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William Edgar Farnsworth 1871–1962 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 9 April 1871

Birth Location: North Carolina, United States of America

Death Date: 1962

Death Location: Cherryville, Gaston County, North Carolina, United States of America

Father: Alexander Farnsworth

Mother: Mary Long

Spouse(s): Mary Stroupe

Children(s): Sarah Beam, Olin Farnsworth, Furman Farnsworth, Horace Farnsworth, John Farnsworth, Edgar Farnsworth

The story of William Edgar Farnsworth began in 1871 in North Carolina, United States of America. William Edgar Farnsworth married Mary Idella Stroupe, and had children including Edgar Caldwell Farnsworth, Furman Blanton Farnsworth, Horace Lee Farnsworth, John Cornelius Farnsworth, Olin Jesse Farnsworth, Sarah Mabel Beam. William Edgar Farnsworth passed away in 1962 in Cherryville, Gaston County, North Carolina, United States of America.

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Biography

  • The story of William Edgar Farnsworth began in 1871 in North Carolina, United States of America.
  • William Edgar Farnsworth married Mary Idella Stroupe, and had children including Edgar Caldwell Farnsworth, Furman Blanton Farnsworth, Horace Lee Farnsworth, John Cornelius Farnsworth, Olin Jesse Farnsworth, Sarah Mabel Beam.
  • William Edgar Farnsworth passed away in 1962 in Cherryville, Gaston County, North Carolina, United States of America.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

William Farnsworth's Ancestors

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William Farnsworth
1871–1962
Birth Place: North Carolina, United States of America
Parents
Alexander Dobson Farnsworth
1832–1898
Tennessee
Mary (Elizabeth) Long
1837–1914
Rutherford County, North Carolina, USA
Grandparents
Benjamin (Franklin) Farnsworth
1793–1851
Bridgton, ME
Maria (Cates) Ripley
1792–1873
Massachusetts, USA
Great-Grandparents
Dr Farnsworth
1767–1817
Elizabeth Fitch
1769–1844
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Isaac FARNSWORTH
1723–1812
Anna Green
1725–1812

William Farnsworth's Descendants

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William (Edgar) Farnsworth (9 April 1871–1962) m. Mary (Idella) Stroupe (5 November 1879–1978)
  1. 1. Sarah (Mabel) Beam 1903–1984
  2. 2. Olin (Jesse) Farnsworth 1916–1967
  3. 3. Furman (Blanton) Farnsworth 1907–1975
  4. 4. Horace (Lee) Farnsworth 1905–1979
  5. 5. John (Cornelius) Farnsworth 1902–1930
  6. 6. Edgar (Caldwell) Farnsworth 1900–1971 m. Vida (Candace) Mauney 1902–1967
    1. 1. Margie Hager 1925–2000
    2. 2. Cleoland (Martel) Farnsworth 1923–2003 m. Margaret (Louise) Witherspoon 1922–2014
    3. 3. William (Edgar) Farnsworth 1926–1966

William Farnsworth's Timeline

3 Records

1871
9 April 1871
Birth of William Edgar Farnsworth in North Carolina, United States of America
North Carolina, United States of America
1962
3 November 1962
Age 91
Death of William Edgar Farnsworth in Cherryville, Gaston County, North Carolina, United States of America
Cherryville, Gaston County, North Carolina, United States of America
1962
1962
Age 91
Burial of William Edgar Farnsworth in Cherryville, Gaston County, North Carolina, United States of America
Cherryville, Gaston County, North Carolina, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 9 April 1871
    Event Place: North Carolina, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] North Carolina, Death Certificates, North Carolina State Archives; Raleigh, North Carolina; North Carolina Death Certificates
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [3] North Carolina, Marriage Records

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 3 November 1962
    Event Place: Cherryville, Gaston County, North Carolina, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] North Carolina, Death Certificates, North Carolina State Archives; Raleigh, North Carolina; North Carolina Death Certificates
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 1962
    Event Place: Cherryville, Gaston County, North Carolina, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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