Joseph Pleasant Farmer (1886 - 1962)

Born 7 Oct 1886 in Halifax Count, Virginia

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Died 7 Dec 1962 at age 76 in Norfolk, Virginia

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2nd Lt, US Army, World War II

1900 Census of Halifax County, Virginia: NAME: Jos Pleasant Farmer AGE: 13 BIRTH DATE: Oct 1886 BIRTHPLACE: Virginia HOME IN 1900: Birch Creek, Halifax, Virginia SHEET NUMBER: 8 INSTITUTION: 36-01 NUMBER OF DWELLING IN ORDER OF VISITATION: 136 FAMILY NUMBER: 136 RACE: White GENDER: Male RELATION TO HEAD OF HOUSE: Son MARITAL STATUS: Single FATHER'S NAME: D Sam Farmer FATHER'S BIRTHPLACE: Virginia MOTHER'S NAME: Mary V Farmer MOTHER'S BIRTHPLACE: Virginia OCCUPATION: At School CAN READ: Yes CAN WRITE: Yes CAN SPEAK ENGLISH: Yes HOUSEHOLD MEMBERS: Name Age D Sam Farmer 37 Mary V Farmer 35 Jos Pleasant Farmer 13 Nannie B Farmer 11 Mary V Farmer 9 John L Farmer 8 David S Farmer 4 Susan W Farmer 1

1910 Census of Halifax County, Virginia: NAME: Joseph P Farmer AGE IN 1910: 23 BIRTH YEAR: 1887 BIRTHPLACE: Virginia HOME IN 1910: Birch Creek, Halifax, Virginia RACE: White GENDER: Male RELATION TO HEAD OF HOUSE: Son MARITAL STATUS: Single FATHER'S NAME: Samuel D Fanner FATHER'S BIRTHPLACE: Virginia MOTHER'S NAME: Mary V Farmer MOTHER'S BIRTHPLACE: Virginia NATIVE TONGUE: English ATTENDED SCHOOL: Yes ABLE TO READ: Yes ABLE TO WRITE: Yes HOUSEHOLD MEMBERS: Name Age Mary V Farmer 49 Samuel D Fanner 48 Maria Harris 28 Joseph P Farmer 23 Nannie B Farmer 21 Mary V Farmer 19 John L Farmer 16 David S Farmer 14 E Ester Farmer 8 Archer D Farmer 4

1920 Census of Mercer County, Kentucky: NAME: J P Farmer AGE: 33 BIRTH YEAR: 1887 BIRTHPLACE: Virginia HOME IN 1920: McAfee, Mercer, Kentucky STREET: Mcafee New Road (not Named) HOUSE NUMBER: x RESIDENCE DATE: 1920 RACE: White GENDER: Male RELATION TO HEAD OF HOUSE: Head MARITAL STATUS: Married SPOUSE'S NAME: Cora Farmer FATHER'S BIRTHPLACE: Virginia MOTHER'S BIRTHPLACE: Virginia NATIVE TONGUE: English ABLE TO SPEAK ENGLISH: Yes OCCUPATION: Broker INDUSTRY: Laborer EMPLOYMENT FIELD: Wage or Salary HOME OWNED OR RENTED: Rent ATTENDED SCHOOL: No ABLE TO READ: Yes ABLE TO WRITE: Yes HOUSEHOLD MEMBERS: Name Age J P Farmer 33 Cora Farmer 20 William S Farmer 0

1930 Census of Mercer County, Kentucky: NAME: Joe P Farmer BIRTH YEAR: 1888 GENDER: Male RACE: White AGE IN 1930: 42 BIRTHPLACE: Virginia MARITAL STATUS: Married RELATION TO HEAD OF HOUSE: Son-In-Law HOME IN 1930: Harrodsburg, Mercer, Kentucky, USA STREET ADDRESS: North Maine Street WARD OF CITY: 2 HOUSE NUMBER: 374 DWELLING NUMBER: 163 FAMILY NUMBER: 191 AGE AT FIRST MARRIAGE: 29 ATTENDED SCHOOL: No ABLE TO READ AND WRITE: Yes FATHER'S BIRTHPLACE: Virginia MOTHER'S BIRTHPLACE: Virginia ABLE TO SPEAK ENGLISH: Yes OCCUPATION: Buyer INDUSTRY: Wholesale Tobacco Co CLASS OF WORKER: Wage or salary worker EMPLOYMENT: Yes VETERAN: Yes WAR: W.W HOUSEHOLD MEMBERS: Name Age Mary Tolbert 49 Joe P Farmer 42 Cora Farmer 29 Mary Helen Tolbert 19 Billy Farmer 10 Mary Farmer 7

1940 Census of Mercer County, Kentucky:

NAME: Joseph Farmer AGE: 53 ESTIMATED BIRTH YEAR: 1887 GENDER: Male RACE: White BIRTHPLACE: Kentucky MARITAL STATUS: Married RELATION TO HEAD OF HOUSE: Son-in-law HOME IN 1940: Harrodsburg, Mercer, Kentucky STREET: N Main INFERRED RESIDENCE IN 1935: Harrodsburg, Mercer, Kentucky RESIDENCE IN 1935: Same House, SHEET NUMBER: 6A OCCUPATION: Buyer ATTENDED SCHOOL OR COLLEGE: No HIGHEST GRADE COMPLETED: College, 4th year HOURS WORKED WEEK PRIOR TO CENSUS: 48 CLASS OF WORKER: Wage or salary worker in private work WEEKS WORKED IN 1939: 26 INCOME: 2000 INCOME OTHER SOURCES: No HOUSEHOLD MEMBERS: Name Age Mary S Tolbert 60 Joseph Farmer 53 Cora Farmer 39 William Farmer 20 Mary Farmer 17

World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918: NAME: Joseph Pleasant Farmer RACE: Caucasian MARITAL STATUS: Single BIRTH DATE: 7 Oct 1889 BIRTH PLACE: Virginia, USA STREET ADDRESS: 231 Sunset RESIDENCE PLACE: Edgecombe, North Carolina, USA PHYSICAL BUILD: Medium HEIGHT: Tall HAIR DESCRIPTION: Not Bald HAIR COLOR: Light EYE COLOR: Blue HOUSEHOLD MEMBERS: 16540539

Sources

• "United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MMN4-2BX : accessed 24 April 2019), Jos Pleasant Farmer in household of D Sam Farmer, Birch Creek District, Halifax, Virginia, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 46, sheet 8A, family 136, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm 1,241,711.

• "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MPGK-XP6 : accessed 24 April 2019), Joseph P Farmer in household of Samuel D Farmer, Birch Creek, Halifax, Virginia, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 60, sheet 8A, family 100, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 1630; FHL microfilm 1,375,643.

• World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918 [1]

• Original document in the possession of Pip Sheppard of Brevard of the commission given to Joseph Pleasant Farmer as a 1st Lieutenant of Infantry in the United States Army, dated 1 June 1918

• 1920 Federal Census of Mercer County, Kentucky [2]

• 1930 Federal Census of Mercer County, Kentucky [3]

• 1940 Federal Census of Mercer County, Kentucky [4]

• Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014 [5]

• U.S., Headstone Applications for Military Veterans, 1925-1963 [6]

• Findagrave memorial [7]