Obituary
Simon B. Farrar
Simon B. Farrar died Oct. 17, 1897 at Palmer. Capt. Farrar was one of
the oldest settlers in the county having moved here about 50 years ago from
South Carolina. He married a daughter of Hans Smith. He was a Mason and a
member of the Christian Church. [Simon Farrar was the last living member
of the scouting party which located Fort Worth on the Trinity River in
1849.]
Abstracted from History of Ellis County compiled by Mrs. A.
L. Feltenberger and the Rebecca Boyce Chapter DAR.
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