Mary Sofronia Farmer

Abt 1840 - 1864  (~ 24 years)

• Name	Mary Sofronia Farmer  [1]
  Born	Abt 1840	Illinois, USA   [2]
  Gender	Female
  Died	Apr 1864	Benton Barracks, St. Louis (city), Missouri, USA   [3]
  Person ID	I3559	Full
  Last Modified	11 Jan 2010

  
  

  Family	John M. Journey,   b. Abt 1832, Illinois, USA ,   d. 13 Apr 1900, Clinton County, Illinois, USA  (Age ~ 68 years)
  Married	13 Apr 1856	Washington County, Illinois, USA   [4]
  Children	1. Charles A. Journey,   b. Jul 1859,   d. Aft 1898  (Age ~ 39 years)   2. Francis M. Journey,   b. 23 Aug 1861,   d. Aft 1898  (Age 37 years)
  Last Modified	8 Feb 2009
  Family ID	F1202	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Documents

  John M. Journey, 1860 Washington County, Illinois, census 1860 U.S. census, Washington County, Illinois, population schedule, Richview, Township 2S Range 1W, pp. 62-63 (penned), pp. 718B-719A (penned), [no stamped p. no.], dwelling 451, family 418, John Journey household; digital images, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 28 November 2011); citing NARA microfilm publication M653, roll…

  
  

• Sources

  [S1298] Military - Civil War pension files (Union, NARA). My p. 16, Dept of the Interior questionaire dated 15 Jan 1898. In answer to the question "were you previously married?" John M. Journey answered, "Mary Sofronia Farmer Died at Benton Baracks [sic] Mo in Aprile [sic] 1864. [S45] Illinois - Marriages, online, State Archives (1763 - 1900), ("Illinois Statewide Marriage Index, 1763-1900," (http://www.cyberdriveillinois.com/departments/archives/marriage.html)), entry for John M. Journey and Mary S. Parmer, Washington County, Illinois, vol. A, p. 47 (13 April 1856) (Reliability: 3), 5 Feb 2008. John M. Parmer and Mary S. Parmer, Washington County, Illinois, vol. A, p. 47, 13 April 1856 [S1298] Military - Civil War pension files (Union, NARA). My p. 16, Dept of the Interior questionaire dated 15 Jan 1898. In answer to the question "were you previously married?" John M. Journey answered, "Mary Sofronia Farmer Died at Benton Baracks [sic] Mo in Aprile [sic] 1864. Also my p. 25, joint affidavit of James F. Newcomb and Nathan F. Tate, stamped 20 Aug 1900, stating that Sofronia Farmer, the first wife of John M. Journey, died at Benton Barracks, in Missouri, where she was visiting her husbnad "in camps." At that time her husband was in Co. G, 13th Ill. Cavalry. She was taken home to Richview in Illinois for burial. [S45] Illinois - Marriages, online, State Archives (1763 - 1900), ("Illinois Statewide Marriage Index, 1763-1900," (http://www.cyberdriveillinois.com/departments/archives/marriage.html)), entry for John M. Journey and Mary S. Parmer, Washington County, Illinois, vol. A, p. 47 (13 April 1856) (Reliability: 3).