George A. FARNSWORTH

                   Flo Moscon sent e-mail with information that she had Civil War information that said Sampson, son of Sampson, was born n Chautauque County, New York.

Eleanor L. Johnson research in ancestry.com  Feb. 2002
Woodford County, Illinois database 1-29-02 ancestry.com
    
Woodford county, Illinois, Illinois Prairie District library, obituaries, 1887-2000 

Name: Farnsworth, George A
Gender: Male
Death Date: 10Oct1923
Age: 82 yr
Newspaper: Metamora Herald
Newspaper Date: 19Oct1923
Page #: 1
Column: 3
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    Name: Farnsworth, Unknown  
Gender: Female
Newspaper: Metamora Herald
Newspaper Date: 24 Feb 1887
Page #: 1
Column: 3
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   Research done in Family History Library  in Salt Lake City...by Eleanor L. Johnson 1998    
The Past & Present of Woodford County Illinois p.366 listed following information:
"FARNSWORTH,SAMPSON G.,farmer; Sec.11; P.O. Washburn;Liberal; Democrat; owns 280 acres; value, $14,000;  born in Windsor,Vt., April 5, 1810; married Emeline Quackenbush, about 1834; she died Nov. 22, 1876; have seven children living....Esther, born July 10, 1939; George A., born Nov 3, 1840; Ann E., born March 16,1842; Elijah M., born May 10, 1844; Charlotte E, born Nov.25,1846; Chauncey Lafayette, born April 11, 1849; Oliver C., Born Feb . 11, 1866 (this is an error as he is in the 1860 Census).
George served three years in the 77th I.V.I.;was in quite a number of battles, and was also a prisoner at Andersonville about six months."

Research on ancestry by Eleanor L. Johnson 2/4/02    This matches perfectly with the last two sentences in source in The Past & Present of Woodford Co.,Ill p.366  regarding which unit he served in.....
Civil War Service Records  
Viewing records 1-10 of 23 Matches  
Surname Given Name Middle Initial Company Unit Rank - Induction Rank - Discharge Notes Allegiance   
Farnsworth George A. F 77 Illinois Infantry. Corporal Sergeant   Union
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    Images Online #: 2656 State Filed: Illinois 
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