FARRAR, Lucius A., educator and farmer; born Bedford County, Tenn., May 9, 1838; Scotch-Irish descent; educated in common schools of Bedford and Lincoln counties; his early occupation was teaching school; married Tennie V. DAVIDSON, November, 1866; served four years as non-commissioned officer in army of C. S. A.; dangerously wounded and left for dead on the battlefield of Murfreesboro; was twice a prisoner of war, once at Camp Butler in Illinois and at Camp Chase in Ohio; took the oath in 1865 and returned to his home penniless; has since accumulated a comfortable competency; member of Church of Christ.
Source: Who’s Who in Tennessee: A Biographical Reference Book of Notable Tennesseans of To-Day. Memphis: Paul & Douglas Co, 1911.
