Nancy's year of birth is "1858" on her gravestone in Monroe Silent City Cemetery, Fairview Township, Jasper County, Iowa. Clearly, however, she is documented age "2 months" in the 1860 census ... age 10 in 1870 ... age 19 in 1880 ... age 40 in 1900, etc ... placing her birth in the year 1860.
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OBITUARY from an undocumented 1917 newspaper:
MRS. GEORGE FARMER IS DEAD AT METZ
Passes Away After Illness of About Week--Condition Not Critical Until Yesterday
After an illness of only a few days Mrs. George Farmer passed away at her home in Metz at an early hour this morning. She was taken slightly ill last Wednesday and her condition was not considered serious until yesterday. The cause of her death was gall stones and acute disbetes. She was 59 years old.
Mrs. Nancy Houck Farmer was born April 23, 1858. She has spent practically all her life in Metz. Nine children survive. They are Mrs. Bessie Churchill of Monroe, Mrs. Cora Hall of Abon Lea, Sask. Canada, Mrs. Carrie Inman of Des Moines, Mrs. Pearl Kracht of Baxter, John Farmer, Cordova, Elmer Farmer, and Jake Farmer of this city, and Sidnel Farmer and Miss Dora Farmer of Metz.
No arrangements have been made for the funeral.
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OBITUARY from an undocumented 1917 newspaper:
MRS. GEORGE FARMER IS DEAD AT METZ
Passes Away After Illness of About Week--Condition Not Critical Until Yesterday
After an illness of only a few days Mrs. George Farmer passed away at her home in Metz at an early hour this morning. She was taken slightly ill last Wednesday and her condition was not considered serious until yesterday. The cause of her death was gall stones and acute disbetes. She was 59 years old.
Mrs. Nancy Houck Farmer was born April 23, 1858. She has spent practically all her life in Metz. Nine children survive. They are Mrs. Bessie Churchill of Monroe, Mrs. Cora Hall of Abon Lea, Sask. Canada, Mrs. Carrie Inman of Des Moines, Mrs. Pearl Kracht of Baxter, John Farmer, Cordova, Elmer Farmer, and Jake Farmer of this city, and Sidnel Farmer and Miss Dora Farmer of Metz.
No arrangements have been made for the funeral.
Nancy's year of birth is "1858" on her gravestone in Monroe Silent City Cemetery, Fairview Township, Jasper County, Iowa. Clearly, however, she is documented age "2 months" in the 1860 census ... age 10 in 1870 ... age 19 in 1880 ... age 40 in 1900, etc ... placing her birth in the year 1860.
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OBITUARY from an undocumented 1917 newspaper:
MRS. GEORGE FARMER IS DEAD AT METZ
Passes Away After Illness of About Week--Condition Not Critical Until Yesterday
After an illness of only a few days Mrs. George Farmer passed away at her home in Metz at an early hour this morning. She was taken slightly ill last Wednesday and her condition was not considered serious until yesterday. The cause of her death was gall stones and acute disbetes. She was 59 years old.
Mrs. Nancy Houck Farmer was born April 23, 1858. She has spent practically all her life in Metz. Nine children survive. They are Mrs. Bessie Churchill of Monroe, Mrs. Cora Hall of Abon Lea, Sask. Canada, Mrs. Carrie Inman of Des Moines, Mrs. Pearl Kracht of Baxter, John Farmer, Cordova, Elmer Farmer, and Jake Farmer of this city, and Sidnel Farmer and Miss Dora Farmer of Metz.
No arrangements have been made for the funeral.
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OBITUARY from an undocumented 1917 newspaper:
MRS. GEORGE FARMER IS DEAD AT METZ
Passes Away After Illness of About Week--Condition Not Critical Until Yesterday
After an illness of only a few days Mrs. George Farmer passed away at her home in Metz at an early hour this morning. She was taken slightly ill last Wednesday and her condition was not considered serious until yesterday. The cause of her death was gall stones and acute disbetes. She was 59 years old.
Mrs. Nancy Houck Farmer was born April 23, 1858. She has spent practically all her life in Metz. Nine children survive. They are Mrs. Bessie Churchill of Monroe, Mrs. Cora Hall of Abon Lea, Sask. Canada, Mrs. Carrie Inman of Des Moines, Mrs. Pearl Kracht of Baxter, John Farmer, Cordova, Elmer Farmer, and Jake Farmer of this city, and Sidnel Farmer and Miss Dora Farmer of Metz.
No arrangements have been made for the funeral.
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