Counties of Morgan, Monroe and Brown, Indiana. Historical and Biographical.
Charles Blanchard, Editor.
Chicago: F. A. Battey & Co., Publishers, 1884.
MORGAN COUNTY, INDIANA
BAKER TOWNSHIP
PAGE 364
WILLIAM H. FARR, enterprising young farmer and stock-raiser, is a native of this
township, was born March 23, 1861, and is the youngest of the twelve children of
Jefferson and Sarah (Miller) Farr, natives of Kentucky and of English extraction.
William H. passed his youth, between attendance at school and assisting at farming;
he remained with his parents until August 31, 1879, when he married Mary J., dau-
ghter of Presley and Louisa (Hodges) Johnson, and to this union were bestowed
two children--Elmer Edgar (deceased) and Roscoe. Mr. Farr is the owner of 160
acres of highly cultivated land, with much necessary stock and implements, also a
comfortable dwelling-house, barns and the like. Mr. Farr is a liberal and esteemed
citizen, a Republican and a member of the Baptist, while his wife united to the Christ-
ian Church.
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