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Robert Farish Jr

7 Apr 1865 – 1 May 1900

Birth	7 Apr 1865
Death	1 May 1900
Cemetery	Scofield Cemetery Scofield , Carbon County , Utah , USA
Added by	billcarr on 01 Oct 2006
FaG	https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/150743

Bio

Robert Farish, his brother, Thomas Sr. and his nephew Thomas Jr. were killed in the explosion of Winter Quarter #4, a coal mine, at Scofield, Utah May 5,1900. This was a tragedy beyond comprehension on the frontier. There were no support services, no insurance, no government relief. Widows were left alone to raise large familys and some how fend for themselves. Each deceased miner received a new suit of clothes (if he was intact) and a coffin. Also he received a roughed out R I P style, wooden headstone with his name written in pencil! One source tells me over half the 200 names were misspelled. Each widow received $500.00 from the mine. It was a black day in Scofield. 4 weeks later the mine reopen with a fresh crew of miners. (Conflict in DOB....Apr. 4, 1864).

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Family

Parents

• Robert Farish Sr 1827–1903
• Mary Davison Farish 1833–1908

Spouse

• Mary Evans Farish Fletcher Marshall 1872–1954 FaG

Siblings

• John D. Farish 1856–1908
• Thomas Farish 1857–1900
• Mary Anne Farish Morgan 1868–1926
• Edward Farish 1871–1944
• James Farish 1873–1934

Children

• Robert David Farish 1888–1970 FaG
• Fannie Farish Baird 1890–1974 FaG
• Margaret Jane Farish Allred Fullmer Christiansen 1896–1995 FaG
• Mrs Manilla Dewey Farish Ungricht Russell Burns 1898–2000 FaG

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