Married Harriet Susannah Shepherd, 4 Jun 1879, St. George, Washington, Utah
PIONEER RESIDENT OF BEAVER CO. DIES
William Henry Farnsworth, 75, prominent business man and church worker of Beaver died at the family residence Saturday at 10:30 a.m. of pneumonia, after only a few days' illness.
Mr. Farnsworth was born March 7, 1856, at Fillmore, a son of Philo Taylor and Margaret Yates Farnsworth.
When very young, the family moved to Beaver county where he re sided most of the time since. He married Harriet Shepherd on June 4, 1879. He filled an LDS Mission to England and Scotland in 1887.
Mr. Farnsworth had been prominent in business circles. He was superintendent of the co-op store for many years; superintendent of Beaver woolen Mills; superintendent of te Mansfield-Murdock Mercantile store, and superintendent of the Horn Silver Mine store at Frisco.
He was an LDS church worker, having been clerk of the high council and secretary of priesthood quorums.
Besides his widow, he is survived by five sons and daughters; Karl Farnsworth, Salt Lake; Mrs. Editha F. Orr, Las Vegas, Nevada; Myrtle F. Christiansen, Provo; Yates Farnsworth, San Francisco, and Miss Hattie Farnsworth, Beaver; 20 grandchildren; one brother and three sisters; Rueben Farnsworth and Mrs. E. Mansfield, Salt Lake; Miss Alice Farnsworth, New York, and Mrs. Caroline Murdock, Beaver.
Milford News
3 December 1931
Married Harriet Susannah Shepherd, 4 Jun 1879, St. George, Washington, Utah
PIONEER RESIDENT OF BEAVER CO. DIES
William Henry Farnsworth, 75, prominent business man and church worker of Beaver died at the family residence Saturday at 10:30 a.m. of pneumonia, after only a few days' illness.
Mr. Farnsworth was born March 7, 1856, at Fillmore, a son of Philo Taylor and Margaret Yates Farnsworth.
When very young, the family moved to Beaver county where he re sided most of the time since. He married Harriet Shepherd on June 4, 1879. He filled an LDS Mission to England and Scotland in 1887.
Mr. Farnsworth had been prominent in business circles. He was superintendent of the co-op store for many years; superintendent of Beaver woolen Mills; superintendent of te Mansfield-Murdock Mercantile store, and superintendent of the Horn Silver Mine store at Frisco.
He was an LDS church worker, having been clerk of the high council and secretary of priesthood quorums.
Besides his widow, he is survived by five sons and daughters; Karl Farnsworth, Salt Lake; Mrs. Editha F. Orr, Las Vegas, Nevada; Myrtle F. Christiansen, Provo; Yates Farnsworth, San Francisco, and Miss Hattie Farnsworth, Beaver; 20 grandchildren; one brother and three sisters; Rueben Farnsworth and Mrs. E. Mansfield, Salt Lake; Miss Alice Farnsworth, New York, and Mrs. Caroline Murdock, Beaver.
Milford News
3 December 1931
Family Members
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Philo Taylor Farnsworth
1849–1920
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Franklin Dewey Farnsworth
1854–1928
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Alva Kent Farnsworth
1858–1915
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Margaret Lucinda Farnsworth Mansfield
1861–1934
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Lydia Caroline "Caddie" Farnsworth Murdock
1863–1933
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Miss Alice Farnsworth
1866–1950
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Reuben Lafayette Farnsworth
1869–1951
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David Barclay Farnsworth
1859–1931
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Laura Ellen "Nellie" Farnsworth Graham
1862–1917
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Milford Griffiths Farnsworth
1863–1946
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Robert John Farnsworth
1863–1932
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Alonzo Martindale Farnsworth
1864–1941
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Lewis Edwin Farnsworth
1865–1924
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Susan Jane Farnsworth Lott
1867–1946
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George Taylor Farnsworth
1867–1956
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Mary Elizabeth Farnsworth Edwards
1869–1949
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Albert Stephen Farnsworth
1870–1945
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Isabelle Farnsworth Lott
1871–1935
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Edward Farnsworth
1872–1948
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Charles Farnsworth
1874–1928
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Martha Jane Farnsworth Green
1878–1969
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Samuel Dennis Farnsworth
1882–1967
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