Elmer Farquer was born October 24, 1861, in Illinois, the son of William and Sarah J. Beans Farquer. He married Emma Wiley in April 1884, she was born in October 26, 1863. He came to Jamestown in 1883 and in 1884 took a farm near his parents homestead.
They had five children: Amos, Wiley, George, Harry and Grace, (Mrs. William Montgomery Jr.).
Mr. Farquer died July 15, 1932 and Mrs. Farquer on July 3, 1923. They are buried in the Carrington Cemetery.
Source: A History of Foster County 1983 Page 84B