Farr Cemetery - Part II Submitted by Karl Heuterman kheuterman@swsd.k12.wa.us May 15, 2001 Part II includes some biographical information as well as cause of death in the case that it is known. This information is derived from two main sources: An anthropology 436 assignment at WSU by Richard Adair and a report that he cites by Mitzi Rossillon titled "Yet Another Study of the Farr Cemetery" dated May 26, 1978. By my count, there are 33 bodies interred in the Farr Cemetery. According to a plat map of the cemetery dated February 17, 1891 there were 81 plots. There are nine rows of nine, but they are numbered 1-9, 11-19, etc. Who occupies what plots is unknown to me. I interviewed a Pullman City employee who said that the evolution of the City Cemetery in Pullman was due to horse bones being unearthed at or near the Farr cemetery. This meant that there might be an Indian buried nearby and that the citizenry wanted nothing to due with Indian burial sites. Also, because of racist notions, many families didn't want their loved ones to be resting near Indians. Another theory has it that there was a severe flu epidemic which killed enough people that the small Farr cemetery was deemed as being no longer of use. Frank M. Baird The son of William E. and Kate (Kittie) Baird. William was born in Montrose, Pennsylvania, Kittie in Millsburg, New York. Apparently they met and later married in the Palouse country in 1891. For the first three years of their marriage they lived in Pullman with Mother Jeffries (?)and/or H. W. Baird. It was during that time that Frank was born and later died. The Baird's farmed North of Pullman. In 1918, William opened an electric shop in town. Both William and Kate are buried in the City Cemetery. Jacob Berholtzer He was a physician. William J. Brewrink He was thought to have been a farmer. He had just moved with his family from Nodaway County, Missouri, a few weeks before he died. At the time of his death, he was married and had six children, one of whom had remained in Missouri. At his death, he owned a quarter section of land in Whitman County. At the time his estate was settled, his debts outweighed his credits by $540.07. May Bryant The daughter of T. J. and K. Bryant. Fred C. Bush A carpenter who lived in Pullman. George S. Evans He was a farmer and married Ruth Nichols in December, 1890. He had three children from a previous marriage, all in their twenties at the time of his death. He owned a quarter section of land valued at $4,000, and his total estate at the time of his death was worth $4,390, minus $385 in debts. He served in 16D 1/3 Missouri Cavalry, Company F. Sarah Jane Boone Farnsworth She was born in Indiana and was the niece of THE Daniel Boone. She was married to Isaac Volney Farnsworth, who was born in New York. They originally lived in Illinois, then went to California, then migrated north through Oregon to Washington. They had four children, two boys and two girls. In 1880, Joseph was 10, and born in Illinois. Mary was five and born in Oregon. Judith, three was born in Washington Territory. Between Sarah and Isaac, they owned 5/8 of a section, all apparently farmland. At her death her estate was worth slightly less than $2,000. Alma Gustin He was a teamster and farmer. He was born in Salt Lake City (taken from stone).He was married to Susanna Gustin and had seven children. His estate at the time of his death was worth $4786, with debts less than $300. Apparently he was a member of the AOUW and the order of the Chosen Friends. He died of pneumonia. Hazel Edith Henry She was the daughter of William Douglas (?) and May Henry. She injured her right eye, the bruise resulted in a cancerous growth, so the eye had to be removed. While recovering from the operation she got whooping cough and died. Her father William was born in Ohio and either there or in Indiana he married May and they later moved to Pullman. William was the manager of Kerr, Gifford, and Co., a grain store. Henry Henry According the Ernst henry, there were three little graves there. They were the triplet sons of William and May, named Frankie, Freddie and Herbie who were born and died about 1900. Henry Stillborn child of John and Rose Henry. John and William were brothers. Masl Hunt She was the wife of Thomas L. Hunt. Thomas was born in Indiana on March 18, 1854. He had one sister, Mrs. Harry McKenzie, and two brothers John and Nick. Josie E. Huza The daughter of M. and Mary Huza. Jennie Judson The daughter of William R. and Rachael of Whelan. She died after a lingeringt illness and her funeral was at the Whelan schoolhouse. Also, supposedly she was buried at the cemetery in Whelan. William was born in Connecticut and moved to Iowa to farm in 1846. There he met Rachael Miller, whom he later married. Together they had nine children. In 1869 they homesteaded in Kansas and it was at this time that Jennie was born. In 1880 the Judson family moved to Whelan. Roy Lanning He was the brother of the marshal of Pullman. He and his wife were pioneer residents and he operated the first livery stable. John Layman He is the first to be buried in the Farr Cemetery. He became ill after bringing lumber from the mountains. His service was held in the unfinished church that he was helping to build. John Layman's body has since been moved to the IOOF cemetery next to his parents. John Layman's father, John, died in 1906. His mother, Catharins Layman died in 1915. His father was born in Maryland in 1831 and came to Pullman in 1878 and married Catharins Ringer in 1882. John Layman, Jr. Had five brothers and sisters; Mrs. Sarah Farr, Mrs. J. M. Palmerton (undertaker), Mrs. George Henry, Mrs. W. E. Jaberg and George Layman. John Roland Lobaugh He was the son of John T. and Sarah Lobaugh. John R. died of inflammation of the bowels. He was one of ten children. Another child, Earnst A. died at approximately the same time, but it is unknown if he was buried at Farr Cemetery. John T. Lobaugh was a well repected member of the community. He was born in Pennsylvania and when he moved to the Palouse, his first job was as a laborer in Colfax. He worked at odd jobs for some time including stints as a road overseer and a Justice of the Peace. In 1890 or 91 he became postmaster for seven years and also at this time he was manager of the Inland Telephone and Telegraph Company. He also had a stationery store as well. About 1897, he opened an agricultural implement shop and lumberyard. He also served as financier of the AOUW Phoenix Lodge No. 105. John T. and Sarah moved to Los Angeles in 1908. John T. died around 1912 and Sarah died in January of 1914 Lina Martin - She was the daughter of George Q. Martin, who was one of the earliest pioneers in the area. His interest was in mining. George Milam - He was a carpenter. Oscar Milam - He is the son of George Milam Isaac G. Newton - He was originally from Yorkshire, England. He was Pullman's first city clerk and the first city attorney. Later he became Thomas Neill's partner. They practiced law and sold insurance. He acted as a clerk for the local board of education. At the time of his death, his property was only worth about $150. Annie Rauch - She was the wife of Charles H. Rauch. She had four children, three of which were from two previous marriages. At the time of her death, she and Charles held as community property, a quarter section of land. The value of the property is unclear because of the numerous debts, mortgages and transactions involving the property. Charles Rauch - He was married to Annie Rauch. In Pullman, he was one of the most progressive businessman. He had an establishment which was destroyed in the fire of 1890. Later he engaged in farming and fruit raising on his tract at the top of Military Hill. Mr. Rauchleft Pullman around 1906 and located in Seattle, where he operated a rooming house. He remarried some time before his departure to Seattle and had one son, Arthur. He died of stomach trouble, which he had suffered from for many years. He was also totally blind for three years prior to his death. He died in Seattle and his body was shipped to Pullman for burial where he was laid to rest beside his first wife, Annie Rauch. David H. Reed - Mr. Reed, a native of Wisconsin, came to the coast about 1884. He was employed by the Campion Machine Company until the Spring of 1887 when he worked for Mitchell, Lewis and Company as a traveling salesman. He held this position until March of 1888. He then associated himself with Mr. Prentis, under the firm name of Reed and Prentis in the agricultural implement business in Pullman. He died of heart trouble and the funeral was held at his residence. Inez Shirley - This was thought to be originally Shirley Inez. She was the daughter of Ira B. and Edith Shirley. The Shirley place is located on the present Lewiston highway. Meredith Moys Small - He was the little son of Stewart and K. M. Small. He died of lung fever. Mary G. Spawr Betsy M. Stimson - She was the wife of L. A. Stimson. She and her husband lived in Wawawai. She died of glanders. Eddie E. Webb - He was the son of Henry J. and J. A. Webb. He was born near Coldwater, Missouri. He died of Typhoid fever and his funeral was held at the Congregational Church. Frank E. Webb - He was a doctor in Nez Perce, Idaho. He was a brother of Henry J. Webb. John Ballweg claimed that Frank died in the Lewiston, Idaho jail. Dr. H. J. Webb - He was born in Dexter, Michigan. At sixteen he enlisted the Navy and served with the Mississippi squadron as a hospital steward for a year. Upon his discharge from the service he entered the medical college at Ann Arbor, Michigan. He was graduated in 1869 and he began his medical practice at Eaton Rapids, Michigan. A year later he moved to Missouri and established a practice in Iron County. There he met Joanna A. Farr and they married in 1870 and had six children; Eddie, Roy, Will, Maudie, Flossie and Fern. Maudie died in 1890. He was Pullman's first physician and he also acted as vice president and later president of the First National Bank of Pullman. He also opened the first real drugstore in Pullman with Dr. Thomas Kayler, an early day dentist. Henry J. was known to everyone as the "Father of the Town" in recognition of his tireless efforts to get the Agricultural College established in the town and to secure the services of the railroad and other public institutions. Henry died from an acute attack of meningitis, resulting in a cerebral hemorrhage. His funeral was held at the Auditorium building which was overflowing with approximately 1,500 people. At the time of his death, Henry's estate was worth 9,467.70 and his debts were slightly less than $2,500. Maudie Webb - Nothing is known about this daughter of Dr. H. J. Webb, but a M. W. stone was found under Frank Webb's stone. Roy Webb - He was a son of Dr. Henry J. and Joanna Webb. Roy died of Typhoid fever. Will Webb - He was a son of Dr. Henry J. and Joanna Webb. Will Webb finished medical school in 1901 and passed his boards in 1902 when he began his practice. In May of 1902 he was at Greer, Shoshone County, Idaho for two weeks acting as deputy officer during a smallpox scare. At some time, he mariried Lina Heywood. No real date is known of his death, but in the Pullman Herald of November 28, 1903 it states, "Dr. Will Webb is lying dangerously ill in the Sacred Heart Hospital in Spokane, of appendicitis. An operation was performed Tuesday, November 24, and recovery doesn't look good". Nothing more was said about him in any future issues. Note from Robert King (reking@alaska.net): Contrary to what is speculated about Will Web, he recovered from the 1903 illness and lived many more years, being employed as a physician like his father. I have death information. Will and his mother are buried near one another in western Washington. Thus concludeth the biographical information about the residents of the Farr Cemetery.