George A. Farris -- Akins Cemetery, near Akins OK
N 35° 30.287 W 094° 40.846
15S E 347567 N 3930322
The WoW tombstone for George A. Farris in Akins Cemetery near Akins OK
Waymark Code: WMN0V0
Location: Oklahoma, United States
Date Posted: 12/04/2014
Views: 4
Blasterz have never seen a WoW tombstone quite like this one -- we loved the vital information relief carving on what looks like an animal hide scroll, but puzzled over the odd punctuation on the face of this tall tree monument.
The tombstone reads as follows:
"[WoW medallion]
George A.
FARRIS.
Born
Feb; 8, 1877
Died
Jan; 1, 1910
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At rest"
Blasterz have not been able to find out any more information about him, even though there are lots of Farrises here, including a small modern 1980s-ish vintage stone about a foot away from the base of George Farris's tall tombstone that reads:
"Father
Ed Franklin Farris
Sept 5, 1876
Jan 2, 1901"
Curiously, there is another even newer (post 2000 we guess from the laser carving) marker for this same person nearby, with different dates:
"Edward Franklin Farris
Sept 5, 1872
Jan 2, 1901"
On Find-A-Grave there is this scrap of info: (
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"Birth: 1872
Iuka
Tishomingo County
Mississippi, USA
Death: 1954
Akins
Sequoyah County
Oklahoma, USA
Eddy was the son of James Marion "Jamy" Farris by his first wife, Minnerva C. Overcash. The family moved from Iuka, Tishomingo County, Mississippi, to Sycamore Creek, Stone County, Arkansas, c1875. There he met and married Cora Arizona Gammill, 1 January 1891."
Blasterz think these 2 Farrises are connected - maybe brothers, maybe half-brothers.