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Farnsworth, Burton Ulysses (1871-1957
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The History of Upshur County West Virginia
From its Earliest Exploration and Settlement to the Present Time
by W. B. Cutright
Buckhannon, W. Va., July 1, 1907

Page 441

BURTON ULYSSES FARNSWORTH, born December 13, 1871, in Los Angeles,
Cal. Son of L. S. S. Farnsworth, first resident dentist of
Buckhannon, and Catherine Adgett, of Augusta county, Va. He was
grandson of Nathaniel son of Daniel, son of Thomas Farnsworth of
New York. His father made two trips to California, and had a family
of fifteen children, of whom the subject of this sketch is the
tenth.

He married Hallie M. Conn, born August 25, 1880, daughter of
Jarrett Conn and Lucy Rigs of Monongalia County. His wife's father
was a soldier in the Civil War.

Children of B. U. Farnsworth are Jaunita Gail, born April 5, 1898;
Wayland Conn, born October 21, 1901.

Mr. Farnsworth is a harp soloist and won the gold medal at the
World's Fair at Chicago, 1893, as French Harp Player.

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From Death Certificate, Monroe County, WV #'57-005109
FULL-NAME: Bert U. Farnsworth
BIRTH-DATE: December 13, 1870
DEATH-DATE: April 11, 1957 at age 86y-3m-29d
DEATH-PLACE: Andrew S. Rowan Memorial Home, Sweet Springs, Monroe, WV
MARITAL-STATUS: Widowed
CAUSE-OF-DEATH: Chronic Myocarditis
BURIAL: Cunningham Memorial Park Cemetery, St. Albans, WV

(wife of B. U. Farnsworth)
From Death Certificate, Kanawha County, WV #3230
FULL-NAME: Hallie Myrtle Farnsworth
BIRTH-DATE: August 25, 1879
BIRTH-PLACE: Morgantown, W.Va.
DEATH-DATE: February 20, 1944 at age 64y-5m-25d
DEATH-PLACE: St Albans, Jefferson District, Kanawha County, WV
MARITAL-STATUS: Married (B. U. Farnsworth)
OCCUPATION: Housework
FATHER: Jarrett Conn (born in Morgantown, W.Va.)
MOTHER: Lucinda Riggs (born in W.Va.)
INFORMANT: R. J. Philipps (of St. Albans, W.Va.)
BURIAL: Cunningham Memorial Cemetery, St. Albans, W.Va.

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