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      Thursday December 4, 2025    
  In Memoriam

 
  Born this day in history:

1818 Pleasant E. Stinnette Timber Culture
1832 Harriett (Beverly) Dale
1847 Ellen (Anderson) Rylander Obituary
1853 William Earhart Obituary
1875 O. Eugenia (Carmichael) Craig Obituary
1875 Roy A. Tibbetts Homestead
1903 Marguerite F. (Davis) Messersmith Obituary  ’22
1904 Carl C. Zysset Obituary
1909 Jessie E. (Speck) Martin Obituary
1909 Faye B. (Hudson) Waits Obituary  ’28
1926 Lola (Howsden) (Dietz) McNickle Obituary
1942 Rodger Beery Obituary
1979 David King, III Rice Obituary 		  Died this day in history:

1906 Cyrus J. McBeth Obituary Homestead
1928 Frank J. Tuttle Obituary
1940 Sophronia Alice (Putnam) Williams Obituary
1943 Elma (Brown) (Tanner) Haskins Obituary
1978 Morna G. (Eggleston) Crampton Obituary
1980 Margret (Ostendorf) Schnackenberg
1994 Frieda M. (Rother) Hicks
1998 Hazel F. (Goesch) Widick Obituary  ’28
2005 Erma (Clement) Holbein Obituary  ’35
2011 Priscilla (Geiken) Lehmkuhl Obituary
2020 Eunice LaVaughn (Willard) Brown
News from this week in Farnam history:
12/5
  – First Issue of The Farnam Echo (1903)
  – Public Notice (1918)
12/7
  – New Fire Bell Here (1916)
12/9
  – Overruled (1893)

Recently posted obituaries, news articles and photos


11/9/2025
  – Kister, Ella E. (Gewecke) Obituary (1893-1976)

11/7/2025
  – Britton, Hartley Obituary (1886-1949)
  

11/9/2025
  – DEDICATION OF BRIDGE AT FARNAM (1940)
  

Homestead events on this day in history
 
Application filed:

1884 Gilbert A. Thomson Homestead
1886 John Kennedy Homestead 		 
Final proof filed:

1891 Larkin D. Whitcomb Homestead
1893 Michael McDermott Timber Culture
1893 James R. Shaw Obituary Timber Culture Cash Entry Homestead
1893 Green L. Sherman Timber Culture Homestead
1893 Alexander E. Whetstone Timber Culture Homestead
1897 William A. Putnam Obituary Homestead
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 ’00 = Farnam High School Class of 1900
Patent Type: Cash Entry     Homestead    Timber Culture

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