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      Monday March 17, 2036    
  In Memoriam

 
  Born this day in history:

1855 James A. Harry Obituary Cash Entry Cash Entry
1859 James M. Dodd Obituary Homestead
1860 Dr. George I. Reeves Obituary
1863 William L. Hicks Obituary Homestead Cash Entry
1875 Joanna C. (Cunning) Scott
1882 Margaret A. (Dryden) Balch
1884 Herman S. Thomsen Obituary
1890 Jesse A. Sheffield
1895 Ernest W. Cross
1905 Lyle Marion Messersmith
1914 Vernon Warnock Obituary
1922 Kenneth Walter Smallfoot
1933 Donald L. Pollard
1947 Patricia D. (Arent) Welch Obituary  ’65 		  Died this day in history:

1902 Horace Fitch Obituary Homestead
1910 Victoria (Peck) (Underwood) Rolph
1922 James B. McElwain Obituary Homestead
1931 William T. Downs
1934 Alfred I. Woodsum Obituary Timber Culture Homestead
1939 William M. Houghtelling Obituary Homestead
1962 Rosa M. (VanMatre) Frazier
1972 Harold E. Hopkins
1978 Jesse A. Sheffield
1981 Harry T. Baker
1985 Ella M. (Ziems) Ernst
News from this week in Farnam history:
3/17
  – Nebraska Basket Ball Tournament (1921)
3/19
  – $25.00 Reward (1904)
  – First Excavation of Tri-County (1936)
  – Warning (1904)
3/21
  – County Service Flag (1918)
  – Somewhere in France (Rowland) (1918)

Recently posted obituaries, news articles and photos
 

Homestead events on this day in history
 
Application filed:

1885 Alfred B. Barnhart Homestead
1899 Charles E. Beavers Homestead 		 
Final proof filed:

1890 Elihu L. Howard Obituary Homestead
1893 Thompson Westrope Cash Entry Homestead
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 ’00 = Farnam High School Class of 1900
Patent Type: Cash Entry     Homestead    Timber Culture

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