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William Henry Farrar 1834–1917 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 18 Dec 1834

Birth Location: Carbrooke, Norfolk, England

Death Date: 12 May 1917

Death Location: Lime Springs, Howard, Iowa

Father: George Farrar

Mother: Catherine Walker

Spouse(s): Mary Stanford, Elsie Watrous, Harriet Richards

Children(s): Rena Farrar, Cora Farrar, Edna Farrar, Cassie Farrar, William Farrar, Richard Farrar, Elsie Farrar

William Henry Farrar was born in 1834 in Carbrooke, Norfolk, England, the child of George Farrar And Catherine Walker. In 1850, William Henry Farrar resided in Lisbon, St. Lawrence, New York. William Henry Farrar married Elsie Watrous, Harriet W Hattie Richards, Mary M Stanford, and had children including Cassie Farrar, Cora M Farrar, Edna Olive Farrar, Elsie Farrar, Mary Farrar, Rena Laura Farrar, Richard Henry Farrar, William Glenn Farrar. William Henry Farrar passed away in 1917 in Lime Springs, Howard, Iowa.

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Biography

  • William Henry Farrar was born in 1834 in Carbrooke, Norfolk, England, the child of George Farrar And Catherine Walker.
  • In 1850, William Henry Farrar resided in Lisbon, St. Lawrence, New York.
  • William Henry Farrar married Elsie Watrous, Harriet W Hattie Richards, Mary M Stanford, and had children including Cassie Farrar, Cora M Farrar, Edna Olive Farrar, Elsie Farrar, Mary Farrar, Rena Laura Farrar, Richard Henry Farrar, William Glenn Farrar.
  • William Henry Farrar passed away in 1917 in Lime Springs, Howard, Iowa.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

William Farrar's Ancestors

Self
William Farrar
1834–1917
Birth Place: Carbrooke, Norfolk, England
Parents
George Farrar
1808–1888
Carbrooke, Norfolk, England
Catherine Walker
1815–1899
Stanhoe, Norfolk, England
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William Farrar's Descendants

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William (Henry) Farrar (18 Dec 1834–12 May 1917) m. Mary (M) Stanford (14 Apr 1832–31 Oct 1878) m. Elsie Watrous (1848–Aug 1886) m. Harriet (W "Hattie") Richards (Sep 1857–1926)
  1. 1. Rena (Laura) Farrar 1870–1903 m. Harold (Britton Adams) Sr. 1872–1918
    1. 1. Harold (Britton Adams) Jr. 1897–1961 m. Hester (V) Stone 1900–1982
    2. 2. George (Barsloux Adams) Sr. 1899–1961 m. Catherine (Mary) Guthrie –1947
      1. 1. George (Barsloux Adams) Jr. 1927–1982 m. Evelyn (Patricia) O'Hare 1927–2011
      2. 2. William (Guthrie) Adams 1931–2000
  2. 2. Cora (M) Farrar 1864–1896
  3. 3. Edna (Olive) Farrar 1868–1919
  4. 4. Cassie Farrar 1874–1876
  5. 5. William (Glenn) Farrar 1883–
  6. 6. Richard (Henry) Farrar 1884–1946
  7. 7. Elsie Farrar 1885–1886

William Farrar's Timeline

7 Records

1834
18 Dec 1834
Birth of William Henry Farrar in Carbrooke, Norfolk, England
Carbrooke, Norfolk, England
1850
1850
Age 16
William Henry Farrar resided here in Lisbon, St. Lawrence, New York
Lisbon, St. Lawrence, New York
1870
1870
Age 36
William Henry Farrar resided here in Forest, Howard, Iowa
Forest, Howard, Iowa
1880
1880
Age 46
William Henry Farrar resided here in Forest, Howard, Iowa
Forest, Howard, Iowa
1895
1895
Age 61
William Henry Farrar resided here in Lime Springs, Howard, Iowa
Lime Springs, Howard, Iowa
1900
1900
Age 66
William Henry Farrar resided here in Lime Springs, Howard, Iowa
Lime Springs, Howard, Iowa
1917
12 May 1917
Age 83
Death of William Henry Farrar in Lime Springs, Howard, Iowa
Lime Springs, Howard, Iowa

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 18 Dec 1834
    Event Place: Carbrooke, Norfolk, England
    Record Source:
    [1] 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Forest City, Howard, Iowa; Roll: 344; Family History Film: 1254344; Page: 442D; Enumeration District: 242; Image: 0448.
    [2] 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: Forest, Howard, Iowa; Roll: M593_; Page: ; Image: .
    [3] Iowa State Census, 1895
    [4] 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Forest, Howard, Iowa; Roll: T623_437; Page: 2A; Enumeration District: 104.
    [5] 1850 United States Federal Census, Year: 1850; Census Place: Lisbon, Saint Lawrence, New York; Roll: M432_591; Page: 175A; Image: .
    [6] Iowa, Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 1836
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Forest, Howard, Iowa; Roll: T623_437; Page: 2A; Enumeration District: 104.

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1850
    Event Place: Lisbon, St. Lawrence, New York
    Record Source: 1850 United States Federal Census, Year: 1850; Census Place: Lisbon, Saint Lawrence, New York; Roll: M432_591; Page: 175A; Image: .

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1870
    Event Place: Forest, Howard, Iowa
    Record Source: 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: Forest, Howard, Iowa; Roll: M593_; Page: ; Image: .

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Forest, Howard, Iowa
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Forest City, Howard, Iowa; Roll: 344; Family History Film: 1254344; Page: 442D; Enumeration District: 242; Image: 0448.

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1895
    Event Place: Lime Springs, Howard, Iowa
    Record Source: Iowa State Census, 1895

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Lime Springs, Howard, Iowa
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Forest, Howard, Iowa; Roll: T623_437; Page: 2A; Enumeration District: 104.

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 12 May 1917
    Event Place: Lime Springs, Howard, Iowa
    Record Source: Iowa, Find a Grave Index

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