Reuben Humphreys Farnham, I

Son of Moulton & Perintha (Humphreys) Farnham; his mother was a first cousin to the mother of John Brown of Harper's Ferry fame; 1st md Nov. 3, 1852 Elizabeth Scott Lee who died Feb. 1853; 2nd md Oct 1859 Frances Elizabeth Humphreys. He was educated to become a lawyer as his father although admitted to the bar he never practiced. In 1857 he entered the real estate and loan business in Kansas. He returned to New York and in 1864 established the First National Bank of Batavia. In 1869 he relocated in Attica where he became a noted malt dealer establishing the Attica Brewery in 1878.