Faris, James M.

Born: 1808-02-22 Bourbon County, Kentucky

Died: 1898 Coles County, Illinois

Flourished: Coles County, Illinois

In 1843, Faris married Rachel E. McGahan, with whom he had ten children. Faris entered into business as a farmer and nurseryman in 1840 and carried on in that business for the rest of his life. In 1860, he owned $3,500 worth of real estate and $850 worth of personal property.

The History of Coles County, Illinois (Chicago: Wm. Le Baron, Jr., 1879), 586; U.S. Census Office, Eighth Census of the United States (1860), Pleasant Grove, Coles County, IL, 342; Gravestone, Pleasant Prairie Cemetery, Coles County, IL.