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
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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 |
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
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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
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Hazel Jane Farndale (Janie) 19 September 1922 to 28 February 1996 Married John Rydell on 20 December 1941 2 sons California and Austin, Texas |
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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 |
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Mary Ellen Farndale
19 December 1926 to 5 June 2010 Worked in a chemical laboratory Married Samuel Mentzer Nevada, California The Mentzer Family (Charlie Mentzer, son) |
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Gordon Elliott Farndale Born 1932 Nevada and California Married Sherrill Hostetler in 1952 and Alberta Allen on 21 May 1977 |
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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 |
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Rydell family (Kermit Rydell) |
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Cynthia Lee Farndale 9 November 1956 to 12 December 1956 Los Angeles, Las Vegas |
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Mark A Farndale 12 March 1958 Los Angeles, West Hollywood, California Stables owner |
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Linda Farndale (Bruno) 1961 Thousand Oaks, California, Arizona |
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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
Martin Farndale (of Tidkinhow), (FAR00364),
1845-1928
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
Nicholas Farndale, (FAR00082),
1634-1693
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
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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. |