1860 United States Federal Census
Name: Richard Farthing
Age in 1860: 48
Birth Year: abt 1812
Birthplace: Virginia
Home in 1860: Beat 1, Simpson, Mississippi
Gender: Male
Post Office: Old Hickory
Value of real estate: View image
Household Members: Name Age
Richard Farthing 48 Tanner
Ellen Farthing 34 wife
Daniel W Farthing 7
Elizabeth Farthing 5
Willis Farthing 3

This gentleman is the right age to have participated in the Seminole Wars [1835-1842]and being age 48 in 1860, would in all likelihood have been exempt from Confederate service.