MARY ABIGAIL KEIFER, daughter of John H. Keifer and Sarah Jane HARRIS was born 14 April 1846 in Richland County, Ohio. She died 15 February 1920 in Falls City, Richardson COunty, Nebraska. She married Charles W. FARINGTON son of Charles FARINGTON and Ellen HOFFMAN 1 January 1867 in Spring Green, Wisconsin. He was born 12 February 1841 in Greene, Duchess County, New York and died 15 December 1928 in Long Beach, California. He is buried in the Steele cemetery in Falls City. Mary (KEIFER) FARINGTON taught school for a few years prior to her marriage to Charles Farington. After their marriage they resided in Spring Green where Mr. Farington engaged in the merchantile business. In 1873 they moved to Blue Rapids, Kansas where they remained for ten years. In 1883 they removed to Falls City, Nebraska, where he was engaged in the dry goods business. 1. Ivan Earl Farington b. 9 Dec 1869 d. 1899 2. Fred Ernest Farington b. 23 Mar 1870 d. 28 Jly 1943 m. Frances M. MADDOX 30 Dc 1905 b. 22 Oct 1877 d. 29 Mar 1937 3. Lillian M. Farington b. 2 Nov 1871 d. 11 Aug 1959 m. Edwin H. TOWLE 9 Dc 1897 b. 19 Sep 1869 d. 20 Jne 1963 4. Estella Belle Farington b. 4 Nov 1873 d. 10 Nov 1883 Charles W. Farington served in the Civil War. He enlisted in Company A, Sixth Wisconsin Infantry in 1861. Mr Farington fought at the Battle of South Mountain 14 Sept 1862. He was wounded in action, discharged, and returned home. He en- listed a second time in Company E, Forty-ninth Wisconsin Infantry and was promoted to Lieutenant. GEORGE EDWIN KEIFER, son of John H. Keifer and Sarah Jane HARRIS was born 1 April 1849 in Harrisburg, Wisconsin. He died in May 1906 in Spring Green, Wisconsin. He married 16 April 1879 Martha G. PARDOE of Chicago. Children: 1. Stillborn 2. Edwin Henry Keifer 8 Jne 1844 IVAN EARL FARINGTON, son of Charles W. Farington and Mary A. KEIFER was born 9 December 1868 in Spring Green. He died mysteriously in Dec 1899, in Galena, Kansas. Buried in the Steele cemetery. FRED ERNEST FARINGTON, son of Charles W. Farington and Mary A. KEIFER was born 23 March 1870 in Spring Green and died 28 July 1943 in Lincoln, Nebraska. He married 30 December 1905 Falls City, NE., Frances Mary MADDOX, daughter of William McKendree MADDOX and Mary Jane MINER. She was born 22 October 1877 in Falls City, Nebraska and died 27 March 1937 in Falls City. Both are buried in the Steele cemetery. They had four children. 1. Stillborn 2. Nellie Frances Farington b. 18 Jan 1910 d. 20 Dec 1981 m. Robert F. PHILPOT 30 Mr 1935 b. 28 Nov 1910 d. 2 Sep 1986 3. Mary Farington 4. Fred Ernest Farington Jr. LILLIAN M. FARINGTON, daughter of Charles W. Farington and Mary A. Keifer was born 2 November 1871 in Spring Green and died 11 August 1959 in Falls City, Nebraska. She married Edward Herman TOWLE 9 Dec 1897 son of Edwin S. and Kittie L. TOWLE. He was born 19 September 1869 and died 20 June 1963. Both are buried in the Steele cemetery. They had two children. 1. Mary Delina Towle 2. Edwin S. Towle ESTELLA BELLE FARINGTON, daughter of Charles W. Farington and Mary A. Keifer was born 4 November 1873 in Blue Rapids, Kansas. She died 10 November 1883 in Falls City, Nebraska as a result of an accident. She was ran down and killed by a run- away team and wagon. Buried in the Steele cemetery. EDWIN HENRY KEIFER, son of George E. Keifer and Martha G. PARDOE was born 8 June 1884. (Nothing else is known) NELLIE FRANCES FARINGTON, daughter of Fred E. Farington and Frances M. MADDOX was born 18 January 1910 in Falls City, NE. She died 20 December 1981 in Phoenix, Arizona. Buried Steele cemetery. She married Robert Finch PHILPOT (Divorced). He was born 28 November 1910 in Humbolt, NE., and died 2 September 1988 in Phoenix, AZ. He is buried in the Humboldt cemetery. 1. Ralph Robert Philpot b. 21 Jne 1943 m. Ellen PEACE 27 Nov 1967 2. Carol Joan Philpot b. 15 Dec 1944 m. Ronald JOHNSON Jan 1964 b. 10 Jne 1943 m. Donald M. FRANK 9 Nov 1976 MARY MARGARET FARINGTON, daughter of Fred E. Farington and Frances M. MADDOX was born 31 Oct 1915 in Falls City. She died in Omaha, Nebraska and buried in the Steele cemetery. She married Rex FRITSCHI 22 Feb 1951. (Divorced, no children) FRED ERNEST FARINGTON, Jr., son of Fred E. Farington and Frances M. MADDOX was born 17 December 1920 in Falls City. He married 8 March 1943 in Greenville, Texas, Roberta Mae RAY daughter of Hiram RAY and Nina ROBERTSON. She was born 18 April 1920 in Humboldt, Nebraska. They had two children. 1. Marcia Farington 2. Ruth Farington Falls City Journal Friday 15 Dec 1899 A DEEP MYSTERY WHAT HAS BECOME OF IVAN FARINGTON DISAPPEARED FROM GALENA, KANSAS Nothing has been seen nor heard of him for over a week - not a single trace can be found - fear of foul play Ivan Farington has mysteriously disappeared from Galena, Kansas, and for over a week nothing has been seen or heard of him. Not withstanding the fact that a diligent search has been conducted and large rewards offered, no trace of him has been found. A week ago last friday he went to an adjoining town to look at some mining property. He returned about five o'clock in the afternoon and in the evening went uptown. He went to a drug store where he remained until about eight o'clock and then started for home accompanied by his dog. A man who saw him cross the street a couple of blocks from his home is the last person who saw anything of him. About an hour later his dog came home alone. His disappearance is a deep mystery. It is known that he did not have in excess of five dollars with him and did not even have his overcoat, so it is not probable that he left town. It is feared that he has met with foul play. The city of Galena and several lodges of which he is a member, have offered large rewards for information concerning him and nothing is being left undone to unravel the mystery. Ivan is one of Falls City's young men, having lived here until a short time ago when he located at Galena where he has mining interests. The news of his disappearance has caused a great anxiety among his friends who have not yet given up hope that he will be located alive and well. Falls City Journal 1917 FOUND AFTER 18 YEARS A message was received yesterday from Galena, Kansas, stating that the remains of Ivan E. Farington had been found in an old abandoned lead mine shaft at that place. He disappeared December 1, 1899, and no trace of him had been found since. He was the son of Mr. and Mrs. C. W. Farington, and brother of Fred E. Farington, and Mrs. E.H. Towle, all of this city. Those living here twenty years or more ago will remember Ivan Farington. He grew to manhood in this place, and was a book- keeper for some time in the First National Bank. In 1898 he moved with his father and mother to Galena to engage in lead and zinc mining. Galena was on a great boom at that time, and the city was infested with thugs and outlaws. Murders and disappearances were of daily occurence. It was supposed that Mr. Farington was a victim of a holdup and that his body was thrown into an old mining shaft where it was found a day or two ago. He was last seen alive on his way home from a drug store about 8 o'clock one evening, with his black hunting dog, "Mack." The dog came home about 9 o'clock without him. A thorough search was made at the time for him. Old shafts, of which there were several hundred scattered about the city were examined. In some cases, boats were lowered into the water in the shafts, and the tunnels explored, but with no results. The finding of his body explains somewhat of the mystery surrounding the case, and is a relief to the relatives. Mr. C.W. Farington, his father, has gone to Galena and will bring the remains to this city for interment in the family lot in Steele cemetery. 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