Navorska tree » Robert Ray Farmer (1885-1942)
Personal data Robert Ray Farmer
- He was born on June 25, 1885 in Caro, Tuscola Co., MI.
- He died on November 28, 1942 in Detroit, Wayne Co., MI, he was 57 years old.
- He is buried after November 27, 1942 in Grand Lawn Cem., Detroit, Wayne Co., MI.
- A child of Samuel W. Farmer and Clarissa L. Pelton
- This information was last updated on October 4, 2014.
Household of Robert Ray Farmer
He is married to Edith Opel (Opal ?) Huyck.
They got married on April 30, 1910 at Windsor, Essex Co., Ont, he was 24 years old.
Robert Farmer oo Edith Opel Huyck
Marriage source: World Family Tree viewed viii June MCMXCVII for fact of marriage.
Author: Hanna, Jackie, Title: "The Alwood Family Tree -- William Allwood (Alwood) descendants," (Publication location: Portage, MI, Publisher: http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=alwoodtree&id=I20494, Publicationdate: iv Oct MMXIII), Repository: The Cloud
"... Edith O. HUYCK Sex: F Birth: 12 SEP 1892 in Nebraska ... Marriage 1 Robert Ray FARMER b: 25 JUN 1885 in Caro, Tuscola Co, Michigan Married: 30 APR 1910 in Windsor, Essex Co, Ontario, Canada Note: by L S Hughson ... Marriage 2 Walter J. MILLS b: 23 OCT 1889 in Lima, Allen Co, Ohio Married: 6 NOV 1947 in Lucas Co, Ohio Note: by John C Budd, JP; Toledo, OH" <>
Child(ren):
- Audrey M. Farmer 1911-1994
Notes about Robert Ray Farmer
Robert Ray Farmer
Source: World Family Tree viewed viii June MCMXCVII for name = Robert Farmer, mm/yy of birth.
Author: Hanna, Jackie, Title: "The Alwood Family Tree -- William Allwood (Alwood) descendants," (Publication location: Portage, MI, Publisher: http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=alwoodtree&id=I20494, Publicationdate: iv Oct MMXIII), Repository: The Cloud
"... Robert Ray FARMER Sex: M Birth: 25 JUN 1885 in Caro, Tuscola Co, Michigan
Census: 1900 Samuel Farmer HH, Almer Twp, Tuscola Co, Michigan Census: 1920 Detroit, Wayne Co, Michigan Note: occ: automobile mechanic Census: 1930 Detroit, Wayne Co, Michigan Note: occ: mechanic, auto parts factory Census: 1940 Detroit, Wayne Co, Michigan Note: occ: quality inspector, auto plant
Death: 28 NOV 1942 in Detroit, Wayne Co, Michigan Note: possibly d. 29 Nov Burial: Grand Lawn Cem, Detroit, Wayne Co, Michigan Change Date: 4 OCT 2013
Father: Samuel W. FARMER b: JUL 1855 in Vermont Mother: Clarissa L. PELTON b: 12 DEC 1853 in Wauseon, Fulton Co, Ohio
Marriage 1 Edith O. HUYCK b: 12 SEP 1892 in Nebraska Married: 30 APR 1910 in Windsor, Essex Co, Ontario, Canada Note: by L S Hughson
Children
1. Audrey M. FARMER b: 7 SEP 1911 in Michigan 2. Charles W. GREEN b: 30 NOV 1915 in Ohio" <>
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Historical events
Birthday June 25, 1885
- The temperature on June 25, 1885 was about 19.1 °C. The air pressure was 1 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the north-northeast. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 81%. Source: KNMI
- Koning Willem III (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1849 till 1890 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
- In The Netherlands , there was from April 23, 1884 to April 21, 1888 the cabinet Heemskerk, with Mr. J. Heemskerk Azn. (conservatief) as prime minister.
- In the year 1885: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 4.5 million citizens.
- January 3 » Sino-French War: Beginning of the Battle of Núi Bop
- January 4 » Sino-French War: French troops under General Oscar de Négrier defeat a numerically superior Qing force at Núi Bop in northern Vietnam.
- March 3 » The American Telephone & Telegraph Company is incorporated in New York.
- April 2 » Canadian Cree warriors attack the village of Frog Lake, killing nine.
- July 1 » The United States terminates reciprocity and fishery agreement with Canada.
- September 22 » Lord Randolph Churchill makes a speech in Ulster in opposition to the Irish Home Rule movement.
Day of marriage April 30, 1910
- The temperature on April 30, 1910 was between 1.4 °C and 11.4 °C and averaged 6.5 °C. There was 9.2 hours of sunshine (62%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the north-northwest. Source: KNMI
- Koningin Wilhelmina (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1890 till 1948 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
- In The Netherlands , there was from February 12, 1908 to August 29, 1913 the cabinet Heemskerk, with Mr. Th. Heemskerk (AR) as prime minister.
- In the year 1910: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 5.9 million citizens.
- January 1 » Captain David Beatty is promoted to Rear admiral, and becomes the youngest admiral in the Royal Navy (except for Royal family members) since Horatio Nelson.
- March 3 » Rockefeller Foundation: John D. Rockefeller Jr. announces his retirement from managing his businesses so that he can devote all his time to philanthropy.
- March 28 » Henri Fabre becomes the first person to fly a seaplane, the Fabre Hydravion, after taking off from a water runway near Martigues, France.
- April 12 » SMSZrínyi, one of the last pre-dreadnought battleships built by the Austro-Hungarian Navy, is launched.
- April 29 » The Parliament of the United Kingdom passes the People's Budget, the first budget in British history with the expressed intent of redistributing wealth among the British public.
- November 10 » The date of Thomas A. Davis' opening of the San Diego Army and Navy Academy, although the official founding date is November 23, 1910.
Day of death November 28, 1942
- The temperature on November 28, 1942 was between 3.6 °C and 7.1 °C and averaged 5.4 °C. There was 0.5 mm of rain during 0.4 hours. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the northwest. Source: KNMI
- Koningin Wilhelmina (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1890 till 1948 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
- In The Netherlands , there was from July 27, 1941 to February 23, 1945 the cabinet Gerbrandy II, with Prof. dr. P.S. Gerbrandy (ARP) as prime minister.
- In the year 1942: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 9.0 million citizens.
- January 12 » World War II: United States President Franklin D. Roosevelt creates the National War Labor Board.
- January 13 » Henry Ford patents a plastic automobile, which is 30% lighter than a regular car.
- May 10 » World War II: The Thai Phayap Army invades the Shan States during the Burma Campaign.
- October 6 » World War II: American troops force the Japanese from their positions east of the Matanikau River on Guadalcanal.
- November 26 » World War II: Yugoslav Partisans convene the first meeting of the Anti-Fascist Council for the National Liberation of Yugoslavia at Bihać in northwestern Bosnia.
- December 20 » World War II: Japanese air forces bomb Calcutta, India.
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- 1935 » Erich von Hornbostel, Austrian musicologist and scholar (b. 1877)
- 1939 » James Naismith, Canadian-American physician and educator, created basketball (b. 1861)
- 1943 » Aleksander Hellat, Estonian lawyer and politician, 6th Estonian Minister of Foreign Affairs (b. 1881)
- 1945 » Dwight F. Davis, American tennis player and politician, 49th United States Secretary of War (b. 1879)
- 1947 » Philippe Leclerc de Hauteclocque, French general (b. 1902)
- 1953 » Frank Olson, American biologist and chemist (b. 1910)
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