"History of Southern Oregon, Comprising Jackson, Josephine, Douglas, Curry and
Coos Counties.  Compiled from the Most Authentic Sources."  A. G. Walling,
Publisher.  Portland, OR.  1884.  pg. 527.

MRS. SARAH A. FARNHAM

     Formerly Miss Billings, and wife of the late Allen F. Farnham, was born May
12, 1833, in Litchfield, Maine.  Here she grew to womanhood, receiving a liberal
education.  Local facilities did not furnish the means for a thorough education,
such as she resolved to possess, so she went to Charleston, Mass., and entered
the Female Seminary, where she graduated in the class of 1856.  Two years later
Miss Billings married Allen F. Farnham, who was born in Woolwich, Maine,
December 7, 1822.  Her husband had been a student in the Bowdoin college, but
was turned from his purpose of taking a degree by the gold excitement in
California in 1849.  In May, 1850, Mr. Farnham arrived in California and finally
reached Scott's bar, on Scott's river, Siskiyou county, where he anchored
permanently, engaging in mining.  Industry and enterprise, coupled with good
judgment made him one among a thousand to make mining a success.  The builders
of the Eagle mills near Ashland borrowed money from him to complete that
enterprise, which means were never withdrawn, but afterward applied on stock in
the company; later, Mr. Farnham became sole proprietor of this property, which
he retained and operated until his death, August 16, 1876.  Mr. Farnham went to
Jackson county, Oregon, in November, 1864, and has since made several trips
across the continent.  Mrs. Farnham lives in her commodious residence near
Ashland, an illustration of which appears in this volume.

     

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Submitted to the Oregon Bios. Project in July 2005 by Diana Smith.  Submitter
has no additional information about the person(s) or family mentioned above.