Hazleton Newspaper, Thursday, July 12, 1906
A Veteran Soldier and Veteran School Teacher, Who Was Well-Known in the Lehigh American Legion. George C. Farrar, one of Freeland borough's school teachers and a veteran of the Civil War, died at his home on Johnson Street, that borough, at 6 o'clock this morning, aged 61 years. Death was due to chronic indigestion. For the past several weeks Mr. Farrar had not been in the best of health, but managed to keep about until one week ago, when he was forced to take to his bed. His condition grew gradually worse, until death relieved him of his earthly suffering. At the breaking out of the war between the North and South, Mr. Farrar enlisted in Co. G. 50th Regiment, Pennsylvania Volunteers, and remained with that company until the close of the war. Mr. Farrar has been employed as school teacher in that vicinity for the past thirty years. For a greater part of this time he was engaged as Principal of the Upper Lehigh School, and was considered one of Foster Township's ablest instructors. Seven years ago he applied for a school in Freeland borough, and since that time has been one of its regular corps. He was a man who had a large acquaintance and was honored and respected by all who knew him. He is survived by his wife and eleven children, as follows: Robert, of Kansas; Dudley, of Philadelphia; Kate, of Chicago; Jennie, of Germantown, Philadelphia; Edith, of Catasauqua; John, of Kentucky; George, of the Soldiers' Orphan and Industrial School at Scotland, Pa.; Fred, of the Soldiers' Orphan School at Chester Springs; Emily and Irene, of town. The funeral arrangements are not yet complete, but interment will be made in Freeland cemetery.
Hazleton Newspaper, Thursday, July 12, 1906
A Veteran Soldier and Veteran School Teacher, Who Was Well-Known in the Lehigh American Legion. George C. Farrar, one of Freeland borough's school teachers and a veteran of the Civil War, died at his home on Johnson Street, that borough, at 6 o'clock this morning, aged 61 years. Death was due to chronic indigestion. For the past several weeks Mr. Farrar had not been in the best of health, but managed to keep about until one week ago, when he was forced to take to his bed. His condition grew gradually worse, until death relieved him of his earthly suffering. At the breaking out of the war between the North and South, Mr. Farrar enlisted in Co. G. 50th Regiment, Pennsylvania Volunteers, and remained with that company until the close of the war. Mr. Farrar has been employed as school teacher in that vicinity for the past thirty years. For a greater part of this time he was engaged as Principal of the Upper Lehigh School, and was considered one of Foster Township's ablest instructors. Seven years ago he applied for a school in Freeland borough, and since that time has been one of its regular corps. He was a man who had a large acquaintance and was honored and respected by all who knew him. He is survived by his wife and eleven children, as follows: Robert, of Kansas; Dudley, of Philadelphia; Kate, of Chicago; Jennie, of Germantown, Philadelphia; Edith, of Catasauqua; John, of Kentucky; George, of the Soldiers' Orphan and Industrial School at Scotland, Pa.; Fred, of the Soldiers' Orphan School at Chester Springs; Emily and Irene, of town. The funeral arrangements are not yet complete, but interment will be made in Freeland cemetery.
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Robert Clarence Farrar
1874–1957
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Dudley Humphrey Farrar
1877–1949
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Kathryn Alverna "Kate" Farrar Daubert
1879–1957
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Jane Farrar Janke
1883–1940
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Edith Farrar Benner
1885–1962
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John D Farrar
1887–1966
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George Clarence Farrar Sr
1890–1962
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Frederick Harrison Farrar
1893–1971
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Emily Adelaide Farrar Fisher
1897–1985
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Irene Farrar
1899–1933
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Kate Farrar
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