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      Wednesday August 19, 2026    
  In Memoriam

 
  Born this day in history:

1839 Henry Wilson Obituary
1845 Evrena Olson Obituary
1849 Artaresta (Powers) Gregory Obituary
1851 Mary A. (Harding) Fitch Obituary
1855 Amelia (Karner) Goesch
1860 Samuel G Colebank Cash Entry
1862 Dr. Frank L. Wilmeth Obituary Cash Entry
1864 Etta M. (Parker) Ommert Obituary
1866 William N. Canning Obituary Homestead
1871 Isabelle Larson Obituary
1874 Edmund Trindel Obituary
1903 Doris Tillotson
1904 Arthur Irelan
1905 Bernice E. (Wear) Brown Obituary
1911 Lyal P. Beck Obituary  ’29
1912 Baby Girl Patterson
1914 John Everett Spencer
1917 Royal E. Gish Obituary
1937 Donna (Claflin) Craig Obituary
1940 Sharon Ann (Hite) McMichael Obituary
1958 Douglas Flynn Obituary 		  Died this day in history:

1897 James F Fenton Obituary Timber Culture Homestead Cash Entry
1904 Jonathan R. Jones Obituary
1960 Stella C. (Franklin) Boyle Obituary
1964 Elmer H. Howat
1968 Don Hatcher Hamilton
1990 Esther P. (Dickinson) Martin Obituary
1992 Arthur W. McNickle Obituary
1999 Wilma Josephine (Armitage) Buss Obituary
2003 Ray Grabenstein
2003 Everett W. Oman Obituary
2009 Kenneth Stevens Obituary
News from this week in Farnam history:
8/20
  – Greenlee Home Destroyed by Fire (1925)
  – James Heumphreus Shot (1936)
8/22
  – A Brief History of Ingham (1929)
8/23
  – President Is Dead (1923)

Recently posted obituaries, news articles and photos
 

Homestead events on this day in history
 
Application filed:

1891 James M. Grandstaff Homestead
1899 Jacob Hankins Homestead Homestead 		 
Final proof filed:

1884 Temple Smith Homestead
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 ’00 = Farnam High School Class of 1900
Patent Type: Cash Entry     Homestead    Timber Culture

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