{"id":2535,"date":"2015-02-23T17:37:19","date_gmt":"2015-02-23T22:37:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.karenfurst.com\/blog\/?page_id=2535"},"modified":"2021-08-07T13:54:43","modified_gmt":"2021-08-07T18:54:43","slug":"bruce-straub-farquhar-1910-1973","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.karenfurst.com\/blog\/genealogy\/surnames\/farquhar\/bruce-straub-farquhar-1910-1973\/","title":{"rendered":"Bruce Straub Farquhar (1910-1973)"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_2543\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2543\" style=\"width: 503px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-2543\" src=\"http:\/\/www.karenfurst.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/1033.jpg\" alt=\"1033 - Bruce Straub Farquhar\" width=\"503\" height=\"645\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.karenfurst.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/1033.jpg 503w, https:\/\/www.karenfurst.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/1033-234x300.jpg 234w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 503px) 100vw, 503px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-2543\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">1033 &#8211; Bruce Straub Farquhar<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Bruce was born on July 12, 1910, in Bethlehem, Northampton County, PA, to parents Edward Franklin Farquhar and Mabel Labarre Straub.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_8291\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-8291\" style=\"width: 1500px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a class=\"boxer\" title=\"1910 Bruce Farquhar Birth Certificate\" href=\"http:\/\/www.karenfurst.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/1910-Bruce-Farquhar-Birth-Certificate.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-8291\" src=\"http:\/\/www.karenfurst.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/1910-Bruce-Farquhar-Birth-Certificate-2000x1721.jpg\" alt=\"1910 Bruce Farquhar Birth Certificate\" width=\"1500\" height=\"1291\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.karenfurst.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/1910-Bruce-Farquhar-Birth-Certificate-2000x1721.jpg 2000w, https:\/\/www.karenfurst.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/1910-Bruce-Farquhar-Birth-Certificate-300x258.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.karenfurst.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/1910-Bruce-Farquhar-Birth-Certificate-768x661.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1500px) 100vw, 1500px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-8291\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">1910 Bruce Farquhar Birth Certificate<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2>Education<\/h2>\n<p>Bruce attended the University of Kentucky, where his father was an English professor. He was on the tennis team.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_8289\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-8289\" style=\"width: 1483px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a class=\"boxer\" title=\"1931 US Yearbook, University of KY, 1930 Tennis Team\" href=\"http:\/\/www.karenfurst.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/1931-US-Yearbook-University-of-KY-1930-Tennis-Team.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-8289\" src=\"http:\/\/www.karenfurst.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/1931-US-Yearbook-University-of-KY-1930-Tennis-Team-1483x2000.jpg\" alt=\"1931 US Yearbook, University of KY, 1930 Tennis Team\" width=\"1483\" height=\"2000\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.karenfurst.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/1931-US-Yearbook-University-of-KY-1930-Tennis-Team-1483x2000.jpg 1483w, https:\/\/www.karenfurst.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/1931-US-Yearbook-University-of-KY-1930-Tennis-Team-222x300.jpg 222w, https:\/\/www.karenfurst.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/1931-US-Yearbook-University-of-KY-1930-Tennis-Team-768x1036.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1483px) 100vw, 1483px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-8289\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">1931 US Yearbook, University of KY, 1930 Tennis Team<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2>Occupation<\/h2>\n<p>Bruce worked as a chemist at DuPont in Wilmington, Delaware.<\/p>\n<h3>Publications<\/h3>\n<p>I&#8217;ve found a few articles on the web by Bruce during his working career. Here are some of them:<\/p>\n<p>Proficiency of first-year students in quantitative experiments by Bruce S. Farquhar and Francis Earl Ray<\/p>\n<p>J. Chem. Educ., 1936, 13 (2), p 74<br \/>\nDOI: 10.1021\/ed013p74<br \/>\nPublication Date: February 1936<\/p>\n<p>Found at http:\/\/pubs.acs.org\/doi\/pdf\/10.1021\/ed013p74. I don&#8217;t have access to the full article but here is the first page:<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_2538\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2538\" style=\"width: 778px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-2538\" src=\"http:\/\/www.karenfurst.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Proficiency-of-first-year-students-in-quantitative-experiments.jpg\" alt=\"Proficiency of first-year students in quantitative experiments\" width=\"778\" height=\"1006\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.karenfurst.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Proficiency-of-first-year-students-in-quantitative-experiments.jpg 778w, https:\/\/www.karenfurst.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Proficiency-of-first-year-students-in-quantitative-experiments-232x300.jpg 232w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 778px) 100vw, 778px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-2538\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Proficiency of first-year students in quantitative experiments<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2>Military Service<\/h2>\n<p>Bruce registered for the draft in 1940 for World War II but he did not serve. He was 30 years old at the time and worked for DuPont at the Virginia location. From the reverse side of the card we learn that he was 5&#8217;11&#8221; tall, weighed 195 pounds, and had blue eyes and brown hair. The family lived at 361 Maple Avenue, Waynesboro, VA.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_8294\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-8294\" style=\"width: 1804px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a class=\"boxer\" title=\"1940-10-16 WW2 Draft Card Bruce Farquhar\" href=\"http:\/\/www.karenfurst.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/1940-10-16-WW2-Draft-Card-Bruce-Farquhar.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-8294\" src=\"http:\/\/www.karenfurst.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/1940-10-16-WW2-Draft-Card-Bruce-Farquhar.jpg\" alt=\"1940-10-16 WW2 Draft Card Bruce Farquhar\" width=\"1804\" height=\"1192\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.karenfurst.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/1940-10-16-WW2-Draft-Card-Bruce-Farquhar.jpg 1804w, https:\/\/www.karenfurst.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/1940-10-16-WW2-Draft-Card-Bruce-Farquhar-300x198.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.karenfurst.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/1940-10-16-WW2-Draft-Card-Bruce-Farquhar-768x507.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1804px) 100vw, 1804px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-8294\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">1940-10-16 WW2 Draft Card Bruce Farquhar<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2>Death<\/h2>\n<p>1973<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_2541\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2541\" style=\"width: 704px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-2541\" src=\"http:\/\/www.karenfurst.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/ObituaryBruceStraubFarquhar-704x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Obituary Bruce Straub Farquhar\" width=\"704\" height=\"1024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.karenfurst.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/ObituaryBruceStraubFarquhar-704x1024.jpg 704w, https:\/\/www.karenfurst.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/ObituaryBruceStraubFarquhar-206x300.jpg 206w, https:\/\/www.karenfurst.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/ObituaryBruceStraubFarquhar.jpg 1807w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 704px) 100vw, 704px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-2541\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Obituary Bruce Straub Farquhar<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2>Photo Gallery for Bruce Farquhar<\/h2>\n<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-2535 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-thumbnail'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.karenfurst.com\/blog\/genealogy\/surnames\/farquhar\/bruce-straub-farquhar-1910-1973\/attachment\/1075\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.karenfurst.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/1075-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-8296\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.karenfurst.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/1075-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.karenfurst.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/1075-200x200.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-8296'>\n\t\t\t\tBruce Straub Farquhar Yearbook Photo, 1932\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.karenfurst.com\/blog\/genealogy\/surnames\/farquhar\/bruce-straub-farquhar-1910-1973\/attachment\/1036\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.karenfurst.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/1036-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-8297\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.karenfurst.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/1036-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.karenfurst.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/1036-200x200.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-8297'>\n\t\t\t\tBruce Straub Farquhar Portrait, ca. 1930\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.karenfurst.com\/blog\/genealogy\/surnames\/farquhar\/bruce-straub-farquhar-1910-1973\/attachment\/1078\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.karenfurst.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/1078-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-8298\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.karenfurst.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/1078-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.karenfurst.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/1078-200x200.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-8298'>\n\t\t\t\tBruce and Franklin Farquhar ca. 1915\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.karenfurst.com\/blog\/genealogy\/surnames\/farquhar\/bruce-straub-farquhar-1910-1973\/attachment\/1098\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.karenfurst.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/1098-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-8299\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.karenfurst.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/1098-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.karenfurst.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/1098-200x200.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-8299'>\n\t\t\t\tFrank and son Bruce at the Beach, ca. 1940\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.karenfurst.com\/blog\/genealogy\/surnames\/farquhar\/bruce-straub-farquhar-1910-1973\/attachment\/1218\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.karenfurst.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/1218-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-8300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.karenfurst.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/1218-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.karenfurst.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/1218-200x200.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-8300'>\n\t\t\t\tBruce &#038; Franklin with Dogs, ca. 1922\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.karenfurst.com\/blog\/genealogy\/surnames\/farquhar\/bruce-straub-farquhar-1910-1973\/attachment\/1221\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.karenfurst.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/1221-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-8301\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.karenfurst.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/1221-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.karenfurst.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/1221-200x200.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-8301'>\n\t\t\t\tBruce Straub Farquhar Portrait, ca. 1936\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.karenfurst.com\/blog\/genealogy\/surnames\/farquhar\/bruce-straub-farquhar-1910-1973\/attachment\/1231\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.karenfurst.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/1231-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-8302\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.karenfurst.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/1231-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.karenfurst.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/1231-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.karenfurst.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/1231-200x200.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-8302'>\n\t\t\t\tBruce Straub Farquhar as a Child, ca. 1913\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.karenfurst.com\/blog\/genealogy\/surnames\/farquhar\/bruce-straub-farquhar-1910-1973\/attachment\/1232\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.karenfurst.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/1232-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-8303\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.karenfurst.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/1232-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.karenfurst.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/1232-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.karenfurst.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/1232-200x200.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-8303'>\n\t\t\t\tBruce Straub Farquhar on Porch, ca. 1940\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.karenfurst.com\/blog\/genealogy\/surnames\/farquhar\/bruce-straub-farquhar-1910-1973\/attachment\/1236\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.karenfurst.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/1236-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-8304\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.karenfurst.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/1236-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.karenfurst.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/1236-200x200.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-8304'>\n\t\t\t\tMabel with Bruce and Franklin, ca. 1920\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.karenfurst.com\/blog\/genealogy\/surnames\/farquhar\/bruce-straub-farquhar-1910-1973\/attachment\/1410\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.karenfurst.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/1410-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-8306\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.karenfurst.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/1410-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.karenfurst.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/1410-200x200.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-8306'>\n\t\t\t\tBruce Straub Farquhar with Tennis Racket, ca. 1940\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.karenfurst.com\/blog\/genealogy\/surnames\/farquhar\/bruce-straub-farquhar-1910-1973\/attachment\/1428\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.karenfurst.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/1428-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-8307\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.karenfurst.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/1428-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.karenfurst.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/1428-200x200.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-8307'>\n\t\t\t\tBruce Straub Farquhar with Car, ca. 1950\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.karenfurst.com\/blog\/genealogy\/surnames\/farquhar\/bruce-straub-farquhar-1910-1973\/attachment\/1498\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.karenfurst.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/1498-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-8308\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.karenfurst.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/1498-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.karenfurst.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/1498-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.karenfurst.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/1498-200x200.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-8308'>\n\t\t\t\tBruce Farquhar Double Self Portrait, ca. 1940\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Bruce was born on July 12, 1910, in Bethlehem, Northampton County, PA, to parents Edward Franklin Farquhar and Mabel Labarre Straub. Education Bruce attended the University of Kentucky, where his father was an English professor. He was on the tennis team. Occupation Bruce worked as a chemist at DuPont in Wilmington, Delaware. Publications I&#8217;ve found&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":31,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","template":"","meta":{"_kad_post_transparent":"","_kad_post_title":"","_kad_post_layout":"","_kad_post_sidebar_id":"","_kad_post_content_style":"","_kad_post_vertical_padding":"","_kad_post_feature":"","_kad_post_feature_position":"","_kad_post_header":false,"_kad_post_footer":false,"_kad_post_classname":"","footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-2535","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/P3viLY-ET","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":180,"url":"https:\/\/www.karenfurst.com\/blog\/genealogy\/surnames\/blomberg\/","url_meta":{"origin":2535,"position":0},"title":"Blomberg","author":"Karen","date":"May 22, 2014","format":false,"excerpt":"The Blomberg family traced here has roots in Denmark and northern Germany, with family connections to Faaborg, Copenhagen, and Rendsburg before Wilhelm Clement Theodor Blomberg emigrated to the United States in 1860. 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