Seba George Farnsworth

Seba George Farnsworth
(1856-1939)

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Spouses/Children:
1. Mary Alice Lightfoot

Seba George Farnsworth ¹ ² ³ ⁴ ⁵ ⁶ ⁷ ⁸ ⁹ ¹⁰

Born: July 1856, Virginia ¹ ³
Marriage (1): Mary Alice Lightfoot after 1880 in Kansas ¹ ² ³ ⁴ ⁵ ⁶
Died: February 1939 at age 82 ¹⁰
Buried: February 1939, Enid, OK ¹⁰

bullet General Notes:

Seba George Farnsworth may have been in California around 1877 because his name appears on the California Great Register of Voters. He is shown as 21 years old, born in Virginia, and living in Sacramento. In addition, there are the names of Seba Farnsworth, age 73 from Massachusetts and John Franklin Farnsworth, age 37 from West Virginia.

(Source: https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:33SQ-GTGW-C96)
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bullet Noted events in his life were:

• He has alternate birth date of 1854 and a birth location of Virginia.

This birth year was referenced by his age of 26 on the 1880 US Census.
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• He has alternate birth date of 1858 and a birth location of Virginia.

This birth year was referenced by his age of 62 on the 1920 US Census. It was also referenced by his age of 72 on the 1930 US Census. The birth year also appears on his gravestone.
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• He appeared on the 1880 US Census in Rockford Township, Sedgwick County, KS on June 1880. ⁹

1880 US Census
Page 373D, District 222, Family 102, Roll 396
Rockford Township, Sedgwick County, Kansas
S. G. Farnsworth..Boarder..26..VA..Railroad

(Living with the L. W. Dunnell family.)

NOTE - If his birth date was in Jul 1856, then his age should have been 23 instead of 26.
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• He appeared on the 1900 US Census in Arkansas City, KS on 15 June 1900. ¹

1900 US Census
Sheet 17A, District 44, Family 401, Ward 4
Arkansas City, Cowley County, Kansas
1025 Eighth Street; Home owned no mortgage
Married 19 years
George Faringsworth..Head..Jul 1856..43..VA..RR Laborer

(Living with wife and 3 children.)
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• 1905 Kansas State Census: 1 March 1905, in Arkansas City, KS. ² 1905 Kansas State Census
Page 12, Family 1
Arkansas City, Cowley County, Kansas, United States
House owned, no mortgage
S. G. Farnsworth..46..VA..Caudy Mfg.

(Living with wife and 3 children.)

NOTE - If his birth date was in Jul 1856, then his age should have been 48 instead of 46.
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• He appeared on the 1910 US Census in Arkansas City, KS on 29 April 1910. ³

1910 US Census
Sheet 18B, District 48, Family 637, Roll 435, Ward 4
Arkansas City, Cowley County, Kansas
1025 North Eighth Street; Home owned, no mortgage
Married 30 years
George Farnsworth..Head..53..VA..Real Estate Agent

(Living with wife and 2 sons.)
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• He appeared on the 1910 US Census in Arkansas City, KS on May 1910. ⁴

1910 US Census
Sheet 22A, District 48, Family 1025, Roll 435
Arkansas City, Cowley County, Kansas
718 South Eighth Street
Married 30 years
Sebo G. Farnsworth..Head..52..WV..Real Estate

(Living with wife and 2 sons.)

NOTE - If his birth date was in 1856, then his age should have been 53 or 54 instead of 52.
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• He appeared on the 1920 US Census in Enid, OK on 2 January 1920. ⁵

1920 US Census
Sheet 1B, District 63, Family 18, Roll 1463
Enid, Garfield County, Oklahoma
1312 West Randolph; Home rented
Seba G. Farnsworth..Self..62..VA..Proprietor, Restaurant

(Living with wife.)

NOTE - If his birth date was in 1856, then his age should have been 63 instead of 62.
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• He appeared on the 1930 US Census in Enid, OK on 3 April 1930. ⁶

1930 US Census
Sheet 4A, District 30, Family 90, Roll 1902
Enid, Garfield County, Oklahoma
212 Johnson; Home rented, $35
Seba G. Farnsworth..Head..72..VA..Salesman, Magazine

(Living with wife and divorced daughter.)

NOTE - If his birth date was in 1856, then his age should have been 73 or 74 instead of 72.
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• He was buried in February 1939 in the Enid Cemetery in Enid, OK.

Find A Grave Memorial #90778380
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Seba married Mary Alice Lightfoot, daughter of Daniel Lightfoot Sr and Susannah Arnsberger, after 1880 in Kansas.¹ ² ³ ⁴ ⁵ ⁶ (Mary Alice Lightfoot was born on 26 August 1860 in Cedar County, IA,¹ ² ³ ⁵ ⁶ ¹¹ ¹² ¹³ ¹⁴ ¹⁵ died in August 1952 in Manhattan, KS ¹¹ ¹⁵ and was buried in August 1952 in Enid Cemetery, Enid, Garfield, OK ¹⁵.)

bullet Noted events in their marriage were:

• They appeared on the 1900 US Census in Arkansas City, KS on 15 June 1900. ¹

1900 US Census
Sheet 17A, District 44, Family 401, Ward 4
Arkansas City, Cowley County, Kansas
1025 Eighth Street; Home owned no mortgage
Married 19 years
George Faringsworth..Head..Jul 1856..43..VA..RR Laborer
Mary A. Faringsworth..Wife..Aug 1860..39..IA..3/3
Lula I. Faringsworth..Dau..Oct 1872..17..CO..At School
Seba L. Faringsworth..Son..Oct 1889..10..KS..At SchoolGeorge M. Faringsworth..Son..Oct 1891..8..KS..At School
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• 1905 Kansas State Census: 1 March 1905, in Arkansas City, KS. ² 1905 Kansas State Census
Page 12, Family 1
Arkansas City, Cowley County, Kansas, United States
House owned, no mortgage
S. G. Farnsworth..46..VA..Caudy Mfg.
Mary A. Farnsworth..44..IA
Louise Farnsworth..22..CO
C. Lester Farnsworth..15..KS
Geo. M. Farnsworth..13..KS
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• They appeared on the 1910 US Census in Arkansas City, KS on 29 April 1910. ³

1910 US Census
Sheet 18B, District 48, Family 637, Roll 435, Ward 4
Arkansas City, Cowley County, Kansas
1025 North Eighth Street; Home owned, no mortgage
Married 30 years
George Farnsworth..Head..53..VA..Real Estate Agent
Mary Farnsworth..Wife..49..IA..3/3
Cebe Lester Farnsworth..Son..20..KS..Deliveryman, Retail Grocery
Morris Farnsworth..Son..18..KS..Waiter, Restaurant
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• They appeared on the 1910 US Census in Arkansas City, KS on May 1910. ⁴

1910 US Census
Sheet 22A, District 48, Family 1025, Roll 435
Arkansas City, Cowley County, Kansas
718 South Eighth Street
Married 30 years
Sebo G. Farnsworth..Head..52..WV..Real Estate
Mary A. Farnsworth..Wife..40..IA
Deba L. Farnsworth..Son..20..KS..Real Estate
Morris G. Farnsworth..Son..18..KS..Real Estate

NOTE - This appears to be a second enumeration of one previously taken several days earlier.

• They appeared on the 1920 US Census in Enid, OK on 2 January 1920. ⁵

1920 US Census
Sheet 1B, District 63, Family 18, Roll 1463
Enid, Garfield County, Oklahoma
1312 West Randolph; Home rented
Seba G. Farnsworth..Self..62..VA..Proprietor, Restaurant
Mary Alice Farnsworth..Wife..59..IA
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• They appeared on the 1930 US Census in Enid, OK on 3 April 1930. ⁶

1930 US Census
Sheet 4A, District 30, Family 90, Roll 1902
Enid, Garfield County, Oklahoma
212 Johnson; Home rented, $35
Seba G. Farnsworth..Head..72..VA..Salesman, Magazine
Mary G. Farnsworth..Wife..69..IA
Louise F. Blake..Daughter..46..CO..Saleslady, Books
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bullet Marriage Notes:

The S. George Farnsworth that Mary Alice married was a railroad man and they lived in Arkansas City, Kansas. Don't know that I ever heard how they met. I also don't know what the 'S' stands for but I may dig it out some day. They were always known in our family as Uncle George and Aunt Mollie. They had 3 children -- Lester, Louise and George, all of whom ended up in Oklahoma. George ran a restaurant in Enid, Louise married and lived in Oklahoma City, and so did Lester. Lester had 2 boys neither of which had children and Louise had none. George had a boy and 2 girls but I never met them and don't know their present whereabouts.

(Source: Phyllis Storey-Harrison)
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The family may have moved during the time of the enumeration for the 1910 US Census because they also appear under the following names but on a different page. The second enumeration indicates "Entered in Census Office - Supplementary".

1910 US Census
Sheet 22A, ED 48, Family 1025, Roll 435
Arkansas City, Cowley County, Kansas
718 or 1025 (No Street Name Entered)
Married 30 years
Sebo G. Farnsworth..Head..52..WV..Real Estate
Mary A. Farnsworth..Wife..40..IA
Deba L. Farnsworth..Son..20..KS..Real Estate
Morris G. Farnsworth..Son..18..KS..Real Estate

This undated enumeration differs from the first one in that the age of Mary was 40 instead of 49. The oldest son's name was entered as Deba instead of Seba. The occupations of the sons was eliminated and mistakenly entered as the same of the father.
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1 1900 U.S. census, population schedule, Arkansas City, Cowley County, Kansas, enumeration district (ED) 49, p. 17A, dwelling 390, family 401, Sega George Farnsworth and Mary Alice Lightfoot; index and images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 15 Mar 2011); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T623.

2 1905 Kansas State Census, Arkansas City, Cowley County, Kansas, p. 12, dwelling 1, family 1, Sega George Farnsworth and Mary Alice Lightfoot; database, Ancestry.com (https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=KSstatecen : accessed 26 Dec 2019).

3 1910 U.S. census, population schedule, Arkansas City, Cowley County, Kansas, enumeration district (ED) 48, sheet 18B, family 637, Seba George Farnsworth and Mary Alice Lightfoot; index and images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 20 Dec 2015); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T624, roll 435.

4 1910 U.S. census, population schedule, Arkansas City, Cowley County, Kansas, enumeration district (ED) 48, sheet 22A, family 1025, Seba George Farnsworth and Mary Alice Lightfoot; index and images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 20 Dec 2015); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T624, roll 435.

5 1920 U.S. census, population schedule, Enid, Garfield County, Oklahoma, enumeration district (ED) 63, sheet 1B, family 18, Seba George Farnsworth and Mary Alice Lightfoot; index and images (accessed 16 Feb 2016); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T625, roll 1463.

6 1930 U.S. census, population schedule, Enid, Garfield County, Oklahoma, enumeration district (ED) 30, sheet 4A, family 90, Seba George Farnsworth and Mary Alice Lightfoot; index and images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 20 Dec 2015); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T626, roll 1902.

7 Phyllis Harrison (Phyllis Storey-Harrison is the 2nd great granddaughter of Daniel Lightfoot).

8 Personal knowledge of Brian L. Lightfoot, [ADDRESS FOR PRIVATE USE]; Includes all genealogy research papers done by Iris Geraldine Sharer during the 1960s and 1970s which incorported family history documents relating to the Lightfoot and Arnsberger families. Also includes all previous research done by Jack Drugan and siblings during the 1960s.

9 1880 U.S. census, population schedule, Rockford Township, Sedgwick County, Kansas, enumeration district (ED) 222, p. 373D, family 102, Seba George Farnsworth; index and images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 18 Sep 2017); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T9, roll 396.

10 Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/ : accessed 16 Feb 2016), http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=90778380.

12 Louise Jaeger (This information came from Yvonne Linn who obtained it from her aunt. The original named source is Louise Jaeger of Burlington, Iowa, a descendent of Thomas Jefferson Lightfoot. She seems to have done extensive research on the Lightfoot family and has more information on the "original" Daniel Lightfoot's wife's family, the Algar/Kennedys. She mentioned in her letter to Yvonne's aunt that she had received much of her information from a cousin, Donna Trapnell in San Diego, California.).

13 1870 U.S. census, population schedule, Iowa Township, Cedar County, Iowa, p. 28, dwelling 210, family 211, Daniel Lightfoot and Susannah Arnsberger; index and images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 08 Nov 2009); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm M593.

14 1880 U.S. census, population schedule, Gore Township, Sumner County, Kansas, enumeration district (ED) 189, p. 8D, dwelling 64, family 67, Daniel Lightfoot and Susannah Arnsberger; index and images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 23 Dec 2013); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T9, roll 0398.

15 Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/ : accessed 16 Feb 2016), http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=90778348.

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