Fisher Family Genealogy
FARRIS, Orie May
1889 --
Name FARRIS, Orie May Birth 9 Jan 1889 Illinois EVENT 25 Jul 1933 Chicago, Cook Co., IL [1] Farris' leave for World's Fair 1933
"Miss Erma and Orie Farris, Wm. Farris and daughter, Ruth, left Tuesday a. m. for the World's Fair." This world for the 1933 Chicago World's Fair.EVENT 24 Nov 1949 Blandinsville, McDonough Co., IL [2] Farris family Thanksgiving dinner 1949
Held at home of Mrs and Mrs. William N. Farris. Many family and relations attended. 34th wedding anniversary of William N. and Ellen Mae Farris (3 Dec 1949) also celebrated at the gathering.CENSUS 24 Apr 1950 Blandinsville, McDonough Co., IL [3] - Living with sister Erma and next door to cousin Florence (Ashby) Fisher
Lodger Fred Fisher living with them
Marital status: never married
Occupation: teacher
Kind of business: high school
Hours worked last week: 45
1950 US Census, E.D. 55-3, Blandinsville, McDonough Co., IL, p 2 Person ID i1400 Main Last Modified 13 Apr 2022
Father FARRIS Nathan Ward, b. 25 Aug 1855, McDonough Co., IL d. 27 Nov 1923 (Age 68 years) Relationship Birth Mother WOODSIDE, Emma Jane, b. Jan 1862, Illinois d. 24 Apr 1933 (Age 71 years) Relationship Birth Marriage 15 Oct 1885 McDonough Co., IL Family ID F431 Group Sheet | Family Chart
- Living with sister Erma and next door to cousin Florence (Ashby) Fisher
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Event Map Birth - 9 Jan 1889 - Illinois EVENT - 25 Jul 1933 - Chicago, Cook Co., IL EVENT - 24 Nov 1949 - Blandinsville, McDonough Co., IL CENSUS - 24 Apr 1950 - Blandinsville, McDonough Co., IL = Link to Google Earth Pin Legend : Address : Location : City/Town : County/Shire : State/Province : Country : Not Set
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Documents Farris squash vine busts record 1938
"The most exiting thing in Blandinsville this week is a squash vine down at the Erma and Orie Farris home in the south part of town. It was grown by Fred Fisher from seed which weighed a small fraction of an ounce. And it has produced something over 400 pounds of squashes...Fred showed us his vine one morning last week. It covers three square rods of ground, has a parent stalk as big as your arm and leaves that look like palm-leaf fans. It had 33 squashes on it which weighed as much as.60 pounds per squash. Eight of them weighed well over 300, and that's à lot' of squash." Had to say who deserves more credit. Fred planted it, but the vines grew and were probably watered and tended by the Farris sisters. Women in this time rarely get credit for anything.
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Sources - [S623] News articles: Blandinsville Star-Gazette, Blandinsville IL, (Blandinsville Star-Gazette, Blandinsville IL), 27 Jul 1933, 3 (Reliability: 2).
- [S623] News articles: Blandinsville Star-Gazette, Blandinsville IL, (Blandinsville Star-Gazette, Blandinsville IL), 1 Dec 1949, p 8 (Reliability: 2).
- [S508] 1950 US Census, Illinois, (National Archives), 24 Apr 1950, 2 (Reliability: 3).
- [S623] News articles: Blandinsville Star-Gazette, Blandinsville IL, (Blandinsville Star-Gazette, Blandinsville IL), 27 Jul 1933, 3 (Reliability: 2).