Person:George Farnham (2)

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George L. Farnham
b.6 May 1855 Gratiot (town), Lafayette, Wisconsin, United States
d.Aft 1890
Parents and Siblings
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m. 15 May 1849
  1. William E. Farnham1850 - 1851
  2. James Farnham1852 - 1852
  3. Nina E. Farnham1853 - 1880
  4. George L. Farnham1855 - Aft 1890
  5. Lucretia Farnham1856 -
  6. Mary J. Farnham1858 - 1878
  7. Norman Henry Farnham1860 - 1941
  8. Happy Rose Farnham1863 - 1864
  9. Martha Ann Farnham1864 - 1919
  10. Carrie Bell Farnham1869 -
  11. Fred Farnham1870 -
Spouse and Children
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  • H.  George L. Farnham1855 - Aft 1890
  • W.  Martha Johnson (add)
m. Est 1880
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Facts and Events
Name[1][2] George L. Farnham
Gender Male
Birth[1][2] 6 May 1855 Gratiot (town), Lafayette, Wisconsin, United States
Marriage Est 1880 to Martha Johnson (add)
Residence[3] Abt 1883 Lincoln, Mc Pherson, South Dakota, United StatesGeorge and his brother Norman were among the first homesteaders in this township.
Death[2] Aft 1890

"Lincoln Township
It was in 1874 that Ed. D. Palmer ran the first survey line in the county. It ran along the south line of Lincoln Township, then up its west line and up to the southwest corner of Carl Township. Lincoln was one of the earliest townships to be homesteaded. Some of the early settlers were John Walkey, George Martin, Aaron and Richard Dillinback, Elmina A. Cotton, Edward Lapham, Horace F. Scott, John W. Daly, William A. Boyle, John E. Torgerson, W. H. Maupie, John W. Weaver, John Rooney, Sadie M. Freckenhaus, Nettie S. Huntly, Norman H. Farnham, Fred A. Hicks, Jacob and William Nattress, George L. Farnham, George R. Lewis, Martin Maloney, Henry Harrison, William H. Robinson, William Brearton, Jerry Lewis, John Bussey, John Kirnan, Wm. W. Long, Amos R. Cornwall, Mary E. Barnes and James Barnes, Sr., Walter M. Savage, and Henry and Jeremiah Royle. Most of their homesteading was done during the year of 1883."S3

References
  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 E. Farnham, in Butterfield, Consul Willshire. History of La Fayette County, Wisconsin: containing an account of its settlement, growth, development and resources: an extensive and minute sketch of its cities, towns and villages ... its war record, biographical sketches ... the whole preceded by a history of Wisconsin, statistics of the state, and an abstract of its laws and constitution, and of the constitution of the United States . (Western Historical Co., 1881)
    p 784-785, 1881.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Nattress, Laurel. Swinhope Burn Families.

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  3. ↑ Leola Centennial Anniversary Book
    1984.
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