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Lyman Dwight Farmer

Birth	:	7 Nov 1885 California, USA
Death	:	20 Oct 1980 Kings County, California, USA
Burial	:	Saint Johns Cemetery, Gardner, Worcester County, USA
Coordinate	:	42.5875015, -72.0207977
Plot	:	Sec: Old Lot: 435
Description	:	The youngest man who ever held the office of sheriff in California is Lyman D. Farmer of Kings county. It should be a matter of pride to Californians that he is a native of the state and doubly so to the people of Kings county that he was born within its borders, nine miles northeast of Hanford. He made his advent in this world November 7, 1885, a son of George and Gertrude D. (Ruggles) Farmer, natives respectively of Iowa and California. George Farmer came to California in 1875 and located on a farm near Cross Creek Switch, in Kings... Read More	The youngest man who ever held the office of sheriff in California is Lyman D. Farmer of Kings county. It should be a matter of pride to Californians that he is a native of the state and doubly so to the people of Kings county that he was born within its borders, nine miles northeast of Hanford. He made his advent in this world November 7, 1885, a son of George and Gertrude D. (Ruggles) Farmer, natives respectively of Iowa and California. George Farmer came to California in 1875 and located on a farm near Cross Creek Switch, in Kings county, where he still lives and of whom a sketch will be found on another page in this work. His wife was a daughter of L. B. Ruggles, a native of Michigan, who came around Cape Horn to California in pioneer days, returned east by way of the Isthmus of Panama and brought his wife back to this state. After mining for awhile, he farmed and worked at lumbering at Woodland, Yolo county, until he took up his residence in Tulare county. In 1876 he pre-empted land seven miles southwest of Traver, on which he engaged in farming and to which he eventually acquired title. With the aid of his sons he constructed the Settlers' Irrigation ditch in that part of the county. After a life of usefulness he passed away in 1896, and Mrs. Farmer is his only surviving child. Of Mr. and Mrs. Farmer's ten children, eight are living: Leta D. is the wife of Dr. L. C. Cothran; Milton T. is a graduate of U. of C. and now attorney for the State Superintendent of Banks with law offices in Oakland; the others are Lyman D., Ethel R., Theodore P., Paul L., Clarence W. and Lucile B. Lyman D. Farmer acquired his primary education in the public schools and was a student one year at the University of California. He helped his father on the home ranch until 1909, when he was appointed deputy sheriff under Sheriff W. V. Buckner. He was elected sheriff on the Republican ticket in 1910, when he was twenty-five years of age, and is filling the office with ability and fidelity that would do credit to a man twice his years. Fraternally Sheriff Farmer affiliates with the Sons of Veterans; the Native Sons of the Golden West ; is a Royal Arch Mason; a member of the Eastern Star, Odd Fellows, Woodmen of the World and the Benevolent Protective Order of Elks of Hanford. Popular as he is in these orders, he is held in no higher esteem than by the citizens generally. In 1911 he married Miss Ethel Rhoads, a native of California, a granddaughter of Daniel Rhoads, a pioneer of California. Her father, J. W. Rhoads, who also was born in this state, came to San Joaquin Valley among the early settlers and passed away in Tulare county and is buried at Hanford. History of Tulare and Kings Counties, California with Biographical Sketches, 1913 Eugene L. Menefee & Fred A. Dodge pp. 538-539

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Where is Lyman Dwight Farmer's memorial?
Lyman Dwight Farmer's memorial is located at: Saint Johns Cemetery, Gardner, Worcester County, USA.
When did Lyman Dwight Farmer death?
Lyman Dwight Farmer death on 20 Oct 1980 in Kings County, California, USA
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Latitude: 42.5875015
Longitude: -72.0207977

Family Members:

Parent

George Thomas Farmer

(1859 - 1927)

Gertrude Margaret Ruggles Farmer

(1858 - 1947)

Spouse

Ethel Adelia Rhoads Farmer

(1886 - 1953)

Siblings

James William Farmer

(1891 - 1901)

Theodore Parker Farmer

(1893 - 1915)

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Nearby Cemetories:

1. Notre Dame Cemetery
Gardner, Worcester County, USA
Coordinate: 42.5849991, -72.0222015

2. Wildwood Cemetery
Gardner, Worcester County, USA
Coordinate: 42.5896988, -72.0306015

3. Saint Josephs Cemetery
Gardner, Worcester County, USA
Coordinate: 42.5922012, -72.0391998

4. Crystal Lake Cemetery
Gardner, Worcester County, USA
Coordinate: 42.5833015, -71.9957962

5. Old Burying Ground
Gardner, Worcester County, USA
Coordinate: 42.5811800, -71.9867100

6. Baptist Common Cemetery
Templeton, Worcester County, USA
Coordinate: 42.5808600, -72.0720740

7. Green Bower Cemetery
Gardner, Worcester County, USA
Coordinate: 42.5555992, -71.9860992

8. Greenlawn Cemetery
Templeton, Worcester County, USA
Coordinate: 42.6124992, -72.0708008

9. Templeton Common Burial Ground
Templeton, Worcester County, USA
Coordinate: 42.5554450, -72.0684430

10. Pine Grove Cemetery
Templeton, Worcester County, USA
Coordinate: 42.5625000, -72.0888977

11. Gardner State Hospital Cemetery
Gardner, Worcester County, USA
Coordinate: 42.5853300, -71.9388800

12. New Boston Cemetery
Winchendon, Worcester County, USA
Coordinate: 42.6306000, -72.0860977

13. Warren Cemetery
Hubbardston, Worcester County, USA
Coordinate: 42.5240310, -72.0008110

14. Norcross Hill Cemetery
Templeton, Worcester County, USA
Coordinate: 42.5957985, -72.1110992

15. Old Centre Burial Ground
Winchendon, Worcester County, USA
Coordinate: 42.6617012, -72.0366974

16. Mount Pleasant Cemetery
Westminster, Worcester County, USA
Coordinate: 42.5424995, -71.9222031

17. Fairbanks Cemetery
Ashburnham, Worcester County, USA
Coordinate: 42.6355220, -71.9236710

18. New Cemetery
Ashburnham, Worcester County, USA
Coordinate: 42.6318400, -71.9137400

19. Upper Cemetery
Phillipston, Worcester County, USA
Coordinate: 42.5512820, -72.1339770

20. Lovewell Cemetery
Hubbardston, Worcester County, USA
Coordinate: 42.4961900, -72.0096100

21. Whitmanville Cemetery
Westminster, Worcester County, USA
Coordinate: 42.5815300, -71.8953500

22. Riverside Cemetery
Winchendon, Worcester County, USA
Coordinate: 42.6805992, -72.0263977

23. Calvary Cemetery
Winchendon, Worcester County, USA
Coordinate: 42.6805992, -72.0318985

24. Greenwood Cemetery
Hubbardston, Worcester County, USA
Coordinate: 42.4984700, -71.9812300