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Subject: Re: [TNCANNON] Phillips/Farler
Date: Mon, 13 Dec 2010 08:06:29 -0600
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I've seen both Miss and Mrs. before a bride's name that turned out to be
wrong. It's almost whatever the recorder decides to write down as much as
what her prior marital history actual was.

I've looked a bit at Warren County Phillips but not actually studied them
and can't make any informed comment. Cousins of my Cannon County Fowlers,
including Lewis Claiborne Fowler who earlier lived in Bedford County, went
to Caldwell and Christian Counties, Kentucky. My Jacob B. Fowler lived
briefly with that family twice - in 1866 and 1900. Much of my information
on the Kentucky Fowlers came from a great grandson of Patton/Patten/Patent
Fowler who lived in Christian County, Kentucky. But, I haven't found any
record of any of my Phillips family ever living in Kentucky.

Patton Fowler's son, George H. Fowler ran a dairy in Crawford County,
Arkansas. He was murdered there in June 1897. George was the grandfather
of the man who sent the information on Patton/Patent Fowler of Cannon
County, Tennessee and of Claibourne and Christian Counties, Kentucky. In
that family, Patton Fowler was generally called "Old Pat". It sounded
almost like these might be the same man, but apparently not.

My Jacob B. Fowler, aged 76 on 23 June 1900, was listed in Household
299-304 of Magisterial District 7 of Christian County, Kentucky in the
home of David E. and Mary Fowler, listed as an uncle, although actually
her would have had to be a cousin of David's father.

> Brent - Thanks for the information on Patton Farler/Farley. Some of it I
> have seen...some was new. I realized the marriage license said Miss Nancy
> Philips but I question that. Here is why. I have been researching
> Phillips/Philips in the Warren County TN area for sometime now. I am
> particularly interested in any that might have lived in or around Warren
> Co
> in about 1850 -1855. and then moved to KY.
>
> I have found no Philips/Phillips in the 1850 census in Warren Co...but in
> the 1860 census there were several including James born 1831 and Jno born
> 1830. I wondered if either of these had a brother who might be my missing
> Phillips....so I started searching back. But first note that in the 1870
> census these two men live very close to each other.....making me wonder if
> they were related.
>
> I could not locate any Phillips family I could connect either to. So I
> started researching other possibilities....Jno was living with Patton
> Farler and his wife Nancy....wondered if they were connected. That is
> when
> I found them in the 1850 census - both James and Johnathan were living
> with
> Nancy and Patton but the boys were using the name Farler at the time. By
> 1860 they had changed their names to Philips. I think it is very possible
> they were Nancy's children when she married Patton and the census taker
> just
> made a mistake in 1850. That is why I was trying to locate an possible
> prior marriage. It is possible they were relatives of Nancy and not her
> children but I am betting they were her sons.
>
> If you learn anything else on this family I would love to hear from you.
> Likewise if I find anymore I will let you know.
> Thanks again - Lee
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Brent Cantrell" <>
> To: <>
> Sent: Sunday, December 12, 2010 9:30 AM
> Subject: [TNCANNON] Phillips/Farler
>
>
>> I've been investigating Patton Farley/Farler in an attempt to locate the
>> parents of my ggg grandmother Letty Farley who married Tom Prater.
>>
>> First, the Farler/Philips marriage license says "Miss Nancy Philips"
>> which
>> strongly indicates that she this was her first marriage, though she was
>> about 40 at time of marriage.
>>
>> Patton's last name is "Farley" in the earliest land records in 1831 and
>> "Farly" in 1834. Patton "Farler" and John Farler are living next to one
>> another in 1840. Patton's first wife is apparently still alive in 1840.
>>
>> In 1841 there is this interesting item in the court record: "This day
>> reported to court an Inquest Held by them over the dead body of an
>> Infant
>> child at the house of Patton Farles on the 6th day of March 1841 --
>> report
>> upon their oath that the said Infant came to its death by the visitation
>> of
>> God and not otherwise -- And whereupon the following justies being
>> present
>> to wit.
>> David Patton
>> Sam'l Lance
>> Sam'l Greear
>> Martin L. Prater
>> David D. Hipp
>> Nathan Neely
>> James Mears Esqrs."
>>
>> Patton Farler married Miss Nancy Philips on 2 Feb 1844. R. Fowler was
>> the
>> clerk and made the entry. This would indicate that Patton's last name
>> was
>> NOT "Fowler" otherwise the clerk would likely have spelled it the same
>> as
>> his own name.
>>
>> In 1850 Patton Farler and Nancy are on the census. Also that year
>> Patton
>> Farler transfers 75 acres of land to John Farler.
>>
>> In 1854 Patton is on the tax list in the 13th Civil District in Warren
>> County (just across the county line in the old Davenport area)
>>
>> also in 1854 Patton Farler receives a small land grant in the same area
>> of
>> Warren.
>>
>> In 1860 Patton and Nancy Farler are in the Census in Warren County and a
>> Jno
>> Philips, 27, Laborer is living with them.
>>
>> Patton and John were born in Kentucky and may be the sons of Clay Farley
>> and
>> Lettice "Letty" McCarthy of Barren County Kentucky. Letty's grandmother
>> was
>> a Patton.
>>
>> Also in Jan 1826 a Clay Farley owned 20 acres in on the "headwaters of
>> the
>> Stones River" in Warren County, Tenn. This may be Clay Farley, Sr or it
>> may
>> be Clay Farley, Jr.
>>
>> If anyone knows more about this family please sontact me.
>>
>> Brent Cantrell
>>
>>
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