James Leonard Farmer (1920 - 1999)

Born 12 Jan 1920 in Marshall, Harrison County, Texas, United States

Ancestors

Husband of Lula Agnes (Peterson) Farmer — married 20 May 1949 in Manhattan, New York City, New York, United States

Died 9 Jul 1999 at age 79 in Fredericksburg, Virginia, United States

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Biography

James Farmer is Notable.

James Leonard Farmer Jr. was an American civil rights activist and leader in the Civil Rights Movement. He was the initiator and organizer of the first Freedom Ride in 1961. He was co-founder of the Committee for Racial Equality and served as its first national chairman from 1942 to 1944.^[1]

James married Lula A. Peterson on 20 May 1949 in Manhattan, New York.^[2]

In the 1950 census James (age 30), Lecturer & Coritor, was the married head of household in New York City, New York, United States.^[3]

Sources

1. ↑ Wikipedia contributors, "James Farmer," Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=James_Farmer&oldid=998144730 (accessed January 6, 2021).
2. ↑ "New York, New York, U.S., Marriage License Indexes, 1907-2018"
   New York City Municipal Archives; New York, New York; Borough: Manhattan; Volume Number: 18
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 61406 #1752852 (accessed 2 September 2023)
   Marriage License Date: 20 May 1949; License Number: 12426; Name: James L Farmer Jr; Gender: Male; Spouse: Lula A Peterson; Marriage License Place: Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA.
3. ↑ 1950 Census: "United States 1950 Census"
   citing Page: 75; Line: 3; Digital film/folder number: 108842743; Image number: 25
   FamilySearch Record: 6XPW-GRF1 (accessed 2 September 2023)
   FamilySearch Image: 3QHJ-5QHW-98QL
   James L Farmer (30), married, Lecturer & Coritor, head of household in New York City, New York, United States. Born in Texas.

• "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:H2MR-3ZM : accessed 6 January 2021), James Farmer Jr. in household of James Farmer, Austin, Travis, Texas, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 20, sheet 8A, line 45, family 167, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 2402; FHL microfilm 2,342,136.
• "United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K73M-Y1D : 22 December 2019), J Leonard Farmer in household of J Leonard Farmer, Tract 35, District of Columbia, Police Precinct 10, District of Columbia, District of Columbia, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 1-426, sheet 62A, line 10, family 152, Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940, NARA digital publication T627. Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790 - 2007, RG 29. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2012, roll 567.
• "United States, GenealogyBank Obituaries, 1980-2014," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QKW9-DHP7 : accessed 6 January 2021), James Leonard Farmer Jr, Texas, United States, 10 Jul 1999; from "Recent Newspaper Obituaries (1977 - Today)," database, GenealogyBank.com (http://www.genealogybank.com : 2014); citing Dallas Morning News, The, born-digital text.