Allegheny County PA Archives- Obituaries: Farrer, William, Jan 1892 Contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by: Victoria Valentine, , Jan 2009 Copyright 2009. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/pa/allegheny/ ________________________________________________ http://files.usgwarchives.net/pa/allegheny/obits/farrer-william.txt McDonald Outlook January 23, 1892 Guernsey, Ohio, Times-The death of Captain FARRAR, which occurred Monday evening, January 11, 1892, will no doubt be a surprise to many of our readers; but it has been anticipated by his immediate friends, who alone have understood the serious character of his malady. His death was caused by uremic poisoning, resulting from chronic affection of the bladder, from which he has been a sufferer more or less seriously since his exposure in camp. William McFarren FARRAR was the third of the nine children of Samuel FARRAR and Jane SIMONTON, and was born in Washington county, Pa., September 3, 1824. His father was the son of Andrew FARRAR and Margaret MOORE, who had seven sons and three daughters all of whom leave married sons and daughters. His mother was the daughter of Peter SIMONTON and Margaret MCFARREN. His ancestors on both sides were remarkable for the amount of Scotch-Irish and Puritan blood in their veins, for their high personal character, great patriotism and deep and stern religious convictions. Their history is almost the history of the Presbyterian church in Western Pennsylvania. In eluding to his early history the names of the MCCURDYs, MCFARRENs, MCCRACKENs, MCDOWELLs, MCCREADYs, MCEWENs, and the like, indicative of their origins and character, are common. Mr. FARRAR served through the war as captain of Co. H. 65th O. V. I., and attached to the staff of General ROSECRANS, together with General GARFIELD, the latter’s chief of staff, and General SWAIM, at present judge advocate general of the United States. The three became warm personal friends; and SWAIM and FARRAR were both tendered choice of positions by President GARFIELD. Mr. Sym. FARRAR, of Midway, is a brother of Capt. FARRAR.