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      Thursday August 20, 2026    
  In Memoriam

 
  Born this day in history:

1833 Christian Lapp Obituary
1839 Elizabeth (Phillips) Saxon
1849 William A. Preston Obituary
1858 John F. Wyckoff Obituary
1859 Margaret M. (Clemens) Johnson Obituary
1876 Martin Jurjens Obituary
1892 Floyd Sheffield Obituary
1896 Clifford Nickerson Obituary
1911 Yvonne (Guerin) (Champoux) Hotchkiss  ’29
1911 Cecil Williams Obituary  ’30
1923 Esther M. (Newcomb) Nickerson
1924 Patricia (Rowland) (Wear) Soundy Obituary  ’41
1928 E. Gene Hoppe Obituary  ’46
1941 Jacqueline "Jackie" Kay (Richardson) Cox Obituary
1942 Patricia J. (Thompson) Binning Obituary  ’59
1956 Richard W. Allbright Obituary
1979 Infant Johnson 		  Died this day in history:

1920 Ethzelda (Mayfield) Rank Obituary
1929 Richard H. Lister Homestead
1931 Sarah C. (Heater) (Thompson) Bailey Obituary
1939 Alfred J. Ealy Obituary Homestead
1969 Lemuel C. "Dick" Craig Obituary
1979 Infant Johnson
1983 Henry H. Hirschmiller  ’25
1985 Katie E. (Hueftle) Hess Obituary
1990 Christian R. Frank
2001 Argil F. Donner Obituary
2017 Shirley (France) Aden 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
   
Final proof filed:

1892 Josie Peterson Obituary Homestead
1892 John Rylander Obituary Timber Culture Homestead
1895 John Spliethof Homestead
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 ’00 = Farnam High School Class of 1900
Patent Type: Cash Entry     Homestead    Timber Culture

Published: 7/15/2026 - http://historicfarnam.us
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