International Family Group Sheet for the Lawrence FARLEY, Sr. Family *********************************************** Copyright Brian M. Hass. All rights reserved. http://www.fgs-project.com/copyright.html *********************************************** Submitted by: Brian M. Hass Email address: Husband: Lawrence FARLEY, Sr. Birthdate: 17 March 1814 Birthplace: County Meath, Ireland Death date: 10 April 1893 Place of death: South Dakota, US Burial: St. Joseph Cemetery, Emmet, Union County, South Dakota, US Father: FARRELLY Marriage date: Marriage place: Ireland Wife: Mary GOFF Birthdate: 1820 or 1821 Birthplace: Ireland Death date: 1854 or 1855 Place of death: Father: GOFF CHILDREN Child No. 1: Anna FARLEY Sex: F Birthdate: 11 November 1839 Birthplace: Parish of Stamullen, County Meath, Ireland Death date: 3 September 1907 Place of death: near Beresford, Union County, South Dakota, US Burial: St. Joseph Cemetery, Emmet, Union County, South Dakota, US Marriage date: 1863 Marriage place: Illinois, US Spouse's name: James "Jim" Thomas MAHER Child No. 2: Patrick Henry FARLEY Sex: M Birthdate: 6 January 1842 Birthplace: County Meath, Ireland Death date: 7 September 1915 Place of death: Union County, South Dakota, US Burial: St. John Cemetery, Beresford, Union County, South Dakota, US Marriage date: 1871 Marriage place: Freeport, Illinois, US Spouse's name: Catherine MAHER Child No. 3: James FARLEY Sex: M Birthdate: 1843 or 1844 Birthplace: Ireland Death date: between 1862 and 1916 Place of death: Marriage date: Marriage place: Spouse's name: Child No. 4: Mary Ann FARLEY Sex: F Birthdate: 1 May 1849 Birthplace: County Meath, Ireland Death date: 29 March 1939 Place of death: Beresford, Union County, South Dakota, US Burial: St. Joseph Cemetery, Emmet, Union County, South Dakota, US Marriage date: 23 April 1879 Marriage place: Jefferson, Union County, Dakota Territory, US Spouse's name: John JENNINGS Child No. 5: Lawrence "Larry" FARLEY, Jr. Sex: M Birthdate: 1 November 1853 Birthplace: Meredosia, Morgan County, IL, US Death date: 21 October 1916 Place of death: Union County, South Dakota, US Marriage date: 4 June 1878 Burial: St. Joseph Cemetery, Emmet, Union County, South Dakota, US Marriage place: St. Teresa Catholic Church, Beresford, Union County, SD, US Spouse's name: Elizabeth B. O'CONNOR Documentation: According to a story passed down orally by James Farley (grandson of Lawrence Farley, Sr. and son of Lawrence Farley, Jr.), Mary (Goff) Farley was reported to have been the third wife of Lawrence Farley, Sr. According to this story, the first two wives died and were buried in Ireland; and, the only non-Catholic wife was the second wife, who was a Methodist. Little else is known about the first two wives; and, no records of these women have been found. Records show that his wife, Mary, and first four children came to America on the Shannon in 1851; and, the ages on the passenger list were used to determine the approximate dates of birth for Mary and James. The father, mother, and children settled at Morgan County, Illinois, where Lawrence "Larry" Farley became the first member of the family to be born outside of Ireland. The "Beresford Republic" obituary of Lawrence, Jr. mentioned that his mother had died when he was only a year old; and, Mary (Goff) Farle! y's approximate date of death was determined from this. The Farleys moved to the area of Freeport, Illinois. Two of the sons, James and Patrick, served in the military during the Civil War. The last records of James having been alive were military records from 1862; and, the 1916 obituary of his brother, Lawrence, listed James as having preceeded him in death while still a resident of Illinois. The remaining members of the Farley family moved to Union County, Dakota Territory during the 1870's, where the father and the families of four of his children proved up on homesteads and remained there for the rest of their lives. Lawrence Farley, Sr. and four of his children were buried in Union County, South Dakota. His wife, Mary, and son, James, were both presumeably buried in Illinois. Sources: 1) Gravestone Transcriptions from St. Joseph Cemetery, Emmet Township, Union County, SD (recorded by Brian M. Hass, 2000-3), 2) Gravestone Transcriptions from St. John Cemetery, Pr! airie Township, Union County, SD (recorded by Brian M. Hass, ! 2001), 3) Death Certificates (Union County, SD), 4) Obituaries ("Beresford News" Beresford, SD), 5) Obituaries ("Beresford Republic" Beresford, SD), 6) Wedding Announcements ("Beresford News" Beresford, SD), 7) Wedding Anniversary Announcements ("Beresford Republic" Beresford, SD), 8) Beresford_100_Years_1884-1984 pp. 232 and 275-6 (note: the Farley and O'Connor family histories in this book do contain some errors), 9) 1860 Census Records (Waddam Township, Stephenson County, Illinois) 10) 1880 Census Records (Prairie Township, Union County, Dakota Territory), 11) 1900 Census Records (Prairie Township, Union County, South Dakota), 12) 10 July 1851 passenger list of the Shannon (published on pages 420-1 of The_Famine_Immigrants, Vol VII), 13) 28 January 1860 Naturalization Document for Lawrence Farley (Circuit Court of Stephenson County, IL), 14) Co. H., 67th Illinois Infantry Company Muster-in Roll (13 June 1862) 15) Co. H., 67th Illinois Infantry Company Muster-out Roll (6 O! ct 1862), Notes from Charlotte A. Farley (daughter of James Farley) recorded by Brian M. Hass (2000)