William Franklin Farmer (abt. 1883 - abt. 1976)

Born about 29 Nov 1883 in Albertville, Marshall County, Alabama, USA

Ancestors

Husband of Viola S (Wright) Farmer — married 16 Nov 1913 (to 1971) in DeKalb, Alabama, United States

Died about Apr 1976 at about age 92 in Albertville, Marshall County, Alabama, USA [uncertain]

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Biography

William was born in 1883.^[1] He was short with light hair and blue eyes.^[2] He married Viola Wright on 16 Nov 1913 in Dekalb, Alabama, USA.^[3] He passed away in 1976.^[4]

Birth

~1883
Note: WW I Draft Registration lists birth year as 1886.

Military

WW I Draft Registration ^[2]
Note: Occupation: Farming.
Note: Wife and 1 child.
WW II Draft Registration

Marriage

First marriage: Spouse: .
~1908 -

Second marriage: Spouse: Viola S. Wright.
~1913 -

Census Records

1890 - US Lost in fire. ^[5], ^[6]
1900 Albertville, Marshall, Alabama, USA^[7]
Note: Occupation: At school.
1910 Albertville, Marshall, Alabama, USA ^[8]
Note: Occupation: Farm Laborer.
1920 Civil District 24, Lincoln, Tennessee, USA ^[9]
Note: Occupation: Farmer.
1930 District 24, Lincoln, Tennessee, USA^[10]
Note: Occupation: Farmer.
1940 Lincoln, Tennessee, USA^[11]
Note: Occupation: Not listed.
1950 Hillsborough, Florida, USA^[12]

Death

1976 -
SSDI - ^[13]

Sources

1. ↑ Ancestry.com. U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2014.
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1} "United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K3PN-PV6 : 12 December 2014), William Franklin Farmer, 1917-1918; citing Jackson County, Alabama, United States, NARA microfilm publication M1509 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 1,509,390.
3. ↑ Alabama, U.S., Marriage Indexes, 1814-1935: Ancestry.com. Alabama, U.S., Marriage Indexes, 1814-1935 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2015. Original data: WPA Indices to Marriage Records, by County, 1814-1935. Alabama Department of Archives and History, Montgomery, Alabama. Ancestry Record 60922 #900007849
4. ↑ Burial: Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/8816175/william-franklin-farmer: accessed 28 October 2022), memorial page for William Franklin Farmer (29 Nov 1883–Apr 1976), Find A Grave: Memorial #8816175, citing Dean Chapel Cemetery, Jackson County, Alabama, USA; Maintained by Jamie Brooks (contributor 46618298) .
5. ↑ http://www.archives.gov/publications/prologue/1996/spring/1890-census-1.html
6. ↑ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1890_United_States_Census
7. ↑ "United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M9D6-83N : accessed 5 January 2017), William Farmer in household of James J Farmer, Precinct 4 Albertville, Marshall, Alabama, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 83, sheet 21A, family 373, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm 1,240,030.
8. ↑ "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MK7J-FBS : accessed 5 January 2017), F William Farmer in household of J James Farmer, Albertville, Marshall, Alabama, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 97, sheet 15A, family 297, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 25; FHL microfilm 1,374,038.
9. ↑ "United States Census, 1920," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MNPF-RWH : accessed 5 January 2017), William F Farmer, Civil District 24, Lincoln, Tennessee, United States; citing ED 90, sheet 10A, line 19, family 215, NARA microfilm publication T625 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1992), roll 1752; FHL microfilm 1,821,752.
10. ↑ "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:SP41-ZJX : accessed 5 January 2017), William F Farmer, District 24, Lincoln, Tennessee, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 28, sheet 12B, line 68, family 255, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 2262; FHL microfilm 2,341,996.
11. ↑ "United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K4Z9-TGF : accessed 5 January 2017), Will Farmer, Elora, Civil District 24, Lincoln, Tennessee, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 52-29, sheet 7B, line 77, family 128, Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940, NARA digital publication T627. Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790 - 2007, RG 29. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2012, roll 3913.
12. ↑ 1950 United States Federal Census: United States of America, Bureau of the Census; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007; Record Group Number: 29; Residence Date: 1950; Home in 1950: Hillsborough, Florida; Roll: 5367; Sheet Number: 17; Enumeration District: 29-124 Ancestry Record 62308 #82285107
13. ↑ "United States Social Security Death Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V986-J5S : 20 May 2014), William Farmer, Apr 1976; citing U.S. Social Security Administration, Death Master File, database (Alexandria, Virginia: National Technical Information Service, ongoing).

Acknowledgments

Thanks to Jamie "BamaFann" for Find A Grave memorial.