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Robert Edward Farmer

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Birth	:	22 Oct 1835 Vermont, USA
Death	:	15 Apr 1906 Greenwood, Cass County, Nebraska, USA
Burial	:	Sheffer Pioneer Cemetery, Greenwood, Cass County, USA
Coordinate	:	41.0082730, -96.4182690
Description	:	Robert E. Farmer was born in Vermont October 22, 1835, and grew up in the northern part of that state. Left an orphan, he acquired a fair education and was a student all his life. Leaving Vermont, he came West in 1857 and was a participant in the varied activities and events of the country west of the Missouri River. He did freighting across the plains to Denver and three different times drove oxen from Missouri River points to the far West. He subsequently became a pioneer in Nebraska, took up a homestead in Lancaster County, from there brought... Read More	Robert E. Farmer was born in Vermont October 22, 1835, and grew up in the northern part of that state. Left an orphan, he acquired a fair education and was a student all his life. Leaving Vermont, he came West in 1857 and was a participant in the varied activities and events of the country west of the Missouri River. He did freighting across the plains to Denver and three different times drove oxen from Missouri River points to the far West. He subsequently became a pioneer in Nebraska, took up a homestead in Lancaster County, from there brought his family to Kansas, as already noted, and then returned to Nebraska and died at Hardington in Cedar County in April, 1905. His oldest son was the first white child born in Lancaster County, Nebraska. Robert Farmer was a man of more than ordinary genius and capabilities. He was active in local politics, could make a good speech, and though republican at first subsequently became independent. He supported W. J. Bryan when the latter made his first campaign for Congress. Robert Farmer was for forty years a Christian minister. He was ordained at Lincoln, Nebraska, and he filled pulpits wherever he was needed as a supply. He was twice married. His first wife, Elizabeth Sheffer, whom he married in Nebraska, was a daughter of William Sheffer, who came out from Pennsylvania and was a farmer and homesteader in Nebraska. Elizabeth Farmer died in Nebraska, leaving the following children: William A., who was the first white child born in Lancaster County and is now living in Cass County, Nebraska; Aaron L.; Leonard E., of Des Moines, Iowa; and Nelson C., of Harland, Montana. Robert Farmer married for his second wife Amy Coleman. They were married in Cass County, Nebraska, and her family had come out from Ohio, where she was born. She died in Nebraska in 1906. To this marriage were born the following children: Mary Elizabeth, who married Elias Gilliand and lives in Purcell, Missouri; Alice J., wife of Sam Gillion, of Hardington, Nebraska; Robert E., of Purcell, Missouri; Charles L., of Phillips, South Dakota; Kate, wife of Alexander McGregor, of Great Sandy, Montana; and Mamie, who married Joseph Pete, of Kilkenny, Minnesota. Transcribed from A Standard History of Kansas and Kansans, written and compiled by William E. Connelley, Secretary of the Kansas State Historical Society, Topeka. [Revised ed.] Chicago: Lewis Publishing Co., 1919, c1918.

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Robert Edward Farmer's memorial is located at: Sheffer Pioneer Cemetery, Greenwood, Cass County, USA.
When did Robert Edward Farmer death?
Robert Edward Farmer death on 15 Apr 1906 in Greenwood, Cass County, Nebraska, USA
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Latitude: 41.0082730
Longitude: -96.4182690

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Amy Coleman Farmer

(1841 - 1907)

Elizabeth Sheffer Farmer

(1835 - 1868)

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Nearby Cemetories:

1. Sheffer Pioneer Cemetery
Greenwood, Cass County, USA
Coordinate: 41.0082730, -96.4182690

2. Ashland Cemetery
Ashland, Saunders County, USA
Coordinate: 41.0380821, -96.3847580

3. Greenwood Memorial Cemetery
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Coordinate: 40.9524994, -96.4356003

4. Wortman Cemetery
Cass County, USA
Coordinate: 41.0014000, -96.3308029

5. Cedar Hill Cemetery
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Coordinate: 41.0343809, -96.5026520

6. Clear Creek Cemetery
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Coordinate: 41.0781364, -96.3768005

7. Carr Cemetery
Saunders County, USA
Coordinate: 41.0780983, -96.3760986

8. Belmont Cemetery
Alvo, Cass County, USA
Coordinate: 40.9146385, -96.3880615

9. Quarry Oaks Golf Course Cemetery
Ashland, Saunders County, USA
Coordinate: 41.0118530, -96.2857610

10. Jordan Cemetery
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Coordinate: 40.9569000, -96.5403000

11. Trinity Lutheran Cemetery
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Coordinate: 40.9580040, -96.2734030

12. Rosehill Cemetery
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Coordinate: 40.9144210, -96.5223810

13. Callahan Cemetery
Murdock, Cass County, USA
Coordinate: 40.9146810, -96.3118590

14. Hill Cemetery
South Bend, Cass County, USA
Coordinate: 40.9938812, -96.2540817

15. Bethlehem Cemetery
Lancaster County, USA
Coordinate: 40.9937515, -96.5851669

16. Alvo Cemetery
Alvo, Cass County, USA
Coordinate: 40.8774986, -96.3880997

17. South Bend Cemetery
South Bend, Cass County, USA
Coordinate: 40.9936905, -96.2385254

18. Zion Evangelical Cemetery
Ithaca, Saunders County, USA
Coordinate: 41.1180992, -96.5302963

19. Free Church Cemetery
Lancaster County, USA
Coordinate: 41.0161663, -96.6023045

20. Zion Lutheran Cemetery
Ithaca, Saunders County, USA
Coordinate: 41.1246986, -96.5205994

21. Emmanuel Evangelical Cemetery
Cass County, USA
Coordinate: 40.9578056, -96.2365875

22. Old Pleasant Hill Cemetery
Ceresco, Saunders County, USA
Coordinate: 41.0741997, -96.5916977

23. Platteford Cemetery
Gretna, Sarpy County, USA
Coordinate: 41.0125360, -96.2229610

24. Lefler Farm Cemetery
Springfield, Sarpy County, USA
Coordinate: 41.0455284, -96.2247925