Frances Robine (Webb) Farnsworth (1908 - 1988)

Born 11 Apr 1908 in Colorado Springs, El Paso County, Colorado, United States

Ancestors

Wife of Frederick Edward Farnsworth — married 16 Jan 1932 in Colorado Springs, El Paso, Colorado, United States

Died 7 Dec 1988 at age 80 in Walnut Creek, Contra Costa County, California, United States

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Biography

Colorado Springs Gazette Telegraph Colorado Springs, Colorado Wednesday, December 14, 1988, page B4:

Robine Webb Farnsworth, 80, of Walnut Creek, Calif., a former Colorado Springs resident, died of cancer Dec. 7 at her home after a two-month illness. She was homemaker and had been a clerk with the Kansas Department of Highways for 10 years.

Private family services were conducted. Cremation has taken place. Interment was at Oakmont Memorial Park, Lafayette, Calif.

Mrs. Farnsworth was born April 11, 1908, in Colorado Springs, to Dr. Gerald B. Webb and Virginia Howell Davis Hayes Webb. Mrs. Farnsworth's father was an early 20th century specialist in tuberculosis treatment. She had lived in Walnut Creek for 15 years and Topeka, Kan., for 25 years. Mrs. Farnsworth also had lived overseas while she was married to a foreign service officer.

She is survived by three sons, Fred of Alameda, Calif., Charles of Berkeley, Calif., and Robert of Sacramento, Calif.; a brother, Joel A. H. Webb of Colorado Springs; two sisters, Marka W. Stewart and Leila Davidson, both of Colorado Springs; and six grandchildren.

Memorial contributions may be made to the Hospice of Contra Costa County, 140 Mayhew Way, Suite 606, Pleasant Hill, Calif., 94596.

Sources

• "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MK4Q-SHH : accessed 13 June 2016), Francis R Webb in household of Dr. Gerald B Webb, Colorado Springs Ward 1, El Paso, Colorado, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 32, sheet 6B, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 1,374,131.

• "United States Census, 1930", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X743-5D1 : accessed 13 June 2016), Francis Webb in entry for Gerald Webb, 1930.

• "United States, California, List of United States Citizens Arriving at San Francisco, 1930-1949", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:WBYZ-FBN2 : 29 August 2020), Robine Farnsworth, 1939.

• "New York, New York Passenger and Crew Lists, 1909, 1925-1957," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:24LL-SKH : 2 March 2021), Robine W Farnsworth, 1948; citing Immigration, New York City, New York, United States, NARA microfilm publication T715 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).

• "United States 1950 Census", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:6F7G-5XVM : Mon Jan 30 02:05:45 UTC 2023), Entry for Robine W Farnsworth and Charley Farnsworth, 13 April 1950.

• Find a Grave, database and images (Find A Grave: Memorial #120598911 accessed 19 May 2023), memorial page for Frances Robine Webb Farnsworth (11 Apr 1908–7 Dec 1988), Find a Grave Memorial ID 120598911, citing Oakmont Memorial Park, Lafayette, Contra Costa County, California, USA; Maintained by Tony (contributor 46571983).

• Find a Grave, database and images (Find A Grave: Memorial #34811521: accessed 19 May 2023), memorial page for Frances Robine Webb Farnsworth (11 Apr 1908–7 Dec 1988), Find a Grave Memorial ID 34811521, citing Evergreen Cemetery, Colorado Springs, El Paso County, Colorado, USA; Maintained by Joe & Connie, and Mariah (contributor 46889617).