Obituary, published in the Douglass (KS) Tribune, 13 Feb 1903, page 4, with typographical errors corrected:

"George W. Farnsworth, one of the substantial citizens of Rock township, and of Butler county, died at his home nine miles north and east from Douglass, on Friday, the 6th, aged 64 years, 10 months and 5 days. His health had been poor for about a year and medical skill seemed unavailing. The immediate cause of his death was pleurisy and stoppage of the action of the lungs. He had been to Carthage, Missouri, with his brother-in-law, Dr. Fisher, for a few, months and had received temporary relief, but desired to return home, which he did a little more than a week before his death.

The funeral occurred at the residence on Sunday morning and the remains were brought to the Douglass Cemetery. Elder J. E. Cain preached the funeral discourse and conducted the services.

G. W. Farnsworth was born near Woodsfield in Monroe county, Ohio, March 31, 1938. At the age of 17 years he gave his services to the Lord and his life was marked by Christian faithfulness and upright living.

In 1852 he moved with his parents from Ohio to Appanoose county, Iowa.
The first year of the Civil War he enlisted in the Federal Army and served his country faithfully, for three years, being 1st sergeant in his company.

April 26, 1863, he married Miss Martha E. Fisher, and to the union eleven children, were born. Two of them died in infancy, and nine with the widowed mother survive him.
Three of the children Mrs. M. P. Babb, Mrs. David Farnsworth and Mrs. Rufus Goley, reside in Douglass. The others reside at the homestead.

In the year 1870 with his family he moved to Texas county, Missouri, and in the fall of 1883 he purchased and moved to the farm the family occupies at this time.

He was quiet and unassuming in his life and manners and was highly esteemed as a neighbor, as a citizen and as a Christian. On several occasions his neighbors showed their confidence in him by bestowing upon unsought public honors."