Martha Ann Foster b. 9 May 1810 Keysville, Charlotte County, Virginia d. 20 Jul 1893 Pamplin, Appomattox County, Virginia: If the Legends Are True...

1810 - 1893 (83 years)

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Name	Martha Ann Foster [1, 2]
Alt. Birth	Abt 1809	Virginia [3, 4, 5]
Alt. Birth	Abt 1810	Virginia [6]
Born	9 May 1810	Keysville, Charlotte County, Virginia [2]
Gender	Female
Name	Martha A. [3, 7]
Name	Martha A. Farrer [6]
Name	Martha Farrar [4, 5, 8]
Name	Mary Ann Foster [9]
Died	20 Jul 1893	Pamplin, Appomattox County, Virginia [2]
Buried	Farrar Pankey Beale Cemetery, Pamplin, Appomattox County, Virginia [2]
Person ID	I115385	If the Legends Are True...
Last Modified	14 Apr 2018

Family Charles Wesley Farrar, b. 27 May 1813, Prince Edward County, Virginia , d. 1 Nov 1881, Pamplin, Appomattox County, Virginia (Age 68 years)

Married 18 Aug 1834 [1, 9, 10]

Census 16 Sep 1850 Appomattox County, Virginia [6]

Page 200B, Line 29, Dwelling 667, Family 667:

The household consisted of Charles W. Farrer, 37, male; Martha A., 40, female; George F., 14, male; Charles R. H., 12, male; James S., 9, male; John W., 7, male; Edwin W., 5, male; Daniel S., 3, male; and Sarah E. M. M. S., 2, female.

Charles is a farmer and declared $400 real estate. According to MeasuringWorth.com, in 2016 the relative worth of $400 from 1850 was:
-------$92,300.00, using the unskilled wage
------$210,000.00, using the Production Worker Compensation
------$208,000.00, using the nominal GDP per capita

Census of 1850 - Virginia, Appomattox County
Page 200B

Census 26 Sep 1860 Evergreen, Appomattox, Virginia [3]

Page 98, line 2, dwelling 746, family 746:

The household consisted of Charles W. Farrar, 47, m; Martha A., 51, f; Edwin H., 16, m; Daniel S., 14, m; and Sarah E., 11, f.

Charles W. is a farmer and declared $1,000 real and $568 personal estate. According to MeasuringWorth.com, in 2013 the relative worth of $1,568 from 1860 was:

$45,300.00 - using the Consumer Price Index
$33,800.00 - using the GDP deflator
$280,000.00 - using the unskilled wage
$569,000.00 - using the Production Worker Compensation
$597,000.00 - using the nominal GDP per capita
$5,990,000.00 - using the relative share of GDP

Census of 1860 - Virginia, Appomattox County
Evergreen, page 98

Census 11 Sep 1870 Southside District, Appomattox, Virginia [4]

Page 55A, Line 1, Dwelling 117, Family 117:

The household consisted of Charles W. Farrar, 57, male; and Martha, 61, female.

Charles declared real estate of $1,000 and personal estate of $400. According to MeasuringWorth.com, in 2016 the relative worth of $1,400 from 1870 was;
-------$188,000.00, using the unskilled wage
-------$396,000.00, using the Production Worker Compensation
-------$412,000.00, using the nominal GDP per capita

Census 24 Jun 1880 Southside District, Appomattox, Virginia [5]

District 9, Page 400B, Line 19, Dwelling 196, Family 197:

The household consisted of Charles W. Farrar, 67, head; and Martha, 71, wife.

Children

+	1. George Foster Farrar, b. Abt 1836, Virginia , d. Yes, date unknown
+	2. Charles Robert Hankins Farrar, b. 9 Nov 1837, Charlotte County, Virginia , d. 21 Jul 1914, Pamplin, Appomattox County, Virginia (Age 76 years)
	3. James S. Farrar, b. Abt 1841, Virginia , d. Yes, date unknown
	4. John W. Farrar, b. Abt 1843, Virginia , d. 14 Sep 1861, White Sulphur Springs, Fauquier, Virginia (Age ~ 18 years)
+	5. Adrian W. Farrar, b. 16 Mar 1844, Pamplin, Appomattox County, Virginia , d. 27 Jul 1923, Lynchburg City, Virginia (Age 79 years)
+	6. Daniel Sydnor Farrar, b. 26 Jun 1846, Appomattox County, Virginia , d. 4 Jul 1915, Virginia (Age 69 years)
+	7. Sally Elizabeth Farrar, b. 11 Feb 1849, Pamplin, Appomattox County, Virginia , d. 8 Mar 1930, Pamplin, Appomattox County, Virginia (Age 81 years)

Last Modified 6 Apr 2018

Family ID F42525 Group Sheet | Family Chart

Reference If the Legends Are True... by J. Craig Canada, "Martha Ann Foster" (accessed May 5, 2024) | https://www.palmspringsbum.org/genealogy/getperson.php?personID=I115385&tree=Legends.

Sources

[S728] The Farrars by William B. and Ethel Farrar, page 19 (St. Petersburg, Florida: St. Petersburg Printing Company, 1964). (Reliability: 3).
[S531] Find A Grave Memorial: 50955937, "Martha Ann Foster Farrar" (www.findagrave.com/). (Reliability: 3).
[S171] Census by U. S. Federal Government, 1860, Virginia, Appomattox County, Evergreen, page 98 (HeritageQuest). Series: M653 Roll: 1332 Page: 524. (Reliability: 4).
[S171] Census by U. S. Federal Government, 1870, Virginia, Appamattox County, Southside, Page 5A (HeritageQuest). (Reliability: 4).
[S171] Census by U. S. Federal Government, 1880, Virginia, Appomattox County, Southside, District 9, Page 400B (HeritageQuest). (Reliability: 4).
[S171] Census by U. S. Federal Government, 1850, Virginia, Appomattox County, Page 200B (HeritageQuest). (Reliability: 4).
[S84] International Genealogical Index by FamilySearch, "Virginia Marriages, 1785-1940", Charles W. Farrar & Virginia C. Farley; citing Charlotte, Virginia, reference R3 P15 L41 | https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XRCY-RTJ (Salt Lake City, Utah: Intellectual Reserve, Inc.). (Reliability: 4).
[S84] International Genealogical Index by FamilySearch, "Virginia Deaths and Burials, 1853-1912", John W. Farrar; citing White Sulpher Springs, Virginia, reference Pg. 160 Item 3 | https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X5B9-NM7 (Salt Lake City, Utah: Intellectual Reserve, Inc.). (Reliability: 3).
[S725] Descendants of Henry Ferror/Farrar/Farrer of Ewood Hall, Yorkshire by William Thomas (Boots) Farrar III, Version: 2014-06-11 (RootsWeb, worldconnect.rootsweb.com). (Reliability: 3).
[S531] Find A Grave Memorial: 50955779 , "Charles Wesley Farrar" (www.findagrave.com/). (Reliability: 3).