James and Edna James in Plymouth, Indiana in 1917

The American 1 Line The descendants of James Farndale who established a new line in Nevada, California and Texas

Martin Farndale (second from left), the original author of this genealogical research, with Jean (Jim’s wife), Janie and Jim at Foot Hood, Texas in August 1986

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The Story of the America 1 Line

James was the first member of a family of 13 to be born at Tidkinhow. He was born on 22 December 1885. On leaving school, he worked for a local farmer for a while, and worked for a while as a miner. He also helped his father at Tidkinhow. He was keen studying and reading. He, like his siblings, would listen to all the talk about Canada and he would have seen that there was little hope for him at home. Accordingly on 31 March 1913, Jim (as he was always called) sailed for Canada, aged 28 and joined his brothers Martin and George and his sister Kate. He spent two years in Canada and kept a diary of his journey out and of his first year.

Given limited opportunities in those early days in Canada, he decided to go on to USA in 1915. He managed to get into Duluth High School from where he got himself a place at Valpraiso University in Indiana. At the university he met Edna Adams whom he married on 25 September 1917. When the USA declared war on Germany in 1917, he joined the American Army and went to France.

In 1918, he was posted to San Antonio where he left the army and he and Edna later went to live at Plymouth, Indiana, but by then he had developed lung trouble. He began to make a living at carpentry. In 1919, he moved to the west coast to try to get to a better climate and to be near Edna's parents. Jim built them a house at Los Angeles and then he built one for himself. At this time, Jim was working in an architect's office and at the same time, he was attending the University of California in Los Angeles. He did this until 1929 when his health began to give him serious trouble and the doctors said he must live in a really dry climate.

Their first child, Hazel Jane, was born in Los Angeles on September 1922 and their second, James, on December 1923. Mary was born in 1926. The family moved to a ranch in the desert at Las Vegas in 1929. Life became a hard struggle for Jim and he did the best he could as a 'finish carpenter'. In 1930, they moved into Las Vegas and built a house.

In 1932, their fourth child, Gordon, was born. Although still a finish carpenter, Jim had become Business Agent for the Carpenter's Union. It was in this year that he first became involved in the Boulder Dam project. In 1935 their fifth child and second daughter, Doris, was born. Jim was now proving himself to be an efficient administrator through his work with the Carpenter's Union and the Boulder Dam Project. He developed a reputation for reliability and honesty. Accordingly, in 1936, he was elected to the Nevada State Assembly. After a four year period, he was re-elected for a second term, in 1940. In 1942, he was elected to serve in the Nevada State Senate and was to complete a four year term, until 1946. He did much work on housing projects in the State and never forgot the World War One veterans.

Tragedy struck in September 1955 when his daughter, Doris, was killed in a motor accident at the age of twenty. Jim took this very hard indeed and never really recovered from it.

Jim's family were the first of a new generation of Farndales. His son, Jim, had no family, but his son Gordon had a son, Mark and a daughter, Linda.

Former Senator James Farndale died in Las Vegas, Nevada, USA, 20 Jan 1967. Edna Farndale (nee Adams), died, Austin Texas November 1979.

There is more information about the Farndales of America.

By clicking on the links associated with each individual, you can find out more about each of the America 1 Farndales. There is a lot of information about James Farndale.

The genealogical chart showing the America 1 Line

			The Tidkinhow Line
			James (Jim) Farndale 22 December 1885 to 20 January 1967 Ironstone miner, carpenter, Carpenter’s Union leader, US Senator for Nevada Tidkinhow, Alberta, Nevada Married Edna Ellen Adams on 25 September 1917 FAR00607
	Hazel Jane Farndale (Janie) 19 September 1922 to 28 February 1996 Married John Rydell on 20 December 1941 2 sons California and Austin, Texas FAR00881	James Noel Farndale (Jim) 25 December 1923 to 20 April 1989 Served with the US Army Air Corps in WW 2 and later worked for Braniff Airways Married Jean California and Garland, Texas FAR00889	Mary Ellen Farndale 19 December 1926 to 5 June 2010 Worked in a chemical laboratory Married Samuel Mentzer Nevada, California FAR00902 The Mentzer Family (Charlie Mentzer, son)		Gordon Elliott Farndale Born 1932 Nevada and California Married Sherrill Hostetler in 1952 and Alberta Allen on 21 May 1977 FAR00924		Doris Farndale 20 August 1935 to 3 September 1955 She married James D Jaeger in about 1955 (who served in the air force in Japan) Killed in a car accident Las Vegas, Nevada FAR00938
	Rydell family (Kermit Rydell)		Cynthia Lee Farndale 9 November 1956 to 12 December 1956 Los Angeles, Las Vegas	Mark A Farndale 12 March 1958 Los Angeles, West Hollywood, California Stables owner FAR01092		Linda Farndale (Bruno) 1961 Thousand Oaks, California, Arizona FAR01111

The Ancestry of the American 1 Line

The American 1 Line can trace directly back to 1512 from James Farndale to Nicholas Farndaile as follows:

James Farndale (FAR00607), 1885-1967

The Tidkinhow Line

Martin Farndale (of Tidkinhow), (FAR00364), 1845-1928

The Kilton 1 Line

Martin Farndale (of Fogga, Skelton), (FAR00264), 1818-1862

George Farndale, (FAR00215), 1790-1858

William Farndale, (FAR00183), 1760-?

John Farndale ("Old Farndale" of Kilton), (FAR00143), 1724-1807

John Farndale, (FAR00116), 1680-1757

The Liverton 2 Line

Nicholas Farndale, (FAR00082), 1634-1693

The Kirkleatham Skelton Line

Georgins Ffarndayle, (FAR00073), 1602-1693

George Ffarndayle, (FAR00067), 1570-1606

William Farndale, (FAR00063), 1539-?

Nicholas Farndaile (FAR00059), 1512-1572

You can then follow details of Farndale in the medieval period who were almost certainly earlier ancestors at Volume 1 of the Farndale directory.

You can then explore Yorkshire prehistory to give you a further perspective of the distant ancestry of the people of Farndale.

Chronology of the America 1 Line

22 December 1885	James Farndale was born at Tidkinhow. School at Boosbeck, then Guisborough School.
31 March 1911	James Farndale sailed to Canada on the SS Canada. See his diary. He farmed with his brothers in Alberta, worked as a carpenter and was in real estate in Saskatchewan.
1915	James went to Dulath High School, USA.
20 January 1916	James met Edna Adams at Valpraiso University, Indiana. James enlisted in US Army at Plymouth, Indiana.
12 September 1917	James married Edna Adams. James was posted to San Antonio, Texas and then to Dijon, France.
1918	James visited Tidkinhow after the war ended. He returned to Indiana, Plymouth after leaving the army with lung trouble. He worked in carpentry.
1919	James moved to Los Angeles. Built a house for his wife’s parents. Then built is own home.
1919 -1927	James worked in an architect’s office in Los Angeles, attending University of California.
19 September 1922	James’ daughter, Janie, was born.
25 December 1923	James’ son also known as Jim was born.
19 December 1926	Mary Ellen was born.
May 1927	The family moved to ranch in the desert because of health. Life was a struggle. James worked as a finish carpenter.
February 1928	The family moved to Las Vegas and James built a house.
1931	James visited Canada.
15 April 1923	Gordon was born. James was working as a finish carpenter still, but also as business agent for the Carpenter’s Union. He became very active in the Boulder Dam Project.
20 August 1935	Doris was born.
1936	James was elected to the Nevada Assembly for a two year term.
1940	James was elected again to Nevada Assembly for a two year term.
20 December 1941	Janie Farndale married John Eliff Rydell in Clark County, Nevada.
1942 to 1946	James became a member of the State Senate for a four year term.
1942 to 1945	James’ son, Jim Farndale served in the US Army Air Corps.
1950	Mary Farndale worked as a laboratory assistant.
1951	James went on a summer visit to Canada with Janie and family.
1954	James visited England.
1955	James visited Canada with Janie and Mary.
3 September 1955	Doris was killed in a car accident.
1958	James’ brother Alf and Peggy visited. James was still active with the Carpenter’s Union, Housing Authority and Veterans. A member of the Governor’s Labour Council.
1961	James visited Canada.
20 January 1967	James Farndale died at home, 922 San Casino, Central Boulevard, Las Vegas. Buried at Mountain View Gardens of Memory, Las Vegas. Service by the Reverend Douglas Harrell of the First Methodist Church on 23 January 1967 at Bunker Brothers Chapel at 1pm.
21 May 1977	Gordon Farndale married Alberta Allen.
27 November 1979	Edna Farndale died.
20 April 1989	Jim Noel Farndale died in Garland, Texas.
28 February 1996	Hazel Janie Rydell died.
18 April 2005	Gordon Farndale died in Garde Grove, Orange County, California.