The 17 Jun 1880 US Census of Graysville, Catoosa Co., GA enumerated the household of 26 Y/O Charles Thomas Farrar, a sawyer in a local saw mill who was born in Evergreen, VA, and his 23 Y/O wife, Rosalind Virginia (Dawn) Farrar, born in TN. Also living in the household as a "boarder" was 45 year old William Baker Farrar, " local lumber dealer". He was Charles' first cousin from Evergreen, VA and the owner of the lumber saw mill where Charles was employed. Also living in the household were their children: 6 Y/O Maye Hardwick Farrar born in Dawnville, Whitfield Co., GA; 2 Y/O Thomas Bennett Farrar (b. 29 Oct 1877 Cleveland, Bradley Co., TN [Reference: Farrar Family Bible] - d. 19 Apr 1888 Woodlawn, Jefferson Co., AL [Reference: Farrar Family Bible]) and 10 months old William Charles Farrar, my grandfather, born in Graysville, Catoosa Co., GA.

Between 04 Jun 1881, the birth date of their son, Ogden Shelby Farrar, in Dalton, Whitfield Co., GA, and 16 Jan 1884, the birth date of their son, Stephen Baker Farrar, in Cedartown, Polk Co., GA, Charles Thomas Farrar and his family began to migrate further southward with stops in Cedartown, Polk Co., GA where as noted above their son, Stephen Baker Farrar, was born on 16 Jan 1884. Their next stop was Tallapoosa, Haralson Co., GA where sadly their 1 Y/O son, Stephen Baker Farrar, died on 30 Jun 1885 and where their daughter, Jimmie Oden Farrar, was born on 05 Nov 1885. Charles and his family continued their migration and arrived in Woodlawn, Jefferson Co., AL (later to become part of Birmingham) about 1888 as their son, Thomas Bennett Farrar died there on 19 Apr 1888 and their son, Sam Cross Farrar, was born there on 15 May 1888. (NOTE: All birth and death dates confirmed by the Farrar Family Bible). Charles Thomas Farrar's first recorded employment in the Birmingham area was at the Sloss Furnace repair shop in 1888 (The Sloss Furnace is a National Historic Landmark in Birmingham, Alabama that operated as a pig iron-producing blast furnace from 1882 to 1971). By 1889, Charles went into the familiar business of lumber dealing and was the foreman of Hughes Lumber Yard in Birmingham but gravitated to the more lucrative job of working for the railroads. In 1890 he was a "locomotive fireman" for the "Georgia Pacific Railroad" By 1896 he was a "locomotive engineer" for the renamed "Southern Railway" and continued to work for the railroads most of his remaining life.

The 1896 Birmingham City Directory records Charles Thomas Farrar, a Southern Railroad engineer, and his family, including Jimmie Oden Farrar, living in Avondale at the address, “2d ave A’dale” (Avondale). Avondale, at the time, was the site of a very large cotton mill and its accompanying company owned community and store. Avondale was located closely to the Sloss Furnace repair shop where Jimmie Oden's father worked in 1888.

I have not been able to locate the Charles Thomas Farrar family in 1900 US Census.

Jimmie Oden Farrar married Larkin Steven Tucker on 25 Sep 1902 at Avondale, Jefferson Co., AL. (see attached marriage document)

The 1910 US Census of Ward 10. Birmingham, Jefferson Co., AL enumerated the household of 34 Y/O Larkin Steven Tucker, a railroad switchman, and his 24 Y/O wife, Jimmie Oden (Farrar) Tucker. Also living in the household were their children: 4 Y/O Janie Rosalind Virginia Tucker and 3 Y/O Florence Monica Tucker.

The 1920 US Census of East Lake, Birmingham, Jefferson Co., AL enumerated the household of 45 Y/O Larkin Steven Tucker, a railroad switchman and his 34 Y/O wife Jimmie Oden (Farrar) Tucker. Aldo living in the household were their children: 15 Y/O Janie Rosalind Virginia Tucker; 12 Y/O Florence Monica Tucker and 4 Y/O Bernice Enoree Tucker. (The Tucker name in this census is mangled to read as "Micke")

The 1930 US Census of East Lake, Birmingham, Jefferson Co., AL enumerated the household of 54 Y/O Larkin Steven Tucker, a railroad switchman and his 44 Y/O wife, Jimmie Oden (Farrar) Tucker, a secretary in an insurance office. Also living in the household we their children: 14 Y/O Bernice Enoree Tucker; 7 Y/O Betty Jo Tucker and their 24 Y/O married daughter, Janie Rosalind Charlton.

Jimmy Oden Tucker fit the stereotype of the era's urban housewife after her marriage to Larkin Tucker on 25 Sep 1902. She cared for the home and raised her children in Birmingham, AL.

After her husband's death in January 1931, she continued to worked as "stenographer" for a period of time. She applied on 30 Apr 1924 and again on 03 Feb 1931 for a military pension based on her husband's service in the Spanish-American War.

The 1934 Birmingham, AL City Directory recorded Jimmie Oden Tucker, widow of Larkin Steven Tucker) living at 2828 49th St. Also living in her household was her brother, Dawn Franklin Farrar, a clerk.

The children of Larkin and Jimmie Oden (Farrar) Tucker were:
1) Jimmi Larkin Tucker, b. 04 Feb 1904, d. 21 Aug 1904.
2) Janie Rosalind Virginia Tucker, b. 29 Nov 1905, d. 02 Jul 1944.
3) Florence Monica Tucker, b. 01 Feb 1907, d. 31 Dec 1994.
4) Bernice Enoree Tucker, b. 18 Sep 1915, d. 13 Mar 2006.
5) Betty Jo Tucker, b. 22 Sep 1922, d. 12 Sep 1980.

Jimmie Oden Farrar Tucker was the 4th cousin 2 times removed of Samuel Langhorne Clemens (Mark Twain) through her mother, Rosalind Virginia Dawn Farrar. (See Find A Grave Memorials Mark Twain and Mark Twain.

Bio by Gresham Farrar.