Walworth County WI Archives Obituaries.....Farrar, Mary March 26, 1920 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/wi/wifiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Rosemary Schullery schulleryJRKB@bbnp.com August 13, 2005, 7:13 pm Elkhorn Independant Died at sister's house, Mrs. W.H. Moorhouse, in Chicago, IL. She was 85 years old. Her funeral was held at Mrs. Moorhouse's home, and the body was taken to Hazel Ridge Cemetary for burial, near her parents. She was born on the ocean in 1836, when her parents were emigrating to the U.S. She lived with her family in Ogdensburg, NY, until they moved to Elkhorn in 1855. She was a dressmaker and lived with her sister in Chicago for about 30 years. She is survived by Mrs. W.H. (Fannie)Moorhouse and Mrs. J. Abbott(Cassie) Parker of San Francisco, CA; also three brothers, George and John of Elkhorn, and James Farrar of Hudson, IA. One brother, William, died about three years before. Those at the burial included: Mr.and Mrs. D. Schuyler and William Moorhouse of Chicago; Miss Retta Utter, Trempealeau, WI; Mrs. Edna Graves, Michigan; Mr. and Mrs. E.G.Davis, Fox Lake, IL; Mr. and Mrs. H. Dickinson, Oconomowoc, WI; Mr. and Mrs. Jay Farrar and daughter, Milwaukee, WI; and James Farrar, Hudson, IA. Additional Comments: She was my great grand aunt. Mr. and Mrs. D. Schuyler (Daniel and Sibyl Moorhouse Schuyler) were the son-in-law and daughter of Fannie Farrar Moorhouse. William Moorhouse was Fannie Farrar Moorhouse's son. Miss Retta (Euretta) Utter was the daughter of Charles and Elizabeth Farrar Utter, as was Mrs. Edna (Utter) Graves. Mr. and Mrs E. G. (Everett and Laura Farrar) Davis, were the son-in-law and daughter of John Walker Farrar. Mr. and Mrs. Jay Farrar were the son and daughter-in-law of George H. Farrar. So Mary Farrar was the Aunt of all of the above people. File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/wi/walworth/obits/f/farrar116gob.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/wifiles/ File size: 2.2 Kb