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William Edwin Farrar 1920 – 1977 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 02 Mar 1920

Birth Location: Marvell, Phillips, Arkansas

Death Date: 19 Mar 1977

Death Location: Houston, Harris Co. Texas

Father: James Farrar

Mother: Francis McLure

Spouse(s): Eddie Pike

Children(s):

William Edwin Farrar was born in 1920 in Marvell, Phillips, Arkansas, the child of James Madison Farrar and Francis Norvelle McLure. In 1930, William Edwin Farrar resided in Marvell, Phillips, Arkansas, USA. In 1940, William Edwin Farrar resided in Shreveport, Caddo, Louisiana, USA. William Edwin Farrar married Eddie June Pike. William Edwin Farrar passed away in 1977 in Houston, Harris Co. Texas.

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Biography

  • William Edwin Farrar was born in 1920 in Marvell, Phillips, Arkansas, the child of James Madison Farrar and Francis Norvelle McLure.
  • In 1930, William Edwin Farrar resided in Marvell, Phillips, Arkansas, USA.
  • In 1940, William Edwin Farrar resided in Shreveport, Caddo, Louisiana, USA.
  • William Edwin Farrar married Eddie June Pike.
  • William Edwin Farrar passed away in 1977 in Houston, Harris Co. Texas.

Immediate Family

Parents

James Farrar
1884 – 1929
Birth Location: Arkansas
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Francis McLure
1886 – 1987
Birth Location: Arkansas
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Spouses(s)

Eddie Pike
1918 – 1999
Birth Location: Houston, Texas, Harris
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Children(s)

William Farrar's Ancestors

Self
William Farrar
1920 – 1977
Birth Place: Marvell, Phillips, Arkansas
Parents
James Madison Farrar
1884 – 1929
Arkansas
Francis (Norvelle) McLure
1886 – 1987
Arkansas
Grandparents
Benjamin (Franklin) McLure
1857 – 1915
Pike County, AL
Minnie (Henrietta) Brown
1862 – 1960
Glenville, AK
Great-Grandparents
Alexander Brown
1832 – 1913
Mary Pipkin
1840 – 1920
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Daniel Pipkin
1819 – 1904
Julia Marks
1825 – 1904

William Farrar's Timeline

4 Records

1920
02 Mar 1920
Birth of William Edwin Farrar in Marvell, Phillips, Arkansas
Marvell, Phillips, Arkansas
1930
1930
Age 10
William Edwin Farrar resided here in Marvell, Phillips, Arkansas, USA
Marvell, Phillips, Arkansas, USA
1940
Bet. 1940–1945
Age 20
William Edwin Farrar resided here in Shreveport, Caddo, Louisiana, USA
Shreveport, Caddo, Louisiana, USA
1977
19 Mar 1977
Age 57
Death of William Edwin Farrar in Houston, Harris Co. Texas
Houston, Harris Co. Texas

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 02 Mar 1920
    Event Place: Marvell, Phillips, Arkansas
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947, The National Archives Southeast Region; Atlanta, GA; Records of the Selective Service System, 1926-1975; Record Group: RG 147; Class: RG147, North Carolina World War II Draft Registration Cards
    [2] Texas, Death Certificates, 1903–1982
    [3] Social Security Death Index, Number: 437-03-1077; Issue State: Louisiana; Issue Date: Before 1951
    [4] 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Marvell, Phillips, Arkansas; Roll: 87; Page: 2B; Enumeration District: 0005; Image: 647.0; FHL microfilm: 2339822
    [5] U.S. World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946
    [6] U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1700s-Current
    [7] U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007
    [8] Web: Texas, Find A Grave Index, 1761-2012

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Marvell, Phillips, Arkansas, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Marvell, Phillips, Arkansas; Roll: 87; Page: 2B; Enumeration District: 0005; Image: 647.0; FHL microfilm: 2339822

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: Bet. 1940–1945
    Event Place: Shreveport, Caddo, Louisiana, USA
    Record Source: U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947, The National Archives Southeast Region; Atlanta, GA; Records of the Selective Service System, 1926-1975; Record Group: RG 147; Class: RG147, North Carolina World War II Draft Registration Cards

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Caddo, Louisiana
    Record Source: U.S. World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Houston, Harris, Texas
    Record Source: Texas, Death Certificates, 1903–1982

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 19 Mar 1977
    Event Place: Houston, Harris Co. Texas
    Record Source:
    [1] Texas, Death Certificates, 1903–1982
    [2] Social Security Death Index, Number: 437-03-1077; Issue State: Louisiana; Issue Date: Before 1951
    [3] Texas Death Index, 1903-2000
    [4] U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1700s-Current
    [5] U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007
    [6] Web: Texas, Find A Grave Index, 1761-2012

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Houston, Harris County, Texas, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1700s-Current
    [2] Web: Texas, Find A Grave Index, 1761-2012
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