Thaddeus Ford Farnam

Brief Life History of Thaddeus Ford

When Thaddeus Ford Farnam was born on 16 August 1865, in Delta, Leeds and Grenville, Canada West, British North America, his father, Jonathan Farnam, was 37 and his mother, Louisa Sarah Wiltse, was 36. He married Sarah Lucinda Choat in 1894, in World. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 2 daughters. He immigrated to United States in 1868 and lived in Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, United States in 1920 and Election Precinct 54 Turnbow, Whitman, Washington, United States in 1940. He died on 14 December 1947, in Arlington, Virginia, United States, at the age of 82, and was buried in Palouse, Whitman, Washington, United States.

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Family Time Line

Thaddeus Ford Farnam
1865–1947
Sarah Lucinda Choat
1874–1912
Marriage: 1894
Benton Ulysses Farnam
1895–1983
Ella Mae Farnam
1899–1962
Augusta Leona Farnam
1901–1967
Lester Ford Farnum
1905–1992

Sources (20)

  • Thaddous Farnman, "United States Census, 1920"
  • Thaddeus F Farnam, "Idaho, County Marriages, 1864-1962"
  • Thaddeus Ford Farnam, "Virginia, Death Certificates, 1912-1987"

World Events (8)

1866 · The First Civil Rights Act

The first federal law that defined what was citizenship and affirm that all citizens are equally protected by the law. Its main objective was to protect the civil rights of persons of African descent.

1869 · Transcontinental Railroad Reaches San Francisco

The first transcontinental railroad reached San Francisco in 1869. The Western Pacific Railroad Company built the track from Oakland to Sacramento. The Central Pacific Railroad Company of California built the section from Sacramento to Promontory Summit Utah. The railroad linked isolated California to the rest of the country which had far-reaching effects on the social and economical development of the state.

1890 · The Sherman Antitrust Act

This Act tried to prevent the raising of prices by restricting trade. The purpose of the Act was to preserve a competitive marketplace to protect consumers from abuse.

Name Meaning

English: variant of Farnham . This surname is very rare in Britain.

Iranian: from the Persian personal name Farnām, which is interpreted as ‘majestic name’ or ‘magnificent name’ (from far ‘magnificence, glory’ and nām ‘name’).

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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