Abner S. Farrow is the son of Isaac W. Farrow and Sarah C. Farrow, and was born on September 6, 1857, at Winneconne, in Winnebago county. Mr. and Mrs. Isaac Farrow were the parents of five children, three of whom are now (1908) living, our subject, Abner S., being the second child.

He was educated in the common schools of Algoma township and finished the higher course in the W.W. Daggett Business College in Oshkosh. At the age of twenty he embarked in the lumbering business, at which he spent some fifteen years in the woods and on the river, driving logs, and then he returned to the homestead and remained there for one year, working on his father's farm, when he branched out for himself and purchased the old J.W. Foster farm in section 18 and began farming on his own account. He was an ambitious and energetic young man, and it was not long before he controlled a fine large farm in his own right. He now owns 240 acres of finely improved land, twenty acres of this being timber, chiefly black and burr oak. He does general farming, and in addition carries on a successful dairy business, keeping a fine herd of milk cows, of the Guernsey breed principally. He also owns some splendid horse, and in 1902 he built a new modern frame residence and a large, commodious barn- this is built in at "T" shape, 32 x 62, and is used both as a stable and a coach house, while the rear part is 34 x 70 feet, which he uses for his dairy cows. The barn is 35 feet in height. In addition to this Mr. Farrow has an immense silo which is always in the fall well filled with winter fodder. Most of his outbuildings are of stone foundations and are all kept in first-class condition. The yard surrounding his buildings is beautifully cared for, and the whole aspect of the place indicates the thrift and ambition of its owner. It is one of the finest country homes in the entire state of Wisconsin; his residence is up-to-date in every respect, with most of the conveniences of a modern city home, such as water, light, etc., while he uses a gasoline engine equipment in the house for churning and other purposes. He also keeps an engine in the barn for grinding feed and other work, as well as other modern farm machinery, which makes the farm work a pleasure instead of a task.

On April 18, 1888, Mr. Farrow was married to Miss Zelia E. Ross, daughter of John and Morilla (Shelton) Ross, of Winneconne. Mr. and Mrs. Farrow have two children, viz.: Ethel M., a student of the normal school in Oshkosh, and Turner A. Farrow.

Mr. Farrow is secretary of the Algoma, Black Wolf and Nekimi Insurance Company, which has been a success, and which company carries one and one- half million dollars insurance. He has always been much interested in the affairs of his town and ready to support and promote any movement tending toward the betterment of the community and placing the right party in the right office.