Festus S. Larimer1
b. 25 August 1889, d. 27 June 1927
Birth | 25 Aug 1889 | Festus S. Larimer was born on 25 Aug 1889 in Virginia.2,1 |
Cens-1910 | 19 Apr 1910 | Festus spent his childhood in the Abingdon district of Washington County, Virginia. He appears to have been the youngest child in a family of 5 or 6 children.1 |
Marriage | | He married Nettie Victoria Anderson.2 |
| | Festus and Nettie also lived in the Abingdon district of the county where Festus [enumerated by his middle name "Sellie"] worked as a carpenter. The couple had 5 children: Festus Palmer, Marvin Oliver, Mary Virginia, Imogene Nerine and Oscar Eugene. Oscar died at the age of 3 or 4 when an epidemic settled in the area. Festus Sr. died in the same epidemic. Family members are not clear if they died from scarlet fever or diphtheria.3,2 |
Death | 27 Jun 1927 | Festus died on 27 Jun 1927 at age 37.2 |
Citations
- [S237] Christopher Larrimer household, 1910 U.S. cens., Washington Co., VA, pop. sched., Abingdon District, ED 124, sheet 4B, dwelling 52, family 56, viewed online at Ancestry.com, Dec. 2007, image 8 of 64. Household includes: Christopher Larrimer, 60, marr #1, marr 35 yrs, farmer; Rebecca B., wife, 61, marr #1, marr 35 yrs, mother of 6 children, 5 are living; Ada M., dau, 23; Festus S., son, 19; all b. VA.
- [S1888] Mary Jane Harrison, "Larimer Family," e-mail to D. Powell, 7 Jan. 2008. Mary Jane is the granddaughter of Festus Larimer.
- [S238] Sellie Larimer household, 1920 U.S. cens., Washington Co., VA, pop. sched., Abingdon District, ED 144, sheet 4B, dwelling 82, family 83, viewed online at Ancestry.com, Jul 2008, image 8 of 17. Household includes: Sellie Larimer, 30, b. VA, parents b. VA, carpenter; Nettie, wife, 23, b. VA; Festus P., son, 4; Marvin L., son, 2 10/12; both b. VA; resid on Damascus Rd. (not a farm).