Person:Martha Farnham (3)
Martha Ann Farnham
b.15 Dec 1864 Lafayette, Wisconsin, United States
d.16 Oct 1919 Thornton, Cerro Gordo, Iowa, United States
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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m. 10 Feb 1886
  1. Raymond James1886 -
  2. Stella B. James1887 - 1937
  3. Paul Leslie James1889 -
  4. Richard E. James1891 -
  5. Wesley John James1895 -
  6. Esther James1897 -
  7. Ruth James1900 - 1983
  8. David F. James1905 -
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Facts and Events
Name[1][3][6] Martha Ann Farnham
Married Name[1] Martha Ann James
Gender Female
Birth[1][2][6] 15 Dec 1864 Lafayette, Wisconsin, United StatesLafayette, Wisconsin and Jo Daviess, Illinois border each other. During the 1800s, the state line was moved, and the Farnham family farm near Apple River was located in Illinois after the boundary change. The family didn't move, it was the state line that moved.
Census[4] 1870 Monticello, Lafayette, Wisconsin, United States10y With parents and 6 siblings. Attended school that year.
Census[5] 1880 Monticello, Lafayette, Wisconsin, United States17y With parents, 3 siblings, nephew, grandmother and 3 servants.
Marriage 10 Feb 1886 Monticello, Lafayette, Wisconsin, United Statesto John Llewellyn James
Census 13 Jun 1900 Grimes, Cerro Gordo, Iowa, United StatesListed as John L. James. 41y With wife Martha 35y and children Raymond 13y, Stella 12y, Paul 10y, Richard 8y, Wesley 4y, and Ester 2y and Charley Paul 23y (boarder and farm laborer). John and Martha had been married for 14 years. Martha was the mother of 6 children, all living. Raymond, Stella, Paul and Richard attended school that year, each for 9 months. All but Wesley and Ester were able to read, write and speak English. John owned the farm, with mortgage, and had been employed all 12 months.
with John Llewellyn James
Census 1910 Grimes, Cerro Gordo, Iowa, United StatesJohn 51y With wife Martha 45y and children Paul L. 20y, Richard E. 19y, Wesley John 14y, Ester 12y, Ruth 9y, David F. 4y.
with John Llewellyn James
Death[2][6][7] 16 Oct 1919 Thornton, Cerro Gordo, Iowa, United States
Census 1920 Cerro Gordo, Iowa, United StatesJohn 60y Widowed with children Esther 22y, Ruth 19y, David 14y, Westley 24y, his wife Dora 20y, and their daughter Mary Margretta 10 months.
with John Llewellyn James
Census 1930 Grimes, Cerro Gordo, Iowa, United StatesJohn 71y Widowed
with John Llewellyn James
Burial[2][7] Pleasant View Cemetery, Thornton, Cerro Gordo, Iowa, United StatesGravestone Inscription “Mother”

"Martha used her nursing abilities to aid many people who needed care. Active in the Ladies Aid, and a charter member of the Womans Club. She was a person of many talents, a pianist and an artist, leaving many oil paintings to testify to her ability."S1 One oil painting, dated 1885 (the year before her marriage), is of pansies. She also left a watercolor landscape, possibly of Clear Lake, in Cerro Gordo County, Iowa. Martha was naturally gifted, and also took lessons with an artist when she was still living in Illinois with her parents. She was also interested in genealogy.

References
  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Msscarlet1957/Viera Tree: Electronic Database, Location: db=":1569049"
    [http:/worldconnect.genealogy.rootsweb.com/].
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 WPA. Genweb WPA Cemetery Transcription
    [1].
  3. ↑ 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)
    1881.
  4. ↑ United States. 1870 U.S. Census Population Schedule. (National Archives Microfilm Publications M593 and T132).

    [2]

  5. ↑ United States. 1880 U.S. Census Population Schedule. (National Archives Microfilm Publication T9).
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 Nattress, Laurel. Swinhope Burn Families.

    [3]

  7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 Find A Grave.

    [4]

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