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James Stout Farnsworth (1793 - 1878)

James Stout Farnsworth
Born in Staten Island, Richmond, New York, United Statesmap
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Son of and
Brother of , , and
Husband of — married 25 Mar 1815 in Middlesex County, NJmap
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Father of and
Died at age 84 in Gilmer, West Virginia, United Statesmap
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Biography

James Stout Farnsworth, son of Daniel and Rachel Stout (daughter of James "Turler" and Lydia Manners Stout) born November 22 1793 in Staten Island, New York and died November 14 1878 in Gilmer County, West Virginia. He married Abigail Wilcox, daughter of March 12 1815 in Middlesex, New Jersey. [1] They emigrated with his parents to Buckhannon, Upshur County, (West) Virginia in 1821.

They were the parents of: [2][3]

  1. Rachel Elizabeth b March 28 1816 Staten Island, New York, d Feb 26 1860,[4] m Jacob Osburn (Osbourne). They were living beside her parents in the 1850 census. After Rachel's death he married Elizabeth N Slaven, widow of Joseph Springstone. [5]
  2. John Smith W b Feb 13 1818 Staten Island, New York, d Feb 18 1879 [6]m (1) Sarah Adeline Benson Jan 28 1847[7] (2) Sarah Heckhart (3) Florinda Woofter Dec 30 1857 [8]
  3. Daniel Duane Thompkins b Dec 23 1819 Staten Island, New York, d Dec 5 1892,[9] m (1) Ann E Gibson [10](2) Mary T Ireland [11]
  4. Moses Wilcox b Jan 13 1823, Buckhannon, Upshur County, (West) Virginia, d Aug 3 1903, m (1) Elizabeth Heckert, d [12][13] (2) Martha Elizabeth Brake, d. Jan 11 1885 [14](3) Almira Saxton Apr 21 1887[15]
  5. Mary Jane b Oct 31 1824, d Aug 25 1898, m Henderson Beall [16]
  6. Abigail Ann b Aug 20 1827, d Feb 27 1835
  7. Evaline Cornelia b Feb 12 1832, d May 20 1908, [17]m William W Warder Sep 3 1850[18]
  8. Catherine b May 21 1835, d May 27 1835

BURIAL

  • Farnsworth Cemetery, Gilmer County, West Virginia, USA

Sources

  1. ↑ "New Jersey, County Marriages, 1682-1956," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VKM8-9W1 : 18 October 2017), James Farnsworth and Abigail Wilcox, 25 Mar 1815; citing Middlesex, New Jersey, United States, New Jersey State Archives, Trenton; FHL microfilm 849,560.
  2. ↑ Gilmer, (W)VA 1850 Federal Census, Transcribed by Connie Burkett and proofread by Glenda Thompson, Copyright (c) 2009 by Connie Burkett page 40b http://us-census.org/pub/usgenweb/census/wv/gilmer/1850/pg0037a.txt
  3. ↑ Farnsworth memorial II : second edition of the Farnsworth memorial, Moses Franklin Farnsworth, published by author, 1896, Revised R Glen Nye, 1974, page 764 https://www.familysearch.org/library/books/records/item/487070-farnsworth-memorial-ii-second-edition-of-the-farnsworth-memorial-published-1897?viewer=1&offset=0#page=763
  4. ↑ Created by: Catherine Waters, Added: 1 May 2006. Find A Grave: Memorial #14138435/rachel-elizabeth-osburn
  5. ↑ Hardesty's West Virginia Counties, Jim Comstock, Richwood, W. Va., 1973, Vol 7 pages 32-33 https://www.familysearch.org/library/books/records/item/459301-hardesty-s-west-virginia-counties-v-07?viewer=1&offset=0#page=1&viewer=picture&o=search&n=0&q=farnsworth
  6. ↑ West Virginia Vital Statistics Records http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=528036&Type=Death
  7. ↑ WVVS Records http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=11968&Type=Marriage
  8. ↑ WVVS Records http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=12068&Type=Marriage
  9. ↑ WVVS Records http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_dcdetail.aspx?Id=5947850
  10. ↑ WVVS Records http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=37156&Type=Marriage
  11. ↑ WVVS Records http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=11230799&Type=Marriage
  12. ↑ WVVS Records http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=2205120&Type=Death
  13. ↑ Created by: Catherine Waters, Added: 1 May 2006, Find A Grave: Memorial #14139410/elizabeth-farnsworth#view-photo=124458273
  14. ↑ WVVS Records http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=528051&Type=Death
  15. ↑ WVVS Records http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=8329&Type=Marriage
  16. ↑ Created by: Cheryl (Frame) Brown, Added: 23 Apr 2014, Find A Grave: Memorial #128415620 /mary-jane-beall#view-photo=148517173
  17. ↑ WVVS Records http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=525746&Type=Death
  18. ↑ WVVS Records http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=11990&Type=Marriage




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