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Samuel Farquhar

Birth	:	22 Jun 1837 Ireland
Death	:	5 Nov 1909 Leon, Decatur County, Iowa, USA
Burial	:	Leon Cemetery, Leon, Decatur County, USA
Coordinate	:	40.7434006, -93.7572021
Plot	:	Row 11
Description	:	Samuel is a son of David Farquhar and Judith [unknown]. The parents were born and died in Ireland. David and Judith were the parents of nine children. Seven of their children came to the US. Their oldest two sons, John and William James remained in Ireland. Of the seven that came to the US, the two daughters married in Ireland and then came over with their husbands. The five sons were single when they came and married in the US. The seven siblings that came to the US are: Robert Farquhar Birth: 2 May 1826... Read More	Samuel is a son of David Farquhar and Judith [unknown]. The parents were born and died in Ireland. David and Judith were the parents of nine children. Seven of their children came to the US. Their oldest two sons, John and William James remained in Ireland. Of the seven that came to the US, the two daughters married in Ireland and then came over with their husbands. The five sons were single when they came and married in the US. The seven siblings that came to the US are: Robert Farquhar Birth: 2 May 1826 Ireland Death: 25 Aug 1911 Madison Co, IA Anna Jane Farquhar Givan Birth: 20 March 1830 Ireland Death: 7 July 1912 Madison Co, IA Thomas F Farquhar Birth: 24 May 1833 Ireland Death: 11 Oct 1912 Wayne Co, IA Margretta Farquhar Beatty Birth: 6 Oct 1835 Ireland Death: 25 June 1910 Clarke Co, IA Samuel Farquhar Birth: 22 June 1837 Ireland Death: 5 Nov 1909 Decatur Co, IA Joseph Farquhar Birth: 1843 Ireland Death: 22 Jan 1917 Vanderburgh Co, IN David Farquhar Birth: 16 Aug 1841 Ireland Death: 23 July 1911 Madison Co, MO ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ SAMUEL FARQUHAR, one of Leon's pioneer business men and a representative citizen, met death last Friday afternoon shortly before four o'clock in a fire at his home on south Main Street in this city. Just how the fire started is not definitely known as Mr. Farquhar was alone at the time, Mrs. Farquhar having stepped across the street to the home of Mr. and Mrs. L.P. Sigler for a few moments. Mr. Farquhar smoked a great deal and it is thought that perhaps he dropped a lighted match upon some papers upon the floor which the fire started. Some of the physicians think it possible that Mr. Farquhar might have expired from an attack of heart failure and his pipe falling upon the floor caused the fire. Miss Georgia Gardner, who was passing the house, and Wm. Ray and Charles Gunter, who were across the street and a little south, near the Sigler home, discovered the fire about the same time. Miss Gardner saw that the building was on fire inside and she ran to the door finding that the south room occupied by Mr. Farquhar, was in flames. She ran to the house of Mr. Farquhar's son, Horace Farquhar, a few steps away, and notified Mrs. Farquhar. Mrs. Farquhar telephoned an alarm to her son, Ed Farquhar, at the store and then ran to the home of her father-in-law. She entered from the rear and found that the south room was burning fiercely. In a few minutes many people were running towards the house, and an alarm was sounded from the electric light plant. As the people arrived at the scene, they discovered that Mr. Farquhar was in the house and that his death had certainly occurred as a result of the fire. Upon arrival of the fire department chemical fire extinguishers were brought into use in addition to the fire engine, and after some hard work the flames were subdued sufficiently to allow the removal of the body. As the men who carried the body from the house, entered, they found that he had been sitting in a chair at the foot of the bed where his death had occurred. The remains were tenderly carried to a spot near the Horace Farquhar home and an undertaker summoned. The death is a sad one indeed and the bereaved wife and relatives of the deceased have the sincere sympathy of all in their sad bereavement. The funeral was held on Saturday afternoon at the home of his son, Horace Farquhar, the services being in charge of the Masonic Lodge, of which he was a beloved member. As a mark of respect to the man who had done much for the development of Leon and Decatur County, the stores of the city closed during the funeral. Samuel Farquhar was one of a family of ten children being the seventh child of David and Judith Farquhar. He was born in Tyrone County, Ireland, June 22, 1837, and died November 5th in his 73rd year. He emigrated to America in 1854 at the age of 17. He remained in New York State for a short time and then coming west, he settled at Garden Grove, in Decatur County, Iowa, in 1858, where in the same year he was united in marriage to Miss Mary F. Marshall who survives him. To this union were born two sons, Horace and George R., who also survive him. He was a tinner by trade and worked at that in Garden Grove until 1862 when he came to Leon and engaged in the hardware and tinning business. He was active in that most successful business until 1887 when he turned the store over to his sons, Horace and George Farquhar, and has since that time lived a life of retirement. In the later months of his life, he has been an invalid under the gentle care of his devoted wife and children. He was made a Mason in the Grand River Lodge of Leon in 1866 and from that time has been a valued and enthusiastic member of the fraternity. He was one always willing to stretch forth a helping hand to a fallen brother. -Source: Decatur County Journal, November 4, 1909

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Samuel Farquhar's memorial is located at: Leon Cemetery, Leon, Decatur County, USA.
When did Samuel Farquhar death?
Samuel Farquhar death on 5 Nov 1909 in Leon, Decatur County, Iowa, USA
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Latitude: 40.7434006
Longitude: -93.7572021

Family Members:

Spouse

Mary Farnsworth Marshall Farquhar

(1839 - 1926)

Children

Horace Marshall Farquhar

(1860 - 1933)

George Reeder Farquhar

(1862 - 1943)

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