James
Franklin
[uncertain]
(Jimmie)
Farmer
Born about in Kentucky, United States
[uncertain]
Ancestors [uncertain]
Son of Stephen Farmer
and Nancy R. (Russell) Farmer
Brother of
Nancy Farmer, William Farmer, Lewis C. Farmer, David M. Farmer, Rebecca Farmer, Stephen Farmer, John Farmer, Frances Farmer, Malinda Farmer and Betsy Farmer
Husband of
Margaret (Asher) Farmer
— married
17 Mar 1830 (to before 1841) in Clay, Kentucky, United States
Husband of
Susannah (Skidmore) Farmer
— married
15 Dec 1841 in Harlan, Kentucky, United States
Descendants 
Father of
Margaret (Farmer) Skidmore and Mary Elizabeth (Farmer) Slusher
Died about
at about age 104
in Cowfork, Bell County, Kentucky, United States
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Biography
Jimmie Farmer lived in Appalachia, in Kentucky.
James was born in 1799. He was the son of Stephen Farmer and Nancy Russell. His birthplace is either Bell, Kentucky or Hawkins, Tennessee.
James married Susannah Skidmore on 15 Dec 1841 in Harlan County, Kentucky.[1] Their daughter was Mary Elizabeth (Farmer) Slusher.
James died in Aug 1899 in Cowfork, Bell County, Kentucky aged ~100.
Sources
- ↑ Marriage: "Kentucky Marriages, 1785-1979"
citing FHL microfilm: 834238; Record number: 92;
FamilySearch Record: FW5K-5VM (accessed 2 October 2022)
James Farmer marriage to Susanah Skidmore on 15 Dec 1841 in Harlan, Kentucky, United States.
- "Kentucky, County Marriages, 1797-1954," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q28L-5QH6 : 22 July 2021), James Farmer and Margeret Asher, 17 Mar 1830; citing Marriage, Clay, Kentucky, United States, various county clerks and county courts, Kentucky; FHL microfilm 986,526.
- "Kentucky Marriages, 1785-1979", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FW5K-5VM : 11 May 2022), James Farmer, 1841.
- "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M657-W4Y : 19 December 2020), James Farmer, Harlan, Harlan, Kentucky, United States; citing family , NARA microfilm publication (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
- James Farmer Male 57 Kentucky
- Susan Farmer Female 25 Virginia
- Delum A Farmer Male 7 Kentucky
- Jane O Farmer Female 6 Kentucky
- Louisa Farmer Female 4 Kentucky
- Elizabeth Farmer Female 2 Kentucky
- Eleanor Farmer Female 0 Kentucky
- "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MZB7-GL3 : 18 February 2021), James Farmer, 1860. Harlan County
- James Farmer Male 61 Tenn
- Susan Farmer Female 38 Vir
- D A Farmer Male 17 Ky
- Elizabeth Farmer Female 16 Ky
- Jane Farmer Female 16 Ky
- Louisa Farmer Female 14 Ky
- Elizabeth Farmer Female 12 Ky
- Sarah Farmer Female 10 Ky
- John Farmer Male 7 Ky
- Nancy Farmer Female 6 Ky
- Mary Farmer Female 3 Ky
- James Farmer Male 1 Ky
- "United States Census, 1870", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MXWF-FL9 : 29 May 2021), James Farmer, 1870. Bell County
- James Farmer Male 71 Tennessee
- Susan Farmer Female 45 Virginia
- John Farmer Male 17 Kentucky
- Nancy Farmer Female 16 Kentucky
- Mary Farmer Female 13 Kentucky
- James Farmer Male 11 Kentucky
- Susan Farmer Female 9 Kentucky
- Martha Farmer Female 7 Kentucky
- "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MCCM-GTN : 14 January 2022), James Farmer, Sims Fork, Bell, Kentucky, United States; citing enumeration district , sheet , NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), FHL microfilm .
- "Kentucky Death Records, 1911-1967," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NSHC-GRP : 2 March 2021), Susie Skidmore in entry for John Farmer, 1931; citing Death, Pineville, Bell, Kentucky, United States, certificate , Office of Vital Statistics, Frankfort; FHL microfilm 1,913,076.
- John Skidmore of Harlan County
- https://www.familysearch.org/library/books/records/item/382116-john-skidmore-of-harlan-county-kentucky
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Jimmie by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. Y-chromosome DNA test-takers in his direct paternal line on WikiTree:
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- Wayne Farmer
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~6.25%
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~3.12%
Denise (Baker) Shaw :
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~3.12%
James (Kingsley) Jones :
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~1.56%
Terri (Palmer) Koch :
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~1.56%
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~1.56%
~6.25%
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~1.56%
Colleen (Nolan) Ralston :
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~1.56%
~12.50%
Debra (Bedigrew) Carriker :
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~0.78%
Matthew Stidham :
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~0.78%
Bruce Parman :
23andMe
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~0.78%
~6.25%
April Ratliff :
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~0.78%
Tamara (Lien) Newman :
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Unmerged matches › James Abner Farmer (abt.1799-bef.1850)
Rejected matches › James Edward Farmer (1829-1917) › James Farmer (abt.1800-) › James Farmer (bef.1799-bef.1866) › James Lemuel Farmer (-1899)
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F > Farmer > James Franklin Farmer
Categories: Kentucky, Needs More Records | Bell County, Kentucky | Harlan County, Kentucky | Kentucky Appalachians
I don't agree his first name is John. Too many people have been stirring this pot! Too many cooks spoil the broth! I rejected, then looked through all the research (again). And proposed again.
edited by L A Banta