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Captain Farrar was a community leader who served as a founding member of Jackson's Elk Lodge and a vestryman at St. Luke's Episcopal Church. Upon Farrar's death, the house was left to his daughter who eventually sold the home to Fred Johnsey in 1981. [3] The Johnseys restored the home after conducting research on the original appearance of the ...
Tennessee State Route 113 is White Pine's Main Street, runs northeast to US 25E and southwest 10 miles (16 km) to Dandridge. Tennessee State Route 341 (also known as White Pine Road, Roy Messer Highway and Old Airport Road) runs west to east through the western and southern parts of the town, connecting I-81 at Exit 4 with US 25E.
The Farrar Homeplace is a historic mansion in Shelbyville, Tennessee, U.S.. It was built circa 1848 for James Franklin Farrar. [ 2 ] According to the "family tradition", the house played a minor role during the American Civil War . [ 2 ]
It was built by Lawson D. Franklin (1801–1861), Tennessee's first millionaire, for his son, Isaac White Rodgers Franklin, Sr. (1827–1866). [3] It was designed in the Greek Revival architectural style .
William Farrar Smith (February 17, 1824 – February 28, 1903), known as "Baldy" Smith, was a Union general in the American Civil War, notable for attracting the extremes of glory and blame. He was praised for his gallantry in the Seven Days Battles and the Battle of Antietam , but was demoted for professional and political reasons after the ...
Farrar Hill is an unincorporated community in Coffee County, Tennessee, United States. [1] References This page was last edited on 25 July 2023, at 05:00 (UTC). ...
William Farrar was born before April 28, 1583, [2] the date of his christening, in Croxton, Lincolnshire, England. [3] He was the 3rd son of John Farrar of Croxton [1] and London, Esquire, a wealthy merchant and landowner with various holdings in West Yorkshire, Lincolnshire, and Hertfordshire, [4] and Cecily Kelke, an heiress [5] and direct descendant of Edward III of England. [6]
The origin of the county's name is disputed. The county is officially held to be named for John White (1751–1846), a Revolutionary War soldier, surveyor, and frontiersman who was the first known white settler of the area. White had moved his family to the Cumberland Mountains from Virginia in 1789. [5]