Notes:

Essie is not in the 1900 Federal Census. The 1910 census on thefamily states that there were six children born to Abram & Elizabeth,but only four living. Essie is not on the 1910 census either.

Notes:

Abram is living with his father Coonrad Farner in the 1850 FederalCensus in Liberty Township, Parke County, Indiana.

Ada, and Joseph Farner are not living with their parents Abram &Elizabeth in the 18th June 1900 Federal Census in Kansas per thecensus record.

Both Abraham/Abram and Elizabeth disappear from the Federal Censusrecords after 1910. All three daughters Effie, E. Pearl, and Edithhave become school teachers by the 1910 census.

Abraham married Elizabeth E. Cross in 1871 in Parke County, Indiana Per C.1900 Federal Indiana Census. Elizabeth (daughter of Cross and Wife) was born in Nov 1849 in Indiana, USA; died between 1910 and 1920. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Since Elizabeth's brother and sister are listed with her on the 1880Federal Census and her brother's last name is given as "Cross", itwill be assumed that Elizabeth's maiden name is "Cross" until otherinformation should surface to prove the name to be different. SLJuhl,compiler.

Page No. 113/29
Name: Elizabeth Farner
Census Date: 1 Mar 1905
Residence County: Crawford
Residence State: Kansas
Locality: Pittsburg
Birth Location: Indiana
Family Number: 1301
Gender: Female
Estimated birth year: abt 1849
Race: White
Line: 23
Roll: ks1905_36
Listed:
A. Farner, Elizabeth, Effie, Pearl, Joseph, Edith
Note: children Ada & Essie are no longer listed with the family.

Notes:

A TRUE FAMILY STORY
Transcribed and Compiled by,
Sandra Lee Elkins Juhl RNBSC, c. 2005 A.D.
Part I: Pioneers
c. 1821 A.D.
The woods were hunting grounds of the most privileged of Indians. Toreside on their sacred lands in safety was a great achievement. So,came a few settlers in the beginning. They built, they sewed theground, and they existed. A hard existence as we most all know onlytoo well. The men were hearty and looked up to by their wives who intheir own right were great Americans also. For we all know, thatwomen run their homes and a steady built house in a wilderness was agreat achievement of the pioneer woman. The land that Daniel Booneexplored was wild and free. Looking to be tamed by the mostcourageous of men and women. So these hearty men and strong-mindedwomen did it. By covered wagon they came, hacking, and clearing atrail through Indian paths with four jaded horses to a wagon, JacobBowsher and his wife Margaret. Now, Margaret was very intelligent andknew of an unforeseen force pushing their travels through thisbeautiful but God forsaken country, as she called it at first. Then,she later perceived that it was not God forsaken, but God blessed,because of its cascading beauty and bounty of natures storehouses.Their travels led them to a river called the Quam (Wabash) by theIndians. Jacob had had dreams; three dreams as a matter of fact.He?d left the band of travelers as a scout as he was sure they werenear the land of his dreams. He came to a clearing as know whiteeyes, he was sure, had ever beheld before his. This was the land ofhis dreams! They cleared a small parcel of land at first and calledit the William Wolf Farm. This is near where the Wolf Creek Cemeteryis located now. In 1821, the Bowshers had made themselves a logcabin. This is also the year that this area became a county in itsown right named Parke County. A knock came to their door one day. Atall lanky man stood outside with a deerskin hide, and buckskin on.He had a one shot rifle, which he leaned silently against the logcabin door.
?Howdy! I?m Conrad Farner, your neighbor. I live just apiece overthe holler a ways. Got a sec.??
?Welcome, welcome neighbor, come on in and visit a while,? was Mr.Bowsher?s answer.
So began a great friendship between Jacob and Conrad, one that was tolast a lifetime. They and the settlers with them established a placeof worship in around the hills for nearly sixty years. The Indiansknew of them, and befriended them also until the Indians were forcedto leave the area. (The area supported the Tribe of Wea Indians inand around what is now Turkey Run State Park. They were forced tomigrate from the area near the time that the great migration tookplace for the Cherokee Indian Tribes.) The settlers and theirfamilies grew strong. There was little disease, because it was mostlyforeign virgin lands they lived on. Eventually, a church wasestablished through the United Brethren Church Conference of Ohio. Aschool and classes were established and attended by most of thesettler?s descendants for three to four generations. The church isone of five remaining churches to yet survive from the original 170churches of the Miami Conference. It has survived the conflicts andstruggles of more than 180 years.
Conrad Farner was the grandfather of John Farner, who was the fatherof Gladys Ellen Farner Elkins.

Part II: The Next Generations
c. 1868 A.D.

Continued Story
Now John Farner grows like a Willow Tree, tall, straight, majestic,and respected. He was a rascal in school for he was a domineering,self-assured, plus rugged personality, the type who becomes leaders ofmen. He was a Tom Sawyer type while growing up, before Tom Sawyerever existed, while living not far from the Wabash River in hisyounger years. The steamboats made daily runs up and down that mightycurrent. I picture a boy on a raft, fishing, skipping school,hunting, and running though the forest like a rabbit darting here,there, and everywhere his mind, body, plus his imagination would takehim. I see him running to the docks when the steamboats withexplorers like Daniel Boone, or William Tell would tie up to drop offpassengers and freight for the pioneer settlers. Can you imagine himtying a rope to a tree and swinging from it nude and dropping intoSugar Creek below him into the cool, cool blue water giving an Indianwar whoop all the way even until his last breath is taken as his headis engulfed over with water? What a free life it must have been forchildren in those early days when they were not needed to work orattend school during the long days of summer.
As he grew, John became very well known and respected by his fellowmen and brethren. When a young man he met the love of his life, apretty, little, fragile, and lovely lady. He had his eye on her forsome time it was told, even though many for her hand had courted her.What he had not realized was that she too had her eye on him as well,and had no interest in any other, but John from the very beginning oftheir acquaintance. Her name was Margaret Rector. Dark haired withwhite skin as new as fallen snow which was most lovely to look at.Why shouldn?t the most dashing and bravest of young men be interestedin her hand for marriage such as John. She was the most becomingdamsel of the township; Such as a damsel in King Arthur?s Court, andhe was her white knight. Margaret was eighteen years old when theywere joined in Holy Matrimony.
The couple spent five blissful years together before the birth oftheir daughter. To them was born a darling girl child who was fairskinned like her mother. The couple adored their precious littlebundle of joy. But, Margaret was fragile as said, and weak a greatdeal of the time after the Childs birth. Martha Rector, her mother,helped her as best she could to take care of the child.
One day, a Friday afternoon to be precise, while John was at the RockCrusher Mine, he was killed. Yes, he died in his prime of life. Itseems he had just put in a charge of dynamite into the hillside, butit did not explode as predicted. Thinking the fuse had gone out, Johnwalked toward where the explosives had been set. Then the worst thingoccurred, the dynamite exploded unexpectedly throwing and lifting Johnsix feet off the ground. After several hours of untold agony, hedied. When Margaret was told, she was grieved to her heart. She knewit would not be long before she joined her husband. She hadcontracted consumption, which is an ailment of the lungs resemblingtuberculosis or long lasting recurring pneumonia. Alas, Margaret
soon passed away to join her husband leaving her four-year-olddaughter in the care of William and Martha Rector, the Childsgrandparents.
The child?s name was Gladys Helen/Ellen Farner (the compiler'sgrandmother).

ONLY 13 OF COONRAD FARNER'S 15 CHILDREN CAN BE ACCOUNTED FOR TO DATE,15 SEPTEMBER 2006.

My mother (Joyce L. Clore Elkins) documented this: "Conrad Farnerseems to be the first known Farner in the vicinity of Parke County,Indiana in the early 1850's, being born according to the censusrecords about 1793 in Virginia. I do believe he married twice, firstin Virginia or Tennessee and second in Parke County, Indiana. Notproven that he is related to our William Farner. Only that he was inthe vicinity at the same time." [Transcribed by, SLJuhl, 15 Jul 2005]
(NOTE: With the updated information below in the census records it hasbeen proven that our families, William Farner, was a son of ConradFarner. SLJuhl, compiler, 30 July 2006.)

The children listed with approximate birth dates are from the 1850Federal Census of Liberty Twp. Parke Co., Indiana. Also, "Believethat Polly, Charlotte, Conrad, Emanda, and James living in thishousehold in 1850 aand 1870 Census are grandchildren or nearrelatives. Conrad Farner does not appear in the 1880 Census sopossibly has died", per Joyce L. Elkins. [Transcribed by, SLJuhl, 15Jul 2005.]
(NOTE: Polly is Conrad Farner's daughter as shown below in the updatedinformation. There is no indication in the original 1850 or 1870census's of a Charlotte, Conrad, or Emanda living with Conrad Farner.There is a James Cosby Farner living with Conrad Farner in the 1860Census however. It is agreed that Conrad Farner does not appear inthe 1880 census records. SLJuhl, compiler, 30 July 2006.)

Information taken from the 1850 census from the Parke County area. Theinformation presently available is confusing, and since Gladys FarnerElkins did not know her family we can only surmise at theinter-relationships of the family members. When Joyce Elkinsinterviewed family members, the information that she listed was thebest she could put together at the time, because even the nearrelatives memories were sketchy as to who was who in the family.[S.L. Juhl--15 July 2005]
(NOTE: The updated information below shows that in the 1850 censusJohn & William were living with their brother James in Parke Countynear their father Conrad Farner who is on the same census sheet withthem. SLJuhl, compiler, 30 July 2006)

Listed in 1850 through 1880 Indiana Census using the records of JoyceL. Clore Elkins: Conrad Farner married Elizabeth Sanderson.According to census, Charlotte is a sister to Conrad Carl and JamesFarner. Charlotte married a Millikin or Mullins. According to EstherHann Billings of Montezuma, Indiana, she stated that Conrad CarlFarner was her grandfather and his father was Isaac Farner. One ofour relatives, Irene Cory Webster of Pontiac, Michigan, evensuggested that Conrad and Isaac Farner were brothers perhaps. [SLJuhl,compiler, 15 July 2005]
(NOTE: There is an Isaac Farner who is the son of William Farner perthe 1870 census records updated below. He would then be the grandsonof Conrad Farner. SLJuhl, compiler, 30 July 2006)

MORE UPDATED RESEARCH:
UPDATED INFORMATION FROM CENSUS & MARRIAGE RECORDS OBTAINED 30 JULY2006 at www. Ancestry.com (Internet Genealogy site).

1840 Federal Census for Parke County, Indiana
Page 120; 23; Listed below in order ON THE SAME CENSUS SHEET for 1840.
SON--JAMES FARNER - Living in household is:
1 male between 20-30 yrs of age (James)
1 female between 20-30 yrs of age (Hannah-wife)
FATHER--COONROD (CONRAD) FARNER - Living in household is:
1 male under 5 yrs old
2 males between 5-10 yrs old
7 males between 10-15 yrs old
2 males between 15-20 yrs old
1 male between 20-30 yrs old
1 male between 40-50 yrs old (Conrad)
1 female between 5-10 yrs old
1 female between 30-40 yrs old (Elizabeth)

INDIANA MARRIAGE COLLECTION, 1800-1941
JAMES FARNER AND HANNAH SHELBY
30 NOV 1839, PARKE COUNTY, INDIANA
Ancestry.com. Indiana Marriage Collection, 1800-1941 [databaseonline]. Provo, Utah: MyFamily.com, Inc., 2005. Original data: WorksProgress Administration, comp. Index to Marriage Records Indiana:Indiana Works Progress Administration 1938-1940.

INDIANA MARRIAGES, 1802-1892 RECORD
(2nd Marr.) COONRAD FARNER AND ELIZABETH SANDERSON
05 SEP 1840, PARKE COUNTY, INDIANA
Family History Library, Salt Lake City, Utah; Film # 0849947

1850 Federal Census: For 09 Oct 1850, District No. 137, LibertyTownship, Parke County, Indiana
ON THE CENSUS SAME SHEET AGAIN TOGETHER BOTH JAMES & CONRAD FARNER:
882/882 JAMES FARNER , 29, M, W, Farmer, 160, Tennessee
Hannah , 28, F, W, Kentucky
Maria, 6, F, W, Indiana
John (Farner), 27, M, W, Farmer, Tennessee (probably a brother toJames)
William (Farner), 22, M, W, Farmer, Indiana (probably a brother toJames & our Ancestor)
1850 Federal Census: For 09 Oct 1850, District No. 137, LibertyTownship, Parke County, Indiana
885/885 COONRAD (CONRAD) FARNER, 57, M, W, Farmer, 1000, Virginia
Elizabeth, 48, F, W, Kentucky
Lewis, 19, M, W, Indiana
Abram, 16, M, W, Indiana
Benjamin, 13, M, W, Indiana
Sarah, 17, F, W, Indiana
Polly, 1, F, W, Indiana

1860 Federal Census: For 6th July 1860, Liberty Township, Post OfficeSylvania, Parke County, Indiana; Page 96; 68B
732/732, CONRAD FARNER, 67, M, Farmer, 800, 2911, Virginia
Elizabeth, 58, F, Kentucky
Sarah, 14, F, Farm Girl, Indiana (grand-daughter)
Polly, 11, F, Indiana
James Cosby Farner, 12, M, Indiana (grand-son)

UPDATED INFORMATION FROM CENSUS & MARRIAGE RECORDS OBTAINED 30 JULY2006 at www. Ancestry.com (Internet Genealogy site).

1870 Federal Census: For 09 Sep 1870, Post office Sylvania, LibertyTownship, Parke County, Indiana; PAGE 35; 127; ON THE SAME SHEET WITHHIS BROTHER JAMES AND WILLIAM H. SALE & WIFE SARAH FARNER (sister toWilliam & James), PLUS NANCY FARNER IS STAYING WITH WILLIAM & SARAHSALE; AND ON PAGE 36 IS JOHN FARNER LISTED RIGHT AFTER WILLIAM &SARAH. Conrad Farner is no longer listed in the census records, andis presumed to have died then before September, 1870.
284/276, WM (WILLIAM) FARNER, 38, M, W, Farmer, 100 personal value,Indiana
Catherine, 30, F, W, K. House, Indiana
Isaac, 6, M, W, Indiana (twin)
Sarah, 6, F, W, Indiana (twin)
John, 4, M, W, Indiana
Wm (William), 1, M, W, Indiana
286/278, JAMES FARNER, 52, M, W, Farmer, 3000 land value, 800personal value, Tennessee (perhaps he inherited his father?s propertyas well as his own since the value of his property has increased agreat deal)
Hannah, 48, F, W, K. House, Indiana
Shelby, Deborah, 74, F, W, Kentucky (Hannah?s mother)
289/281, WM (WILLIAM) H. SALE, 30, M, W, Works on Saw Mill, 1000personal value, Indiana
Sarah, 25, F, W, K. House, Indiana
Alley Chaney, 4, F, W, Indiana
Farner, Nancy , 17, F, W, House Keeper, Indiana (grand-daughter ofConrad Farner)

1870 Federal Census: For 09 Sep 1870, Post office Sylvania, LibertyTownship, Parke County, Indiana;
FIRST LISTING ON PAGE 36
290/281, JOHN FARNER, 47, m, w, Farmer, 2000 land value, 1000personal value, Tennessee
Emily, 38, F, W, K. House, Indiana
James M., 18, M, W, Farmer, 100 personal value, Indiana
Erben L., 13, M, W, Indiana (attending school)
James W., 8, M, W, Indiana (attending school)

LAND RECORD SOURCE:http://www.glorecords.blm.gov/PatentSearch/Detail.asp?Accession=IN1320%5F%5F%2E044&Index=2&QryID=8730.742&PF=true;COPIES OF BOTH PATENT CERTIFICATES OBTAINED.

1). Accession/Serial #: IN1320__.044 BLM Serial #: IN NO S/N
Names
Patentee: CONROD FARNER
Survey
State: INDIANA
Acres: 40
Metes/Bounds: No
Title Transfer
Issue Date: 3/18/1837
Land Office: Crawfordsville
Cancelled: No
U.S. Reservations: No
Mineral Reservations: No
Authority: April 24, 1820: Sale-Cash Entry (3 Stat. 566)
Document Numbers
Document Nr.: 22327
Accession/Serial Nr.: IN1320__.044
BLM Serial Nr.: IN NO S/N
Aliquot
Parts Sec./
Block Township Range Fract.
Section Meridian State Counties Survey
Nr.--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
NWSW 27/ 17-N 8-W No 2nd PM IN Parke

2). Accession/Serial #: IN3240__.341 BLM Serial #: IN NO S/N
Names
Patentee: CONRAD FARNER
Survey
State: INDIANA
Acres: 40
Metes/Bounds: No
Title Transfer
Issue Date: 9/10/1838
Land Office: Crawfordsville
Cancelled: No
U.S. Reservations: No
Mineral Reservations: No
Authority: April 24, 1820: Sale-Cash Entry (3 Stat. 566)
Document Numbers
Document Nr.: 31196
Accession/Serial Nr.: IN3240__.341
BLM Serial Nr.: IN NO S/N
Aliquot
Parts Sec./
Block Township Range Fract.
Section Meridian State Counties Survey
Nr.--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
NESW 27/ 17-N 8-E No 2nd PM IN Hancock

Conrad married Mrs. Farner about 1820 in Possibly Tennessee. Mrs. was born about 1793 in Tennessee, USA; died between 1837 and 1839 in Possibly Liberty Township, Parke County, Indiana. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

+ Wife. was born in Kentucky, USA; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Please Note: Research on the family in Virginia has not been done asyet.
Another contributor to the information on this Farner family was froma Irene Cory Webster of Pontiac, Michigan through correspondence withJoyce Lorraine Clore Elkins (Parke County, Indiana) in the 1980's.Irene was able to indicate the branch relationship of James and ConradCarl Farner as brothers, and their father as being Isaac Farner, sonof Conrad Farner. The census records also put their relationshiptogether as near relatives.
Irene also questioned the relationship of Coonrad (m. ElizabethSanderson) and James (m. Hannah Shelby) as brothers. This isdoubtful, since no other Farner was of the approximate age as Coonrad(Conrad) in the early census records. It is more likely that James isthe son of Coonrad (Conrad) from his first marriage. However, moreearly records would be welcomed to verify either way the relationshipbetween the two men.
Joyce was the daughter-in-law of Gladys Ellen/Helen Farner Elkins ofParke County, Indiana. Joyce was also the compiler's Mother.
The present information was added and updated with the aid of thecomputer after research by the compiler of the census records via theInternet at www.Ancestry.com source was done to verify Irene Websterand Joyce Elkins's data collected and to add to it's base ofknowledge. It is believed that most of the information compiled forthe Farner family in the register report is as close to accurate aspossible at the present time. The compiler welcomes additions,corrections, and comments by other family members atsljuhl1234@yahoo.com; Please put the word genealogy in the subjectline when e-mailing the compiler otherwise the message may be missedwhen scanned; Or if preferred, mail by post is always welcomed aswell. Also, you will note that for some individuals there are listedseveral first names. Misspellings occurred by the census takers inthe early years, and I have listed the various spellings of thedifferent names for other researchers when possible. [14 September2006, SLJuhl, compiler]