of Highland County, Ohio · documented from the public record
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John B. Faris 1802 – 1837
John B. Faris⚭ Catherine Welty
childrenEliza Faris · Mary N. Faris · Sarah Faris · Elizabeth Faris · David Faris · Josephus Faris · Levi Faris · John B. Faris Jr.
Source: History of Highland County, Ohio
Their story
What the record says
Married Catherine Welty in 1823.
Settled on a farm in the Bowyer Survey, Salem township, north of Pricetown.
According to History of Highland County, Ohio, built the first gristmill in Salem township on White Oak Creek (c.1824), running it with a sawmill.
A leading businessman of the township.
Died 1837 at about age 35.
Eight children, all by this marriage.
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