Susan Farris
b. 18 July 1829, d. 27 October 1867
- Father: Hezekiah Farris b. circa 1797, d. 21 December 1859
- Mother: Matilda Stevens b. 21 January 1788, d. 15 December 1865
- Susan Farris was born on 18 July 1829 in Tennessee.
- She married James Gillaspie, son of William Gillaspie and Elizabeth (?), on 21 September 1849 in Walker County, Texas, with L. G. McClemey officiating, at the house of Hezakiah Farris.
- James Gillaspie and Susan Farris appeared in the US federal census of 1 June 1850 in Walker County, Texas, he was enumerated as Jas Gillaspey, age 39, brick mason, born in Tennessee, married within the year.. Other members of the household included Argyle Gillaspie and Samuel Reed. Also in the household was blacksmith Charles Oliver, age 21.
- James Gillaspie and Susan Farris appeared in the US federal census of 1 June 1860 in Huntsville PO, Walker County, Texas. Other members of the household included William Gillaspie, James Gillaspie, Hezekiah L. C. Gillaspie and Mary A. Gillaspie.
- Susan Farris became a widow at the 3 October 1867 death of her husband James Gillaspie.
- Susan Farris died on 27 October 1867 at age 38 in Walker County, Texas.
- She was interred at Oakwood Cemetery, Huntsville, Walker County, Texas.
- For additional biographical information, see The Handbook of Texas Online.
- Last Edited: 16 May 2013
Family: James Gillaspie b. 5 January 1805, d. 3 October 1867
- William Gillaspie b. circa 1851
- James Gillaspie b. circa 1853
- Hezekiah L. C. Gillaspie b. 1854, d. 1867
- Mary A. Gillaspie b. circa 1857