROLL SMITH. WILLIAM & FRANCES FARROW has nine children. 1 COLEY AUBREY FARROW b 25 Jan 1907-2 Jun 1989 2 MARION LUCILLE FARROW b October 27 1908 Married June 7, 1950 WILLIAM FRANK KNOX born 13 November 1906- 15 June 1956. a BRENDA NELL KNOX born 18 July 1955 b KAREN JO KNOX born 30 November 1957 mrried GREG c BILLY FRANCES KNOX born 15 April 1960 Child: JEANIE MARIE KNOX HOLLIS ERIN ELIZABET KNOX d WESLEY KNOX born 26 November, 1963 f ERIC LESTER KNOX b 3 November 1969. 3 GRADY FRANKLIN FARROW maried Katherine BRAZELL a THOMAS TERRELLl FARROW b JOHN FRANK FARROW 4 HENRY LESTER FARROW b 2 February 1914- 2 January 3, 1981 married SALLIE LOU JOHNSON 5 WESLEY TALMADGE FARROW b 30 August 1916- December 13, 1962 Never married Wesley T died in a fire that destroyed the Old Farrow home Decembe 13, 1962 6 OPAL FRANCES FARROW PENNEY b May 14 1919- 1991 married DUWARD BELMONT PENNEY b Feb 12, 1913-Jul 22 1977 a BOBBIE LOU PENNEY b Sepember 9, 1942 married THOMAS LARRY DICKINSON sr Child: PENNY LOU DICKINSON TERRI LYNN DICKINSON THOMAS LARRY DICKINSON jr married MELISSA HARTLEY 7 JAMES THOMAS FARROW 8 JOSEPH WALTER FARROW 9 PAUL MAYNARD FARROW 2 CUMBIE FARROW married ESTHER ALLEN 5 children 1 WILLIAM FARROW, 2 HERBERT FARROW 3 RAYMOND FARROW, 4 THOMAS CUMBIE FARROW 5 LOU DOVIE FARROW 3 DOVIE FARROW FARROW married HENRY WALLS six children. 1 VATE WALLS S 2 SAMUEL WALLS 3 CHESTER WALLS 4 WILLIAM WALLS 5 ARTHUR WALLS 6 VIRGINIA WALLS KNOX 4 DONIE FARROW married August 21, 1916 Dadeville AL, ALBERT HENRY CURRY born September 1, 1896- d August 12 1969- son of James "John " CURRY and RHODIE WILLLIAMS CURRY Albert & Donie CURRY ran several general stores in Dadeville and Jackson Gap. Albert worked for the Public Works Administration and later ran CURRY'S FISH CAMP on Lake Martin. Donie FARROW CURRY lived to age 96. She died at the Dadeville Nursing Home on January 10, 1984. They are both buried at Sardis Methodist Church Cemetery at Dadeville AL They had three children 1 AMANDA CURRY DONALSON 2 VIVIAN CURRY TURNER 3 DEWEY CURRY 5 EVILENA FARROW b 1871-1950 married GEORGE WALLS. 4 children 1 ANNIE WALLS CHRISTIAN 2 DAISY WALLS McLAIN 3 ELLA WALLS REEVES 4 GEORGE WALLS jr After their parents died MARY E FARROW lived with her brother THOMAS T FARROW until she married JOHN RAYMOND RAY. Mary was my great grandfather's sister and she married my great grandmother NANCY RAY FARROW's nephew JOHN RAYMOND RAY.. GEORGE & WESLEY FARROW sons of FRANKLIN GEORGE FARROW brothers of THOMAS T FARROW This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/alfiles/ File size: 4.8 Kb