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Father - William Adam Farish 

Father - Daniel W Mays

                  b. 1844  d. 1917

 

Mother - Virginia Williamson 
             March 6, 1851-September 15, 1936

Mother - Susanne Morrison Mays

                                           

Mary Cornelia Farish  

   married      Minter Marshall Mays
    1891 Phoenix, Arizona
 

  

Born: October 12, 1869   Sierra County, California

Born:  February 12, 1868      Denver

Died: September 1965  Denver, Colorado

Died:   1945

Daughter Marie Virginia (Orlo Lea) 1892-1974
     
Brother Charles Spaulding b. 1888 - California
Sister Lillian b. 1872
Brother Willie b. 1877
     
Granddaughter Mary Frances Laughead 1920-2004
Grandson Gordon Laughead, Jr 1922-1979
     

 We knew Mary as "Ganny", which her granddaughter, Mary Frances, also took as she got older and had five grandchildren, all girl.

The Farrish's were a mining family and moved all over the west. They lived in Tombstone at the time of the OK Corral and Wyatt Earp. She knew him but not so personally. It was, after all, a small town. And the silver mine was still going.

Charles was a miner and spent a lot of time in Peru
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From LDS Genealogy - 1880 Census - In Denver, Colorado
 William H. FARISH   Self   M   Male   W   36   TN   Mining   ---   --- 
 Virginia FARISH   Wife   M   Female   W   29   VA   Keeps House   VA   VA 
 Mary FARISH   Dau   S   Female   W   10   CA   At School   TN   VA 
 Lillie FARISH   Dau   S   Female   W   7   CA   At School   TN   VA 
 Willie FARISH   Son   S   Male   W   2   CA      TN   VA 
 John T. SPEER   Other   M   Male   W   39   PA   Train Dispatcher   NJ   OH 
 Helen SPEER   Other   M   Female   W   30   LA   Teacher - Servant   ENG   ENG 
 Mary MCMAHN   Other   S   Female   W   30   IRE   Cook - Servant   IRE   IRE 
 Mary FLEMMING   Other   S   Female   W   27   OH   Housework - Servant   IRE   IRE