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Dec 22, 2021 · Richard Ratcliffe Farr was born on November 30, 1845, in Fairfax County and was the son of Richard Ratcliffe Farr, who died about ten weeks before he was born, and Margaret Conn Willcoxon Farr, who reared him and his elder brother. During the Civil War, he and his mother lived as refugees in Washington County after the Second Battle of Manassas ...
Biographical Information. Clayton Beverly Phillips, "Education in Virginia Under Superintendent Richard Ratcliffe Farr, 1882–1886" (M.A. thesis, University of Virginia, 1932), including transcriptions of widow's "Summary Life of R. R. Farr" (with birth, marriage, and death dates), some official records, an editorial from a lost issue of the ...
Richard Ratcliffe Farr - Soldier & Public Servant. Dick Farr was born at Farr's Cross Roads (Rt. 123 and Braddock Road) on the family farm. He was the son of Richard R. and Margaret Conn (Wilcoxsen) Farr. At the beginning of the Civil War Richard, who was too young to enlist, allegedly shot at some passing Union...
Richard Ratcliffe Farr: Birthdate: November 30, 1845: Death: October 10, 1892 (46) Immediate Family: Son of Richard Ratcliffe Farr and Margaret Conn Farr Husband of Margaret Edith Farr. Managed by: Private User Last Updated: June 27, 2020
- November 30, 1845
- October 10, 1892
Anne Ratcliffe Farr's brother John Ratcliffe, had a son Richard Ratcliffe who was the founder of Fairfax County, Virginia. Richard Ratcliffe's Mount Vinyard Plantation. Richard Ratcliffe (1751-1825).
At the young age of fourteen years old, Richard Ratcliffe Farr sought to protect the Farr house by firing upon the Union troops. Although successful at first, the troops came back and burned down the house. The replacement of that house, finished in 1880, is the historic house that stands today.
Richard Ratcliffe Farr - Soldier & Public Servant. Dick Farr was born at Farr's Cross Roads (Rt. 123 and Braddock Road) on the family farm. He was the son of Richard R. and Margaret Conn (Wilcoxsen) Farr. At the beginning of the Civil War Richard, who was to young to enlist, allegedly shot at some passing Union soldiers from the safety of his home.
