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I am looking for information, descendants, and photographs of George Henry (G.H.)
"Bill" Farnum who lived in the Okemah, Okfuskee Co., OK, area from 1907 through
the 1920's.
Descendants of George Farnum
Generation No. 1
Note: I'm assuming this is the father of George Henry Farnum at this point.he is
found in the 1880 Washington Co., TX, census, single with occupation of Saloon Keeper;
also living in Washington Co., is Waters Farnum and wife Eliza, Waters - he is also a
Saloon Keeper - both in the community of Chappel Hill. Kitty Farnum and sons is found in
the 1900 census .> Oklahoma > Lincoln Co> Keokuk > District 121, and in 1910
OK Census - found Kitty A. Farnum living alone...Oklahoma > Lincoln > 3-Wd Stroud
> District 97.
1. GEORGE2 FARNUM (UNKNOWN1) was born in New York. He married KITTY A. (UNKNOWN). She
was born January 1859 in Georgia.
Children of GEORGE FARNUM and KITTY (UNKNOWN) are:
2. i. GEORGE HENRY3 FARNUM, b. March 27, 1884, Lampasas, Texas; d. September 20, 1931,
Ely, White Pine Co., Nevada (under alias name).
ii. ROBERT C. FARNUM, b. July 1886, Texas.
Generation No. 2
Note: Although never divorced from Ora, G.H. Farnum left with and a woman named Blanche
and settled in Ely, White Pine Co., NV, under the alias surname of Walker(?) where he set
up a photography shop. While in Okemah his photography business was known as "That
Man Farnum and Wife". A few of his Native Indian and OK oil field photographs are
in collections of the Library of Congress along with the more shocking lynching
photographs taken in Okemah in 1911.
2. GEORGE HENRY3 FARNUM (GEORGE2, UNKNOWN1) was born March 27, 1884 in Lampasas, Texas,
and died September 20, 1931 in Ely, White Pine Co., Nevada (under alias name). He
married ORA PEARL HARRELL May 21, 1908 in Okemah, Okfuskee Co., OK, daughter of JOHN
HARRELL and MELISSIA LITTLE. She was born December 01, 1887 in Conway, Faulkner Co.,
Arkansas, and died December 1961 in Houston, Harris Co., Texas.
More About GEORGE HENRY FARNUM:
Burial: Ely, White Pine Co., Nevada (under alias name)
Census: 1920, Okemah twp, Okfuskee Co., OK
More About GEORGE FARNUM and ORA HARRELL:
Marriage: May 21, 1908, Okemah, Okfuskee Co., OK
Children of GEORGE FARNUM and ORA HARRELL are:
i. GEORGE HARRELL4 FARNUM, b. March 06, 1911, Okemah, OK; d. June 22, 1992, Llano, LLano
Co., Texas.
ii. ROBERT MELWIN FARNUM, b. April 09, 1920, Canada; d. September 06, 1995, Llano, Llano
Co., Texas.
Thank you for reading this inquiry.
T.J. Clayton
(grand niece of Ora Harrell Farnum)
tjcgrc(a)swbell.net