Ephraim Scott FARMER

1878 -

• Name	Ephraim Scott FARMER
  Birth	c 1878	Tennessee   [1, 2]
  	Discrepancy between birth state given on 1920 and 1930 US censuses. I believe the 1930 statement is more likely correct, as other information I knew to be incorrect on 1920 census was correctly given on 1930 form.
  Gender	Male
  Occupation	6 Jan 1920	Holston, Washington Co, VA   [1]
  	Ephraim and his son William are listed as railroad laborers on the 1920 census.
  Person ID	I65027	mason
  Last Modified	22 Jul 2026

  
  

  Family	Rosa Belle MCCOY,   b. c 1879, Virginia
  Children	1. William McKinley FARMER, Sr.,   b. 22 May 1897, Neva, TN d. 1 Jan 1971, Pulaski, VA (Age 73 years)
  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
  Last Modified	22 Jul 2026

  
  

• Photos

  1920 US Census / Farmer, Ephriam S. White Top Road, Holston, VA

  
  

• Notes

  Name spelled Ephriam on census, but family member Peggy Robinson spells it Ephraim which is conventional spelling of the name. She also shared Ephraim's middle name, Scott.

  
  

• Sources

  [S5629] 1920 US Census / Farmer, Ephriam S. [S5630] 1930 US Census / Farmer, William M.