Ray County, Missouri Biographies - James Love Farris (1833-1905)

Source: Ancestry.com


James Love Farris (Sr.) was born May 7, 1833 in Williamsburg, Kentucky. When he was
two years old his parents moved to Jefferson County, Tennessee. In 1856 he moved to
Ray County, Missouri. James was married in 1859 to Miss Amanda Tisdale, of Ray County,
and two sons were born to them, Don W., and James L. Jr. In the spring of 1861 James
joined the Confederate army, entering service in the Missouri state guard, under
General Sterling Price. He subsequently enlisted in the regular Confederate army, and
for his devotion, gallantry and soldierly bearing was promoted to a captaincy of
artillery, and commanded the second battery organized in Missouri for the Confederate
service. James participated in the battles of Lexington, Missouri; Pea Ridge, Iuku,
Corinth, the siege of Jackson, Mississippi, and fought through the Georgia campaign
under General Hood in his march upon, and retreat from Nashville, Tennessee, as well
as in the battle of Selma, Alabama, under the famous cavalry officer, General Forest
he surrendered and was paroled at Gainesville, Alabama, in May 1865 James was an
influential figure in the councils and campaign activities of the Democratic party in
Missouri, and he was prominently affiliated with the Ray County Bar Association, the
Missouri State Bar Association and the United Confederate Veterans 
(photo- courtesy of Tim Sloan).



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