Farr family papers
Collection Overview
Legal documents, correspondence, financial documents, literary productions, photographs, and ephemera (1828-1990s) document the lives of the Farr family of Beaufort County, SC. Due to the small size of the collection, materials are arranged within one series and arranged chronologically within the folders. Materials of particular note include records of land transactions (1835-1955), slave transactions (1854-1860), and photographs (c. 1860-1990).
Dates
- Creation: 1828-1990
Creator
Access Restrictions
No restrictions.
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Biographical Note
Joseph M. Farr, his wife Mary Behn Farr and their four children were a white, slave and land owning family in Beaufort County. Two of their slaves were Elizabeth and Robert [Bob] Farr. The latter, as a freed man, served as a private in Company H of the 104th U.S. Colored Troops. William W. Farr, the oldest son of Joseph and Mary Farr, was a Civil War veteran and later a banker in Beaufort, who had a long standing relationship with Maria Green, an African American female farmer. Together, this interracial family had three daughters, Henrietta, Minerva and Grettye Farr.
Extent
0.5 linear feet (15 folders)
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
Joseph M. Farr, his wife Mary Behn Farr and their four children were a white, slave and land owning family in Beaufort County. Two of their slaves were Elizabeth and Robert [Bob] Farr. The latter, as a freed man, served as a private in Company H of the 104th U.S. Colored Troops. William W. Farr, the oldest son of Joseph and Mary Farr, was a Civil War veteran and later a banker in Beaufort, who had a long standing relationship with Maria Green, an African American female farmer. Together, this interracial family had three daughters, Henrietta, Minerva, and Grettye Farr.
The Farr family papers contain land transactions, slave transactions, legal, financial, and general materials and ephemera.
Processing Information
Finding aid edited by Aaron Spelbring, 10, 2012
Encoded by Aaron Spelbring, 10, 2012
Subject
- Farr family (Family)
- Farr, Henrietta E. (Person)
- Farr, Joseph M. (Person)
- Farr, Mary Behn (Person)
- Farr, Minerva (Person)
Genre / Form
- Bills of sale
- Conveyances
- Correspondence
- Genealogical tables
- Plats (maps)
- Receipts (financial records)
Geographic
- Beaufort County (S.C.)
- Beaufort County (S.C.) -- Biography
- Beaufort County (S.C.) -- Genealogy
- Beaufort County (S.C.) -- History
- Beaufort County (S.C.) -- Social conditions
- Beaufort District (S.C.)
Topical
- Title
- Inventory of the Farr Family Papers, 1828 - 1990 AMN 1066
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Finding aid prepared by Edited by: Aaron Spelbring; machine-readable finding aid created by: Aaron Spelbring
- Description rules
- Dacs
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- Description is in English
Repository Details
Part of the Avery Research Center for African American History and Culture Repository
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Charleston South Carolina 29424 United States
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