Waller R. Farmer b. Abt 1844 , Callaway, Missouri, USA d. 1887 : Albemarle to Callaway, a Herring Family Journey

1844 - 1887

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Birth Abt 1844 , Callaway, Missouri, USA

Gender Male

Died 1887

Person ID I8234 Herring Family of Callaway County, Missouri

Last Modified 14 Jun 2009

Father Joseph Farmer, b. Abt 1811, , , Virginia, USA , d. Between 1850 and 1860

Mother Martha Ann Overton, b. 20 Mar 1813, , , Kentucky, USA , d. 4 Nov 1893, Cedar City, Callaway, Missouri, USA

Married 25 Nov 1835 , Callaway, Missouri, USA

Family ID F1422 Group Sheet

Family 1 Mary C. Willing, b. Abt 1850, , Callaway, Missouri, USA , d. Yes, date unknown

Married 21 Mar 1869 , Callaway, Missouri, USA

Children

>	1. James Otis Farmer, b. 19 Jul 1870, , Callaway, Missouri, USA , d. 21 Oct 1942, , Callaway, Missouri, USA
	2. Edward B. Farmer, b. Abt 1873, , Callaway, Missouri, USA , d. Yes, date unknown

Last Modified 05 Apr 2007

Family ID F14347087 Group Sheet

Family 2 Alice Kemper, b. Abt 1858, , Bates, Missouri, USA , d. Yes, date unknown

Married Abt 1877

Children

>	1. Arthur Farmer, b. Abt 1878, , Callaway, Missouri, USA , d. Yes, date unknown
	2. Lemuel D. Farmer, b. Abt 1879, , Callaway, Missouri, USA , d. Yes, date unknown

Last Modified 05 Apr 2007

Family ID F14347090 Group Sheet

Notes	At home in 1860 Farmer, Waller B - Gilling, Mary C - Mar 21 1869 (transcription error, Mary Willing) 1870 United States Federal Census about Waller R Farmer Name: Waller R Farmer Estimated birth year: abt 1845 Age in 1870: 25 Birthplace: Missouri Home in 1870: Cote Sans Dessein, Callaway, Missouri Family and neighbors Waller R. Farmer 25 farmer Mary C. 19 mo James Overton 1/12 Race: White Gender: Male Value of real estate: $800 $500 Post Office: New Bloomfield Source Citation: Year: 1870; Census Place: Cote Sans Dessein, Callaway, Missouri; Roll: M593_764; Page: 310; Image: 174. 1880 United States Federal Census about Walter Farmer Name: Walter Farmer Home in 1880: Cote-Sans-Dessein, Callaway, Missouri Age: 24 Estimated birth year: abt 1856 Birthplace: Missouri Relation to head-of-household: Self (Head) Spouse's name: Alice Father's birthplace: VA Mother's birthplace: KY Occupation: Farmer Marital Status: Married Race: White Gender: Male Household Members: Name Age Walter Farmer 24 age is way off Alice Farmer 22 2nd wife James O. Farmer 10 Edward B. Farmer 7 Arthur Farmer 2 Lemuel D. Farmer 6M William Foster 13 boarder, works on farm Source Citation: Year: 1880; Census Place: Cote-Sans-Dessein, Callaway, Missouri; Roll: T9_677; Family History Film: 1254677; Page: 536.3000; Enumeration District: 28; Image: 0494. From article about son Arthur, see Arthur's note for complete article. Mr. Farmer was born in Callaway County, Missouri, January 1, 1878. He is of English and Scotch ancestry. His grandfather, Joseph Farmer, was a native of Kentucky and spent his active life and died as a farmer in Callaway County, Missouri. W. R. Farmer, father of the Pratt merchant, was born in Callaway County in 1838, and lived there all his life as a farmer, dying in 1887. He was a Confederate soldier and was in the ranks of the army during the last year of the war. He was a democrat, a member of the Masonic fraternity, and was very deeply interested in the Baptist Church and one of its most regular and consistent members. He married Alice Kemper, who was born in Bates County, Missouri, in 1855, and is now living with her oldest son, Arthur, at Pratt. L. D. Farmer is manager of the W. E. Jett Mercantile Company's store at Blackwell, Oklahoma. W. R. Farmer and C. W. Farmer are agriculturists at Tyrone, Oklahoma. J. E. Farmer is manager of the W. E. Jett Mercantile Company at Anthony, Kansas.

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Birth - Abt 1844 - , Callaway, Missouri, USA

Married - 21 Mar 1869 - , Callaway, Missouri, USA

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