Person:David Farmer (10)

1862 joined Company H, 30th Iowa Volunteer Infantry, in Keokuk, 9/20/62. Moved to Helena, AK. Fought at Chickasaw Bluffs (12/62) and at Arkansas Post (1/11/63). Duty at Youngs Point, LA, until 5/63. Battle of Jackson, MS 5/14/63. Siege of Vicksburg to 7/4/63; siege of Jackson 7/10 to 7/17/63; moved to Memphis, then to Chattanooga. Assault on Lookout Mountain 11/23/63; assault on Missionary Ridge 11/25/63; duty in Alabama until 4/64, then participated in the Atlanta Campaign to 9/64. Marched to the Sea with Sherman 11/64 to 12/64. Campaign in the Carolinas. Battle of Bentonville 3/19 to 3/20/65. Surrender of Confederate forces in NC 4/26/65. Marched in Grand Review in DC 5/24/65. Mustered out 6/5/65 having lost 73 killed and mortally wounded and 244 by disease or accident.

1876 move to Missouri: "David Farmer and his second wife, Priscilla Ward White Farmer, her two children, William and Julia A. White, with the Farmer children, Jesse, John, Olie, and their daughter Bertha, three years old.

We left our house at Clermont, Indiana, September 20, 1876 with two two-horse wagons with household goods, stoves and furniture, and a one-horse spring wagon which David, Priscilla, and Bertha rode in with the sewing machine. We drove to Avon, Indiana to Etta and Thomas Huron's (Etta was David Farmer's daughter) and stayed all night, leaving September 21st for Iowa through Danville, Indiana. We camped the second night on the banks of the Wabash. The next morning, we were ferried across the Wabash. It was a flat boat just large enough for two wagons, so he made two trips taking the spring wagon on the second trip. The boat was held by two cables anchored upstream and fastened at each end of the boat in such a way that they could be adjusted in a way that the current of the river carried it across and landed safely.

We drove through Danville, Illinois; Bloomington, Peoria, and Burlington. We arrived at Uncle John Quakenbush's in twelve and a half days without any trouble. After visiting in Jefferson and Keokuk counties two weeks, we drove on down to Putnam County, Missouri. It was a four day drive, the last day in rain and mud all day.

We stopped near our destination to inquire for an empty house of a man, Judge Ellis, David had met. He insisted we stay there that night. So we did and were very thankful for the chance. Next morning, he went with David to look for an empty house and found one near our farm but could not find the owner. So they came back and we hitched up and drove to our farm and pitched our tent. That was Saturday, October 23rd, just one month from the time we left Clermont, Indiana, northwest of Indianapolis. The owner of the empty house came and told us to move into his house and we moved in that evening.

The next morning, bright and early, we took two teams and drove to Seymour, Iowa twenty miles for lumber and bought a whole house pattern on two wagons. It was dark before we got home. In two weeks, we had the house built and moved in.

Everyone was very kind to us going to Iowa David would watch at night parttime. Then Will and John later part of night. Except one night we camped in front of a farm house and the farmer told us we did not need to stay up. Nothing would bother us.

One wagon Will and Jesse rode us. Will driving going to Missouri from Iowa. Will took the chills and Jesse drove. The other wagon, John, Olie and Julia rode in.

Farmers were good to us all the way. Apples were ten cents for a two bushel sack. Twenty five cents for hay for five horses per day. Corn was cheap.

Will White Julia White Jones John Henry Farmer wrote this account"

Obituary "David Farmer was born in North Carolina October 25, 1826. He moved to Morgan County, Indiana, with his parents in 1843. He removed to Iowa in 1854. In 1862, he enlisted in the 30th Iowa Infantry and served until the close of the rebellion in 1865. After the close of the war he removed to Indiana, and in 1976 moved to Missouri and settled on the farm which he owned at the time of his death.

He was converted at a camp meeting near Avon, Indiana, and united with the M. E. church and remained a faithful member until his death, which occurred October 9, 1912.

He leaves to mourn his demise a wife, four daughters and three sons: Ella Hornaday, Etta Huron, both of Indiana, J. H. Farmer of Missouri, J. E. of California, Olie Caywood of Washington and Bertha Wells and Thomas Farmer of Powersville.

The body was laid to rest in the Wyreka Cemetery."

Another obituary, from the Unionville Republican, October 16, 1912 "Mr. David Farmer died at the home of his son John, east of Lucerne last Wednesday morning after a lingering illness of one year. The funeral was held at the family residence, conducted by his former pastor Rev. Boone of Ludlow, Missouri after which the body was interred in the Wyreka Cemetery by the G. A. R. Post of this place of which he was a member. Thus an old and highly respected citizen passes from our midst."

Family Bible is in the possession of Milo Emmack

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2} Ancestry.com and The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. 1880 United States Federal Census. (Name: The Generations Network, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2005;)
   Database online. York, Putnam, Missouri, ED 213, roll T9_711, page 578.2000, image 0362.

   Record for David Farmer

2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1 2.2} Ancestry.com. Iowa State Census Collection, 1836-1925. (Name: The Generations Network, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2007;)
   Database online.

   Record for David Farmer

3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1 3.2} Ancestry.com. 1910 United States Federal Census. (Name: The Generations Network, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2006;)
   Database online. York, Putnam, Missouri, ED , roll T624_806, part , page .

   Record for Dann Fanner

4. ↑ ^{4.0 4.1 4.2} Ancestry.com. 1850 United States Federal Census. (Name: The Generations Network, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2005;)
   Database online. Washington, Hendricks, Indiana, roll M432_150, page 116, image 236.

   Record for David Farmer

5. ↑ 1850 Federal Census.

   With Henderson Ferree, Sibby, and Priscilla

6. ↑ 1860 Federal Census.