Individual Details

Wales Clayton FARNSWORTH

(24 Sep 1888 - 23 Mar 1939)

Events

Birth24 Sep 1888Nottaway County, Virginia, United States
Marriage6 Jun 1910Williamston, Ingham, Michigan, United States - Bessie DAVIS
Divorce27 Nov 1916Ingham County, Michigan, United States - Bessie DAVIS
Residence5 Jun 1917Lansing, Eaton, Michigan, United States
Census (family)1 Jan 1920706 Sixth Street, Racine, Racine, Wisconsin, United States - Ida LAUNDRY
Marriage10 Apr 1920Kankakee County, Illinois, United States - Ida LAUNDRY
Census (family)1 Apr 19302703 Olive Street, Racine, Racine, Wisconsin, United States - Ida LAUNDRY
Death23 Mar 1939
Alt nameWilliam C. FARNSWORTH

Families

SpouseIda LAUNDRY (1887 - 1942)
SpouseBessie DAVIS (1891 - )
ChildNed FARNSWORTH (1912 - )
ChildEdson C. FARNSWORTH (1914 - 2003)
FatherGeorge FARNSWORTH ( - )
MotherMinnie COLBY ( - )

Notes

Divorce

Wales was the complainant. Not contested. Two children.

Residence

Wales reports himself to be married, but when listing dependants, he first wrote "wife and 2 children", and then crossed off "wife."

Census (family)

Enumerated with this family were Wales Farnsworth, age 31, and his wife, Ida, age 32. Both of them worked in the auto factory. Actually, Wales and Ida don't seem to have been married yet.

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Census (family)

Enumerated with this household were:
-- Wales C. Farnsworth, age 42, a timekeeper at a farm implement factory
-- his wife, Ida, age 42, a janitor at private homes
-- his son, Nr Farnsworth, age 18, a mail boy for a farm implement factory
-- his son, Edson Farnsworth, age 16
-- his stepson, Clarence Rivet, age 22, a truck driver (general hauling)
-- his stepdaughter, Bernice Rivet, age 19, a book stitcher at a printing plant
-- his mother-in-law, Kate Laundre, age 77, a widow.
At the time each of them married for the first time, Wales was 21 years old, and Ida was 16. This family lived just next to Ida's parents, Frank and Kate Laundry.

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Endnotes

1. 1920 U.S. Federal Census, , population, Wisconsin, Racine, Racine Ward 1, enumeration district (ED) 45, sheet 8B, image 16, dwelling 78, family 131, lines 77-78, Wales and Ida Farnsworth; digital images, Ancestry.com (www.ancestry.com : accepted 4 November 2015); National Archives and Records Administration.

2. 1930 U.S. Federal Census, , population, Wisconsin, Racine, Racine, enumeration district (ED) 51-55, sheet 8B, image 16, dwelling 165, family 216, lines 89-95, Wales C. Farnsworth and household; digital images, Ancestry.com (http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=6224 : accessed 2 November 2015); National Archives and Records Administration.

3. "U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007," database online, Ancestry.com ( : accessed 4 November 2015), Wales Clayton Farnsworth; Death Claim.

4. "United States, World War I Selective Service System Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918," online images, FamilySearch (familysearch.org : accessed 4 November 2015), Michigan, Lansing City; Bleed, Oscar C.-Loney, Wallace; image 2566: Wales C. Farnsworth.

5. "Virginia, Births and Christenings, 1853-1917," database online, FamilySearch ( : accessed 4 November 2015), Wales C. Farnsworth; GS Film number: 2046955 , Reference ID: p 179.

6. "Michigan, U.S., Marriage Records, 1867-1952," database and digital images, Ancestry.com ( : accessed 4 November 2015), Wales C. Farnsworth and Bessie Davis; Michigan Department of Community Health, Division for Vital Records and Health Statistics; Registers, 1887-1925; 1905-1910; 1910 Emmet-Lenawee; image 250, record 4729.

7. "Michigan, Divorce Records, 1897-1952," database online, Ancestry.com ( : accessed 4 November 2015), Wales C. Farnsworth and Bessie Farnsworth; Michigan Department of Community Health, Division for Vital Records and Health Statistics, Lansing, Michigan; 1897-1923; 1915 Wayne-1916 Roscommon; image 259, record 7572.

8. "United States, World War I Selective Service System Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918," online images, FamilySearch (familysearch.org : accessed 4 November 2015), Michigan, Lansing City; Bleed, Oscar C.-Loney, Wallace; image 2566: Wales C. Farnsworth.

9. 1920 U.S. Federal Census, , population, Wisconsin, Racine, Racine Ward 1, enumeration district (ED) 45, sheet 8B, image 16, dwelling 78, family 131, lines 77-78, Wales and Ida Farnsworth; digital images, Ancestry.com (www.ancestry.com : accepted 4 November 2015); National Archives and Records Administration.

10. "Kankakee County, Illinois Marriage Index, 1889-1962," database online, Ancestry.com ( : accessed 4 November 2015), Wales C. Farnsworth and Ida Rivet; Kankakee County Clerk, comp.. Kankakee County Clerk Genealogy Records; 10 April 1920.

11. "Illinois, County Marriages, 1810-1940," database and images online, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/1803970 : accessed 4 November 2015), Wales C. Farnsworth and Ida Rivet; Wales C Farnsworth and Ida Rivet, 1920; page 16039.

12. 1930 U.S. Federal Census, , population, Wisconsin, Racine, Racine, enumeration district (ED) 51-55, sheet 8B, image 16, dwelling 165, family 216, lines 89-95, Wales C. Farnsworth and household; digital images, Ancestry.com (http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=6224 : accessed 2 November 2015); National Archives and Records Administration.

13. "U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007," database online, Ancestry.com ( : accessed 4 November 2015), Wales Clayton Farnsworth; Death Claim.