of Highland County, Ohio · documented from the public record
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John B. Faris 1802 – 1837
John B. Faris⚭ Catherine Welty
childrenEliza Faris · Mary N. Faris · Sarah Faris · Elizabeth Faris · David Faris · Josephus Faris · Levi Faris · John B. Faris Jr.
Their story
What the record says
History of Highland County, Ohio.
Married Catherine Welty in 1823.
Settled on a farm in the Bowyer Survey, Salem township, north of Pricetown.
Built the first gristmill in Salem township on White Oak Creek (c.1824), running it with a sawmill.
A leading businessman of the township.
Died 1837 at about age 35.
Eight children, all by this marriage.
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