Farr, Rachel Amanda

1845 - 1914  (68 years)

• Name	Farr, Rachel Amanda
  Birth	29 Aug 1845	Wayne County, Illinois   [1, 2, 3]
  Gender	Female
  Census		1880 Census, Clay City Township, Clay County, Illinois, page 08 1880 United States Federal Cen/sus, Clay City, Illinois, (District 155) (Clay City Township), image 08, page 8d
  		1870 Census, Clay City, Illinois, page 01 1870 United States Federal Census, Clay City, Illinois, (Clay City), image 21, page 01
  Reference Number	FARR.R001
  _FGRAVE	24197865
  Death	1914  [2]
  	Rachael Amanda Farr was born in Wayne County, IL and moved to Clay City in 1861. She married Edwin West July 5, 1865. One daughter, Clara West Coggan was born. Mr. West died in 1869. She was married to Leonard Blessing May 1, 1879. Two sons were born, Frank M. and Otto who was killed March 30, 1898 at the age of twelve.
  Burial	Clay City Cemetery, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois   [3]
  Person ID	I22815	Carl Wayne Gray Research
  Last Modified	29 Jun 2025

  
  

  Father	Farr, Isaac Musgrave,   b. 11 Sep 1809, Virginia d. 28 Feb 1864, Clay County, Illinois (Age 54 years)
  Mother	?, Elizabeth,   b. 7 Jan 1824, Illinois d. yes
  Family ID	F12732	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	West, Edwin   d. 1869
  Marriage	5 Jul 1865  [2]
  Age at Marriage	She : 19 years and 11 months - He : ??.
  Children	+ 1. West, Clara W.,   b. 1866, Illinois d. 30 Nov 1920 (Age 54 years)
  Family ID	F10112	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 2	Blessing, Leonard,   b. 1849, Germany d. 2 Dec 1924 (Age 75 years)
  Marriage	1 May 1879  [2, 4]
  Age at Marriage	She : 33 years and 9 months - He : ~ 30 years and 5 months.
  Children	1. Blessing, Hanna M.,   b. 1876 + 2. Blessing, Frank M.,   b. 1 Apr 1882, Illinois d. 2 Jan 1970 (Age 87 years)   3. Blessing, Otto,   b. 1886   d. 30 Mar 1898 (Age 12 years)
  Family ID	F8238	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 29 Aug 1845 - Wayne County, Illinois Burial - - Clay City Cemetery, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Notes

  Rachael Amanda Farr was born in Wayne County, IL and moved to Clay City in 1861. She married Edwin West July 5, 1865. One daughter, Clara West Coggan was born. Mr. West died in 1869. She was married to Leonard Blessing May 1, 1879. Two sons were born, Frank M. and Otto who was killed March 30, 1898 at the age of twelve.

  
  

• Sources

  [S16686] https://www.ancestry.com/, 1870 Census, Clay City, Illinois, page 01, (https://www.ancestry.com/imageviewer/collections/7163/images/4263658_00073?usePUB=true&_phsrc=dQf8&pId=17031230) (Reliability: 2). [S6221] http://www.findagrave.com, Obituary, Blessing, Rachel Amanda Farr, (http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSsr=161&GScid=105163&GRid=24197865&), none. (Reliability: 2). [S6220] http://www.findagrave.com, Headstone, Blessing, Leonard and Rachel A., (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/24197865/rachel-amanda-blessing) (Reliability: 2). [S16656] https://www.ancestry.com/, 1880 Census, Clay City Township, Clay County, Illinois, page 08, (https://www.ancestry.com/imageviewer/collections/6742/images/4240459-00198?usePUB=true&_phsrc=HhE2&pId=29391704).