Brief Life History of LeRoy Winslow
When LeRoy Winslow Farr was born on 16 August 1884, in Ogden, Weber, Utah, United States, his father, Winslow Giles Farr, was 22 and his mother, Mary Hannah Williams, was 21. He married Beatrice Ethel Pike on 15 September 1914, in Bonneville, Idaho, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 daughters. He lived in Utah, United States for about 15 years. He registered for military service in 1917. He died on 24 January 1945, in Idaho Falls, Bonneville, Idaho, United States, at the age of 60, and was buried in Rose Hill Cemetery, Idaho Falls, Bonneville, Idaho, United States.
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- Roy Farr, "Utah, Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Church Census Records, 1914-1960"
- Leroy Farr, "Idaho, County Marriages, 1864-1950"
- Roy Farr, "United States World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942"
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World Events (8)
1886
Statue of Liberty is dedicated.
1889
Historical Boundaries - 1889: Bingham, Idaho Territory, United States; 1890: Bingham, Idaho, United States; 1911: Bonneville, Idaho, United States
1901 · Assassination of Mckinley
President William McKinley was shot at the Temple of Music, in the Pan-American Exposition, while shaking hands with the public. Leon Czolgosz shot him twice in the abdomen because he thought it was his duty to do so. McKinley died after eight days of watch and care. He was the third American president to be assassinated. After his death, Congress passed legislation to officially make the Secret Service and gave them responsibility for protecting the President at all times.
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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Missionary Companion
LeRoy Farr was a missionary companion of my grandfather, O.C. Jones (ID#KNHY-48G) . He is mentioned quite often in the second half of O.C. Jones's mission journal beginning on April 15 1907 when they …
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