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William Albert Farrar[1, 2]

Male 1883 - 1972  (89 years)


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  • Name William Albert Farrar  [3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12] 
    Born 21 Jan 1883  Rogers Prairie (or Normangee) Madison, TX Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 9, 11] 
    Gender Male 
    Draft Registration 12 Sep 1918  Moody, McLennan, TX Find all individuals with events at this location  [13] 
    Residence 10 Jan 1920  McLennan County, TX Find all individuals with events at this location  [14] 
    1920 Fed Census 
    1920 Fed Census    		 1920 Fed Census
    _UID A9D4357DFFCFEB409F2C57045326924BA4F9 
    Died 24 Apr 1972  Robinson, McLennan, TX Find all individuals with events at this location  [7, 8, 9, 11, 15, 16] 
    Cause: Natural Causes- Likely heart attack 
    Buried Houston, Harris, TX Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I72  Barnett-Farrar-160716
    Last Modified 17 Jul 2016 

    Father Alexander Travis Farrar,   b. 15 Nov 1842, Akerman, Choctaw Cty, MS Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 14 Nov 1922, North Zulch, TX Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 79 years) 
    Mother Mary Elizabeth Hill,   b. 3 Jan 1846, Rock Hill, SC Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 24 Oct 1924, Madison, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 78 years) 
    Married 1870 or 7 Feb 1871  Lauderdale Springs, MS Find all individuals with events at this location  [17] 
    • "Mary E. had done volunteer nursing in one of the hospitals where AlbertTravis Farrar had been a patient during the Civil War, and this was howthey met. When A.T. left the hospital they corresponded and latermarried." - Info received from William Albert Sr and recorded on back ofFarrar Family Group sheet
    Family ID F34  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Oda Mae Harless,   b. 9 May 1891, Thornton, TX Limestone Cty Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 25 Sep 1961, Tyler, Smith, TX Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 70 years) 
    Married 18 Apr 1911  Freestone County, TX Find all individuals with events at this location  [16] 
    • UID 991FC2F6B588EE4190F1EDF51A05E03B7944
    Divorced Yes, date unknown 
    Children 
     1. Edna Mildred Farrar
     2. Junius Randolph Farrar
     3. William Albert Jr Farrar
    +4. Frances Dorene Farrar,   b. 18 Jun, Waco, McLennan, TX Find all individuals with events at this location
     5. James Lynton Farrar,   b. 20 Mar, Waco, McLennan, TX Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 5 Feb 1995, McLennan County, Texas, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
     6. Richard Joy Farrar,   b. 15 Jan 1926, Lacy Lakeview, Mclennan Co, TX Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Nov 1983, Waco, McLennan, TX Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 57 years)
    Last Modified 16 Jul 2016 
    Family ID F27  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 2 Edna Fisher Irwin,   b. 21 Mar 1892, Houston, Harris, TX Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown 
    Married 16 Sep 1944  Houston, Harris, TX Find all individuals with events at this location  [18, 19] 
    • UID 09663DBB2AC329459B2008C67EDE93CC0609
    Last Modified 16 Jul 2016 
    Family ID F95  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Documents
    Death Certificate    		Death Certificate
    Death Certificate- McLennan County, TX
    WilliamAlbertFarrar Death Certificate.jpg    		WilliamAlbertFarrar Death Certificate.jpg
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    Headstones
    WilliamAlbertFarrar Headstone.jpg    		WilliamAlbertFarrar Headstone.jpg
    Forest Park Cemetary, Houston TX

    Census Records
    1920 Fed Census    		1920 Fed Census

  • Notes 
    • According to death certificate, he worked as a carpenter and was retired at time of death

  • Sources 
    1. [S23] Farrar Family Group Sheets- abt 1950.

    2. [S81] Farrar Family Group Sheets- abt 1950.

    3. [S48] World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918, Ancestry.com, (Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2005.Original data - United States, Selective Service System. World War I Selective Service System Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Admini), Registration Location: McLennan County, Texas; Roll: 1983386; Draft Board: 2. (Reliability: 0).
      Birth date: 21 Jan 1883 Birth place: Residence date: Residence place: McLennan, Texas
      http://trees.ancestry.com/rd?f=sse&db=ww1draft&h=16962027&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt

    4. [S42] 1920 United States Federal Census, Ancestry.com, (Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2010. Images reproduced by FamilySearch.Original data - Fourteenth Census of the United States, 1920. (NARA microfilm publication T625, 2076 rolls). Records of the Bureau of the Census, Reco), Year: 1920; Census Place: Waco Ward 3, McLennan, Texas; Roll: T625_1830; Page: 12A; Enumeration District: 118; Image: . (Reliability: 0).
      Birth date: abt 1884 Birth place: Texas Residence date: 1920 Residence place: Waco Ward 3, McLennan, Texas
      http://trees.ancestry.com/rd?f=sse&db=1920usfedcen&h=100548582&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt

    5. [S46] 1930 United States Federal Census, Ancestry.com, (Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2002.Original data - United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Fifteenth Census of the United States, 1930. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1930. T626,), Year: 1930; Census Place: Precinct 3, McLennan, Texas; Roll: 2374; Page: 24A; Enumeration District: 44; Image: 526.0. (Reliability: 0).
      Birth date: abt 1883 Birth place: Texas Residence date: 1930 Residence place: Precinct 3, McLennan, Texas
      http://trees.ancestry.com/rd?f=sse&db=1930usfedcen&h=61972866&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt

    6. [S129] 1940 United States Federal Census, Ancestry.com, (Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2012.Original data - United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1940. T627), Year: 1940; Census Place: Houston, Harris, Texas; Roll: T627_4196; Page: 4B; Enumeration District: 258-185. (Reliability: 0).
      Birth date: abt 1883 Birth place: Texas Residence date: 1 Apr 1940 Residence place: Houston, Harris, Texas, United States
      http://trees.ancestry.com/rd?f=sse&db=1940usfedcen&h=158129273&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt

    7. [S133] Social Security Death Index, Ancestry.com, (Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2011.Original data - Social Security Administration. Social Security Death Index, Master File. Social Security Administration.Original data: Social Security Administration. Social Security D), Number: 460-01-9513; Issue State: Texas; Issue Date: Before 1951. (Reliability: 0).
      Birth date: 21 Jan 1883 Birth place: Death date: Apr 1972 Death place: Waco, Mclennan, Texas, United States of America
      http://trees.ancestry.com/rd?f=sse&db=ssdi&h=18655912&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt

    8. [S45] Texas Death Index, 1903-2000, Ancestry.com, (Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2006.Original data - Texas Department of Health. Texas Death Indexes, 1903-2000. Austin, TX, USA: Texas Department of Health, State Vital Statistics Unit.Original data: Texas Department of H) (Reliability: 0).
      Death date: 24 Apr 1972 Death place: Mc Lennan, Texas
      http://trees.ancestry.com/rd?f=sse&db=txdeath1964&h=741331&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt

    9. [S126] Web: Texas, Find A Grave Index, 1836-2011, Ancestry.com, (Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2012.Original data - Find A Grave. Find A Grave. http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi: accessed 19 January 2012.Original data: Find A Grave. Find A Grave. http://www.findagrave.com/cgi) (Reliability: 0).
      Birth date: 21 Jan 1883 Birth place: Death date: 24 Apr 1972 Death place:
      http://trees.ancestry.com/rd?f=sse&db=websearch-4064&h=284036&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt

    10. [S173] U.S. City Directories, 1821-1989, Ancestry.com, (Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011.Original data - Original sources vary according to directory. The title of the specific directory being viewed is listed at the top of the image viewer page. Check the directory titl) (Reliability: 0).
      residence date: 1923 residence place: Waco, Texas, USA Name: William Albert Farrar
      http://trees.ancestry.com/rd?f=sse&db=usdirectories&h=396232597&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt

    11. [S172] Texas, Death Certificates, 1903, Ancestry.com, (Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2013.Original data - Texas Department of State Health Services. Texas Death Certificates, 1903) (Reliability: 0).
      birth date: 21 JAN 1883 birth place: Rogers Prairie (or Normangee) Madison, TX death date: 24 Apr 1972 death place: Waco, TX, McLennan County residence place: Robinson, McLennan, Texas Name: William Albert Farrar
      http://trees.ancestry.com/rd?f=sse&db=txdeathcerts&h=804476&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt

    12. [S156] U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007, Ancestry.com, (Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.) (Reliability: 0).

    13. [S94] William Albert Farrar Draft Registration (Reliability: 4), 6 Jan 2011.
      Occupation Farmer
      Height-Medium
      Build Medium
      He registered at age 35

    14. [S42] 1920 United States Federal Census, Ancestry.com, (Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2010. Images reproduced by FamilySearch.Original data - Fourteenth Census of the United States, 1920. (NARA microfilm publication T625, 2076 rolls). Records of the Bureau of the Census, Reco) (Reliability: 3), 23 Oct 2012.
      Name:
      Father-in-law William T Harlin and Brother-in-law William T Harlin also lived with them

    15. [S93] William Albert Farrar Death Certificate, (McLennan County Death Records) (Reliability: 3).
      Place of Death-
      County: McLennan
      City: Robinson
      Address: 908 West Elizabeth Dr.
      Name: William Albert Farrar
      Date of death: April 24, 1972
      Sex: Male
      Race Caucasian
      Widowed
      Date of birth: Jan 21, 1883
      Age 89
      Occupation: Retired Carpenter
      Industry: Construction
      Place of Birth: Normangee, TX
      Father's Name: Albert T. Farrar
      Mother's Maiden Name: Mary Elizabeth Hill
      In Armed Forces: No
      SSN: 460-01-9513-A
      Informant: Mrs. Carl Wolff- Daughter
      Cause of death: Natural causes, Probable heart attack
      Death at home address at 10:00 AM
      Removal to Houston, TX
      Cemetary: Forrest Park Memorial

    16. [S127] FindaGrave Web site, Created by: Mark Morrow (Reliability: 0), 9 Jul 2011.
      Birth: Jan. 21, 1883 Normangee Leon County Texas, USA Death: Apr. 24, 1972 Robinson McLennan County Texas, USAWILLIAM ALBERT FARRAR was born on 21 January 1883 in Normangee, MADISON County, Texas to Alexander Travice Farrar & Mary Elizabeth Hill-Farrar.William married Oda Mae Harless-Farrar on 18 April 1911 in Freestone County, Texas, and they had SIX children that are known of: Edna M. Farrar (1912-?), Junius R. Farrar (1915-1985), William Albert Farrar Jr. (1917-?), Francis D. Farrar (1920-?), James Lynton Farrar (1921-1995), Richard Joy Farrar (1926-1983).William's second marriage was to Edna Lenora Fischer-(M1)Irwin-(M2)Farrar.William passed away on 24 April 1972 in Robinson, McLennan County, Texas, and was buried at Forest Park Cemetery in Houston, Harris County, Texas.(NOTE: Find-a-Grave does not have a link for Normangee in Madison County - it is in both Madison & Leon Counties).
      http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=Farrar&GSiman=1&GScid=156472&GRid=73080790&

      Burial: Forest Park Cemetery Houston Harris County Texas, USA

    17. [S171] Alabama, Texas and Virginia, Confederate Pensions, 1884-1958, Ancestry.com, (Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010.Original data - Texas, Confederate Pension Applications, 1899-1975. Austin, Texas: Texas State Library and Archives Commission. Confederate Pension Rolls, Veterans and Widows. Richmon), Source Citation: Texas State Library and Archives Commission; Austin, Texas; Confederate Pension Applications, 1899-1975; Collection #: CPA16526; Roll #: 151; Roll Description: Pension File Nos. 38826 to 38865, Application Years 1917 to 1923 (Reliability: 0).
      residence date: 8 Mar 1923 residence place: Texas, United States marriage date: 2-7-1871 or 1870 marriage place: Lauderdale Springs, MS Name: Alexander Travis Farrar death date: 14 NOV 1922 death place: North Zulch, Madison, Texas, USA
      http://trees.ancestry.com/rd?f=sse&db=texasconfederatepensions&h=1372709&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt

    18. [S23] Farrar Family Group Sheets- abt 1950, William Albert Farra, Sr Group Sheet (Reliability: 2), 19 Oct 2008.

    19. [S81] Farrar Family Group Sheets- abt 1950, William Albert Farra, Sr Group Sheet (Reliability: 2), 19 Oct 2008.


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