Maj.-General Charles Stewart Farnsworth and Helen D. Bosard

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Husband Maj.-General Charles Stewart Farnsworth

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           Born: 29 Oct 1862 - Williamsport, Lycoming County, PA
       Baptized: 
           Died: 19 Dec 1955 - Norco, Riverside County, CA
         Buried:  - San Francisco National Cemetery, San Francisco, San Francisco County, CA
Find A Grave ID: 3526379

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         Father: Isaac Frances Farnsworth {FGID: 105556059}
         Mother: Sarah Minerva Moore {FGID: 105556137}

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       Marriage: 1930

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   Other Spouse: Laura J. Galey {FGID: 105556115}

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Wife Helen D. Bosard

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           Born: 26 Sep 1876 - Wellsboro, Tioga County, PA
       Baptized: 
           Died: 22 Jul 1951 - Altadena, Los Angeles County, CA
         Buried:  - San Francisco National Cemetery, San Francisco, San Francisco County, CA
Find A Grave ID: 3526380

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Children

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General Notes: Husband - Maj.-General Charles Stewart Farnsworth

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FTM BIRT: RIN MH:IF8774

https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/3526379/charles-stewart-farnsworth

Birth
29 Oct 1862
Williamsport, Lycoming County, Pennsylvania, USA
Death
19 Dec 1955 (aged 93)
Norco, Riverside County, California, USA
Burial
San Francisco National Cemetery
San Francisco, San Francisco County, California, USA
Plot
Section OSA Row 37 Site 7
Memorial ID
3526379

US Army Major General. He graduated from West Point in 1887, and served in the Indian Wars before becoming Professor of Military Science at the University of North Dakota in 1893. He served in Cuba during the Spanish-American War, and then served in Alaska and the Philippines. He graduated from the Command and General Staff College in 1909 and the Army War College in 1916, and then served on the Mexican border during the Villa Expedition. During World War I he commanded the Infantry School at Fort Sill and the 159th Infantry Brigade before commanding the 37th Division as a Major General. His division participated in the the Battle of Saint-Mihiel and Meuse-Argonne Offensive. After the war he commanded Camp Bowie, Texas, and then became the first Commandant of the Infantry School at Fort Benning. In 1920 he was appointed Chief of Infantry, and he served until retiring in 1925. In retirement he resided in Altadena, California, where he was a civic and local government activist, including serving on the Los Angeles County Planning Commission. His awards included the Distinguished Service Medal and Silver Star, France's Croix de Guerre and Legion of Honor, and Belgium's Order of Leopold.

[Thanks to contributor #46817687]

Also see #3220:
http://digital-library.usma.edu/libmedia/archives/cullum/VOL9_PART0001.PDF

Family Members

Parents
Isaac Frances Farnsworth
1832–1891
Sarah Minerva Moore Farnsworth
1837–1893

Spouses
Laura J. Galey Farnsworth
1864–1890
Helen Bosard Farnsworth
1876–1951 (m. 1830)

Children
Robert James Farnsworth
1888–1982

Maj.-General Charles Farnsworth was a graduate of the U. S. Military Academy at West Point, Class of 1887. A long career biography of him is given in entry #3220 in Cullum's Biographical Register of the Graduates of the Military Academy; it is online.

"Maj.-Gen. C. S. Farnsworth

Word has been received of the death of Major General Charles Stewart Farnsworth, 93, of Altedena, Calif.

Major Farnsworth lived in Clarion during his boyhood, and attended West Point Military Academy in the same class as "Blackjack" Pershing.

He was chief of the infantry from 1920 unti 1925, retiring from active service after 42 years with the Army.

During World War 1 he was in command of the Ohio National Guard in France.

He spent some time between his retirement and his death in Alaska."

memorial page for Charles Stewart Farnsworth (29 Oct 1862–19 Dec 1955), Find A Grave Memorial no. 3526379 <https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/3526379/charles-stewart-farnsworth>, citing San Francisco National Cemetery, San Francisco, San Francisco County, California, USA ; Maintained by Tiffany Nash (contributor 47423100 <https://www.findagrave.com/user/profile/47423100>) .

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General Notes: Wife - Helen D. Bosard

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FTM BIRT: RIN MH:IF8777

https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/3526380/helen-farnsworth

Birth
26 Sep 1876
Wellsboro, Tioga County, Pennsylvania, USA
Death
22 Jul 1951 (aged 74)
Altadena, Los Angeles County, California, USA
Burial
San Francisco National Cemetery
San Francisco, San Francisco County, California, USA
Plot
Section OSA Row 37 Site 5
Memorial ID
3526380

Mrs. Helen B. Farnsworth

Word has been received here of the death, July 22, in Altadena, Calif., of Mrs. Helen Bosard Farnsworth, wife of Major General Charles S. Farnsworth, retired, former chief of infantry. She was buried at the presidio of San Francisco. Major General Farnsworth was a Clarion boy who will be remembered by some of the older members of the community.

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Family Members

Parents
James Huntington Bosard
1845–1907
Rebecca Merrick Faulkner Bosard
1852–1934

Spouse
Charles Stewart Farnsworth
1862–1955 (m. 1830)

Siblings
Florence Hortense Bosard Eldridge
1873–1951
Robert Huntington Bosard
1875–1959

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Notes: Marriage

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FTM
MARR: RIN MH:FF2460

https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/3526380/helen-farnsworth
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/3526379/charles-stewart-farnsworth

*** NOTE - date given is 1830 but this cannot be correct. I have revised this to 1930.

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