William McKinley FARMER, Sr.

1897 - 1971  (73 years)

• Name	William McKinley FARMER
  Suffix	Sr.
  Birth	22 May 1897	Neva, TN   [1]
  Gender	Male
  WWI	1917-1918  [1, 2, 3]
  	William indicated on 1930 US Census that he was a veteran of WW [WWI], and it was noted on his death certificate and grave marker. William attained the rank of Sergeant, Company C, 18th Infantry.
  Occupation	1920, 1930, 1940, 1971	Washington, Carroll and Pulaski counties, VA   [3, 4, 5]
  	William and his father were listed as railroad laborers on the 1920 census. In 1930 William was working as a operator at an electric power plant. He was doing clerical work at Appalachian Electric Power Company in 1940, and William is listed as switchboard operator there on his 1971 death certificate.
  Residence	1920s, 1930, 1971	Holston, Byllesby, Sulphur Springs, and Pulaski VA   [1, 4, 5]
  	William and his wife Earlie were living with his parents, Ephriam and Rosa, in 1920. As informant on son's death certificate, William listed Byllesby VA as address in 1924. He and Earlie had moved to Sulphur Springs and had four living children by 1930 census. In 1971 at his death he was living with his wife at 330 Pico Drive in Pulaski, VA.
  Death	1 Jan 1971	Pulaski, VA   [1]
  	William died at home at 2:30pm of acute coronary insufficiency and generalized arteriosclerosis. He was 73 years old at the time of his death. Informant was his wife.
  Burial	Ivanhoe, Wythe Co, VA   [2]
  	His body was interred in The Odd Fellows Cemetery.
  Person ID	I65026	mason
  Last Modified	22 Jul 2026

  
  

  Father	Ephraim Scott FARMER,   b. c 1878, Tennessee
  Mother	Rosa Belle MCCOY,   b. c 1879, Virginia
  Photos		William McKinley Farmer with his parents, Ephraim Scott Farmer and Rosa Belle McCoy Farmer.
  		William McKinley Farmer and his father Ephraim Scott Farmer.
  Family ID	F7993	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Earlie MOBLEY,   b. 18 Jan 1897, North Carolina d. 24 August 1986, Pulaski, Pulaski Co, VA (Age 89 years)
  Marriage	c 1919  [5]
  Children	1. Kayle Carson FARMER,   b. 10 May 1920, Whitetop, Grayson Co, VA d. 9 Nov 1988, Dublin, Pulaski Co, VA (Age 68 years)   2. Nellie Mae FARMER,   b. 27 Jan 1922, Green Cove, Washington Co, Virginia d. 12 Aug 2000, Rockville, Montgomery Co, MD (Age 78 years)   3. Kelly H. FARMER,   b. 9 Mar 1924, Pulaski, Pulaski Co, VA d. 15 Dec 1924, Carroll Co, VA (Age 0 years)   4. William McKinley FARMER, Jr. ,   b. 26 Oct 1925, Bland Co, VA d. 8 Mar 2009, Wytheville, VA (Age 83 years)   5. Nettie Marie FARMER,   b. 18 Aug 1928, Carroll, VA d. 27 Mar 2018, Fishersville, Augusta, VA (Age 89 years)
  Photos		William McKinley Farmer and Earlie Mobley Farmer (date unknown) peggytrobinson originally shared this on 18 Oct 2011 on Ancestry.com
  Family ID	F7992	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	22 Jul 2026

  
  

• Photos » Slide Show		1920 US Census / Farmer, Ephriam S. White Top Road, Holston, VA
  		1930 US Census / Farmer, William M. Ivanhoe Byllesby Road, Sulphur Springs, VA
  		1940 US Census / Farmer, Willliam M. 330 Pico Terrace, Pulaski, VA

  
  

• Sources

  [S5650] William McKinley Farmer, Sr., Virginia death certificate no. 71 003044 (1971). [S2084] Find A Grave, online (http://www.findagrave.com), Memorial ID 136483467. [S5632] 1940 US Census / Farmer, Willliam M. [S5629] 1920 US Census / Farmer, Ephriam S. [S5630] 1930 US Census / Farmer, William M.