Happy Thanksgiving, Lorain Co. friends! Hope you all had a wonderful day with your families. Is anyone researching the Farnsworth name? Cathy Martin ________________________________________________________________ GET INTERNET ACCESS FROM JUNO! Juno offers FREE or PREMIUM Internet access for less! Join Juno today! For your FREE software, visit: http://dl.www.juno.com/get/web/.
Cathy, My Farnsworths moved from Lorain County to Medina County in the 1840s. I know they migrated from Bradford County, Pennsylvania but I have very little after that until my great-great-grandfather, Guy C. Farnsworth, shows up in Bremer County, Iowa in 1857. The family is listed below. Ray Justus Chandler, AZ Descendants of Erving Farnsworth Generation No. 1 1. Erving7 Farnsworth (William6, Zaccheus5, Aaron4, Benjamin3, Matthias2, Richard1) was born October 27, 1812 in Guilford, Windham, Vermont, and died March 18, 1894. He married (1) Harriet Nichols Bef. 1833, daughter of William Nichols and Mary Derbishire. She was born Bet. 1813 - 1814 in Pennsylvania, and died Aft. August 22, 1850. He married (2) Sariah (Seriah) Carnegie September 18, 1852, daughter of John Carnegie. She was born Bet. 1813 - 1814 in Vermont. Sariah was the widow of Erving's brother, Clark Farnsworth. More About Erving Farnsworth: 1840 Census: 1840, Grafton, Lorain, Ohio 1850 Census: August 22, 1850, Liverpool Township, Medina, Ohio 1860 Census: June 20, 1860, Liverpool Township, Medina, Ohio Occupation: Machinist More About Harriet Nichols: 1850 Census: August 22, 1850, Liverpool Township, Medina, Ohio Occupation: Housewife More About Sariah (Seriah) Carnegie: 1840 Census: 1840, Smithfield Township, Bradford, Pennsylvania 1850 Census: November 15, 1850, Smithfield Township, Bradford, Pennsylvania 1860 Census: June 20, 1860, Liverpool Township, Medina, Ohio 1870 Census: June 15, 1870, Liverpool Township, Medina, Ohio Children of Erving Farnsworth and Harriet Nichols are: 2 i. Mary Farnsworth, born 1833 in Pennsylvania. She married A. T. Webster. More About Mary Farnsworth: 1850 Census: August 22, 1850, Liverpool Township, Medina, Ohio 3 ii. Guy C. Farnsworth, born October 15, 1836 in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania; died July 22, 1924 in Portland, Multnomah, Oregon. He married Elizabeth Owen McHenry June 6, 1865 in Waverly, Bremer, Iowa; born June 9, 1842 in Washington Township, Owen, Indiana; died June 11, 1917 in Denver, Bremer, Iowa. More About Guy C. Farnsworth: 1850 Census: August 22, 1850, Liverpool Township, Medina, Ohio 1880 Census: June 14, 1880, Jefferson Township, Bremer, Iowa Burial: July 27, 1924, Oakland Cemetery, Janesville, Bremer, Iowa Military service: Bet. November 8, 1861 - August 8, 1865, Civil War - Private, United States Army, Company B, Fourteenth Regiment, Iowa Infantry Occupation: Machinist More About Elizabeth Owen McHenry: 1880 Census: June 14, 1880, Jefferson Township, Bremer, Iowa Burial: Oakland Cemetery, Janesville, Bremer, Iowa 4 iii. Ann C. Farnsworth, born 1841 in Pennsylvania. She married Case?. More About Ann C. Farnsworth: 1850 Census: August 22, 1850, Liverpool Township, Medina, Ohio Residence: Ocean Park, Los Angeles, California 5 iv. Henry Farnsworth, born September 1, 1842 in Liverpool Township, Medina County, Ohio; died February 14, 1923 in Pacific Branch, National Home for Disabled Volunteer Soldiers, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California. More About Henry Farnsworth: 1850 Census: August 22, 1850, Liverpool Township, Medina, Ohio 1860 Census: June 20, 1860, Liverpool Township, Medina, Ohio Burial: Los Angeles National Cemetery, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California Cause of Death: Cerebral Hemorrhage, Arterio Sclerosis Eye Color: Blue Hair Color: Brown Military service: Bet. September 1861 - July 15, 1865, Civil War - Sergeant, United States Army, Company D, First Regiment, Ohio Light Artillery 6 v. Emaline Farnsworth, born 1844 in Ohio. She married McNally. More About Emaline Farnsworth: 1850 Census: August 22, 1850, Liverpool Township, Medina, Ohio 1860 Census: June 20, 1860, Liverpool Township, Medina, Ohio