Sonoma County CA Archives Biographies.....Farmer, E. T. 1829 - 
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Author: Alley, Bowen & Co. (1880)

Farmer, E. T. In such a work as this is, it is a pleasure to perpetuate, though
even in a disconnected way, the doings of such a man as he whose name appears at
the head of this sketch, and whose portrait will be found in another portion of
this work. He was born in Knox county, Tennessee, August 1, 1832. When but five
years old he was moved by his parents to Cass county, Missouri, where they
resided until the Spring of 1857, at which time they started for California,
with ox-teams by way of the plains, the tedious journey occupying six months.
They came direct to Santa Rosa township, Sonoma county, and have since resided
within its boundaries. In 1859 Mr. Farmer purchased into the business conducted
by Doctor John Hendley, when the firm became Hendley & Farmer; the partnership
was eventually carried on by Mr. Farmer alone until the year 1873. In 1865 he
was elected County Treasurer for a term of four years, an office he filled with
marked ability. In 1867, he was appointed the first Treasurer of the newly
incorporated town of Santa Rosa. In 1870, he extended many facilities to the
removal of the Pacific Methodist College to Santa Rosa. On August 11, 1870, he
took a prominent part in the founding of the Santa Rosa Bank, and was chosen the
first President of that institution. He is also a large and principal owner in
the water works, gas works, woolen mills—indeed there is hardly an enterprise
tending to add to the advantage of the city of Santa Rosa with which Mr.
Farmer's name is not associated. He is a man of the profoundest integrity,
upright in his dealings, just in his decisions, true in his instincts and
honorable in his actions; above all others he is a man of keen business
capacity, which he is never behindhand in putting forward for the benefit of his
adopted county. Mr. Farmer married Rebecca W., daughter of William E. Cocke, of
Santa Rosa, October 3, 1858, she being a native of Jackson county, Missouri, by
whom he has Sarah, Angeline, Charles R., Henry T., Fannie May, and an infant
daughter. There are two children deceased.

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Santa Rosa Township

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HISTORY
—OF-
SONOMA COUNTY,
-INCLUDING ITS—
Geology, Topooraphy, Mountains, Valleys and Streams;
—TOGETHER WITH—
A Full and Particular Record of the Spanish Grants; Its Early History and
Settlement, Compiled from the Most Authentic Sources; the Names of Original
Spanish and American Pioneers; a full Political History, Comprising the Tabular
Statements of Elections and Office-holders since the Formation of the County;
Separate Histories of each Township, Showing the Advancement of Grape and Grain
 Growing Interests, and Pisciculture;
ALSO, INCIDENTS OF PIONEER LIFE; THE RAISING OF THE BEAR FLAG; AND BIOGRAPHICAL
SKETCHES OF EARLY AND PROMINENT SETTLERS AND REPRESENTATIVE MEN;
—AND OF ITS—
Cities, Towns, Churches, Schools, Secret Societies, Etc., Etc.
ILLUSTRATED.
SAN FRANCISCO:
ALLEY, BOWEN & CO., PUBLISHERS.
1880.


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