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Note: N9 Lived in California. One census indicates Physician -general practice. Another ealier census says Music Professor. Wm M Brewster’s genealogy document says he was a horticulturalist.
The Mineralogical Record Bigraphical Archive posted the following bio online:
John F. Fargo
(1834-ca.1915)
John Franklin Fargo was born in Sandisfield, Berkshire County, Massachusetts on July 4, 1834, the son of Matilda Thompson and Franklin Fargo, a farmer. His family moved to Caneadea, Allegany County, New York before 1850. It appears that he enlisted in the Union Army (Company H, 14TH Cavalry Regiment) in Illinois in January 1863, but deserted in March of that year. In any case, by 1880 he and his family had definitely moved to Norwood Park (Chicago area), Cook County, Illinois where John was employed as a Professor of Music; he had married and had a son, Irving C. Fargo, ca. 1861, but his wife had apparently died. In 1885 he married again, to Flora Amanda Edwards in Minneapolis, but they had no children. He then moved to Los Angeles (1900 census, Monmouth Ave.; 1910 census, Benefit St.), where he listed himself as a physician. His mineral labels give the address "137 West Adams St., Los Angeles, Cal." He assembled a substantial collection of average to good mineral specimens that now comprise a significant portion of the extensive research mineral collection of the California Institute of Technology. He died between 1910 and 1920 (his widow appears on the 1920 Los Angeles census, on Monmouth Ave.).
References:
U.S. Federal Census 1840, 1850, 1880, 1900, 1910, 1920
ROSSMAN, G. (2007)
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The Caltech mineralogy collection was founded in the 1930's, and is built on a major collection of several thousand specimens assembled by Dr. John F. Fargo (1834-ca.1915), a Los Angeles mineral collector who was active in the late 1800's to the early 1900's. From that beginning the Caltech collection grew through donations of collections of faculty, students and other individuals
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During his time in Chicago John F Fargo attended medical school becoming a homepathic physician. He was instrumental in establishing homeopathy in the Minneapolis area.
Obit:
The Clinique
By Illinois Homeopathic Medical Association, Homeopathic Medical Society of the State of Wisconsin, Hahnemann Medical College and Hospital of Chicago
Published by Illinois Homeopathic Association, 1913
REPORT OF THE NECROLOGIST
Class of 1882—Charles L. Thompson, H. M. C., Muskegon, January 26, 1913, aged 63; John F. Fargo, H. M. C., Hollywood, California, June 6, 1912, aged 76.
Dr. John Franklin Fargo, for six years a practicing physician of Hollywood, died at his residence, 4641 Benefit Street, last night, after an illness of six weeks. He was born at Sandisfield, Mass., and early took up the practice of medicine. He is well known to the profession in Chicago and Minneapolis, where he had offices before coming to California about twelve years ago. His country place at San Antonio, near Upland, is pointed out as one of the beauty spots of that district.
Pacific Coast Journal of Homœopathy
By California State Homoeopathic Medical Society
Published by Journal Pub. Co., 1911
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1850 Census - John F Fargo (15) is living with his parents, Franklin (44) and Matilda (44), and his sister Eliza M (21) in Caneadea, Allegany, NY. All were born in MA. Franklin was a farmer.
1880 Census - John F Fargo (46) is living in Norwood Park, Cook, Il, a widower and music professor. With him are his parents, Franklin (74) and Matilda (74), his sister Eliza (50) and his son Irving C (19).
1885 - May 28; St Paul Daily Globe: “ John F. Fargo of Peoria, Ill., and Flora A. Edwards...yesterday obtained marriage licenses.”
1886-1891 Minneapolis City Directories list John F Fargo, Physician, 28 Syndicate blk, living at 500 s 8th st, the home of John and Nancy Edwards, his in-laws.
1899 (approximately) Moved to California
“PASADENA, Sept. 6.--Throop Polytechnic Institute has bought from Dr. John F. Fargo of Hollywood, a remarkable mineralogical collection valued at $6000”
1899 - 21 Nov - Los Angeles Herald, Number 52
LOCAL TRADE REVIEW Trio of Incorporations
The Crescent Wharf and company has Incorporated with a capital stock of $25,000, divided into 250 shares, of which amount $12,500 has been subscribed. The directors are: Warren Gillelen, A. F. Schiffman, A. E. Messerly, G. L. McDonough and C. J. Lehman. The Yucaipe Land and Water company has incorporated with a capital stock of $180,000, divided into 1,800 shares, of which amount $160,000 has been subscribed. The* directors are: F. P. Dunlap, Redlands; A. J. Dunlap, San Bernardino; A. H. Dunlap, Whittier; Laura D. Egan, Pomona, and Ida Dunlap, Los Angeles. The Rio Sucio Mining company has incorporated with a capital stock of $250,000, divided Into 2,500 shares, of which amount $100,000 has been subscribed. The directors are: J. F. and F. E. Fargo, N. M. Entler, Otis Jones and Jesse F. Waterman. The purpose of the company Is to operate mines in the United States of Colombia.
1910 Census - John F Fargo (75) and Flora E Fargo (59) are living at 4645 Benefit St, Los Angeles, California. John, b. in MA, is a physician in General Practice. John and Flora have been married 25 years, and own their home which was mortgaged.
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LOS ANGELES TIMES 8 June 1911
DEATHS
Fargo At No. 4841 Benetio (?) street, Prospect Park, June 6 John Franklin Fargo, M D, a native of New York, aged 76 years. Funeral services will be held at late residence Thursday, June *, at 2 p.m. Cremation private.
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Minneapolis City Directory 1885-86
no entry for John Franklin Fargo
Minneapolis City Directory 1886-87
Fargo J F physician 28 Syndicate blk r 500 S 8th
Minneapolis City Directory 1887-88
Fargo John F physician 28 Syndicate blk r 500 S 8th
Minneapolis CIty DIrectory 1888-89
Fargo John F physician 28 Syndicate blk r 500 S 8th
Minneapolis City Directory 1889-90
no entry for John Franklin Fargo
Minneapolis City Directory 1890-91
Fargo John F removed to Satsuma, Fla
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