Harold Parry Farr

Brief Life History of Harold Parry

When Harold Parry Farr was born on 25 February 1910, in Ogden, Weber, Utah, United States, his father, Walter Nelson Brewer Farr, was 24 and his mother, Elizabeth Parry, was 27. He married Nellie Louise Jay on 28 July 1932, in Coalville, Summit, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 daughters. He immigrated to California, United States in 1931 and lived in Ogden City Legislative District 2, Ogden City Election Precinct, Weber, Utah, United States in 1940. He died on 30 March 1980, in Ogden, Weber, Utah, United States, at the age of 70, and was buried in Ogden City Cemetery, Ogden, Weber, Utah, United States.

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Family Time Line

Harold Parry Farr
1910–1980
Nellie Louise Jay
1911–1967
Marriage: 28 July 1932
Marlene Louise Farr
1933–2012
Joyce Farr
1938–2017

Sources (25)

  • Harold P Farr, "United States 1950 Census"
  • Mr. Harold Parry Farr, "Utah, County Marriages, 1887-1937"
  • Harold Parry Farr, "Utah, World War II Draft Registration Cards,1940-1947"

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World Events (8)

1912 · The Girl Scouts

Like the Boy Scouts of America, The Girl Scouts is a youth organization for girls in the United States. Its purpose is to prepare girls to empower themselves and by acquiring practical skills.

1914 · The American Can Company of Utah Building Complex

The American Can Company of Utah Building Complex was built downtown Ogden on 20th and Lincoln Ave. It employed over 450 people and produced millions of cans of food from crops of local farmers. It was closed in 1979 but was added as a Historic Place in 2005 to the National Register. It has also become a headquarters for Amer Sports.

1929

13 million people become unemployed after the Wall Street stock market crash of 1929 triggers what becomes known as the Great Depression. President Herbert Hoover rejects direct federal relief.

Name Meaning

English: from Middle English fear(r), farre (Old English fearr) ‘steer, ox’, applied as a nickname for a fierce man or a metonymic occupational name for someone who kept a bull.

German: nickname from Middle High German varne, var, with the same meaning as 1 above.

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

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