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      Monday January 19, 2026    

  In Memoriam

 
Died   Name   Cemetery
11/21   Patricia J. (Thompson) Binning ’59   Batavia, OH

  Born this day in history:

1848 Edwin Moore Obituary Homestead
1857 Estelle (Hodgins) Chambers Cash Entry
1861 George Land Obituary Cash Entry Cash Entry
1888 Oscar C. Oman Obituary
1888 Victor P. Oman Obituary
1890 Ernest B. Lewis Obituary
1892 Joseph Dircksen Obituary
1897 Joseph W. Armitage Obituary
1911 Rachel (Marshal) Brinkhous
1911 LaRene J. (Peterson) Nichols Obituary  ’27
1912 Edwin A. Axtell
1915 Joyce (Crampton) Bowman  ’34
1917 Madolene (Hudson) Edson Obituary
1930 Kenneth Wayne Zeeh Obituary
  Died this day in history:

1885 George A. Helms Obituary Homestead
1889 Celia E. (Rice) Jackson
1916 Martin E. Green Obituary Homestead
1923 Christian Schurr Obituary
1928 Louis Madsen Obituary
1940 Leander Neal Obituary Homestead
1940 Adell L. (Griffis) Wood Obituary
1947 Leon K. Whitney Obituary
1953 Howard J. Allen Obituary
1960 Susan Pearl (Wallingford) (Earll) Johnson
1970 Charlotte L. Lord Obituary  ’23
1990 Jacqueline Jean (Cotterell) Fisher
2003 Lawrence Schneider Obituary
2015 Robert Kruse Obituary
2022 Agnes Louise (Seifer) (King) Liggett Obituary
2024 David A. Finch Obituary

News from this week in Farnam history:
1/19
  – FIRE DESTROYS FARNAM BAKERY (1923)
1/20
  – Farnam Doing Good Business (1924)
  – Somewhere in France (Thompson) (1918)
1/22
  – Best Place Burns (1914)
  – Farnam Has $50,000 Fire (1914)
  – New Thompson Home Ready (1925)
  – Thompson Purchases Snowmobile (1925)
1/23
  – Destructive Fire at Farnam (1914)
  – Farnam Grade School Burned (1930)
  – Memorial Services, Roll of Honor (1919)
  – Warning (1904)
1/24
  – FARNAM TO HAVE BAKERY AGAIN (1924)

Recently posted obituaries, news articles and photos



1/11/2026
  – Klein, Russel E. Obituary (1926-2010)

1/10/2026
  – Klein, Louis J. Obituary (1901-1975)

1/9/2026
  – Phillips, Jesse Obituary (1882-1962)
  – Phillips, Laura May (Hannah) Obituary (1884-1957)

1/8/2026
  – Hazen, Evelyn M. (Smallfoot) Obituary (1905-1995)
  – Siemiller, Ernest Robert Obituary (1913-1980)
  – Siemiller, Eva L. (Earll) Obituary (1893-1985)
  – Smallfoot, Albert A. Obituary (1901-1970)

1/7/2026
  – Reeves, Clark L. Obituary (1929-1970)
  – Reeves, Nelson G. Obituary (1853-1946)

1/5/2026
  – Mercer, Henry Obituary (1901-1969)

1/2/2026
  – Johnson, Gordon M. Obituary (1929-2009)

1/1/2026
  – Thompson, Floy C. (Caley) Obituary (1882-1966)

12/31/2025
  – Stevens, Everett L. Obituary (1893-1971)

12/29/2025
  – Downard, Benjamin F. Obituary (1860-1948)
  – Downard, Catherine E. (McElwain) Obituary (1869-1935)
  – Downard, Joseph Obituary (1869-1951)
  – Martin, Kenneth S. Obituary  ’26 (1906-1988)

12/28/2025
  – Tillotson, LeRoy M., Jr. Obituary  ’41 (1922-1992)

12/27/2025
  – Jurjens, Ralph J. Obituary (1899-1991)

12/26/2025
  – Robertson, Esther E. (Pollard) Obituary  ’22 (1905-1985)

12/24/2025
  – Rine, Murray S. Obituary (1892-1979)
  – Smallfoot, Chester A. Obituary (1903-1985)
  – Smallfoot, Earl A. Obituary (1899-1979)
  – Smallfoot, May E. (Murray) Obituary (1906-1997)
  – Smallfoot, Walter A. Obituary (1895-1979)
  – Vickers, George T. Obituary (1892-1979)

12/23/2025
  – Widick, Grover C. Obituary (1885-1975)

12/21/2025
  – English, Ethel L. (Mayfield)(Caster)  Obituary (1881-1952)
  – Mayfield, Granville M. Obituary (1865-1950)
 

Homestead events on this day in history

 
Application filed:

1885 Mary A. (Graver) Curtis Obituary Homestead
1899 Wick Broady Homestead
 
Final proof filed:

1889 John C Benson Timber Culture Cash Entry
1889 Charles M Bracken Cash Entry
1889 Isreal Brand Cash Entry Cash Entry
1889 Harold Clark Cash Entry
1889 Hugh Clark Cash Entry Cash Entry
1889 Josepha C. (Lockwood) Doing Cash Entry Cash Entry
1889 Edward Elverud Cash Entry
1889 George E. Evertson Cash Entry
1889 George A. Fenton Obituary Cash Entry Timber Culture
1889 Hugh W Forbes Cash Entry Cash Entry
1889 W Sanford Gee Cash Entry
1889 David M Glass Cash Entry
1889 Herman U Glaze Cash Entry
1889 Joseph D Haines Cash Entry
1889 George T. Hastings Cash Entry Cash Entry
1889 Julia E Hayes Cash Entry
1889 Clo M Henderson Cash Entry
1889 Cora Hickman Cash Entry
1889 John G Jeffrey Cash Entry Cash Entry
1889 August Johnson Cash Entry
1889 Jean P Johnson Cash Entry
1889 George J Kelly Timber Culture Cash Entry
1889 George Land Obituary Cash Entry Cash Entry
1889 William H Latham Cash Entry
1889 Mary C Mcauley Cash Entry
1889 Ada S McClary Cash Entry Cash Entry
1889 Wallace McCurtain Obituary Cash Entry Timber Culture
1889 Henry Miller Obituary Homestead Homestead Cash Entry
1889 Thaddeus J. Moore Cash Entry Cash Entry
1889 Henry Pfeiffer Obituary Cash Entry Homestead
1889 William P Records Cash Entry
1889 John W Scarborough Cash Entry
1889 Commodore P Sloniger Obituary Cash Entry Cash Entry
1889 Henry W Smith Cash Entry
1889 Robert Vanderford Cash Entry
1889 David H Wallace Cash Entry

KEY—where appearing in the text above, these icons are clickable links to more information
 ’00 = Farnam High School Class of 1900
Patent Type: Cash Entry     Homestead    Timber Culture



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