Joseph Harris Farnham Sr. (1866 - 1943)

Born 2 Jun 1866 in Mississippi, United States

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Joseph Farnham Sr. is buried in Shiloh Cemetery.

Biography

Joseph Harris Farnham Sr was born on Jun 02, 1866 in Mississippi, USA as child of Jane Farnham.

He had at least two siblings, namely: Eda J., and Web B.

He died on Aug 21, 1943 (Age at Death: 77).

When he was 20, he married Mary Bondalee Ann Dees, daughter of John Terrill Dees and Elizabeth Jane Dees, about 1887 (based upon 1900 census).

When he was 37, he married Janie L Tuggle, daughter of Jacob W Tuggle and Mary Caroline Dreaden, about 1904 (based upon 1910 census).

Joseph Harris Farnham Sr lived in Ocoha, Covington, Mississippi, USA in 1880 (Age: 14; Marital status: Single; Relation to Head of House: Brother-in-law).

He lived in Oakchay, Covington, Mississippi, USA in 1900 (Age: 33; Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head of House: Head).

He lived in Oakohay, Covington, Mississippi, USA in 1910 (Age: 43; Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head of House: Head).

He lived in Oakohay, Covington, Mississippi, USA in 1920 (Age: 54; Occupation: Farmer; AbleToSpeakEnglish: Yes; AttendedSchool: No; CanRead: Yes; CanWrite: Yes; EnumerationDistrict: 9; HomeMortgaged: Mortgaged; HomeOwnership: Own; Industry: General; IsEmployed: Own Account; RelationToHead: Head; MaritalStatus: Married).

He lived in Oakohay, Covington, Mississippi, USA in 1930 (Age: 64; Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head of House: Head). He was employed as a Farmer.

He lived in Oakohay, Covington, Mississippi in 1935. He lived in Beat 5 Oakohay, Oakohay, Covington, Mississippi, USA in 1940 (Age: 74; Occupation: Farmer; AttendedSchool: No; ClassofWorker: Working on own account; EmploymentCode: 1; EmploymentDetails: No; EmploymentHistory: No; EnumerationDistrict: 16-14; GradeCompleted: Elementary school, 5th grade; HomeOwnership: Owned; HoursWorked: 60; Income: 0; IncomeOtherSources: Yes; Industry: Farm; IsEmployed: Yes; OwnsFarm: Yes; PublicEmergencyWork: No; ResidenceFarmNineteenThirtyFive: Yes; SeekingWork: No; ValueOfHome: 300; WeeksWorked: 26; MaritalStatus: Married; RelationToHead: Head). He was employed as a Farmer. Race: (White)

He was buried in Covington County, Mississippi, USA (Shiloh Cemetery). ^[1]

Joseph Harris Farnham Sr and Janie L Tuggle had the following children:

1. Joe Chisem Farnham was born on Aug 17, 1904 in Mississippi, USA. He died on Jan 27, 1955 (Age at Death: 50).
2. Annie Mae Farnham was born on Jul 11, 1907 in Mississippi, USA. She died on Sep 29, 1935 (Age at Death: 28).
3. Rogenia Farnham was born on Jul 20, 1910 in Covington County, Mississippi, USA. She died on Feb 22, 1985 in Jackson, Hinds, Mississippi, USA (Mississippi Baptist Medical Center; Age at Death: 74). ^[2]
4. Pat H Farnham was born on Aug 08, 1914 in Magee, Simpson, Mississippi, USA. He died on Oct 10, 1986 (Magee General Hospital; Age at Death: 72). ^[3]
5. D. C. Farnham was born on Oct 01, 1916 in Covington County, Mississippi, USA. He died on Feb 22, 1980 in Ocean Springs, Jackson, Mississippi, USA (Ocean Springs Hospital; Age at Death: 63). ^[4]
6. Thad Joseph Farnham Sr was born on Sep 02, 1919 in Mount Olive, Covington, Mississippi, USA. He died on May 25, 1979 in Raleigh, Smith, Mississippi, USA (Smith County Hospital; Age at Death: 59). ^{[5] [6]}
7. Mike Farnham was born on Jan 10, 1928 in Covington County, Mississippi, USA. He died on Feb 09, 1986 in Hazlehurst, Copiah, Mississippi, USA (Hardy-Wilson Memorial Hospital; Age at Death: 58). ^{[7] [8]}

Joseph Harris Farnham Sr and Mary Bondalee Ann Dees had the following children:

1. Joseph Harris Farnham was born on May 13, 1888 in Mississippi, USA. He died on Oct 11, 1952 (Age at Death: 64). ^{[9] [10]}
2. John Barry Farnham was born on Feb 29, 1892 in Collins, Covington, Mississippi, USA. He died on Dec 22, 1958 (Age at Death: 66). He married Eva Alice Barnes on Jun 27, 1920 (date on headstone).
3. Bondalee Ann Farnham was born in 1894 in Mississippi, USA. She died in 1954 (Age at Death: 60). Married to Floyd Alexander Bailey.
4. Hobson Richmond Farnham was born on Jan 01, 1899 in Mississippi, USA. He died on May 18, 1994 in Wiggins, Stone, Mississippi, USA (Azalea Gardens Nursing Home; Age at Death: 95). ^[11]
5. Betro Bulis Farnham was born on Mar 23, 1901 in Covington, Mississippi, USA. He died on Oct 25, 1980 (Age at Death: 79). ^[12]

Sources

1. ↑ "Find A Grave Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q23Y-G83L : 7 June 2016), Joseph Harris Farnham, 1943; Burial, Smith, Covington, Mississippi, United States of America, Shiloh Cemetery; citing record ID 161821096, Find a Grave, http://www.findagrave.com.
2. ↑ [https://www.newspapers.com/clip/18669251/obituary_for_rogenia_farnham_butler/ Obituary for Rogenia Farnham Butler Clipped from The Magee Courier, 28 Feb 1985, Thu, Page 3
3. ↑ Obituary for Pat H Farnham Clipped from Hattiesburg American, 12 Oct 1986, Sun, Page 2
4. ↑ Obituary for D C Farnham Clipped from Simpson County News, 28 Feb 1980, Thu, Page 5
5. ↑ Ancestry.com. U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2015., Original data: Social Security Applications and Claims, 1936-2007. Name: T J Farnham SSN: xxx Gender: Male Race: White Birth Date: 2 Sep 1919 Birth Place: MT Olive Cov, Mississippi Death Date: 25 May 1979 Father: J H Farnham Mother: Janie Luggle Death Certificate Number: 08966 Disability Status: Disability denied - no record of type. Type of Claim: Original SSN. Notes: Oct 1940: Name listed as T J FARNHAM
6. ↑ Obituary for Thad Joseph Farnham Sr Clipped from Simpson County News, 31 May 1979, Thu, Page 3
7. ↑ Ancestry.com, U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007 (Provo, UT, USA, Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2015), Ancestry.com, Record for Mike Farnham. http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=60901&h=25898768&indiv=try. Name: Mike Farnham Gender: Male Race: White Birth Date: 10 Jan 1928 Birth Place: Covington, Mississippi Death Date: Feb 1986 Father: Joseph H Farnham Mother: Janie Tuggle SSN: xxx Notes: Jul 1947: Name listed as MIKE FARNHAM
8. ↑ Obituary for Mike Farnham Clipped from Clarion-Ledger, 10 Feb 1986, Mon, Page 8
9. ↑ "United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K3RQ-RZ7 : 13 March 2018), Joseph Harris Farnham, 1917-1918; citing Covington County, Mississippi, United States, NARA microfilm publication M1509 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 1,682,710.
10. ↑ "Find A Grave Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QV2W-8XHB : 13 December 2015), Joseph Harris Farnham, 1952; Burial, Hebron, Jones, Mississippi, United States of America, Hebron Cemetery; citing record ID 60430913, Find a Grave, http://www.findagrave.com.
11. ↑ Obituary for Hobson Richmond Farnham Clipped from Hattiesburg American, 20 May 1994, Fri, Page 5
12. ↑ "Find A Grave Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QK1F-XVGN : 15 December 2015), Betro B. Farnham, 1980; Burial, Stratford, Garvin, Oklahoma, United States of America, McGee Cemetery; citing record ID 142947001, Find a Grave, http://www.findagrave.com.

• Headstone
• "United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VYGH-TRW : accessed 27 March 2018), J H Farnham, Beat 5, Covington, Mississippi, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 16-14, sheet 10A, line 1, family 146, 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 2019.
• "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XMBP-2ZN : accessed 27 March 2018), Joseph H Farnham, Oakohay, Covington, Mississippi, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 13, sheet 9A, line 46, family 164, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 1144; FHL microfilm 2,340,879.
• "United States Census, 1920," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MNRP-RF5 : accessed 27 March 2018), J H Farham, Oakohay, Covington, Mississippi, United States; citing ED 9, sheet 14A, line 34, family 252, NARA microfilm publication T625 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1992), roll 872; FHL microfilm 1,820,872.
• "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MP8H-5D4 : accessed 27 March 2018), Joe, Oakohay, Covington, Mississippi, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 9, sheet 6A, family 89, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 738; FHL microfilm 1,374,751.
• "United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M96J-W54 : accessed 27 March 2018), Joseph Farnham, Beat 5 Oakchay, Covington, Mississippi, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 17, sheet 13A, family 197, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm 1,240,804.
• "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M4GW-11X : 26 August 2017), Joseph Farnham in household of John H Worthy, Ocoha, Covington, Mississippi, United States; citing enumeration district ED 124, sheet 340C, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 0646; FHL microfilm 1,254,646.