Ancestors of Tim Farr and Descendants of Stephen Farr Sr. of Concord, Massachusetts and Lidlington, Bedfordshire, England


John Merwin INGLISH.

Carole FARR [Parents].


Kenneth James CLOUGH.

Janice FARR [Parents].

Other marriages:
SMITH, James Brent


James Brent SMITH.

Janice FARR [Parents].

Other marriages:
CLOUGH, Kenneth James


Keith Lyle FARR DNA Participant #20589 [Parents].

Jeanie GOODMAN.


Kendall Clark FARR DNA Participant #20588 [Parents].

Cheryl TINGEY.


Valasco FARR [Parents] [scrapbook] was born 1, 2 on 29 Aug 1855 in Ogden, Weber, Utah, United States. He died 3 on 12 Dec 1937 in Ogden, Weber, Utah, United States. He was buried 4 on 15 Dec 1937 in Ogden, Weber, Utah, United States. Valasco married Diana FIFE on 24 Feb 1881 in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States.

FARR, VALASCO (son of Lorin Farr and Olive Ann Jones). Born Aug. 29, 1855, in Ogden. Married Diana Davis Fife Feb. 24, 1881, Salt Lake City (daughter of William Nicol Fife, pioneer 1853, born Oct. 16, 1831, Kincardine-on-Forth, Perthshire, Scotland, and Diana Davis, born April 12, 1837, Caermarthenshire, South Wales, died Sept. 11, 1884, Cochise county, Ariz.—married July 9, 1854, Salt Lake City). She was born Oct. 7, 1859, Ogden, died M.ay 18, 1904. Their children: Diana Edith b. Nov. 28, 1881, m. Parley T. Moyes Feb. 22, 1906; Olive Ann b. Jan. 21, 1884, m. Harry Hales June 10, 1909; Raymond Valasco b. Nov. 20, 1886, m. Aimira Shurtliff Oct. 29, 1909; Lamar Fife b. Feb. 1, 1889; Agnes Fife b. Nov. 6, 1891; Merlin Fife b. April 5, 1897; Ivan William b. Dec. 160 1900. Family home, Ogden. Farmer and fruit grower.

Diana FIFE [scrapbook] was born 1 on 7 Oct 1859 in Ogden, Weber, Utah, United States. She died 2 on 18 May 1904 in Ogden, Weber, Utah, United States. She was buried 3 on 22 May 1904 in Ogden, Weber, Utah, United States. Diana married Valasco FARR on 24 Feb 1881 in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States.

They had the following children.

  F i Edith Diana FARR was born on 28 Nov 1881. She died on 18 Dec 1972.
  F ii Olive Ann FARR was born on 21 Jan 1884. She died on 22 Oct 1965.
  M iii Raymond Valasco FARR was born on 20 Nov 1886. He died on 22 Oct 1951.
  M iv Lamar Fife FARR was born on 1 Feb 1889. He died on 5 Aug 1952.
  F v Agnes Fife FARR was born on 6 Nov 1891. She died on 28 Dec 1980.
  M vi Merlin Fife FARR was born on 5 Apr 1897. He died on 22 Feb 1988.
  M vii
Ivan William FARR was born 1 on 16 Dec 1899 in Ogden, Weber, Utah, United States. He died 2 on 10 May 1918 in Ogden, Weber, Utah, United States.

Ivan resided 3 in 1900 in Ogden, Weber, Utah, United States.

David FARR [Parents] [scrapbook] was born 1, 2 on 5 Apr 1864 in Ogden, Weber, Utah, United States. He died 3 on 4 Jan 1943 in Ogden, Weber, Utah, United States. He was buried on 7 Jan 1943 in Ogden, Weber, Utah, United States. David married 4 Margaret WILLIAMS on 3 Jun 1896 in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States.


FARR, DAVID (son of Lorin Farr and Olive Ann Jones). Born April 5, 1864, Ogden. Pioneers and Prominent Men of Utah, p.867
Married Maggie Williams June 3, 1896, Salt Lake City (daughter of Thomas Lloyd William, born March 31, 1826, Santasaf, Flintshire, North Wales, died Feb. 24, 1889, Ogden, and Elizabeth Rowlands born March 20, 1835, New Bridge, near Denbigh, Denbighshire, North Wales, died April 30, 1899, Ogden—married April, 1851, at Santasaf, pioneers Oct. 29, 1855, C.A. Harper company). She was born March 4, 1867, Ogden. Their children: David Rowland b. May 12, 1897; James Frederick b. Aug. 14, 1899; Dorothy b. Aug. 16, 1901. Family home Ogden. Missionary to Alabama and Florida 1892-94. Merchant.

Margaret WILLIAMS [scrapbook] was born 1 on 4 Mar 1867 in Ogden, Weber, Utah, United States. She died 2 on 25 Sep 1915 in Ogden, Weber, Utah, United States. Margaret married 3 David FARR on 3 Jun 1896 in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States.

They had the following children.

  M i David Rowland FARR was born on 12 May 1897. He died on 21 Sep 1925.
  M ii James Frederick FARR was born on 14 Aug 1899. He died on 13 Jul 1961.
  F iii Dorothy FARR was born on 16 Aug 1901. She died on 5 Jan 1977.

Asael FARR [Parents] [scrapbook] was born 1 on 17 Oct 1866 in Ogden, Weber, Utah, United States. He died on 6 Oct 1961 in Ogden, Weber, Utah, United States. He was buried on 9 Oct 1961 in Ogden, Weber, Utah, United States. Asael married 2 Georgena Julia DRAKE on 14 Mar 1888 in Logan, Cache, Utah, United States.

FARR, ASAHEL (son of Lorin Farr and Olive Ann Jones). Born Oct. 17, 1866, Ogden, Utah. Married Georgiana Julia Drake March 14, 1888, Logan, Utah (daughter of George Drake, born Nov. 14, 1826, Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, Eng., died Feb. 5, 1913, at Ogden, and Emily White, born Dec, 30, 1824, Newbury, Berkshire, died July 20, 1905, at Ogden—married Nov. 1, 1851, Newbury; former came to Utah 1878, latter 1877). She was born Sept. 11, 1866, Boomer, Pottawattamie county, Iowa. Their children: Georgiana Jennie b. Dec. 17, 1888, m. William Arthur Budge Oct. 11, 1911; Lawrence b. March 25, 1891; Mabel Ellen b. Sept. 8, 1893; Ashael b. Oct. 24, 1895; Dexter b. April 9, 1898; Verne b. June 9, 1901. Family home Ogden. First counselor to Julius Farley; president Y.M.M.I.A. Mound Fort ward, Ogden; counselor to bishop James Taylor of same ward; first counselor to L, Jones. Member school board of Ogden City, 1905-13. Fruit grower; coal dealer.

Georgena Julia DRAKE [scrapbook] was born 1 on 11 Sep 1866 in Boomer Township, Pottawattamie, Iowa, United States. She died 2 on 7 Jan 1950 in Ogden, Weber, Utah, United States. She was buried 3 on 10 Jan 1950 in Ogden, Weber, Utah, United States. Georgena married 4 Asael FARR on 14 Mar 1888 in Logan, Cache, Utah, United States.

They had the following children.

  F i Georgena Jennie FARR was born on 17 Dec 1888. She died in Aug 1984.
  M ii Lawrence FARR was born on 25 Mar 1891. He died on 13 Mar 1957.
  F iii Mabel Ellen FARR was born on 8 Sep 1893. She died on 5 Feb 1969.
  M iv Asael FARR Jr. was born on 24 Oct 1895. He died on 12 Aug 1983.
  M v Dexter FARR was born on 9 Apr 1898. He died on 28 May 1981.
  M vi Vern FARR was born on 9 Jun 1901. He died on 31 Mar 1982.

Willard FARR [Parents] [scrapbook] was born 1, 2 on 5 Jul 1856 in Ogden, Weber, Utah, United States. He died 3 on 18 Nov 1951 in Phoenix, Maricopa, Arizona, United States from of bronchopeumonia. Willard married 4 Mary Elizabeth BALLANTYNE on 13 Oct 1877 in Ogden, Weber, Utah, United States.

Other marriages:
ROMNEY, Mary Ann

LDS Biographical Encyclopedia, Andrew Jenson, Vol. 1, p.555
Farr, Willard, a Patriarch in the St. Johns Stake of Zion, was born July 5, 1856, in Ogden, Weber county, Utah. [p.556] He received his infantile blessing under the hands of Elder James Brown in 1856, and the ordinance of baptism by immersion at the hands of his father in 1865, who also confirmed him a member of the Church. His father is Lorin Farr, an American by birth, and a man of noble character, well known throughout Utah for his sterling worth in public and private life. His mother is the late Mary Bingham Farr, also an American, who embraced the gospel in Vermont in the early days of the Church, and who was always ready to lend a helping hand to those in sickness or distress of any kind. His grandparents, on both sides, embraced the gospel and emigrated to Utah, where they proved faithful to the cause they had espoused, and laid their bodies down in peace among the Saints. Willard's boyhood days were spent on his father's farm, assisting in tilling the soil, in connection with a number of his brothers. There he early imbibed the spirit of industry, which has followed him through life, and learned many other useful lessons which have been of great worth to him. It was not his lot to enjoy a luxurious home. He was born in a humble cottage, and beneath a similar humble roof was he in youth taught to love God and keep His commandments. Having been trained from infancy to be obedient to his parents and to the Priesthood, he was worthy of holding a portion of that Priesthood; hence, on Jan. 12, 1874, he was ordained an Elder by his father at Salt Lake City, Utah. Naturally inclined to be studious, he embraced every opportunity to obtain an education. During the winter months he attended the district school until 1873, when he had the privilege of attending the High School taught by Prof. Monch, five or six months of each year for three years. In the year 1873 an organization was effected, called the "Young Men's Literary Society," of which he was an active member. In the spring and summer of 1875 he was employed as bookkeeper and shipper of lumber at Willard Bingham's saw-mill, about thirty-five miles northeast of Ogden. In the fall of 1876 he went to work in the tithing office at Ogden as clerk, where he continued until the next spring, when he again took up the farm labors for his father. Oct. 13, 1877, he married Mary E. Ballantyne, daughter of Richard Ballantyne and Mary Pierce. Two weeks after marriage he began teaching school in the Third Ward, Ogden, where he continued six months, and the following winter taught at Hooper. April 21, 1878, he was appointed president of the Y. M. M. I. A. in the Fourth Ward, Ogden, with E. A. Stratford and Alma D. Chambers as counselors. He discharged his duties faithfully in this work of mutual improvement until there was a division of the Wards, in Ogden, which placed him in the Third Ward. During the summers of 1878 and 1879 he was employed as clerk in Lorin Farr and Sons' store, who dealt in woolen goods and kept a tailoring establishment. In the fall of 1879 he, with three of his brothers, went into the flour, grain and feed business, continuing in the same until the spring of 1881, when he and one of his brothers started for Arizona by team on the 25th of April. This was his first undertaking in seeking a home away from the city where he had been born and raised. The Presidency of the Church asked for volunteers to assist in colonizing Arizona. Willard and his brother, Elijah N. Freeman, gave their names in response to the call, and after a somewhat tedious journey of between six and seven hundred miles they arrived in St. Johns June 2. 1881. Feb. 1, 1885, Willard was ordained a Seventy under the hands of Elder Joseph A. Moffett; he joined the 83rd quorum. In 1886 he married Mary A. Romney. For several years he was chorister in the St. Johns Sunday school and an active teacher in the Ward. June 14, 1887, he was ordained a High Priest by Elder Lorenzo H. Hatch, and chosen on one of the alternates in the High Council the same day, in the Eastern Arizona Stake of Zion. When the Stake was [p.557] divided, July 23, 1887, he was ordained Bishop and set apart to preside in the St. Johns Ward of the St. Johns Stake, by Apostle John Henry Smith. He continued in that calling until 1892, when he was set apart as a High Councilor in the same Stake. Willard's advancement has been steady from youth up to the present time, holding many positions of trust. He is a member of the board of education, which position he has held since its appointment by the High Council in 1888. He has served as Stake tithing clerk since 1889. Elder Farr is naturally spiritual-minded and therefore a fit advocate with the Father in administering to His children in the capacity of a Patriarch, to which office he was ordained in the St. Johns Stake, Nov. 27, 1895, by Apostle Francis M. Lyman. In 1894 he was elected probate judge of Apache county, and served in that position two years. He has had sixteen children born to him, ten of whom are living. Since locating in St. Johns he has been variously employed. For six years he was salesman in the Co-op. Store; farmed for several years; taught school one term of three months; performed various labors at the saw-mill of Willard Farr & Co., and was employed two years as bookkeeper in the Co-op. Store. As head teacher of the theological class in the Sabbath school he is ever aiming to make it a success. His heart is in the work and he is a zealous laborer. Elder Farr is five feet ten inches in height, of rather slender build, and has brown hair and eyes. He is unpretentious in demeanor, humble and unassuming in all the walks of life, deliberate in counsel and does not jump at conclusions hastily. His chief desire is, and has always been, to serve God and keep His commandments. To be honest, to do good to his fellowmen and live so that the Lord will approve of his life and labors. He is temperate in his habits, a strict observer of the Sabbath Day and the Word of Wisdom. He endeavors to do right because he loves God and his religion.—X.

Mary Elizabeth BALLANTYNE [Parents] [scrapbook] was born 1 on 7 Sep 1858 in Nephi, Juab, Utah, United States. She died on 13 May 1942 in Saint Johns, Apache, Arizona, United States. She was buried on 15 May 1942 in Saint Johns, Apache, Arizona, United States. Mary married 2 Willard FARR on 13 Oct 1877 in Ogden, Weber, Utah, United States.

Mary resided 3 in 1870 in Ogden Valley, Weber, Utah, United States.

They had the following children.

  F i
Mary Lillian FARR 1 was born on 26 Jul 1878 in Ogden, Weber, Utah, United States. She died on 27 Jul 1878 in Ogden, Weber, Utah, United States. She was buried in Ogden, Weber, Utah, United States.
  M ii
Willard Richard FARR 1 was born on 22 Nov 1879 in Ogden, Weber, Utah, United States. He died on 22 Nov 1879 in Ogden, Weber, Utah, United States.
  F iii
Lettie Jane FARR [scrapbook] 1 was born on 6 Apr 1881 in Ogden, Weber, Utah, United States. She died on 28 May 1889 in Saint Johns, Apache, Arizona, United States.
  M iv
Lorin FARR 1 was born on 21 Apr 1883 in Saint Johns, Apache, Arizona, United States. He died on 21 Apr 1883 in Saint Johns, Apache, Arizona, United States.
  F v Ethel FARR was born on 19 May 1886. She died on 9 Dec 1971.
  M vi Willard Ballantyne FARR was born on 10 Nov 1888. He died on 11 Sep 1956 from of multiple sclrosis.
  F vii
Florence FARR 1 was born on 20 Jun 1890 in Saint Johns, Apache, Arizona, United States. She died on 20 Jun 1890 in Saint Johns, Apache, Arizona, United States.
  M viii
Isaac FARR 1 was born on 3 Dec 1892 in Saint Johns, Apache, Arizona, United States. He died on 3 Dec 1892 in Saint Johns, Apache, Arizona, United States.
  M ix Zechariah FARR was born on 9 Aug 1894. He died on 11 Feb 1993.
  M x Dewey FARR was born on 17 Jun 1898. He died on 24 Oct 1977.

Willard FARR [Parents] [scrapbook] was born 1, 2 on 5 Jul 1856 in Ogden, Weber, Utah, United States. He died 3 on 18 Nov 1951 in Phoenix, Maricopa, Arizona, United States from of bronchopeumonia. Willard married 4 Mary Ann ROMNEY "Minnie" on 29 Apr 1886 in Logan, Cache, Utah, United States.

Other marriages:
BALLANTYNE, Mary Elizabeth

LDS Biographical Encyclopedia, Andrew Jenson, Vol. 1, p.555
Farr, Willard, a Patriarch in the St. Johns Stake of Zion, was born July 5, 1856, in Ogden, Weber county, Utah. [p.556] He received his infantile blessing under the hands of Elder James Brown in 1856, and the ordinance of baptism by immersion at the hands of his father in 1865, who also confirmed him a member of the Church. His father is Lorin Farr, an American by birth, and a man of noble character, well known throughout Utah for his sterling worth in public and private life. His mother is the late Mary Bingham Farr, also an American, who embraced the gospel in Vermont in the early days of the Church, and who was always ready to lend a helping hand to those in sickness or distress of any kind. His grandparents, on both sides, embraced the gospel and emigrated to Utah, where they proved faithful to the cause they had espoused, and laid their bodies down in peace among the Saints. Willard's boyhood days were spent on his father's farm, assisting in tilling the soil, in connection with a number of his brothers. There he early imbibed the spirit of industry, which has followed him through life, and learned many other useful lessons which have been of great worth to him. It was not his lot to enjoy a luxurious home. He was born in a humble cottage, and beneath a similar humble roof was he in youth taught to love God and keep His commandments. Having been trained from infancy to be obedient to his parents and to the Priesthood, he was worthy of holding a portion of that Priesthood; hence, on Jan. 12, 1874, he was ordained an Elder by his father at Salt Lake City, Utah. Naturally inclined to be studious, he embraced every opportunity to obtain an education. During the winter months he attended the district school until 1873, when he had the privilege of attending the High School taught by Prof. Monch, five or six months of each year for three years. In the year 1873 an organization was effected, called the "Young Men's Literary Society," of which he was an active member. In the spring and summer of 1875 he was employed as bookkeeper and shipper of lumber at Willard Bingham's saw-mill, about thirty-five miles northeast of Ogden. In the fall of 1876 he went to work in the tithing office at Ogden as clerk, where he continued until the next spring, when he again took up the farm labors for his father. Oct. 13, 1877, he married Mary E. Ballantyne, daughter of Richard Ballantyne and Mary Pierce. Two weeks after marriage he began teaching school in the Third Ward, Ogden, where he continued six months, and the following winter taught at Hooper. April 21, 1878, he was appointed president of the Y. M. M. I. A. in the Fourth Ward, Ogden, with E. A. Stratford and Alma D. Chambers as counselors. He discharged his duties faithfully in this work of mutual improvement until there was a division of the Wards, in Ogden, which placed him in the Third Ward. During the summers of 1878 and 1879 he was employed as clerk in Lorin Farr and Sons' store, who dealt in woolen goods and kept a tailoring establishment. In the fall of 1879 he, with three of his brothers, went into the flour, grain and feed business, continuing in the same until the spring of 1881, when he and one of his brothers started for Arizona by team on the 25th of April. This was his first undertaking in seeking a home away from the city where he had been born and raised. The Presidency of the Church asked for volunteers to assist in colonizing Arizona. Willard and his brother, Elijah N. Freeman, gave their names in response to the call, and after a somewhat tedious journey of between six and seven hundred miles they arrived in St. Johns June 2. 1881. Feb. 1, 1885, Willard was ordained a Seventy under the hands of Elder Joseph A. Moffett; he joined the 83rd quorum. In 1886 he married Mary A. Romney. For several years he was chorister in the St. Johns Sunday school and an active teacher in the Ward. June 14, 1887, he was ordained a High Priest by Elder Lorenzo H. Hatch, and chosen on one of the alternates in the High Council the same day, in the Eastern Arizona Stake of Zion. When the Stake was [p.557] divided, July 23, 1887, he was ordained Bishop and set apart to preside in the St. Johns Ward of the St. Johns Stake, by Apostle John Henry Smith. He continued in that calling until 1892, when he was set apart as a High Councilor in the same Stake. Willard's advancement has been steady from youth up to the present time, holding many positions of trust. He is a member of the board of education, which position he has held since its appointment by the High Council in 1888. He has served as Stake tithing clerk since 1889. Elder Farr is naturally spiritual-minded and therefore a fit advocate with the Father in administering to His children in the capacity of a Patriarch, to which office he was ordained in the St. Johns Stake, Nov. 27, 1895, by Apostle Francis M. Lyman. In 1894 he was elected probate judge of Apache county, and served in that position two years. He has had sixteen children born to him, ten of whom are living. Since locating in St. Johns he has been variously employed. For six years he was salesman in the Co-op. Store; farmed for several years; taught school one term of three months; performed various labors at the saw-mill of Willard Farr & Co., and was employed two years as bookkeeper in the Co-op. Store. As head teacher of the theological class in the Sabbath school he is ever aiming to make it a success. His heart is in the work and he is a zealous laborer. Elder Farr is five feet ten inches in height, of rather slender build, and has brown hair and eyes. He is unpretentious in demeanor, humble and unassuming in all the walks of life, deliberate in counsel and does not jump at conclusions hastily. His chief desire is, and has always been, to serve God and keep His commandments. To be honest, to do good to his fellowmen and live so that the Lord will approve of his life and labors. He is temperate in his habits, a strict observer of the Sabbath Day and the Word of Wisdom. He endeavors to do right because he loves God and his religion.—X.

Mary Ann "Minnie" ROMNEY [scrapbook] was born 1 on 31 Jan 1868 in Saint George, Washington, Utah, United States. She was christened in Feb 1868 in Saint George, Washington, Utah, United States. She died 2 on 21 Nov 1951 in Saint Johns, Apache, Arizona, United States. She was buried 3 on 23 Nov 1951 in Saint Johns, Apache, Arizona, United States. Minnie married 4 Willard FARR on 29 Apr 1886 in Logan, Cache, Utah, United States.

Minnie resided 5 in 1870 in Saint George, Washington, Utah, United States. She resided 6 in 1900.

They had the following children.

  M i Lorin Miles FARR was born on 3 Apr 1889. He died on 18 Jan 1974.
  M ii Joseph Gaskel FARR was born on 21 Jan 1892. He died on 1 Nov 1948 from of diabetes.
  F iii Laura FARR was born on 21 Jul 1894. She died on 24 Aug 1970.
  M iv David Ernest FARR was born on 24 Jun 1896. He died on 18 Jan 1939 from of a broken neck.
  M v Albert FARR was born on 9 Dec 1897. He died on 5 Apr 1971.
  M vi Golden FARR was born on 6 Mar 1900. He died on 9 Jul 1960.
  M vii
George FARR was born on 30 Jun 1902 in Saint Johns, Apache, Arizona, United States. He died on 25 Oct 1902.
  M viii Winslow FARR was born on 27 Apr 1904. He died on 21 Dec 1978.
  M ix Jesse Romney FARR was born on 1 Jan 1907. He died on 6 Nov 1998.
  M x
FARR was born in 1910 in Hunt, Apache, Arizona, United States. He died in 1910.

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