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Descendants of Jacob Rhodes

Generation No. 3

4. MARY ANN³ RHODES (WILLIAM M.², JACOB¹) was born August 1845 in Burke or Buncombe County, North Carolina, and died 23 December 1915 in Winston County, Alabama. She married NATHAN HARRISON FARRINGTON 8 March 1865 in Morgan County, Alabama, son of FLOYD FARRINGTON and MARGARET HARRISON.

Notes for MARY ANN RHODES:
Buried at Ashridge Cemetery, Double Springs, Winston County, Alabama

Church affiliation: Methodist

Tombstone inscription:

Mary A.
Wife of N. H.
Farrington
Born Mar. 8, 1845
Died Dec. 23, 1915

A Tender Mother
and Faithful Friend

Notes for NATHAN HARRISON FARRINGTON:
1850 Census Murray County, GA taken 16 November 1850 by Absolem Holcombe
lists Floyd Farrington (60) Farmer with $100 real estate born in North Carolina with wife Margaret (62) and Harrison (8) and Newton (6), all born in North Carolina

Nathan Harrison Farrington enlisted in Company "C" listed on Military Records
Division index card; "D" on all other documents and affidavit attested to by L. B. Wright 6 August 1913) of the lst Alabama Cavalry, a part of the Army of the Mississippi, in February 1862, and was burned in both eyes by powder on 7 April 1862 in the battle of Shiloh, Tennessee. According to Soldier or Sailors Application for pension dated 2 June 1898 his left eye was lost and his right permanently damaged.

Only two cards obtained from National Archives:

1. Farrington, N.H. Co. C, lst Alabama Cavalry. (Confederate), Private
Card numbers: 1. 49133622 Number of medical cards herein: 0 Number of per-
sonal papers herein: 0

2. F 1 Cav. Ala.
N.H. Farrington, Pvt, Capt. James W. Harper's Co., 1 Reg't Alabama Cavalry*
appears on Company Muster Roll of the organization named above, for
Nov 20, 1861 to Mar 1 1862. Roll dated Mar 24, 1862

Enlisted:
When: Mar 20, 1862
Where: Tuscumbia
By Whom: Jas W. Harper
Period: For the war

Footnote at bottom of card:

*This company subsequently became (1st) Company C, lst Regiment Alabama Cavalry, and was consolidated with (1st) Company E to form (2d) Company G of this regiment. This portion of (2d) Company G was transferred to the 5th Regiment Alabama Cavalry by S.O. No. 155, A.&I.G.O., dated July 4, 1864, and was assigned as Company D of that regiment.

The 1st Regiment Alabama Cavalry was officially recognized by the A.&.I.G.O., about March 18, 1862. In November, 1862, the ten companies of the regiment were consolidated into (2d) Companies A to G, and the four companies of the 12th Battalion Alabama Cavalry became (2d) Companies H to K and Company I, of this regiment. This consolidation was annulled some time prior to June 30, 1864, and companies resumed their former designations.

Present or absent: Present

Buried at Ashridge Cemetery, Double Springs, Alabama

Church affiliation: Methodist

Tombstone inscription:

Nathan H. Farrington
husband of
M. A. Farrington
Born Sept. 20, 1841
Died Sept. 10, 1905
Age 68 years
11 months
28 days

Weep not - He is at rest

The following is taken from Farrington Tales and I'm Sitting on Mine, compiled by Kay Farrington Frost:

Farrington's Travel West

Nathan Harrison Farrington, my great great grandfather, had one brother. His name was Samuel Newton Farrington. He was the person for whom my grandfather Farrington was named.

The following information about the Farrington family was sent to me by Don Farrington's wife. She lived in San Angelo, Texas. This was written in November 1976.

"Our branch of the Farrington family came from Georgia to Alabama, and then my Grandfather, one of two sons of Great Grandfather Farrington and his second wife, came on to Texas. Great Grandmother Farrington, my Grandfather's mother, came to Texas with Grandpa and Grandma Farrington and lived with them until her death.

The original spelling of the name was F-A-R-R-I-N-G-T-O-N. However, when my Grandfather, Samuel Newton Farrington (we called him Pa) married Grandma, the former Mary Mariah Lewis, she reasoned that if the name were pronounced "Fair-ington", it should be spelled with an "i". So, she and her children spelled it with an "i" . When her two oldest sons, (my uncles) married the Smith sisters, (Willie and Zada), the new daughters-in-law decided to revert to the original spelling. However, my mother and her two sisters used the "i" spelling and the name is spelled with an "i" on our birth certificates, and on the grave markers for Pa Farrington, buried in Breckenridge, and Grandma, buried in Eldorado.

The Farringtons were of Scotch-Irish descent. They were tall, well over six feet for the men and above average for the women - slim, with fair complexion, blue eyes, thick curly hair ranging in color from medium to dark brown. Although some had quick tempers, the flare-ups usually cooled as rapidly as they flared. In general, family members were smart, quick thinking and acting, sharp witted, and with a lot of creative talent.

Bad eyes and ears seemed to run in the family, as did allergies and skin that had moles and was sensitive to the sun. Of course, allergies had some effect on the ears, and many members, although not totally deaf, experienced loss of hearing by middle age. Also, some members of the family had a very low tolerance for alcohol. On the other hand, family members normally had exceptionally good, even teeth. The Farringtons did not gray early, but seemed to retain the hair and its natural color until rather late in life.

Twins ran in the Farrington family, at least from Grandma and Pa through the present generations. Grandma Farrington had twins. Mother lost twins through miscarriage, and several of the next two generations have twins. Although not considered hereditary, a large number of deaths in the family have been caused by cancer.

Great Grandfather Farrington, Samuel Newton Farrington, was a wheelwright by trade. He and his first wife had several children with whom the two sons by his second wife (our Great Grandmother) lost all contact. Harrison and Samuel Newton were the two sons by the second wife, and Samuel Newton was our Grandfather (Nathan Harrison was my Great Great Grandfather). As often happened in those days, due to lack of communications, when families became separated they seldom heard of each other. Coming west was like going to the end of the world. There were no telephones, telegraphs, and only a hit-or-miss postal service.

Uncle Harrison, Samuel Newton's brother, and his family remained in Alabama. However, the brothers did manage family visits during the years.

One of Uncle Harrison's sons, (also named Harrison) visited us in Breckenridge in the late 1920's.

Samuel Newton Farrington ran away from home when he was 16 or 17 and enlisted in the Army and fought for the South in the Civil War. In later years, his happiest moments were telling of his war experiences. In time, everybody knew his stories, but childlike, we still loved to listen to them. To get him started often we would ask if he were a Rebel? That, he rejected: He was a "Confederate" soldier. Another gambit was to ask if he wore a blue uniform. The answer, of course, was an emphatic, "No". But the questions started the story.

Although Pa Farrington had little formal education, he was a smart man, and extremely adept at mathematics. It was no trick for him to compute a complex sum without benefit of pencil. He could look over a field of cotton or grain and tell pretty nearly its yield and the amount of money it would bring at current prices.

Children of MARY RHODES and NATHAN FARRINGTON are:

FLOYD⁴ FARRINGTON, d. Double Springs, Alabama.

Notes for FLOYD FARRINGTON:
Buried at Ashridge Cemetery, Winston County, Alabama

11.	ii.		WILLIAM (BILL) HARRISON FARRINGTON, b. October 1866, Lawrence County, Alabama.
	iii.		MARGARET SARAH (MEG) FARRINGTON, b. 21 September 1867, Blount County, Alabama; d. 14 August 1937, Brooksville, Alabama; m. DOCK A. ROBERTS, 28 February 1888, Blount County, Alabama.

Notes for MARGARET SARAH (MEG) FARRINGTON:
Buried at Sivley Cemetery, Brooksville, Blount County, Alabama

Notes for DOCK A. ROBERTS:
Burial Sivley Cemetery, Brooksville, Blount County, Alabama

An excerpt from Farrington Tales and I'm Sitting On Mine compiled by Kay Farrington Frost follows:

Article found in the Southern Democrat, Thursday, September, 1910\\

DOCK ROBERTS KILLED AT BROOKSVILLE

Shot to death by Jesse Barren on Roberts' Plantation Saturday Morning

In a difficulty near Brooksville last Saturday Dock Roberts was shot and killed by Jess Barren, both white. The shooting took place in a barn at a tenant house on Roberts' plantation about 10 o'clock Saturday morning. From the reports received here it appears that Roberts attacked Barren with a large stick, coming upon him very unexpectedly and but few words were spoken in the difficulty. Barren, it appears, had been out hunting and had a shot gun with him, but when attacked by Roberts, made an effort to get away and in doing so fell into a cow stall. Roberts is alleged to have then made a rush for the gun when Barren fired while still lying on the ground, the entire charge entering Roberts' right lung. Roberts, it is said, after being shot wrenched the gun from Barren and struck him several blows before he expired. Roberts is a large man while Barren is small.

Barren surrendered to the officers and is now in jail. He claimed that he shot in self defense.

The cause that brought on the difficulty does not appear to be very clear. The two men are said to have had a difference some years ago about some land lines and it is claimed by some that this brought on the difficulty, while others allege that Roberts thought Barren had reported him as a road defaulter and that this was the cause of the trouble.

Barren will be given a preliminary trial before Judge Kelton next Wednesday.

12.	iv.	SAMUEL NEWTON FARRINGTON, b. 25 September 1869, Sand Mountain Region, Winston County, Alabama; d. 16 July 1945, Dadeville, Tallapoosa County, Alabama.
	v.	LAURA A. FARRINGTON, b. 1870; m. LEONARD DEESE.
13.	vi.	MARIA ELIZABETH (BET) FARRINGTON, b. February 1870, Blount County, Alabama.
	vii.	ROXIE ANN (ROXANA) FARRINGTON, b. September 1879, Georgia; m. CHARLEY DAVIS, 1896, Winston County, Alabama.
14.	viii.	ADDIE E. (ANDY) FARRINGTON, b. January 1881, Georgia.
	ix.	ALICE FARRINGTON, b. January 1881, Winston County, Alabama; m. ALEC WRIGHT.
	x.	ADA (ADER) FARRINGTON, b. August 1883, Georgia; m. J.W. BECK, 23 January 1908.

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