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Robert Farley

14 Feb 1844 – 7 Feb 1934

Birth14 Feb 1844
Death7 Feb 1934
CemeteryGates Cemetery
Gates , Custer County , Nebraska , USA
Added byGary L. and Wilma (Knigge) Luther on 28 Sep 2016
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Robert Farley February 14, 1844 - February 7, 1934 Taken from the book Lloyd Farley published in 1992. FARLEY Tyson Luther Brong HISTORY Found on page 20 Submitted by Irene Daily Christy Published in the Victoria Creek Neighbors, 1986 Portions taken from the Gaston and Humphrey of Custer County ********************************* Robert Farley was born in Farley, Platte County, Missouri February 14, 1844. He was born the son of Josiah and Nancy (Mason) Farley. ***************** Josiah Farley was born in 1812 in Tennessee and died in Kansas 1857. Nancy Farley was born in 1823 in Kentucky and died in 1872. Josiah Farley moved to Missouri when he was still a young man. He married Nancy Mason there in the spring of 1841. To them were born eight children. 7 Daughters and 1 Son ************* Robert Farley was educated in the common schools of Missouri, and from boyhood on followed farming until eighteen years of age. In 1862, the call of the west over- whelmed every other youthful inclination and an opportunity which came to him to wield the bull whip over the back of freight oxen could not be resisted. Accordingly, he drove ox teams in hauling freight from Leavenworth, Kansas and Denver, Colorado. The trip taking three months each way. Later, in 1863, he freighted with oxen between Leavenworth and Fort Union, New Mexico, hauling government supplies. In 1864, he made a trip with oxen in an ox train from Fort Leavenworth to Salt Lake City. The caravan started from Fort Leavenworth about the middle of August in 1864, and reached Fort Laramie, Wyoming and remained there during the winter, and in the spring of 1865 proceeded on to Salt Lake City, which destination they reached on July 24. Mr. Farley seemed to like trail and camp life and although there was not much pay in it, he was reluctant to give it up. He returned from Utah to Missouri where he famed until 1868. Then the call of the trail came again and he went to Texas in quest of cattle, which he and other cattlemen were to drive to Abilene, Kansas. In spring of 1869 he helped take a herd of 2.000 cattle from Abilene to spotted Trail Agency in South Dakota, and again in 1871 he made the trip with cattle. This outdoors in-the-saddle and in-the-tent life had its fascination for him and cattle business especially appealed to him. He continued in the same occupation until ll1880, when he came to Custer County, Nebraska and homesteaded in Section 19, Township 20, Range 21. Robert Farley and his brother, James Farley, both worked on some of the first ranches in Custer County. He, at one time, worked for Phil Dufrant, whose headquarters were on the South Loup in west part of Custer County. Robert Farley and Bob Ross were hired by the Smith and Tee Ranch to build a log house as their headquarters. They went up the Dismal River and Cut the cedar logs and floated them down the Dismal River and Middle Loup River to where they were to erect the building near Milburn. A total distance of about 25 miles. The log house is still in use today and is the oldest structure in Blaine County. On March 30, 1880. Robert Farley married Ellen (Sweet) Carpenter. To the union were born five daughters: Nina M. Snyder, Mary E. Huffman, Gertie D. Daily and E. Francis Chaffin and Ruby who died in infancy. He also had a stepdaughter, Rosie Carpenter Leep, and adopted son, Arthur Farley. Mrs. Ellen Farley passed away on April 6, 1901. Mr. Farley was Postmaster of the Genet Post Office from March 17, 1886 to July 13, 1889. He was on the school board in District 249 off and on from 1895 to `1906. He elected County Supervisor several terms. Mr. Farley was also County assessor and Justice of the Peace at times. The original homestead was added to until Mr. Farley had a very fine ranch on the Middle Loup. He was a very good cattleman and had one of the finest herds of cattle in that part of the county. At one time in the early days, Mr. Farley was sent to Ogallala to buy cattle for himself and some of the neighbors. The town was full of suspicious characters and he was afraid he might be robbed. He left his hotel in the late evening and went outside of town to a cemetery where slept that night and no fear of being molested. In politics, Mr. Farley was a Democrat. He was member of the Christian Church and enjoyed going to church and Sunday school. He was lover of small children and was never too busy to stop and speak a few kind words to them. He was a neighbor to be long remembered; a friend to be proud of and a citizen that the vicitiniy was glad to have you meet. Robert Farley, passed away February 7, 1934 at the home of his daughter, Mrs. Mary Huffman, at the age of 89 years, 11 months 24 days. The funeral sermon was preached by the Rev. Glenn Jackson of Walworth. Interment was at the Gates Cemetery beside his wife. Fay Spooner was the undertaker. ********************************************************* Children of Robert and Ellen *Rosie Edith Farley Married James Thadeus Leep *Nina Minerva Farley Married Frederick Ray Snyder *Mary Edna Farley Married John Huffman *Gertie Dell Farley Married Marion Steven Daily *Ellen Francis Farley Married Husband 1: John Burton. Husband 2 Ben Chaffiin *Arthur J. Farley Married Effie Jane Tyson Farley *Ruby Naomi Farley Died in infancy

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