Biographical Sketch of Joshua Farmer, Camden County, Missouri

>From "History of Laclede, Camden, Dallas, Webster, Wright, Texas, 
Pulaski, Phelps and Dent Counties, Missouri" The Goodspeed Publishing
Company, 1889.
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Joshua Farmer, of Camden county, Mo., was born in Montgomery county,
Va., April 13, 1837, and is a son of John and Christina (Bishop) Farmer
who were born in Virginia, and there made their home for many years, 
but immigrated with the paternal grandfather, Joseph, to Missouri, in
1838, locating in Cole county, but died in Miller county.  They exper-
ienced many dangers and privations in their trip westward, and had 
considerable difficulty in crossing the mountains, which were at that
time infested by numerous gangs of cut-throats and robbers, but were
piloted safely through by a man by the name of John Gausley, who did
not know the meaning of fear.  John Farmer, the father of Joshua Farmer
came to Missouri at the same time, and entered a tract of land in Cole
county, ten miles south of Jefferson City, and here resided until 1851,
when he moved to Fremont county, Iowa, and at the end of four years to
Andrew county, Mo., but finally located on the Osage river, near Linn
Creek, where he purchased a farm and remained until the war broke out,
at which time he moved North.  At the close of hostilities he returned
to Missouri, and died at Linn Creek.  His wife died in 1873.  Two of 
their nine children are living: Joshua and Joseph M.  The former was
an infant when brought to Missouri, and until seventeen years of age
resided in Cole county.  In 1861 he enlisted in Company B, Second
Battalion, but at the end of six months the company was disbanded, and
Mr. Farmer enlisted in the Ninth Missouri Cavalry, and from July 13,
1863 to July 13, 1865, served with this company, and fought bush-
whackers in Northern Missouri.  In 1869 he purchased his present farm
on the Osage river, consisting of 300 acres, and is now considered one
of the prosperous farmers and stock men of the county.  In 1860 he 
wedded Miss Zeruviah A. Roberts, who died in 1871, having borne four
children, who are all deceased: Mary Francis, Joseph William and two
infants.  In 1871 he married his second wife, Miss Fannie L. Edwards,
who died August 23, 1874 leaving one child, Margaret J.  Mr. Farmer's
third wife, Indiana A. Farmer, whom he married in 1874, has borne 
seven children, five living.  The names of those deceased were James
Edward and William E.  Mr. and Mrs. Farmer are members of the Christian
Church, and he belongs to the I. O. O. F.

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