ID: I536494758
Name: Moses FARMER
Given Name: Moses
Surname: Farmer
Sex: M
Birth: 2 Dec 1838 in Wentworth, Yorkshire, England
Death: 3 Apr 1896 in North Lawrence, Stark Co., OH
MARC: March 1862 Rotherham, West Riding Yorkshire, England
Note: Tombstone says died April 3, 1896 at age 55 y 4 mo 29 days. Moses and
Elizabeth came to America in 1864. Lived in PA for a time because
daughter Carrie was born there.
1870 Census lived in Unity Twp. Columbiana Co., OH
Friday April 3, 1896
MINER KILLED at North Lawrence Today by a Moving Train
STRUCK BY A WRECKED WAGON which is demolished by a Fort Wayne
Train-Narrow Escape of a Brewery Driver of Massillon. Source: Canton
Repository
Massillon, April 3 -(Special) In passing over the Fort Wayne track at
North Lawrence, just before noon, a Massillon brewery truck, driven by
Charles Mathews, was struck by west bound express No 9 and completely
demolished. The wrecked wagon struck Moses Farmer, a coal miner,
standing near by and instantly killed him. He was bleeding profusely
from the mouth and nose when picked up. He leaves seven children. One
of his boys was fatally burned in a Dalton mine explosion not long ago.
(This would have been Joseph).
Father: Robert FARMER
Mother: Anna A. UNKNOWN
Marriage 1
Elizabeth A. PINDER b: Jun 1845 in Sheffield, England
Children
 Julia FARMER b: 26 May 1864 in England- Alfred FARMER b: Sep 1872 in Ohio
 Elizabeth FARMER b: Aug 1878- Violet FARMER b: Jun 1883
- Carrie FARMER b: 1866 in Pennsylvania
- Joseph FARMER b: 1862 in England
- Jesse FARMER b: Abt. 1869 in OH
- Oliver FARMER b: 1874
- Florence FARMER b: 1876
- Myrtle FARMER b: Jul 1880
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