Brief Life History of Wilber Leo
When Wilber Leo Farr was born on 18 June 1885, in Des Moines, Polk, Iowa, United States, his father, Wilbur H Farr, was 30 and his mother, Margaret McDivitt, was 31. He married Sarah Olga Andrews on 4 December 1906, in Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, United States. He lived in Polk, Iowa, United States in 1905 and Colorado Springs, El Paso, Colorado, United States in 1910. He died on 22 January 1932, in Springfield, Sangamon, Illinois, United States, at the age of 46, and was buried in Keithsburg, Mercer, Illinois, United States.
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Sources (13)
- Wilber L Farr in household of Henry J Weisbrod, "United States Census, 1910"
- Wilbur Leo Farr, "Illinois Deaths and Stillbirths, 1916-1947"
- Wilber Leo Farr, "California, County Marriages, 1850-1952"
Spouse and Children
1885–1932 Male
1876–1929 Female
Parents and Siblings
1855–1919 Male
1854–1927 Female
Siblings (1)
1885–1932 Male
World Events (8)
1886
Age 1
1890 · Gold is Discovered
Age 5
1898 · War with the Spanish
Age 13
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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