Nathaniel Bennett Farthing (1901 - 1984)

Born 1 Sep 1901 in Pittsylvania County, Virginia, USA

Ancestors

Died 25 Jun 1984 at age 82 in Gretna, Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA

Biography

Nathaniel Bennett “Nat” Farthing was born on September 1, 1901 in Pittsylvania County, Virginia^[1][2] to William Blanks Farthing (1869-1958) and Augusta Henry (Tucker) Farthing (abt.1869-1934).^[3][4][5] He was married to Lila Wade (Oakes) Farthing (1914-1978)^[6] on March 28, 1921 in Pittsylvania County, Virginia.^[7] Their known children are:^[8][9]

1. Harold Farthing
2. Julia Farthing
3. Troy Anderson Farthing^[10]

When he registered for WWII on February 16, 1942 in Renan, Virginia he described himself as being 5 foot 10 inches and 145 pounds with a light complexion, blue eyes and brown hair.^[1] Nat passed away June 25,1984 in Gretna, Virginia.^[2][11][3] He was buried in Saint Andrews United Methodist Church Cemetery in Gretna which is in Pittsylvania County, Virginia.^[12]

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} "Virginia, World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1940-1945," database with images, FamilySearch Nat Bennett Farthing, 16 Feb 1942; from Draft "Registration Cards for Virginia, 10/16/1940 – 3/31/1947" citing Draft Registration; Renan, Pittsylvania, Virginia, United States, "Draft Registration Cards for Virginia, 10/16/1940 – 3/31/1947," NAID 2645537. Record of the Selective Service System, 1926 - 1975, RG 147. National Archives at St. Louis, Missouri.
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1} "United States Social Security Death Index," database, FamilySearch Nat Farthing, Jun 1984; citing U.S. Social Security Administration, Death Master File, database (Alexandria, Virginia: National Technical Information Service, ongoing).
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1} "Virginia, Death Certificates, 1912-1987," database with images, FamilySearch Nat Bennett Farthing, 25 Jun 1984; from "Virginia, Marriage Records, 1700-1850," database and images, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com : 2012); citing Gretna, Pittsylvania, Virginia, United States, entry #, Virginia Department of Health, Richmond.
4. ↑ "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch Nathaniel B Fastling in household of William B Fastling, Staunton, Pittsylvania, Virginia, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 104, sheet 17A, family 302, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 1641; FHL microfilm 1,375,654.
5. ↑ "United States Census, 1920", database with images, FamilySearch Nat B Farthing in entry for William B Farthing, 1920.
6. ↑ "Virginia, Death Certificates, 1912-1987," database with images, FamilySearch Nat B Farthing in entry for Lila Wade Farthing, 22 Nov 1978; from "Virginia, Marriage Records, 1700-1850," database and images, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com : 2012); citing Gretna, Pittsylvania, Virginia, United States, entry #, Virginia Department of Health, Richmond.
7. ↑ "Virginia Marriages, 1785-1940", database, FamilySearch Nathaniel B. Farthing, 1921.
8. ↑ "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch Nat Farthing, Danville, Danville Township, Montgomery, Missouri Territory, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 11, sheet 7A, line 30, family 135, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 2467; FHL microfilm 2,342,201.
9. ↑ "United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch Nat Farthing, Staunton River Magisterial District, Pittsylvania, Virginia, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 72-36, sheet 2B, line 78, family 31, 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 4284.
10. ↑ "Virginia, Marriage Certificates, 1936-1988," database with images, FamilySearch Nat Farthing in entry for Troy Anderson Farthing and Cecil Virginia Holt, 07 Dec 1957; from "Virginia, Marriage Records, 1700-1850," database and images, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com : 2012); citing , Halifax, Virginia, United States, certificate 37268, Virginia Department of Health, Richmond.
11. ↑ Personal knowledge of David Oakes, Wednesday, 18 Jun 2014.
12. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/104643909/nathaniel-bennett-farthing : accessed 13 January 2022), memorial page for Nathaniel Bennett “Nat” Farthing (1 Sep 1901–25 Jun 1984), Find A Grave: Memorial #104643909, citing Saint Andrews United Methodist Church Cemetery, Gretna, Pittsylvania County, Virginia, USA ; Maintained by Dewey Meeks (contributor 47997474).