Samuel H. Farnsworth Biography - Grant County Wisconsin

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Submitted by David W. Taft, dtaft @ cowtown.net

History of Grant County Wisconsin
Western Historical Publishing, Chicago, July 1881
Town of Lancaster, Biographical Sketches, Page 889

SAMUEL H. FARNSWORTH, farmer, P. O. Lancaster; residence one mile east of the 
court house.  A native of New York; born March 3, 1813, in Clinton Co., a son of 
Phillip and P. (Parsons) Farnsworth.  His father was a native of Vermont, and 
his mother of Long Island.  They lived sixty-seven years together on the same 
farm, his father dying at the age of 93, and his mother at 87.  Mr. Farnsworth 
is the fourth child of nine children.  He spent the earlier years of his life on 
the farm, and resided seven years in Franklin Co.  He was married in Clinton 
Co., Feb. 19, 1837, to Miss Cynthia Hazen.  They came to Lancaster in June, 
1858; lived in the village four years, and them moved on to his farm, which he 
had purchased on his arrival.  They have six children living - Charles, George, 
Mary, Zeruah, Lillie, Nathan.  His sons, Charles and George, were volunteers in 
the war of the rebellion.  Charles went to the front as a private, on account of 
disability was discharged; reenlisted in the cavalry, going as Second 
Lieutenant, returned First Lieutenant.  George served three years a private, 
participating in sixteen engagements.  They are now engaged in railroading as 
engineers.  His wife died May 19, 1878, aged 60 years.