William Henry Farrar

1874 - 1938  (64 years)

• Name	William Henry Farrar  [1, 2]
  Alt. Birth	Abt 1860	Virginia   [3]
  Alt. Birth	Abt 1874	Virginia   [4]
  Born	26 Jun 1874	Mecklenburg County, Virginia   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Find A Grave ID	96105771
  Alt. Birth	Abt 1875	Appomattox County, Virginia   [2]
  Alt. Birth	Abt 1875	Virginia   [5]
  Alt. Birth	Abt 1880	Virginia   [6]
  Name	Warren H. Farer  [5]
  Name	William H. Farrar  [3, 4, 6]
  Occupation	19 Apr 1910	Lynchburg City, Virginia   [4]
  	credit man for a wholesale shoe company
  Occupation	15 Jan 1920	Lynchburg City, Virginia   [6]
  	manager of a shoe store
  Died	14 Nov 1938  [1]
  Buried	Spring Hill Cemetery, Lynchburg City, Virginia   [1]
  Person ID	I133933	If the Legends Are True...
  Last Modified	4 Sep 2019

  
  

  Father	Adrian W. Farrar,   b. 16 Mar 1844, Pamplin, Appomattox County, Virginia ,   d. 27 Jul 1923, Lynchburg City, Virginia  (Age 79 years)
  Mother	Martha Jane Watkins,   b. Feb 1843, Virginia ,   d. 21 Oct 1913, Pamplin, Appomattox County, Virginia  (Age ~ 70 years)
  Married	Abt 1862
  Family ID	F49573	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Mary Alice Bailey,   b. 18 Jun 1878, Virginia ,   d. 12 Jun 1947  (Age 68 years)
  Married	30 Apr 1913	Lynchburg City, Virginia   [2]
  Alt. Marriage	Abt 1914  [3]
  Census	15 Jan 1920	Lynchburg City, Virginia   [6]
  	118 Cabell Street
  	Ward 1, District 3, Sheet 19B, Line 55, Dwelling 366, Family 409: The household conisted of William H. Farrar, head, 40; Mary, wife, 35; Richard E., son, 3; Thomas, son, 1; Adrian W., father, 75; and Harriet, servant, 40. They own a house free of mortgage.  Adrian is widowed.
  Census	12 Apr 1930	Lynchburg City, Virginia   [3]
  	1520 Rivermont Avenue
  	District 5, Sheet 12B, Line 92, Dwelling 245, Family 285: The household consisted of William H. Farrar, head, 70; Mary B., wife, 51; Richard E., son, 13; and Thomas F., son, 11. William H. was 54 years old and Mary B. 35 when first married.  They own a house and declared it to be worth $12,000.  According to MeasuringWorth.com, in 2017 the relative worth of $12,000 from 1930 was: —$556,000.00 using the unskilled wage —$738,000.00 using the Production Worker Compensation —$954,000.00 using the nominal GDP per capita
  Census	5 Apr 1940	Lynchburg City, Virginia   [7]
  	1520 Rivermont Avenue
  	District 5, Sheet 3B, Line 49, Dwelling 53: The household consisted of Mary B. Farrar, head, 61; Thomas F., son, 21; Courtney Morris, lodger, 61; and Florence Reeves, lodger, 51. They own a house and declared it to be worth $7,500.  According to MeasuringWorth.com, in 2017 the relative value of $7,500 from 1940 was: — $272,000.00 using the unskilled wage — $363,000.00 using the Production Worker Compensation — $573,000.00 using the nominal GDP per capita Mary B. is widowed, Thomas F. single, Courtney widowed, and Florence divorced.
  Children	1. Alfred Francis Farrar,   b. 22 Apr 1914,   d. 10 Jul 1915  (Age 1 years) + 2. Mary S. Farrar,   b. 22 Sep 1915, Newport News City, Virginia ,   d. 17 Oct 2008, Charlotte, Mecklenburg, North Carolina  (Age 93 years)   3. Martha Virginia Farrar,   b. 9 Jan 1916, Lynchburg City, Virginia ,   d. 21 Jan 1916, Lynchburg City, Virginia  (Age 0 years)   4. Richard E. Farrar,   b. Abt 1917, Virginia ,   d. Yes, date unknown   5. Thomas F. Farrar,   b. Abt 1919, Virginia ,   d. 29 Dec 1983, Mount Pleasant, Charleston, South Carolina  (Age ~ 64 years)
  Last Modified	4 Sep 2019
  Family ID	F49574	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Reference

  If the Legends Are True... by J. Craig Canada, "William Henry Farrar" (accessed May 18, 2024) | https://www.palmspringsbum.org/genealogy/getperson.php?personID=I133933&tree=Legends.