Richard Farnsworth

Birth Name: Richard Warren Farnsworth

Date of Birth: September 1, 1920

Place of Birth: Los Angeles, California, United States

Date of Death: October 6, 2000

Place of Death: Lincoln, New Mexico, U.S.

Ethnicity: English, some Scots-Irish/Northern Irish, German, and Scottish

Richard Farnsworth was an American actor and stuntperson. He was known for his roles in the films The Grey Fox, Misery, The Straight Story, Comes a Horseman, Anne of Green Gables (1985), Highway to Hell, and Lassie (1994), among many others.

He was the son of Bertha Pennington (Miller) and Edward George Farnsworth. He was married to Margaret Hill, until her death, with whom he had two children.

Richard’s paternal grandfather was named George Herbert Farnsworth (the son of Marcus Farnsworth and Betsy/Betsey Jane). George was born in New York.

Richard’s paternal grandmother was named Florence Redner. Florence was born in New York.

Richard’s maternal grandfather was Albert Emery Miller (the son of Barton Warren Stone Miller and Nancy Pennington). Albert was born in Kansas. Barton was the son of Thomas Miller and Salina Dooley.

Richard’s maternal grandmother was Flora Weeks Culver (the daughter of John Peters Culver and Emma T. Tomlin). Flora was born in Pennsylvania. John was the son of William Howd Culver and Mary Weeks.

Sources: Richard Farnsworth on the 1930 U.S. Census – https://www.familysearch.org

Genealogy of Richard Farnsworth – https://www.wikitree.com

Genealogy of Richard Farnsworth (focusing on his mother’s side) – https://www.geni.com

Obituaries of Richard’s maternal great-grandparents, John Peters Culver and Emma T. (Tomlin) Culver – https://www.findagrave.com