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Name: Augustine Knox "Gus" Fariss ^{1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10}
Sex: M
Birth: 19 NOV 1889 in Giddings, Lee County, Texas ^{1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10}
Death: 14 DEC 1983 in Chilton, Falls Co., TX. ^{1 4 10}
Burial: Chilton, Falls CO, TX.. ^{1 10}
Residence:
1. 1900 in Justice Precinct 1, Lee, Texas, USA. ⁷
1. 1910 in Chilton, Falls, Texas, USA. ⁵
1. BET 1917 AND 1918 in Red River County, Texas. ⁶
1. 1920 in Justice Precinct 5, Falls, Texas, USA. ⁹
1. 1930 in Precinct 5, Falls, Texas, USA. ⁸
1. 1935 in Falls, Texas. ²
1. 01 APR 1940 in Falls, Texas, USA. ²
1. 1942 in Chilton, Texas, USA. ³
Person Id: I353
Tree Id: 617002

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Parents

Father:

Ira Killough Jones Fariss: Birth: 10 DEC 1859 in Serbin, Fayette County, Texas. Bank President.. Death: 01 JUN 1934 in Giddings, Lee County, TX.

Mother:

Letha Ann "Annie" Stockton: Birth: 28 JAN 1867 in Evergreen, Washington County, Texas. Death: 30 AUG 1951 in Giddings, Lee County, TX.

Family
Marriage:

Married: Zie Wilson Flowers on 17 APR 1909.
Zie Wilson Flowers: Birth: 26 JUN 1891 in Chilton, Falls County, Texas, USA. Death: 19 DEC 1975 in Chilton, Falls County, Texas, USA

Children:

Augusta Zie Sissie Fariss: Birth: 25 AUG 1913 in Chilton, Falls County, Texas, USA. Death: 27 MAY 2007 in Waco, McClennan County, Texas
Ira Wilson Fariss: Birth: 11 NOV 1915 in Clarksville (Bagwell), Red River County, Texas. Death: 26 OCT 1988 in Texas City, Galveston, Texas, USA
Robert Elwin 'Bob' Fariss: Birth: 22 OCT 1920 in Whitewright, Grayson County, Texas.. Death: 28 MAY 2005 in Waco, McClennan Co., TX.
Annie Frances Fariss: Birth: 26 AUG 1924 in Chilton, Texas. Death: 09 OCT 2005 in Grandview, Yakima County, Washington, USA
Annie Frances Fariss: Birth: 26 AUG 1924 in Chilton, Falls, Texas, USA. Death: 09 OCT 2005 in Grandview, Yakima, Washington, USA

Sources

1.	Title: Web: Texas, Find A Grave Index, 1761-2012 Author: Ancestry.com Publication: Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2012;
2.	Title: 1940 United States Federal Census Page: Year: 1940; Census Place: Falls, Texas; Roll: T627_4030; Page: 4B; Enumeration District: 73-18 Author: Ancestry.com Publication: Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2012;
3.	Title: U.S., World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942 Page: The National Archives at St. Louis; St. Louis, Missouri; World War II Draft Cards (4th Registration) for the State of Texas; State Headquarters: Texas Author: Ancestry.com Publication: Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2010;
4.	Title: U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014 Page: Number: 456-01-1175; Issue State: Texas; Issue Date: Before 1951 Author: Ancestry.com Publication: Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2011;
5.	Title: 1910 United States Federal Census Page: Year: 1910; Census Place: Chilton, Falls, Texas; Roll: T624_1551; Page: 41A; Enumeration District: 0056; FHL microfilm: 1375564 Author: Ancestry.com Publication: Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2006;
6.	Title: U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918 Page: Registration State: Texas; Registration County: Red River; Roll: 1983580 Author: Ancestry.com Publication: Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2005;
7.	Title: 1900 United States Federal Census Page: Year: 1900; Census Place: Justice Precinct 1, Lee, Texas; Roll: 1654; Page: 3A; Enumeration District: 0056; FHL microfilm: 1241654 Author: Ancestry.com Publication: Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2004;
8.	Title: 1930 United States Federal Census Page: Year: 1930; Census Place: Precinct 5, Falls, Texas; Roll: 2330; Page: 3A; Enumeration District: 0016; Image: 467.0; FHL microfilm: 2342064 Author: Ancestry.com Publication: Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2002;
9.	Title: 1920 United States Federal Census Page: Year: 1920; Census Place: Justice Precinct 5, Falls, Texas; Roll: T625_1801; Page: 6A; Enumeration District: 82; Image: 1085 Author: Ancestry.com Publication: Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2010;
10.	Title: U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current Author: Ancestry.com Publication: Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2012;

Notes

Note: 1889 - 1983
Started school at age 6
Gus took Trigonometry, Chemistry, Physics, and German in Giddings HighSchool.
Gus worked for his uncle Lafayette Fariss, who had a Coal Oil distribution business and a wholesale grocery business in Giddings. Gus at age 14 had an oil wagon on a regular route to Paige, Lexington, and Lincoln. The farmers paid cash, there being no banks or bank accounts.Gus kept good books. Uncle Fate was pleased with his accuracy.
Gus attended Sam Houston Normal in Huntsville. Only one summer's workwas needed to get a Teacher's Certificate. We think he taught schoolfor a short time, just long enough to know he didn't want teaching to behis career.
It was the business world that called, reports daughter Augusta. He attended Toby's Business School in Waco, taking shorthand, typing, andbookkeeping. This is the Four-C School in Waco in 1992. Aunt Annie reports a different name for the school.
Gus went to Chilton as a bookkeeper for Mr. Gaither. It may have been a lumber business.
Aunt Zie's father owned the biggest store in Chilton. It had a soda fountain. Her brother Elwyn Flowers worked there. Later, Gus turned to farming and Elwyn ran a service station. During the depression the family nearly lost the farm.
His grandchildren loved to visit him and Zie in the summer. He played dominoes and other games with them, and took them for rides on the tractor. Augusta Zie Fariss once asked him, "Poppa, why do the grandchildren like you so much ?" and he answered, "Because I try to be the grandfather that I never had." Gus was only five years oldwhen both grandfathers were buried.
He was honored at the Dedication of the new wing of the Texas Ranger Museum in Austin. This addition was financed by the Knox twins and family, When Mr. John Knox's fabulous gun collection was brought to this museum. The wing has the gun collection, and also is a much needed meeting hall. Gus had contributed his knowledge of Central Texas history to some of the organizers.
Gus had a fabulous memory for names, dates, facts, like an encyclopedia. Gus Fariss is a Treasure Trove who could have been utilized more.

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