Notes:

William Jacob; born 9 Sep 1863 Clarks Fork, Missouri; died 25 Dec 1925 in Clarks Fork, Missouri, husband of Mollie née Eller McFarland; married 02 Nov 1884 in Cooper County, Missouri; son of Alexander W. McFarland and Mary Catherine née Hurt McFarland; lot 516; Walnut Grove Cemetery listing of plot owners

William Jacob; born 9 Sep 1863 Clarks Fork, Missouri; died 25 Dec 1925 in Clarks Fork, Missouri, husband of Mollie née Eller McFarland; married 02 Nov 1884 in Cooper County, Missouri; son of Alexander W. McFarland and Mary Catherine née Hurt McFarland; lot 516; Walnut Grove Cemetery listing of plot owners

Notes:

BIOGRAPHICAL
1883 History of Howard and Cooper Counties
CLARK'S FORK TOWNSHIP

ARCHIMEDES W. McFARLAND. Mr. McFarland is a cousin of Truman W. McFarland, of Boonville in whose sketch is given an account of their grandparents, Jacob, Sr., and Nancy (Cathy) McFarland, originally of North Carolina. Archimedes W.'s father, Jacob, Jr., was born before his parents left their native state, but attained his majority here, and in 1833 was married to Miss Matilda Fleming, formerly of Kentucky. He died, however, about three years after his marriage, leaving his wife a widow with two children: Archimedes W., the subject of this sketch, born in Boonville township, September 15, 1834, and Armiuda, J., born in 1835, now the wife of Robert Comer, of Henry county, Missouri. Eight years after her husband's death, Mrs. McFarland also died, and thus the two children were left orphans in childhood. However, they were kindly cared for by relatives and friends, and their father having died possessed of some property, they were not entirely dependent upon the generosity of others in their tender years. After Archimedes grew up he sold his interest in his father's estate, and bought a farm in Henry, where he followed farming until 1865. He then sold out his farm in that county and returned to the home of his childhood days, where he bought a tract of land adjacent to the farm that his father-in-law, Mr. William Hurt, had given him in Clark's Fork township. He now has a good farm, and is one of the well respected farmers and good citizens of the township. December 10, 1857, he was married to Miss Mary Hurt, of this county. They have three children, two being dead: Alice G., born December 7, 1858, wife of Robert Johnson; William J., born September 9, 1863, and Agnes L., born December 5, 1877. Laura C. and Lillie M. are deceased. Mr. McFarland's farm contains about a quarter section of good land, and he follows both grain and stock raising.

History of Cooper County Missouri by W. F. Johnson

A. W. McFarland

(Transcribed by Jim Thoma)

A. W. McFarland - The story of the struggles and accomplishments of the pioneer men and women of any section of the country, is one of ever increasing interest. The true history of Cooper County consists, in a large measure, in the recital of the lives and deeds of the pioneers, whose sacrifices made possible the better conditions which those of a later generation enjoy. A. W. McFarland, who died Jan. 9, 1910, while a native of Cooper County saw much of the early life and early day development of this county. He belonged to a family of pioneers. He was born in Boonville township in 1834, a son of Jacob and Matilda (Fleming) McFarland, who were among the very early settlers of this county. Jacob McFarland died in 1843, and his wife departed this life three years later, and their remains now rest in a private cemetery on their old home farm.
A. W. McFarland was reared to manhood in Cooper County, and educated in the district schools, or such schools as existed at that time. He was married Dec. 10, 1857, to Miss Mary Catherine Hurt. They resided in Cooper County for about three years after their marriage, when they removed to Henry County, and remained there three years. They then returned to Cooper County and settled on the farm where Mrs. McFarland
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now lives. Here A. W. McFarland engaged in farming and stock raising, and was regarded as a successful man of affairs, and a good citizen. He improved his place and made a pleasant home for himself and his family. It is one of the attractive places in that section of the county, and the cedar trees which were set out over a half century ago still ornament the front yard of the residence, and give the place an artistic and distinctive appearance.
Mary Catherine (Hurt) McFarland is also a native of Cooper County, and belongs to a family of pioneers. She was born in Clarks Fork township, Sept. 2, 1838, a daughter of William and Catherine (Robertson) Hurt. William Hurt was born in Cooper County, of Virginia parents, who were among the first settlers of this section. He died in 1895. His wife, who was also born in this county died in 1881. Their remains are interred in Walnut Grove Cemetery. William and Catherine (Robertson) Hurt were the parents of the following children: Mrs. Nancy M. Davis, deceased; Mary Catherine, widow of A. W. McFarland, the subject of this sketch; Jenkin B., deceased; Benijoh, deceased; William, resides in Clarks Fork township; and James, resides in Clarks Fork township.
To A. W. and Mary Catherine (Hurt) McFarland were born the following children: Alice, married Robert Johnston, who is now deceased, and she lives in Boonville; Laura Catherine, deceased; William J., resides on the old home place; Lillie May, deceased; and Agnes Lee, married Terrell Mills, and they reside on the McFarland homestead.
Terrell Mills and Agnes Lee McFarland were married Oct. 11, 1899. Mr. Mills was born in Clarks Fork township, Feb. 20, 1878. He is a son of James T. and Bettie Elizabeth Mills. The father is now deceased and the mother resides in Kansas City, Mo. To Terrell and Agnes Lee (McFarland) Mills has been born one child, Mary Elizabeth, born Jan.18,1905.
There were nine grandchildren in the McFarland family, as follows: Emmett B. Johnston; Mrs. Berna Swarne; Mrs. Ruth Swarner; Percy E. McFarland, deceased; Mrs. Eula Mercer; Wilbur J. McFarland; Mary Martha McFarland; Alice Grace McFarland; and Mary Elizabeth Mills. The following are great-grandchildren of Mrs. McFarland: Burnah Mildred Lucile, Edward, and Mildred Swarner, and Roberta, Bernard, and Mary Edwina Johnston.
The McFarland family have been prominently identified with Cooper County almost since its beginning, and are one of the highly respected pioneer families of this section. Mrs. McFarland, although in her 81st year, has a keen insight into the affairs of every-day life and a remarkable memory, rich in reminiscence of Cooper County history.
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Walnut Grove Cemetery
Boonville, Missouri

Civil Township:
Boonville
Quadrant Map:
Boonville
General Location:
Locust Street in Boonville, Missouri
Congressional Township:
Township 49-N; Range 17-W
Section:
Eastern half of southeast quarter of southwest quarter of northwest quarter of section 36
Longitude & Latitude:
38 58 18 : 92 43 57
Directions:
Drive east on Locust Street, you can not miss this cemetery.

Archimedes Washington; born 15 Sep 1835; died 09 Jan 1910; husband of Mary Catherine Née Hurt McFarland; "prominent farmer and parents of Mrs. J. Terrell Mills."; married 07 Dec 1857

BIOGRAPHICAL
1883 History of Howard and Cooper Counties
CLARK'S FORK TOWNSHIP

ARCHIMEDES W. McFARLAND. Mr. McFarland is a cousin of Truman W. McFarland, of Boonville in whose sketch is given an account of their grandparents, Jacob, Sr., and Nancy (Cathy) McFarland, originally of North Carolina. Archimedes W.'s father, Jacob, Jr., was born before his parents left their native state, but attained his majority here, and in 1833 was married to Miss Matilda Fleming, formerly of Kentucky. He died, however, about three years after his marriage, leaving his wife a widow with two children: Archimedes W., the subject of this sketch, born in Boonville township, September 15, 1834, and Armiuda, J., born in 1835, now the wife of Robert Comer, of Henry county, Missouri. Eight years after her husband's death, Mrs. McFarland also died, and thus the two children were left orphans in childhood. However, they were kindly cared for by relatives and friends, and their father having died possessed of some property, they were not entirely dependent upon the generosity of others in their tender years. After Archimedes grew up he sold his interest in his father's estate, and bought a farm in Henry, where he followed farming until 1865. He then sold out his farm in that county and returned to the home of his childhood days, where he bought a tract of land adjacent to the farm that his father-in-law, Mr. William Hurt, had given him in Clark's Fork township. He now has a good farm, and is one of the well respected farmers and good citizens of the township. December 10, 1857, he was married to Miss Mary Hurt, of this county. They have three children, two being dead: Alice G., born December 7, 1858, wife of Robert Johnson; William J., born September 9, 1863, and Agnes L., born December 5, 1877. Laura C. and Lillie M. are deceased. Mr. McFarland's farm contains about a quarter section of good land, and he follows both grain and stock raising.

History of Cooper County Missouri by W. F. Johnson

A. W. McFarland

(Transcribed by Jim Thoma)

A. W. McFarland - The story of the struggles and accomplishments of the pioneer men and women of any section of the country, is one of ever increasing interest. The true history of Cooper County consists, in a large measure, in the recital of the lives and deeds of the pioneers, whose sacrifices made possible the better conditions which those of a later generation enjoy. A. W. McFarland, who died Jan. 9, 1910, while a native of Cooper County saw much of the early life and early day development of this county. He belonged to a family of pioneers. He was born in Boonville township in 1834, a son of Jacob and Matilda (Fleming) McFarland, who were among the very early settlers of this county. Jacob McFarland died in 1843, and his wife departed this life three years later, and their remains now rest in a private cemetery on their old home farm.
A. W. McFarland was reared to manhood in Cooper County, and educated in the district schools, or such schools as existed at that time. He was married Dec. 10, 1857, to Miss Mary Catherine Hurt. They resided in Cooper County for about three years after their marriage, when they removed to Henry County, and remained there three years. They then returned to Cooper County and settled on the farm where Mrs. McFarland
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now lives. Here A. W. McFarland engaged in farming and stock raising, and was regarded as a successful man of affairs, and a good citizen. He improved his place and made a pleasant home for himself and his family. It is one of the attractive places in that section of the county, and the cedar trees which were set out over a half century ago still ornament the front yard of the residence, and give the place an artistic and distinctive appearance.
Mary Catherine (Hurt) McFarland is also a native of Cooper County, and belongs to a family of pioneers. She was born in Clarks Fork township, Sept. 2, 1838, a daughter of William and Catherine (Robertson) Hurt. William Hurt was born in Cooper County, of Virginia parents, who were among the first settlers of this section. He died in 1895. His wife, who was also born in this county died in 1881. Their remains are interred in Walnut Grove Cemetery. William and Catherine (Robertson) Hurt were the parents of the following children: Mrs. Nancy M. Davis, deceased; Mary Catherine, widow of A. W. McFarland, the subject of this sketch; Jenkin B., deceased; Benijoh, deceased; William, resides in Clarks Fork township; and James, resides in Clarks Fork township.
To A. W. and Mary Catherine (Hurt) McFarland were born the following children: Alice, married Robert Johnston, who is now deceased, and she lives in Boonville; Laura Catherine, deceased; William J., resides on the old home place; Lillie May, deceased; and Agnes Lee, married Terrell Mills, and they reside on the McFarland homestead.
Terrell Mills and Agnes Lee McFarland were married Oct. 11, 1899. Mr. Mills was born in Clarks Fork township, Feb. 20, 1878. He is a son of James T. and Bettie Elizabeth Mills. The father is now deceased and the mother resides in Kansas City, Mo. To Terrell and Agnes Lee (McFarland) Mills has been born one child, Mary Elizabeth, born Jan.18,1905.
There were nine grandchildren in the McFarland family, as follows: Emmett B. Johnston; Mrs. Berna Swarne; Mrs. Ruth Swarner; Percy E. McFarland, deceased; Mrs. Eula Mercer; Wilbur J. McFarland; Mary Martha McFarland; Alice Grace McFarland; and Mary Elizabeth Mills. The following are great-grandchildren of Mrs. McFarland: Burnah Mildred Lucile, Edward, and Mildred Swarner, and Roberta, Bernard, and Mary Edwina Johnston.
The McFarland family have been prominently identified with Cooper County almost since its beginning, and are one of the highly respected pioneer families of this section. Mrs. McFarland, although in her 81st year, has a keen insight into the affairs of every-day life and a remarkable memory, rich in reminiscence of Cooper County history.
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Walnut Grove Cemetery
Boonville, Missouri

Civil Township:
Boonville
Quadrant Map:
Boonville
General Location:
Locust Street in Boonville, Missouri
Congressional Township:
Township 49-N; Range 17-W
Section:
Eastern half of southeast quarter of southwest quarter of northwest quarter of section 36
Longitude & Latitude:
38 58 18 : 92 43 57
Directions:
Drive east on Locust Street, you can not miss this cemetery.

Archimedes Washington; born 15 Sep 1835; died 09 Jan 1910; husband of Mary Catherine Née Hurt McFarland; "prominent farmer and parents of Mrs. J. Terrell Mills."; married 07 Dec 1857

Archimedes + Mary Catherine Hurt. Mary was born on 2 Sep 1838 in Clark's Fork, Cooper Co., MO; died in UNKNOWN. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Obituary - Central Missourian, 23 July 1927

MRS. A. W. McFARLAND

Mrs. A. W. McFarland died at her home in Clark's Fork township Friday July 22, after an illness of six weeks. Mary Catherine (Hurt) McFarland was born in Clark's Fork township September 2, 1838, and was a daughter of William and Catherine Robertson Hurt. She was married to A. W. McFarland of Boonville township, December 10, 1857. To this union were born five children. Two daughters died in childhood. William J. McFarland died in December, 1925. Two daughters, Mrs. Robert Johnson and Mrs. J. Terrell Mills, both of Cooper County, survive. Two brothers, W. A. Hurt and James Hurt, of Boonville, with a number of grandchildren and great grandchildren also survive. Mrs. McFarland was a widow of A. W. McFarland, who died January 3, 1910. Both Mr. and Mrs. McFarland were natives of Cooper County. They lived in Henry County for three years, then moved back to Cooper County, where they made their home on the old McFarland homestead in Clark's Fork township. The Hurt and McFarland families are prominent in the history of Cooper County. Early in life she became a member of the Bethel Presbyterian church. Funeral services will be held in the Boonville Presbyterian church at three o'clock Sunday afternoon, conducted by Rev. Mitchell of Independence. Interment will be made in the family lot in Walnut Grove Cemetery.

More About MARY CATHERINE HURT:

Burial: Walnut Grove Cemetery, Cooper County, Missouri

Obituary - Central Missourian, 23 July 1927

MRS. A. W. McFARLAND

Mrs. A. W. McFarland died at her home in Clark's Fork township Friday July 22, after an illness of six weeks. Mary Catherine (Hurt) McFarland was born in Clark's Fork township September 2, 1838, and was a daughter of William and Catherine Robertson Hurt. She was married to A. W. McFarland of Boonville township, December 10, 1857. To this union were born five children. Two daughters died in childhood. William J. McFarland died in December, 1925. Two daughters, Mrs. Robert Johnson and Mrs. J. Terrell Mills, both of Cooper County, survive. Two brothers, W. A. Hurt and James Hurt, of Boonville, with a number of grandchildren and great grandchildren also survive. Mrs. McFarland was a widow of A. W. McFarland, who died January 3, 1910. Both Mr. and Mrs. McFarland were natives of Cooper County. They lived in Henry County for three years, then moved back to Cooper County, where they made their home on the old McFarland homestead in Clark's Fork township. The Hurt and McFarland families are prominent in the history of Cooper County. Early in life she became a member of the Bethel Presbyterian church. Funeral services will be held in the Boonville Presbyterian church at three o'clock Sunday afternoon, conducted by Rev. Mitchell of Independence. Interment will be made in the family lot in Walnut Grove Cemetery.

More About MARY CATHERINE HURT:

Burial: Walnut Grove Cemetery, Cooper County, Missouri

Jacob married Matilda Fleming in 1833 in Cooper Co., MO. Matilda was born in 1813 in Rockbridge Co., VA; died in 1846 in Boonville, Cooper Co., MO; was buried in McFarland Cemetery, Boonville, Cooper Co. MO. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Name: Matilda Flemming
• Birth: 1813, Kentucky, USA
• Death: 1844, Boonville, Cooper, Missouri, USA

Other Events and Attributes:

• Birth: 21 Feb 1772, Fincastle, Montgomery, Virginia, USA
• Residence: 1810, Haywood, North Carolina, United States
• Residence: 1830, Cooper, Missouri, USA
• Residence: 1840, Cooper, Missouri, USA
• Death: 13 Oct 1846, Booneville, Cooper, Missouri, USA

Notes:

Mary Helen Haines notes:
Jacob McFarland's first marriage would have taken place in Tennesee in Greene/Jefferson County. Jefferson County was created in 1782 and its marriage records start in 1798. I assume his first, and or second wife died and he then married Nancy Cathey in 1804 when he purchased land from George Cathey. The McFarlands did not move to Buncombe County before 1799.

Regarding the children: the son George W. McFarland born Oct. 18, 1809 may be incorrect, or he has become mixed up with George W. McFarland, born Jan. 25, 1809, son of James Ray McFarland.

Also, the marriage to Elizabeth Webb, and then the marriage to Nancy Cathey...yet there are children born before that marriage.

Buncombe County Deed Records:
On April 20, 1804 Jacob McFarland purchases 65 acres on the east side of the Pigeon River from George Cathey. Vol. 8, p. 271. Haywood Co. is created out of Buncombe Co. in 1808.

Haywood Co. NC, County Court Pleas, Vol. C, p. 11, in June 15, 1812, Jacob McFarland was foreman of the Grand Jury, James McFarland served, and John McFarland, Esq. was a Justice. Dec. 1814, Jacob and James McFarland serving as grand jurors (p. 90). March session, 1815, Jacob is serving again, John McFarland Esq. is Justice.( p. 103)

Haywood County N.C. Deed Records:
Book A, p. 363. On Sept. 19, 1815, Jacob McFarland sold to Daniel McDowell 67 acres on the east side of the Pigeon River, where he lives, for $700. The land intersects the said McFarland spring branch. George Cathey witnessed. This must have been shortly before the move to Missouri. (Daniel McDowell is the son of James McDowell, therefore a brother to Margaret McDowell who married David McFarland, Jacob's brother.)

Cooper County, Missouri, Cemetery Records, Vol. 1-12
Collection of cemetery records from Cooper County, Missouri. More information below (MHH note: mistake in the records below: the Jacob married to Matilda Fleming is Jacob Jr., not the Jacob born in 1772.)

Name: Jacob McFarland
Birth Date: 21 Feb 1772
Death Date: 13 Oct 1846
hus. of Matilda (Fleming) McFarland; hus. of Nancy (Cathey) McFarland; (buried?) Note: Nancy Cathey was a dau. of George Cathey, a Revolutionary Soldier. These families came to St. Genevieve Co., Mo., in about 1816; lived there for two years; and in 1819 came to Cooper Co., where they lived out their lives.
Cemetery: Reid Cemetery
Description: Number 1 Also, called McFarland Cemetery Location: T-48-N; R-17-W; Section 25 About a mile from the new bridge on Route B, south, out of Boonville on a country lane not far from the Petite Saline Creek on the farm once owned by Ed (Jack) Melkersman is a cemetery about twenty feet square with an iron fence around it. On the gate is the name "McFarland". The farm is now owned by Henry Grathwohl. There are no visible tombstones inside this enclosure but on the outside was found one foot marker with the initials, J. McF. on it. It is our thinking that this is a marker for the grave of John S. or Jessie McFarland who had come to Cooper County between 1815 and 1820 after William McFarland, the first sheriff of Cooper County, who resided on the Byler farm now owned by Larry Lymer of the Rankin Mill Community. Other markers scattered around over an area of some fifty by seventy five feet were found that had not been broken beyond reading and these were:
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Location: T-48-N; R-17-W; Section 25 on the Charles Grathroohl land.
p. 15, correction
Bousfield: Henry
Crawford: George; b. March 8, 1795 d. July 29, 1852.
p. 16, correction
Mcfarland: Jacob; b. Feb. 21, 1772 d. 1843; hus. of Matilda (Fleming) McFarland (deceased 1846).
Atlas Survey: 1877 land atlas - no cemetery symbol on the William A. Reed land. 1915 land atlas - no cemetery symbol on the Ed. Melkersmann land. 1978 plat book - no cemetery symbol on the Charles Grathwohl land. 1991 plat book - no cemetery symbol on the Charles Grathwohl land.
Note: Grathwohl land was 4-5 miles south of Boonville, on Route "B".
Inquire and Please, ask permission to enter Private Property.
Missouri Cemetery Records Volume XI Addendum to the Volumes I to X of the records Part Two
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The following are notes from the McFarland genealogy website of Gary Morris: http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Hollow/8143/genealogy/mcfarland/rbtlanc.txt --

***** 46 ***** Jacob McFARLAND, son of John McFARLAND and Mary KINDER, was born
21 Feb 1772 in Bedford County, Virginia, died 13 Oct 1846 in Cooper-Moniteau
County, Missouri. Jacob married (1) to Elizabeth (Betsey) WEBB born about 1770
in Virginia(?), died 1796/1798 in Virginia. Jacob married (2) 1796/1799 in
Pigeon Valley, Buncombe County, North Carolina to Nancy CATHEY daughter of George
CATHEY and Margaret CHAMBERLAIN, born 1 Jan 1780 in Burke County, North Carolina,
died 29 Aug 1870 in Booneville, Cooper County, Missouri.

----- NOTES FOR Jacob McFARLAND:
SOURCE: World Family Tree #9 and #10 and #12.
CENSUS: 1800 NORTH CAROLINA, Buncombe County 00010-10100. P. 177.
RESIDENCE: Lived 1806 Buncombe County,North Carolina.
CENSUS: 1810 NORTH CAROLINA, Buncombe County. Jacob McFarland P. 197.

----- NOTES FOR Nancy CATHEY:
PARENTS: George CATHEY and Margaret CHAMBERLAIN.
DEATH: Also listed as Pettis Co, MO 24 Aug 1870.

===CHILDREN of Jacob McFARLAND and Nancy CATHEY

154 Elizabeth (Betsy) McFARLAND b 6 Feb 1795 Buncombe
County, North Carolina.
+ 155 Catherine McFARLAND b 12 Feb 1800/1801 Buncombe County,
North Carolina. M Nicholas McCARTHY.
+ 156 Sarah McFARLAND b 8 Aug 1802 Buncombe County, North
Carolina. M Reuben GEORGE.
+ 157 Reuben McFARLAND b 17 Oct 1804 Buncombe County, North
Carolina. M Eunice RICE.
+ 158 Ann McFARLAND b 26 Apr 1806 Buncombe County, North
Carolina. M Jesse McFARLAND.
+ 159 William McFARLAND b 26 Jan 1808 Haywood County, North
Carolina. M Martha A. ROBERTS.
160 George McFARLAND b 18 Oct 1809 Haywood County, North
Carolina.
+ 161 Jacob McFARLAND b 30 Oct 1811 Haywood County, North
Carolina. M Matilda FLEMING.

Jacob McFarland's first marriage would have taken place in Tennesee in Greene/Jefferson County. Jefferson County was created in 1782 and its marriage records start in 1798. I assume his first, and or second wife died and he then married Nancy Cathey in 1804 when he purchased land from George Cathey. The McFarlands did not move to Buncombe County before 1799.

Buncombe County Deed Records:
On April 20, 1804 Jacob McFarland purchases 65 acres on the east side of the Pigeon River from George Cathey. Vol. 8, p. 271. Haywood Co. is created out of Buncombe Co. in 1808.

Haywood County N.C. Deed Records:
Book A, p. 363. On Sept. 19, 1815, Jacob McFarland sold to Daniel McDowell 67 acres on the east side of the Pigeon River, where he lives, for $700. The land intersects the said McFarland spring branch. George Cathey witnessed. This must have been shortly before the move to Missouri.

Cooper County, Missouri, Cemetery Records, Vol. 1-12
Collection of cemetery records from Cooper County, Missouri. More information below

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Name: Jacob McFarland
Birth Date: 21 Feb 1772
Death Date: 13 Oct 1846
hus. of Matilda (Fleming) McFarland; hus. of Nancy (Cathey) McFarland; (buried?) Note: Nancy Cathey was a dau. of George Cathey, a Revolutionary Soldier. These families came to St. Genevieve Co., Mo., in about 1816; lived there for two years; and in 1819 came to Cooper Co., where they lived out their lives.
Cemetery: Reid Cemetery
Description: Number 1 Also, called McFarland Cemetery Location: T-48-N; R-17-W; Section 25 About a mile from the new bridge on Route B, south, out of Boonville on a country lane not far from the Petite Saline Creek on the farm once owned by Ed (Jack) Melkersman is a cemetery about twenty feet square with an iron fence around it. On the gate is the name "McFarland". The farm is now owned by Henry Grathwohl. There are no visible tombstones inside this enclosure but on the outside was found one foot marker with the initials, J. McF. on it. It is our thinking that this is a marker for the grave of John S. or Jessie McFarland who had come to Cooper County between 1815 and 1820 after William McFarland, the first sheriff of Cooper County, who resided on the Byler farm now owned by Larry Lymer of the Rankin Mill Community. Other markers scattered around over an area of some fifty by seventy five feet were found that had not been broken beyond reading and these were:
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Location: T-48-N; R-17-W; Section 25 on the Charles Grathroohl land.
p. 15, correction
Bousfield: Henry
Crawford: George; b. March 8, 1795 d. July 29, 1852.
p. 16, correction
Mcfarland: Jacob; b. Feb. 21, 1772 d. 1843; hus. of Matilda (Fleming) McFarland (deceased 1846).
Atlas Survey: 1877 land atlas - no cemetery symbol on the William A. Reed land. 1915 land atlas - no cemetery symbol on the Ed. Melkersmann land. 1978 plat book - no cemetery symbol on the Charles Grathwohl land. 1991 plat book - no cemetery symbol on the Charles Grathwohl land.
Note: Grathwohl land was 4-5 miles south of Boonville, on Route "B".
Inquire and Please, ask permission to enter Private Property.
Cemetery: Splice Creek Baptist Church Cemetery
Description: Location: T-47-N; R-15-W; Section SW 1/4 of Section 10. The Splice Creek Baptist Church is nearby - only about one quarter mile south of the cemetery, at the crossroads in the N. E. 1/4 of Section 16.
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Name: Reuben McFarland
Birth Date: 17 Oct 1804
Death Date: 26 Jan 1882
"Born in No. Carolina; buried on old McFarland place." Son of Jacob, Sr. and Nancy (Cathey) McFarland, wife of Jacob, Jr.; hus. of Eunice (Rice) McFarland
Cemetery: Reuben McFarland Cemetery
Description: Location: In Boonville Township, Cooper County, Mo; T-48-N; R-16-W; Section 18; Center of the section on the north side of hill; elevation 670'; on the farm of J. C. Loesing. "The cemetery was named after Reuben McFarland, who was born in North Carolina, one of eight children of Jacob and Nancy (Cathey) McFarland. Nancy Cathey was a daughter of George Cathey, a Revolutionary Soldier. These families all came to Missouri about 1816; to St. Genevieve County and lived there two years and then came to Cooper County, in 1818; and settled the land where they lived out the remainder of their lives. The cemetery had head stones and an iron fence around it, with tall cedar trees just inside the fence." Recorded by Mr. and Mrs. Grover Debo.
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Jacob married Nancy Cathey about 1804 in Buncombe Co., NC. Nancy was born on 18 Jan 1780 in Burke Co., North Carolina; died on 29 Aug 1870 in Boonville, Cooper Co., Missouri. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Residence: 1860, Boonville, Boonville, Cooper, Missouri, USA
• Death: 29 Aug 1870, Pettis, Missouri, USA
• Death: 29 Aug 1870, Pettis, Missouri, USA

Notes:

Mary Helen Haines notes:

In 1810 census in Haywood Co. NC, George Cathy and William Cathy Sr. and Jr. are listed. In 1800 census they also are present in Buncombe Co. NC. The Catheys were neighbors of the McFarlands and traveled with them to MO. They appear in the 1830 census in Cooper Co. MO as John and Joseph and Nancy Cathey households near the McFarlands.