James Farnham (1836 - 1916)

Born 16 Feb 1836 in Tunbridge, Orange County, Vermont, USA

Husband of Asenath Noyes (Folsom) Farnham — married 12 Jun 1860 in Tunbridge, Orange County, Vermont, USA

Died 10 Apr 1916 at age 80 in Tunbridge, Orange County, Vermont, USA

Biography

James Farnham was born on February 16, 1836, ^[1] to Harley and Mary Farnham of Tunbridge, Vermont.

In 1850, James (14) lived with his parents and older sister Mary (24) on the family farm in Tunbridge, Vermont.^[2]

At the time of the 1860 census, James (24) lived with his father Harley (67), his older sister Mary (26) and Mary's husband Edmund Conant (30), an immigrant from Canada.^[3]

On June 12, 1860, James married Asaneth "Sena" Folsom in Tunbridge, Vermont.^[4] The couple would have at least four known children, including:

1. Henry (1861-1917), m. 27 Feb 1887, Ida Hersman (1868-1960)

2. Clara (1863-1944), m. 30 Jun 1885, Abijah Whitney (1857-)

3. Fred (1864-1871), d. age 7

4. Eva (1876-1950), m. 1899, Walter K. Howe (1871-1963)

James enlisted in Company D, Vermont 12th Infantry Division of the Union Army on August 23, 1862, commissioned 1st Lieutenant on October 2, 1862, and mustered out on July 14, 1863, at Brattleboro, Vermont.^[5]

In 1870, James was 34 years old and living with wife Asenath (31), their three children - Henry (9), Clancey (7) and Fred (6) - and James's father Harley Farnham (77), in Tunbridge, Vermont.^[6]

In 1880, Asenath (41) and James (44) lived on their farm in Tunbridge, Vermont, with their children - Henry (19), Clara (17) and Eva (3) - plus Asenath's older sister, Hannah Folsom (45).^[7]

In 1900, Sena (60) and James (64) lived on their farm in Tunbridge, Vermont, with their children - Henry (39), Henry's wife Ida (32), their children - Grace (12), Willie (10), Bessie (7) and John (2) - Sena's sister Hannah (66) and farm hand Frank Ellis (16).^[8]

In 1910, Sena (70) and James (74) lived on their farm in Tunbridge, Vermont, with their son Henry (48), Henry's wife Ida (41), and their children William (20), Bessie (17), John Clyde (12), Mabel (7) and Gladys (2).^[9]

James passed away on April 10, 1916, in Tunbridge, Vermont.^[1] He is buried in Tunbridge Village Cemetery, Tunbridge, Orange County, Vermont, USA.^[1]

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2} Find-a-Grave memorial for James Farnham
2. ↑ 1850 U.S. Federal Census. Census Place: Tunbridge, Orange, Vermont; Roll: M432_926; Page: 2B; Image: 11. Seventh Census of the United States, 1850. NARA microfilm publication M432 (1,009 rolls). Records of the Bureau of the Census, Record Group 29, National Archives and Records Administration, Washington, D.C. Online version here
3. ↑ 1860 U.S. Federal Census. Census Place: Tunbridge, Orange, Vermont; Roll: M653_1323; Page: 541; Family History Library Film: 805323. Eighth Census of the United States, 1860. NARA microfilm publication M653, (1,438 rolls). Records of the Bureau of the Census, Record Group 29, National Archives and Records Administration, Washington, D.C. Online version here
4. ↑ Ancestry.com. Vermont, Vital Records, 1720-1908 (online database). Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2013. Original data: State of Vermont. Vermont Vital Records through 1870. New England Historic Genealogical Society, Boston, Massachusetts. Online version here
5. ↑ Historical Data Systems, comp. U.S., Civil War Soldier Records and Profiles, 1861-1865 (online database). Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2009. Original data: Data compiled by Historical Data Systems, Inc., PO Box 35, Duxbury, MA 02331: Copyright 1997-2009.
6. ↑ 1870 U.S. Federal Census. Census Place: Tunbridge, Orange, Vermont; Roll: M593_1622; Page: 452B; Family History Library Film: 553121. Ninth Census of the United States, 1870. NARA microfilm publication M593 (1,761 rolls). Records of the Bureau of the Census, Record Group 29, National Archives and Records Administration, Washington, D.C. Online version here
7. ↑ 1880 U.S. Federal Census. Census Place: Tunbridge, Orange, Vermont; Roll: 1346; Page: 224B; Enumeration District: 145. Tenth Census of the United States, 1880. NARA microfilm publication T9 (1,454 rolls). Records of the Bureau of the Census, Record Group 29, National Archives and Records Administration, Washington, D.C. Online version here
8. ↑ 1900 U.S. Federal Census. Census Place: Tunbridge, Orange, Vermont; Page: 7; Enumeration District: 0152; FHL microfilm: 1241692. Twelfth Census of the United States, 1900. NARA microfilm publication T623 (1,854 rolls). Records of the Bureau of the Census, Record Group 29, National Archives and Records Administration, Washington, D.C. Online version here
9. ↑ 1910 U.S. Federal Census. Census Place: Tunbridge, Orange, Vermont; Roll: T624_1615; Page: 7A; Enumeration District: 0149; FHL microfilm: 1375628. Thirteenth Census of the United States, 1910. NARA microfilm publication T624 (1,178 rolls). Records of the Bureau of the Census, Record Group 29, National Archives and Records Administration, Washington, D.C. Online version here