Herkimer County NyArchives Biographies.....Farber, Christopher March 2, 1850 - 
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Author: Hardin & Willard

Farber, Christopher, Ohio, was born in Germany, March 2, 1850, a son of John 
Farber, who married Annie Fisher, a native of Germany, and to them were born 
five children. In 1874, Mr. Farber came to Ohio, N. Y., where he lived until 
his death in 1885. His wife died in 1881. The father of John was Albert 
Farber, a native of Germany. Christopher Farber was reared on a farm in 
Germany and was seventeen years old when he and his brother John came to 
America. John settled in Russia where he still resides and Christopher settled 
in Ohio, where he has since made his home.   Subject was a poor boy when he 
came to America and worked on a farm by the month for six years. He then 
purchased the farm where he now resides. In 1875 he married Rachel Hoffman, a 
native of Ohio, born in 1851. Her parents were Peter and Sophia (Hafer)
Hoffman, who reared eleven children. Mr. Hoffman and family reside at 
Washington Mills, N. Y. To Mr. Farber and wife have been born four children: 
Albert E., Amelia A., Mary E., and Edward all of whom are living.   Mr. Farber 
is a Democrat.

Additional Comments:
source:
History of Herkimer County, New York : illustrated with portraits of many of 
its citizens
edited by George A. Hardin ; assisted by Frank H. Willard
Syracuse, New York : D. Mason, 1893
550 p., 276 p. : ill., maps, ports.


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