Albert Ross Farley

Brief Life History of Albert Ross

When Albert Ross Farley was born on 4 June 1896, in Clay, Missouri, United States, his father, Thomas Albert Farley, was 32 and his mother, Harriet Suella " Hattie" Musser, was 27. He married Dora Cornelia Tyler on 25 October 1922, in Missouri, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 daughter. He lived in Valley Township, Page, Iowa, United States in 1900 and Warrensburg, Johnson, Missouri, United States in 1930. He registered for military service in 1919. He died on 18 March 1961, at the age of 64, and was buried in Warrensburg, Johnson, Missouri, United States.

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Albert Ross Farley
1896–1961
Dora Cornelia Tyler
1904–1993
Marriage: 25 October 1922
Dorothy Jean Farley
1925–1928

Sources (9)

  • A R Farley, "United States Census, 1940"
  • Albert Ross Farley, "Missouri, County Marriage, Naturalization, and Court Records, 1800-1991"
  • Albert Ross Farley, "United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918"

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World Events (8)

1898 · War with the Spanish

After the explosion of the USS Maine in the Havana Harbor in Cuba, the United States engaged the Spanish in war. The war was fought on two fronts, one in Cuba, which helped gain their independence, and in the Philippines, which helped the US gain another territory for a time.

1913 · The Completion of the Keokuk Dam

The Keokuk Dam was completed in 1913 and began to power the surrounding area. It was the largest single capacity powerhouse in the world at the time. After World War II, the powerhouse was modernized and all the units were converted in 2002. It remains the largest privately owned and operated dam on the Mississippi River.

1916 · The First woman elected into the US Congress

Jeannette Pickering Rankin became the first woman to hold a federal office position in the House of Representatives, and remains the only woman elected to Congress by Montana.

Name Meaning

English: habitational name from any of various places called Farley, of which there are examples in Berkshire, Derbyshire, Hampshire, Kent, Somerset, Gloucestershire, Staffordshire, Surrey, Wiltshire, Shropshire, and Sussex. From Old English fearn ‘fern’ + lēah ‘woodland clearing’. See also Farleigh , Fairley , Fairlie .

Irish: shortened Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó Fearghaile (see Farrelly ).

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

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