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William Pleasant ( Will ) Farmer 1874 – 1960 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 20 Apr 1874

Birth Location: Smith Co, MS

Death Date: 31 Jul 1960

Death Location: Vidor, Orange Co, TX

Father: Charles Farmer

Mother: Emma Wingate

Spouse(s): Sallie Cooper

Children(s): Cora Farmer

In 1874, William Pleasant ( Will ) Farmer Sr entered the world in Smith Co, MS, born to Charles Thompson Farmer and Emma Jane Wingate. William Pleasant ( Will ) Farmer Sr married Sallie Alice Cooper, and had children including Cora Jane Farmer. William Pleasant ( Will ) Farmer Sr passed away in 1960 in Vidor, Orange Co, TX.

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Biography

  • In 1874, William Pleasant ( Will ) Farmer Sr entered the world in Smith Co, MS, born to Charles Thompson Farmer and Emma Jane Wingate.
  • William Pleasant ( Will ) Farmer Sr married Sallie Alice Cooper, and had children including Cora Jane Farmer.
  • William Pleasant ( Will ) Farmer Sr passed away in 1960 in Vidor, Orange Co, TX.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

William Farmer's Ancestors

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William Farmer
1874 – 1960
Birth Place: Smith Co, MS
Parents
Charles Thompson Farmer
1846 – 1891
Pittsylvania, Virginia, United States
Emma (Jane) Wingate
1846 – 1932
Covington Co, MS
Grandparents
Stephen (Johnson) Farmer
1815 – 1859
Virginia
Great-Grandparents
Johnston Farmer
1780 – 1856
Patsy Thompson
1780 – 1840
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Charles Thompson
1755 – 1804

William Farmer's Descendants

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William (Pleasant ( Will )) Farmer (20 Apr 1874 – 31 Jul 1960) m. Sallie (Alice) Cooper (27 Oct 1889 – 08 Feb 1972)
  1. 1. Cora (Jane) Farmer (06 Apr 1912 – 05 Apr 1991) m. James (Leroy) Kinnibrugh-Knox (15 June 1908 – 9 Feb 1981)
    1. 1. John Stovall (1933 – ) m. Sandra (L) Tanous (10 Jan 1939 – 15 Jul 2006)
      1. 1. Sean Stovall (8 Sep 1957 – ) m. Linda Jones (12 Nov 1958 – )
        1. 1. Jeffrey (Wayne) Jones (12 Jan 1982 – ) m. Crystal Eskew (31 Jan 1985 – )

William Farmer's Timeline

4 Records

1874
20 Apr 1874
Birth of William Pleasant ( Will ) Farmer Sr in Smith Co, MS
Smith Co, MS
1903
24 Dec 1903
Age 29
William Pleasant ( Will ) Farmer Sr was married in Clairborne County, Mississippi
Clairborne County, Mississippi
1908
24 Dec 1908
Age 34
William Pleasant ( Will ) Farmer Sr was married in Claiborne, MS
Claiborne, MS
1960
31 Jul 1960
Age 86
Death of William Pleasant ( Will ) Farmer Sr in Vidor, Orange Co, TX
Vidor, Orange Co, TX

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 20 Apr 1874
    Event Place: Smith Co, MS

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 24 Dec 1903
    Event Place: Clairborne County, Mississippi

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 24 Dec 1908
    Event Place: Claiborne, MS

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 31 Jul 1960
    Event Place: Vidor, Orange Co, TX

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