The following material
on the immediate ancestry of
Frances Farmer
should not be considered either
exhaustive or authoritative, but
rather as a first draft.
Michael Meggison contributed to this report.
| Ancestry of Frances Farmer | |
|---|---|
| 1 | Frances Elena Farmer, b. Seattle, Wash., 19 Sept. 1913, d. ... 1 Aug. 1970 |
| PARENTS | |
| 2 |
Ernest Melville Farmer,
b. ... , Minn., 8 Nov. 1874 [WWI Draft Registration]
d. ...
m. ... 10 Nov. 1906 |
| 3 | Cora Lillian Van Ornum, b. ... , Ore., 7 Nov. 1874, d. Los Angeles, Cal., 26 Feb. 1955 |
| GRANDPARENTS | |
| 4 |
John Quincy Farmer,
b. Burke, Vt., 5 Aug. 1823,
d. Spring Valley, Minn., ...
m. Spring Valley, Minn., 13 Jan. 1869 |
| 5 | Susan C ... Sharp, b. ... , Ohio, ... Aug. 1844, d. Spring Valley, Minn., 5 Jan. 1926 |
| 6 |
Zachary Van Ornum,
b. Ellery, N. Y., 16 April 1828,
d. Chico, Cal., 14 Jan. 1910
m. ... 17 April 1864 |
| 7 | Elizabeth Jane Rowe, b. ... , Cornwall, 10 Oct. 1846, d. Chico, Cal., 14 Oct. 1915 |
| GREAT-GRANDPARENTS | |
| 8 |
Hiram D ... Farmer,
b. ... , Vt., ... [ca. 1800],
d. Spring Valley, Minn., ... ,
m. Caledonia Co., Vt., 2 Nov. 1825 |
| 9 | Selina Snow, b. Chesterfield, N. H., ... [ca. 1802], d. Spring Valley, Minn., 17 April 1881 |
| 10 |
Jacob Van Alstine Sharp,
b. ... ,
d. ...
m. |
| 11 | Mary Chatfield, b. ... , d. ... |
| 12 |
Henry Van Ornum,
b. ... 10 Jan. 1781,
d. Portage, Wisc., 8 Feb. 1868
m. |
| 13 | Maria Marsh, b. ... 19 June 1789, d. ... 1875 |
| 14 |
John Pearce Rowe,
b. ... , Cornwall, 11 July 1817,
d. Waldwick, Wisc., 22 March 1872
m. Truro, Cornwall, 13 Feb. 1841 |
| 15 | Jemima Skews, b. ... , England, 8 March 1819, d. Waldwick, Wisc., 16 Jan. 1901 |
| GREAT-GREAT-GRANDPARENTS | |
| GREAT-GREAT-GREAT-GRANDPARENTS | |
| GREAT-GREAT-GREAT-GREAT-GRANDPARENTS | |
1930 Washington, King Co., Seattle, ED 184, sheet 22A, line 15
Farmer Ernest M H M W 55 M 32 MN VT OH Lawyer General Practice
Lillian N W F W 56 M 33 OR NY E
Harley E S M W 22 S WA MN OR Surveyor King County
Edith M D F W 17 F WA MN OR Assistant + Page Public Library
Frances D F W 16 S WA MN OR
E = England
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1910 Washington, King Co., Seattle, ED 124, sheet 2A, line 45
Farmer Earnest M H M W 35 M1 3 MN US US Lawyer General Practice
Lillian C W F W 35 M2 3 2 2 OR NY E
Harley C S M W 2 S WA MN OR
Mitchel Ruth StepD F W 11 S CA IL OR
VanOrnum Elizabeth MiL F W 64 Wd 14 10 E E E
E = England
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1900 Minnesota, Bicker Co., Detroit, ED 7, sheet 16A, line 42
Hotel of Edward H McNeil
Farmer Earnest N Boarder W M Nov 1875 24 S MN VT NY Lawyer
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1880 Minnesota, Fillmore Co., Spring Valley, ED 86, page 21, line 45, continued on page 22
Farmer John Q W M 56 Lawyer VT MA NH
Susan W F 35 W Keeping House OH NY NY
George R W M 25 S Student at law OH VT PA
Charles J W M 15 S At Home OH VT PA
Fred J W M 10 S MN VT OH
John C W M 8 S MN VT OH
Daniel W M 7 S MN VT OH
Ernest M W M 5 S MN VT OH
Frank W M 3 S MN VT OH
(one farm worker, one servant)
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