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Thomas Farish

5 May 1857 – 1 May 1900

Birth	5 May 1857
Death	1 May 1900
Cemetery	Cleveland Cemetery Cleveland , Emery County , Utah , USA
Added by	Kathy Hamaker on 22 Mar 2008
FaG	https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/15406829

Bio

Thomas Farish, his son, Thomas Jr. and his older brother Robert 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.

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Family

Parents

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

Spouse

• Ruth Whimpey Farish 1860–1919

Siblings

• John D. Farish 1856–1908 FaG
• Robert Farish Jr 1865–1900 FaG
• Mary Anne Farish Morgan 1868–1926 FaG
• Edward Farish 1871–1944 FaG
• James Farish 1873–1934 FaG

Children

• Maud Verene Farish 1880–1888
• Bertha Farish James 1882–1956
• Mary Elizabeth Farish Coombs 1884–1973
• Robert Thomas Farish Jr 1886–1900
• Ruth Ellen "Nellie" Farish Johnstone 1888–1967
• Essie Farish Bunnell 1893–1969
• Edward Farish 1894–1895
• John Farish 1896–1929
• Iris Farish Davis 1898–1918

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