George William FARR
1857 - 1938 (80 years)
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Name George William FARR Born 18 Dec 1857 Mountain Cove, Fayette Co, WV 
[1, 2, 3] Gender Male Census 1930, 405 CHURCH ST West Union, Doddridge Co, WV Census 1860 Fayette Co, (W)VA Census 1870 Mountain Cove, Fayette Co, WV Census 1900 West Union District, Doddridge Co, WV Occupation lawyer, judge [1, 4, 5] Residence West Union, Doddridge Co, WV [1] Died 11 Aug 1938 West Union, Doddridge Co, WV [1, 6] Buried Blockhouse Hill Cemetery (IOOF section), West Union, Doddridge Co, WV [7] Notes - In addition to his private law practice, George William Farr also served as Doddridge County prosecuting attorney, was mayor of West Union, for eight years was a state senator, and resigned that office to become judge of the Circuit Court by appointment from Governor Atkinson to fill a vacancy. He was on the bench for twenty months, and then resumed private practice.
http://files.usgwarchives.net/wv/doddridge/bios/parr.txt [8]
Person ID I28200 Doddridge County Roots Last Modified 18 Mar 2015
Father Wesley Josiah FARR, b. CA 1824, Vermont Mother Elizabeth MCCUE, b. CA 1837, Nicholas Co, (W)VA , d. 17 May 1866, Mountain Cove, Fayette Co, WV (Age ~ 29 years) Family ID F11799 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family Agnes Virginia STUART, b. 27 May 1867, Doddridge Co, WV , d. 9 Aug 1949, Doddridge Co, WV (Age 82 years) Married 15 Apr 1886 Doddridge Co, WV [8, 9] Notes - 1900 Census, Doddridge Co, WV (West Union District), enumerated on Jun 6 1900:
George W. Fahr, 43, b. Dec 1856, b. WVa (father b. Vermont, mother b. WVa), Judge of Circuit Court; wife Agnes, 34, b. May 1866; dau Mary E, 13, b. May 1887; dau Ruby, 9, b. Jul 1890; servant Lora Conley, white female, 19, b. Oct 1880, single.
Local news item, "Doddridge County Republican," Thursday, Oct 12 1916, in its entirety:
"We are sorry to learn that Geo. W. Farr, one of West Union's best citizens, is again stricken with typhoid. Only last spring he suffered an attack, from which he never fully recovered his usual good health, and his many friends throughout this section of the state will be especially pained to learn of his double affliction in so short a time." [5]
Children + 1. Mary Elizabeth FARR, b. 19 May 1887, d. 26 Jan 1913, Doddridge Co, WV (Age 25 years)2. Ruby Theresa FARR, b. 22 Jul 1890, d. 24 May 1985 (Age 94 years) Family ID F10680 Group Sheet | Family Chart
- In addition to his private law practice, George William Farr also served as Doddridge County prosecuting attorney, was mayor of West Union, for eight years was a state senator, and resigned that office to become judge of the Circuit Court by appointment from Governor Atkinson to fill a vacancy. He was on the bench for twenty months, and then resumed private practice.
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Photos 
From 1899 drawing of West Union by T. M. Fowler
Documents 
28200_FARR_GeorgeWilliam_1857-1938_DeathCertificate.jpg
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Sources - [S1853] Death Certificate, WV State Dept of Health, Div of Vital Statistics, (http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_dcsearch.aspx).
- [S215] The History of Doddridge County, West Virginia, (Taylor Publishing Co, 1979), p. 38.
- [S638] Headstone (year only).
- [S2028] 1930 Census, Doddridge County, WV (West Union District).
- [S1613] Obituary of granddaughter.
- [S1773] Doddridge County WV Deaths 1853-1969, (Wes Cochran, 156 Gihon Meadows, Apt 150, Parkersburg, WV 26101).
- [S1793] West Union WV Cemeteries (Doddridge County), (Wes Cochran, 2515 10th Ave, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (July 1990)).
- [S1992] U.S. Biographies Project - West Virginia, (http://www.wileygenealogy.com/~usbios/bios/wv).
- [S1774] Doddridge County WV Marriages 1845-1937, (Wes Cochran, 156 Gihon Meadows, Apt 150, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (Jan 1993)).
- [S1853] Death Certificate, WV State Dept of Health, Div of Vital Statistics, (http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_dcsearch.aspx).