Wood & Torbert Families

Frank Farmer

b. circa 1865, d. 26 May 1938

Frank Farmer was born circa 1865 in Missouri.
He married Mary Elizabeth Smith circa 1910.
Frank Farmer and Mary Elizabeth Smith appeared in the US federal census of 1 January 1920 in La Plata, Macon County, Missouri, at Wabash Street. Other members of the household included Clingmon Cecil Denton.
He was self-employed as a house carpenter, according to the 1920 census.
Frank Farmer and Mary Elizabeth Smith appeared in the Iowa state census of 1 January 1925 in Des Moines, Polk County, Iowa, at 143? Grand. Other members of the household included Dewitt T. Denton and Clingmon Cecil Denton.
Frank Farmer and Mary Elizabeth Smith appeared in the US federal census of 1 April 1930 in Valley Junction, Polk County, Iowa, at 208 First Street. Also in the household were divorced daughter Esther Cox (age 36) and grandson Charlie Swink (6.)
He was a carpenter, according to the 1930 census.
Frank Farmer died on 26 May 1938.
His wife Mary Elizabeth Smith became a widow at his death.
He was interred at Merle Hay (Chapel Hill Gardens) Cemetery, Webster, Polk County, Iowa.