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| 2551 | From Lola McFarland Hill's book, p. 98: JEAN SHELLEY JENNINGS married Rev. Pat HENRY born Oct. 30, 1913, in Amarillo, Texas. She graduated from Lubbock High School, Texas Tech College and received a Master's Degree from T. C. U. She spent one year in New Haven Conn. with her husband who was at Yale Univ. on leave from his pastor¬ate at Preston Road Christian Church, in Dallas. She has taught in Country Day School, Gaston High School in Dallas, and Hockaday School in Dallas. She attended Bread Loaf in Vermont the last summer that Robert Frost attended. He died soon after his return from a trip to Russia. In 1960 she and Pat attended the World Convention of Disciples of Christ in Edinburg, Scotland, and in the summer of 1966 they returned to the British Isles for a summer of preaching in Interchange Program. Her ohildren are Patriok Henry III and Mary Gail Henry. Now she boasts a grandchild-Stephan. She is a splendid student as well as teacher, and besides that - she can cook! | Jennings, Jean Shelley (I30169)
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| 2552 | From Lola McFarland Hill's book, p. 98: JOHN GAMMON - married Grace JENNINGS - no "vital" statistics, but he is worthy of quite a paragraph. He has been a successful farmer at Lazbuddy, a faithful member of the Church of Christ, a consultant on Water Conservation and more recently has entered upon an interesting venture in Arizona virgin soil using his knowledge of irrigation and with the co-operation of his family to bring farming to this country. | Gammon, John Henry (I30063)
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| 2553 | From Lola McFarland Hill's book, p. 98: LILLIE RADO MCFARLAND Was the sixth child in the McFarland family. She was born Nov.29, 1884 and died at 2 years Feb 10 1887. She is buried in the Oak Ridge Cemetery at Ladonia at Hwy 1550. Her father grieved greatly for her. "A bud the Gardener gave us A pure and lovely child He gave it to our keeping' To cherish undefiled. But just as it was opening, To the glory of the day, Down came the heavenly Gardener And took our bud away. -from our Mother's Scrapbook. | McFarland, Lillie Rado (I9890)
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| 2554 | From Lola McFarland Hill's book: p. 94 FLORENCE CORDELIA MCFARLAND m. F.C. Crawford and W.M. Williams born Nov. 9, 1876, the third child in the family of J. F. and Mary Jane Harper McFarland. They lived 5 ½ mi. N. of Ladonia, Tex. in the first home they occupied. In 1886, when she was ten years old they moved into the new one-story and a half house. The year, 1889 the family lived in Ladonia at the White Place. "Then back to the country home. Florence attended colleges including Kidd-Key at Sherman, Sam Houston Normal at Huntsville, University of Texas and University of Chicago. She taught school at Bagby, Providnece, Honey Grove, McGregor, Taylor and Ben Franklin. In 1898 she was married to Frank C. Crawford and lived in Ladonia. During that time her baby sis¬ter, Lola, stayed with her and went to kindergarten. Within a year her husband died and within a month her baby boy, Frank was was born and died in infancy. She went to Taylor, Texas where she lived in the home of her sister Mary Jennings, and taught school there for several years. At this time her school principal was Mr. W. M. Williams, whom she later married. During this time of her widowhood she was back home for the vacation months except for her graduate work and a trip to Europe in the summer of 1950. She married Rev. W. M. Williams, in 1912 and moved to Fort Worth, where her baby, Florence was born. Mr. Williams had two children by his first marriage, Noland and Mary Jane who made their home with them. They lived in Bonham, St. Louis, Indianapolis, and Dallas. Their second daughter Frances was born in Dallas. Mr. Williams died in 1931. Florence and the girls moved to Ladonia amd lived near her mother for three years, then they moved to Denton and later to Whitewright - then to Dallas where she spent the remainder of her life. She was an active member of the Greenville Ave. Christian Church, and was the organizer of the Business and Professional Women's Group, among whom she had many true friends and admirers. She maintained a remarkable interest in current affairs, was an avid reader and an inveterate "clipper". She often subscribed to the local newspapers of the towns in which she had lived in order to keep aware of their progress and of the ones she had known. It would be a surprise if she ever failed to recall a person or event which she had ever known. She kept close contact with many of them and cherished the letters and visits from them. Her scrap books are invaluable as a source of family and Christian Church history. On Thanksgiving Day, Nov. 24th she suffered a paralytic stroke in the afternoon at the Central Park Manor on Capitol Street Dallas, after she had spent a pleasant day with her daughter Florence and a visit to her home on Goodwin Street. She had been living at the Manor since a less severe stroke about two years previously. She had walked to the door with her sister, Lola, and after having conversed about all the members of her family - a kind of benediction - she said no more. She lived until the early morning of Dec. 12, 1966, at a little more than ninety years of age. Her daughters, Florence and Frances gave her loving care and they were a source of great pride to her. Laura and Jim Jernigan and the children of her step-children, Noland and Mary Jane compose her eight grand¬children. Her funeral service at the Wildwood Cemetery at Restland was very beautifully conducted by Rev. Put Henry and Rev. R.C. Lohman. The pall-bearers were: W. J. Jernigan, A. J. Jernigan, Nick Spellman, Lt. Col. Joe M. Hill Jr., John S. Mc¬Farland and C. Jack Wilson. This was truly a Reunion of her family and friends who wished to honor this great woman. | McFarland, Florence Cordelia (I29968)
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| 2555 | From Lola McFarland's book, p. 93. JEWEL WESLEY EASLEY -wife of S. J. McFarland - was born in Blossom, Texas, Jan 5, 1881, the youngest child of Capt. and Mrs. R. M. Easley. In the family were 10 children and 2 adopted. 1.Mollie - m. Ed Byrd : son, Harold D. Byrd of Dallas 2.Edwin - m. Nellie Steel 3.Lizzie - m. A. M. Haraway 4.Mackie - m. Sam Gaines: son Richard Gaines, movie actor 5.Stella - m. W. L. Reed, daughters: Katherine and Mildred 6.Linna - m. D. E. Waggoner, : Easley, Elizabeth and Joel 7.Kalie -m. Neal Scott and Rev. W. A. Roach 8.Bob Jones m. Ida Dollins and Ella Vean 9.Maggie - m. F. C. Dollins : Margaret Wilson and Mackie 10.Wesley - m. Samuel J. McFarland She was married on her 17th birthday and was a serious student of music, literature and languages all of her life. She was active in church and civic affairs. She was a very loyal wife and relative. She died in Dallas in Feb. 1962 Buried beside her husband in Restland Cemetery, Dallas. | Easley, Wesley Jewel (I30207)
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| 2556 | From Lola's Book, p. 102: JAMES ROBERT MCFARLAND married Lyle KEAN. He was born Nov. 27, 1886 in the new house north of Ladonia. When he was eight years old he went to school to Miss Ella Wise. He got his foot cought in the benches in the school room. He went for tow months in Ladonia to Miss Maggie Wise and then came back to Woods School house until the family moved to town. His teachers were Mr. Nat White and Mr. Neeley Holt. An outstanding production was a play called "Out in the Cold.", starring his girl friend, Ira Newbury and his little sister was the poor little child wrapped in an old shawl. He also had his sister Bettie for a teacher in the old school house. In 1902 the family moved to Ladonia and Jim was a pupil in the Ladonia High School with Prof. Briles, the superintendent. He entered T.C.U. at Waco in 1906. During this time, he wrote to his father, to William Jennings Bryan and to President Theodore Roosevelt and asked them for advise as to how their lives had been successful. Br. Bryan wrote to him and quoted tohim form the Scriptures, "Love the Lord Thy God, and thy neighbor as thyself: and from Shakespeare, "To thine own self be true and thou canst not then be false to any man." It is no wonder that he became and remained a staunch Democrat after that notice from the "Silver" tongued Mr. Bryan. He graduated in 1909 from TCU in Waco, majoring in Science and Philosophy. During the school years, he baled hay on the farm and worked in his Uncle Bose's store. In 1911, he became book keeper for the First State Bank at $35 per onth. Jan. 1912 he was promoted to Asst. Cashier at $65. Jan. 1913, he was promoted to cashier at $125 per month and his brother-in-law Edgar Fuller was made assistant cashier. In May 1918 he entered the service of his country and trained at Demming, New Mexico. From there to Fort Dix and over seas from Oct. 12 to July 4, 1919, with the 109 Supply Train, 34th Div. Hdq. Detachment. At Christmas 1918 he and his brother Lt. Gordon McFarland met in Paris, France and lived to tell interesting stories about that occasion. When he returned from the service, he went to the Desdemona Oil Fields and while there he married Lyle Kean of Ladonia, Dec. 27, 1919. While he was overseas the home in Ladonia burned and his sisters, Lola and Tennie were married. June 1920 he and Lyle moved to Dallas where he was vice-president and general manager of the Dallas Storage and Warehouse. His daughter, Nance Marie was born May 11, 1923. In 1926 he traded the interest int he warehuse for apartments, and in 1927 he went to Ladonia and reorganized the Ladonia State Bank. The bank was closed in 1929 and was reopened in 1930 as the Farmers and Merchants State Bank. He worked on the liquidation. During this time the bank was held up by "Mch. Gun" Kelley, a notorious bandit and robber." From John Allen McFarland's So Tales, 1971, comes this story about the bank robbery: LXII. BROTHER JIM AND THE BANK ROBBER I was Postmaster at Ladonia at the time of this incident. The Post Office was directly across from the back door of the First State Bank. About eleven o'clock, I heard what I thought was a car backfiring several times. I had seen Brother Jim go in the back door of the bank just a very few minutes before. Soon I saw Harvey Bailey come out of the back door with two girls who worked in the bank and made them get in the back seat of his car parked at the door. Another man (later known as Machine Gun Kelly) ran and got in the back seat with the girls with his machine gun across his lap. I got really scared as I felt sure that with all that shooting, Jim was certain to have been shot or killed. I rushed across the street and into the bank. There stood Jim laughing with a bunch of men gathered around him. He was reporting his conversation with the robber who had commanded him to lie flat on the floor on his stomach. Well, it was funny since no one was hurt, for Jim's stomach was so large that he could not lie on it and touch the floor with his head and his toes at the same time. He said that every time the guy punched him with his gun and told him to get his head on the floor he would try to obey him, but his feet would fly up. The robber got about $14,000 but no other damage was done. Back to Lola's manuscript: "In Sept. 1931 they moved to Lubbock, whee he sold life insurance and cattle. In 1934 he came to Dallas with the Travelers Insurance Co. He bought ten head of holstein heifers from which he has realized a good income. in 1955 they moved to 6910 Rorthridge. He has been a faithful member of the East dallas Christian Church and Slayter Bible Class. He visits the ill, attends the funeral of his friends, and looks after his brothers and sisters in many thoughtful ways. He was probably his mothers favorite, because he asked her why if he was named "Jim" for his father, was he not named "Mary Jane" for her." Obituary from Dallas paper: "James R. McFarland, 83, of 6910 Northridge, a retired insurance agent for the Travelers Insurance Co., died here Monday. (July 27, 1970) Born near Ladonia, Fannin County, McFarland had lived in Dallas since 1934 and previously had lived in Ladonia and Lubbock. He was graduated from Tecas Christian University when the school was in Waco. An Army veteran of World War I, he became vice-president of the First State Bank of Ladonia in 1919. In 1934, he began working for the insurance company upon moving to Dallas. He was a Shriner and took his Scottish Rite degree in 1912. He was a member of the Ladonia Masonic Bethel Lodge. He was also a member of the East Dallas Christian Church, where he was a deacon and a member of the Slayter Men's Bibil Class. Survivors: Wife; a daughter, Mrs. C. Jack Wilson, of Dallas; a brother, John A. McFarland of Dallas; two sisters, Mrs. Joe M. Hill of Dallas and Mrs. w. P. Jennings of Lubbock, and two grandchildren. Funeral services will be held at 11:30 a.m. Wednesday in Restland Funeral Chapel. Burial will be in Ladonia Cemetery, Ladonia. There are a couple of important stories about Uncle Jim. One is that when the stock market crash occured in 1929, and everyone was making a run on the bank, Jim was unwilling to let everyone lose their savings, and so covered their money with his personal money, which depleted his position as well. Also the bank was hit by the famous bank robber, Pretty Boy Floyd, while he was working there. From the Ladonia paper: "Funeral services at 11:30 o'clock Wednesday morning were to be held in Restland Funeral Chapel with Dr. Patrick Henry and Dr. Sloan Gentry officiants....Named as honorary pallbearers were Ebb Bartley, Bill Wilson, William Clements, Walter Campbell, Sam Wiley Cunningham, J.C. Owens, J.D. Fortner and James E. Fuller." Obituary from Dallas paper: "James R. McFarland, 83, of 6910 Northridge, a retired insurance agent for the Travelers Insurance Co., died here Monday. (July 27, 1970) Born near Ladonia, Fannin County, McFarland had lived in Dallas since 1934 and previously had lived in Ladonia and lubbock. He was graduated from Tecas Christian University when the school was in Waco. An Army veteran of World War I, he became vice-president of the First State Bank of Ladonia in 1919. In 1934, he began working for the insurance company upon moving to Dallas. He was a Shriner and took his Scottish Rite degree in 1912. He was a member of the Ladonia Masonic Bethel Lodge. He was also a member of the East Dallas Christian Church, where he was a deacon and a memeber of the Slayter Men's bibile Class. Survivors: Wife; a daughter, Mrs. C. Jack Wilson, of Dallas; a brother, John A. McFarland of Dallas; two sisters, Mrs. Joe M. Hill of Dallas and Mrs. w. P. Jennings of Lubbock, and two grandchildren. Funeral services will be held at 11:30 a.m. Wednesday in restland Funeral Chapel. Burial will be in Ladonia Cemetery, Ladonia. There are a couple of important stories about Uncle Jim. One is that when the stock market crash occured in 1929, and everyone was making a run on the bank, Jim was unwilling to let everyone lose their savings, and so covered their money with his personal money, which depleted his position as well. Also the bank was hit by the famous bank robber, Pretty Boy Floyd, while he was working there. From the Ladonia paper: "Funeral services at 11:30 o'clock Wednesday morning were to be held in Restland Funeral Chapel with Dr. Patrick Henry and Dr. Sloan Gentry officiants....Named as honorary pallbearers were Ebb Bartley, Bill Wilson, William Clements, water Campbell, Sam Wiley Cunningham, J.C. owens, J.D. Fortner and James E. Fuller." | McFarland, James Robert (I30214)
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| 2557 | From Lola's Book, p. 105 JOHN ALLEN MCFARLAND married Verne COX- 8th child, born June 14, 1889 in Ladonia, Texas, The family moved back to the homestead when he was one year old. He remembers well when the first telephone was installed- a direct line from the bank in Ladonia to the homestead. Moved back to Ladonia in 1902. He was baptized by Dr. E. M. Waites and joined the Ladonia Christian Church. He graduated from the Ladonia High School in 1907 with highest honors. His mother suggested that the "Harper" was predominant in Doc. He graduated from the University of Texas, where he was a member of Delta Tau Delta Fraternity and the Friars Club. After his graduation he went with a class mate to Canada where his friend had a summer home. He planned to go to Columbia University to study for a medical career, but while he was away from home his father became quite ill and "Doc" came home and took over the management of his father's business. He went to New York with his brother Sam for surgery and came home and bought cotton from West Texas. In 1921, he went to Fall River Mass. to transact a cotton deal. That year cotton price slipped from 40 ¢ per pound to 5 ¢ per pound. In 1921 he married Verne Cox in Ft. Worth and they lived at the home place for about a year. Their son, John Allen was born Oct. 27, 1922. John A. Sr. became postmaster at Ladonia, which office he held until 1936. In 1937 he built a home in Greenville and lived there until 1940 when they moved to Dallas. He was with Bankers Life Insurance Co, in their investment department . They moved back to Greenville and John Allen graduated from High School there. In August 1945 they built a beautiful country home on the Cox estate and they were living there when his wife Verne died of a heart attack. He managed a dairy and his farms, spending time with his son in Dallas and some at his home in Ladonia. His son, John Allen Jr. died Jan. 12, 1955, and since that time he has lived with his wife's nephew, Dr. E. R. Cox, his wife Mary, and 4 children who call him Grand Daddy. He has spent much time and thought on affairs of the family and has gone with his brother Gordon to Chicago to the "track" each summer. He has a remarkable ability to see the humorous side of almost any remark and has entertained the family with his "side remarks" on many occasions." Mary Helen Haines writes: All of us remember "Uncle Doc" as the sweetest, funniest uncle (brother of grandmother Lola.) He wrote a wonder compilation of memories of his childhood growing up on the family farm near Ladonia, Texas called So Tales, memories of the late 1890s and early 1900s. He built a home on Hwy. 34 for his wife and son on the Cox land inherited from A. B. Cox. After his son and wife died, he gave the title to his nephew, Eli Robert Cox, and lived there with that family for many years, before moving in with his sister Lola and her husband Joe in his last years. He was known as Granddad to the Cox children. Written by Maggie Cox, Jan. 2008: John Allen McFarland, whom I call Grandaddy, loved my great aunt, Verne Cox, since they were little kids. His mom said that the only thing he loved any where nearly as much as Verne was cabbage, which he called her until he could say Verne. Grandaddy always wanted to be a doctor, like Dr. Eli Cox, Verne's father. (mhh-she meant to say Dr. A.B. Cox) Because of that, he was given the name Doc in childhood. His McFarland nieces and nephews still call him Uncle Doc. After high school in Ladonia, Grandaddy went off to U.T., where he pledged Delta Tau Delta. One night, the fraternity actives decided to brand the pledges. Grandaddy, being a strong tough farm boy, was branded first. Grandaddy fainted from what he said was the worst pain he ever felt.. After branding just the one pledge, the actives got scared and didn't do it to the other pledges. Grandaddy said the brand stayed on his stomach for at least thirty years. When World War II began, most young men Grandaddy's age were sent to fight. But, because the country needed farm products, Grandaddy was sent home to work on the farms after only one year of college. He was never able to return to school and become a doctor. Verne married a man from Dallas and moved there. Grandaddy got busy helping run the extensive McFarland farms and figured he would never marry. When Verne's sister-in-law died, leaving three kids, Verne wanted to take two of the children to raise. Her husband wouldn't agree to take the kids. So, Verne divorced him, moved back to Ladonia, and married Grandaddy who was thrilled to finally get the woman he had always loved - and two children to boot! Only the middle child, A.B., stayed in San Angelo with his father, a pharmacist. The oldest, a girl named Edna Verne, and a new baby, Eli Robert (my dad), stayed in Ladonia. The youngest child was called Tincy because when his mother died right after child birth, she handed him to her sister-in-law, Verne, and said, "Please take care of my Tincy baby." Even though the baby, Dr. Eli Robert Cox, grew to be 6 feet 8 inches tall, he was still called Tincy or Tince by every one in Ladonia. When Tince finished East Texas State, he wanted to go to medical school. His Uncle Doc, who had raised him, paid his tuition to Baylor Medical School. Doc and Verne had one son of their own, John Allen McFarland. Johnny and his two cousins, Robert (Tincy) and Edna Verne, were raised as siblings. Johnny was very handsome and athletic. He played football with Doak Walker at SMU. In one football game, Johnny was hit in the head and became unconscious for days. Johnny became a lawyer, but for years after that football injury, there would be periods of time when he was in almost a catatonic state - mute, staring and barely moving. My father always believed that Johnny felt one of those spells coming on when he ended his own life. Grandaddy was, of course, devastated at the loss of his son. (His wife had died of a heart attack years before that.) In his grief, Grandaddy was living at the farm in Ladonia in a very sad state. My dad, Robert Cox, brought him to our house in Dallas to live with us. That's when my great uncle by marriage became my Grandaddy. The Cox kids, Mollie, Maggie, Bobby and Will, couldn't have been given a greater gift than to have such a wonderful man live with them. Grandaddy loved good food. He was a huge fan or our wonderful cook, Bessie May. When he was eating something especially good that Bessie had cooked, we would begin to hear a tap tap sound under the table. We'd all look at Grandaddy and he'd laugh saying, "It just tastes so good I can't keep my foot still." Grandaddy and Bessie often worked on the crossword puzzles in the Dallas Morning News as a team. One year, the paper had a contest. Each day, the first person to get a correctly worked puzzle to the paper won $100. They never won, but they surely tried hard. Grandaddy was a big sports fan. He told me that he wasn't at all surprised that African Americans had just about taken over sports. "I use to watch those big black men working on our farms and realized that they were physically superior to whites. They were, as a whole, bigger, stronger and had more endurance." In his later years, Grandaddy was pretty hard of hearing. He told me that he couldn't hear anything on TV, but that it didn't matter. "I can see the baseball games with my eyes. I don't need to hear those sports announcers telling me what I can already see. Anyway, there isn't anything else worth seeing on TV anymore anyway - except sports." When Grandaddy lived with my family, he once gave us a color TV (one of the first) for Christmas. My dad was pretty surprised, because Grandaddy wasn't much for spending money. Every Sunday night, my whole family would watch Bonanza , Grandaddy's favorite show when he could still hear, together on that TV. The Cartwright men were a lot like Grandaddy: honest, hardworking, loyal, good guys. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Mary Helen Haines writes: All of us remember "Uncle Doc" as the sweetest, funniest uncle (brother of grandmother Lola.) He wrote a wonder compilation of memories of his childhood growing up on the family farm near Ladonia, Texas called So Tales, memories of the late 1890s and early 1900s. He built a home on Hwy. 34 for his wife and son on the Cox land inherited from A. B. Cox. After his son and wife died, he gave the title to his nephew, Eli Robert Cox, and lived there with that family for many years, before moving in with his sister, Lola and her husband Joe in his last years. He was known as Granddad to the Cox children. Written by Maggie Cox, Jan. 2008: John Allen McFarland, whom I call Grandaddy, loved my great aunt, Verne Cox, since they were little kids. His mom said that the only thing he loved any where nearly as much as Verne was cabbage, which he called her until he could say Verne. Grandaddy always wanted to be a doctor, like Dr. Eli Cox, Verne's father. Because of that, he was given the name Doc in childhood. His McFarland nieces and nephews still call him Uncle Doc. After high school in Ladonia, Grandaddy went off to U.T., where he pledged Delta Tau Delta. One night, the fraternity actives decided to brand the pledges. Grandaddy, being a strong tough farm boy, was branded first. Grandaddy fainted from what he said was the worst pain he ever felt.. After branding just the one pledge, the actives got scared and didn't do it to the other pledges. Grandaddy said the brand stayed on his stomach for at least thirty years. When World War II began, most young men Grandaddy's age were sent to fight. But, because the country needed farm products, Grandaddy was sent home to work on the farms after only one year of college. He was never able to return to school and become a doctor. Verne married a man from Dallas and moved there. Grandaddy got busy helping run the extensive McFarland farms and figured he would never marr When Verne's sister-in-law died, leaving three kids, Verne wanted to take two of the children to raise. Her husband wouldn't agree to take the kids. So, Verne divorced him, moved back to Ladonia, and married Grandaddy who was thrilled to finally get the woman he had always loved - and two children to boot! Only the middle child, A.B., stayed in San Angelo with his father, a pharmacist. The oldest, a girl named Edna Verne, and a new baby, Eli Robert (my dad), stayed in Ladonia. The youngest child was called Tincy because when his mother died right after child birth, she handed him to her sister-in-law, Verne, and said, "Please take care of my Tincy baby." Even though the baby, Dr. Eli Robert Cox, grew to be 6 feet 8 inches tall, he was still called Tincy or Tince by every one in Ladonia. When Tince finished East Texas State, he wanted to go to medical school. His Uncle Doc, who had raised him, paid his tuition to Baylor Medical School. Doc and Verne had one son of their own, John Allen McFarland. Johnny and his two cousins, Robert (Tincy) and Edna Verne, were raised as siblings. Johnny was very handsome and athletic. He played football with Doak Walker at SMU. In one football game, Johnny was hit in the head and became unconscious for days. Johnny became a lawyer, but for years after that football injury, there would be periods of time when he was in almost a catatonic state - mute, staring and barely moving. My father always believed that Johnny felt one of those spells coming on when he ended his own life. Grandaddy was, of course, devastated at the loss of his son. (His wife had died of a heart attack years before that.) In his grief, Grandaddy was living at the farm in Ladonia in a very sad state. My dad, Robert Cox, brought him to our house in Dallas to live with us. That's when my great uncle by marriage became my Grandaddy. The Cox kids, Mollie, Maggie, Bobby and Will, couldn't have been given a greater gift than to have such a wonderful man live with them. Grandaddy loved good food. He was a huge fan or our wonderful cook, Bessie May. When he was eating something especially good that Bessie had cooked, we would begin to hear a tap tap sound under the table. We'd all look at Grandaddy and he'd laugh saying, "It just tastes so good I can't keep my foot still." Grandaddy and Bessie often worked on the crossword puzzles in the Dallas Morning News as a team. One year, the paper had a contest. Each day, the first person to get a correctly worked puzzle to the paper won $100. They never won, but they surely tried hard. Grandaddy was a big sports fan. He told me that he wasn't at all surprised that African Americans had just about taken over sports. "I use to watch those big black men working on our farms and realized that they were physically superior to whites. They were, as a whole, bigger, stronger and had more endurance." In his later years, Grandaddy was pretty hard of hearing. He told me that he couldn't hear anything on TV, but that it didn't matter. "I can see the baseball games with my eyes. I don't need to hear those sports announcers telling me what I can already see. Anyway, there isn't anything else worth seeing on TV anymore anyway - except sports." When Grandaddy lived with my family, he once gave us a color TV (one of the first) for Christmas. My dad was pretty surprised, because Grandaddy wasn't much for spending money. Every Sunday night, my whole family would watch Bonanza , Grandaddy's favorite show when he could still hear, together on that TV. The Cartwright men were a lot like Grandaddy: honest, hardworking, loyal, good guys. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | McFarland, John Allen (I30210)
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| 2558 | From multiple kits this line is confirmed to have the haplogroup I-M223 | McFarland I-M223, Levin LeM01 (I15937)
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| 2559 | From p. 94a of Lola McFarland Hill's book: FRANK C. CRAWFORD ~ Married to Florence McFarland, Oct. 4, 1898. He was a merchant in Ladonia, Texas. He lived for one year after their marriage. They had one Child, Frank who was born soon after his father's death and lived for one month. They are buried at Pecan Gap, Texas. | Crawford, Francis C. (I30065)
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| 2560 | From p. 96a of Lola McFarland Hill's book: WALTER PERRY JENNINGS - Married to Mary McFarland. He was born April 22, 1870, at Leesville, Missouri, the son of Thomas Jefferson and Elizabeth (Bradley) 'Jennings. 1895 - Ordained as a minister in the Christian Church, (Disciples of Christ) at Windsor Mo. by George L. Bush. 1899 - B.D. Ministerial education at College of the Bible, Kentucky University, Lexington, Ky. (Later called Translyvania University) 1901 Received his A.B. Degree from Transylvania University 1901-1903 Pastor at Hillsboro, Texas. Met his future wife at a Church Convention at Waco, Texas. 1902 - Nov. 6th married Mary McFarland, Ladonia, Texas. Always called her "Pet”. She called him "Walt." 1903-1909 - Pastorate at Taylor, Texas 1905 - Jan. 9th - Daughter Louise was born. He told her grandmother "confidentially" that she rea1ly was an except¬ionally fine baby. His name for her was "Weezie" 1908 - Daughter Grace was born at "grandmother's house" in Ladonia. He called her "Gracious"- which she truly was.5-24. 1909 -1915 Pastorate at Amarillo, Texas 1913- Oct.30, Daughter Jean Shelley was born. She was called "Shelleybee” by her Daddy and was much like him. 1915-1917 - Pastorate at McKinney, Texas 1918-1922 First regular pastor University Church, TCU. Ft. Worth 1918 till death. Member Board of Trustees for TCU 1920- till death, Member of State Mission Board 1922 - 1924 Pastorate, Texarkana, Texas 1924-1934 - Pastorate at Lubbook. Took the confession and baptized his three daughters. 1928 Pres. Rotary Club, Lubbock, Pres. Red Cross for 6 years 1934-1942 Pastor Plainview j President Salvation Board. 1934 - 1940 Serious Illness - resigned post - resignation not accepted - elected minister emeritus tor life. 194- 1944 Supply minister Beaumont, Mineral Wells, West Amarillo. Tulia, Floydada. Moved to Lubbock 1942. 1944 - April 14 - Died suddenly while at Q. and Broadway. Buried in Lubbook. | Jennings, Walter Perry (I30056)
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| 2561 | From the biography of her husband: "Miss Mattie E., the daughter of Reuben McFarland, one of the earliest pioneers of St. Francois County, became his wife November 19, 1867. Mrs. Norwine was born in the latter county in 1847, and lost her mother when a mere infant....Mrs. Norwine is an esteemed member of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church." p. 661 Goodspeed's Southwest Missouri | McFarland, Martha Ellen (I30695)
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| 2562 | At least one living or private individual is linked to this note - Details withheld. | Living (I30101)
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| 2563 | From the Fortenberry Family Tree with Branches and Twigs, published 1964, complied by Mildred Childers, p. 29 and 30. Their daughter Ida wrote in a diary in 1943 where she was born, what happened to her parents and siblings. "Granpa Mabry and Ella (sister) died of spinal minigits. As my mother lay dying three months after her husband's death, she told Ida, her daughter, to take her babies to raise. She knew that Ida planned to marry will Fortenberry soon. After her death, Mother Mabry's brother, Charles Wilkerson took the children, and all their personal and household belongings and wouldn't let Ida have them. She and will soon married and when Cherles, her brother, was about 5 or 6 years old, they got him throught the court. Viola, the sister, was also taken to her Uncle Charliey's after the death of her mother and father. To get away from him soon, she married at an early age- a short time later. Ida's husband,m will Fortenberry went to Tupelo, Oklahoma to find work, when Charles was aobut eight years old. Will sent for Ida and his family but when Uncle Charley Wilkerson heard about it he became very angry and took away the young boy, Charles. As Uncle Charles came fro him, Charles took off throught the grass like a turkey to hide. He was taken away, a very unhappy child. When Will met the train, his heart was saddened because Charles had been taken away. The law searched for them but was unable to located them. A few years later they learned he was in Arizona." The narrative explains that the limestone gravemarkers were so worn they were not readable anymore. | Mabry, Thomas Lilly (I30859)
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| 2564 | From the History of Claiborne Parish, Louisiana http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Ridge/3724/claiborne_parish.html It was about this time, too, that Mr. James Brinson of Ouachita parish, commenced his monthly preaching at John Murrell’s house. Assisted by Mr. Arthur McFarland, they soon established a church (Baptist of course) and kept up regular services for many years. These were the first Baptist preachers in the parish. To show how our section was improving, and what notoriety it was gaining, sometime in this year, 1822, Harrison & Hopkins of Natchitoches, sent up a small stock of goods in charge of a Frenchman by the name of Forshe, who opened up in a small cabin close to Murrells. But he went off on whiskey, and in a year or two lost his stock in trade and ran away. A quote from History of the Baptists of Louisiana, by William Edward Paxton: "In 1820 James Brinson, an ordained minister from Tennessee, settled not far from the present town of Vienna at a place called Upper Pine Hills which was then in Natchitoches Parish later Claiborne Parish, and now in Lincoln Parish. In the same company came his son-in-law, Arthur McFarland, who afterwards became a preacher, Christopher Koonce, James Whitson, and his brother-in-law A. F. Nelson and their wives. Most of these were Baptists, and in 1821 constituted the Pine Hills Church which joined the Louisiana Association in 1822. James Brinson and John Dapson extended their labors westward into the northern part of what was then Natchitoches Parish. Near the present town of Minden they found a few Baptists among whom were John Murrell and Hewitt Drew, the father of Governor Drew of Arkansas and of Judge H. Drew and Harrison A. Drew. Here they gathered a small church in 1823 called Black Lake from a bayou of that name near which it was located. Black Bayou heads near where the John Murrell home was built about seven miles west of Homer and it flows into what is now Black Lake near Campi." Athens was selected as the seat of justice in 1846. Charles L. Hay settled on the present Keener farm in 1825. Thomas Leatherman, the Butlers, Crows and others hitherto named, were identified with this section. In 1832 the first camp-ground was established close by. In 1846 the school building and a large area of ground were donated for parish seat purposes by John Wilson. The flowing spring was a consideration in adopting this site. Kiser kept a small general store, Saunders P. Day was tavern-keeper, Arthur McFarland filled the dual position of postmaster and Baptist preacher, John Kimball lived on the Frazier lands. Col. Lewis was also here and all the parish officers. A Methodist Church, known as Ashbrooks, was erected in 1830; in 1839 the Missionary Baptists held meetings in the schoolhouse; in 1851 the first Presbyterian society of the parish was organized near here at old Midway, but soon after moved to Athens. On November 7, 1849, the academy of school building, in which were the offices of the parish, was burned with all the valuable records and documents-the only things of value destroyed. In 1850 the grounds were reconveyed to Wilson, and he was also granted a sum of money in consideration for the burning of his school-house. The fire was considered at the time to be carried out by conspirators, who desired the destruction of part of the records, and to carry out their desire destroyed all. New Athens is east of the old town on the Louisville & Northwestern Railroad. 80 Arthur Meenes MC FARLAND. 21 March 1793. "Arthur McFarlin married Hallen Brinson, 7 Oct 1815. Sponsor John McFarlin." ("Wilson County, Tennessee Marriage Bonds," found in ANSEARCHIN NEWS, Periodical of Tennessee Genealogical Society 1977:42.) - (1830 Claiborne Parish, Louisiana census, page 242: Arthur McFarland). Birth: 21 MAR 1793 in Wilson County, Tennessee , Death: AUG 1878 in Athens, Claiborne Parish, Louisianna 81 Holland BRINSON. Hollen Brinson Hallen | McFarland, Arthur Menees (I26327)
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| 2565 | From the Histroy of Claiborne Parish, Louisiana http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Ridge/3724/claiborne_parish.html In April, 1879, there was an Act of Incorporation of Athens School Association. The trustees for this organization were T. A. Aubry, J.F.Mooty, R. J. Bridges, W. F. Bridges, and H. A. McFarland(Records 5:219). Served in the Confederate Army 19th Louisiana Infantry, Company "D" at a rank of private. Film Number M378 roll 19. McFarland, Haywood Alford, Pvt. Co. D, 19th La. Inf. En. Dec. 11, 1861, Camp Moore, La. Present on Roll to Dec. 31, 1861. Roll May and June, 1862, Absent, sick, at Jackson. Rolls July, 1862, to April, 1865, Present. Roll of Prisoners of War, C. S. A., Paroled Meridian, Miss., May 13, 1865. Res. Bienville Par., La. HAYWOOD ALFORD McFARLAND, Pvt., Co. D, enlisted 11 Dec 1861 at Camp Moore, LA. Lives, Bienville Parish, LA. His age on the Jul/Aug 1862 muster roll card was 23. Willis Cemetery Montgomery County Texas From Conroe take Hwy 75 north to Willis-turn right at Stewart Road (Hwy 1097 East) go .04 miles. or in Willis turn right on East Powell ST--cross railroad tracks--go .04 miles and turn left 1 block after passing Easy St--at church turn left--cemetery is on the right. McFARLAND, H. A., 22 Jan 1832 – 25 Mar 1914, Footstone: Haywood A. McFarland, Louisiana Pvt. Co. D19, Reg. La Inf. Confederate States Army, 22 Jan 1833 – 25 Mar 1914, Sec. 1 | McFarland, Haywood Alfrod (I26347)
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| 2566 | From the manuscript "Eight Centuries" Samuel Spruill was born in 1680 and married to Elizabeth Swaine in his first marriage. This Samuel Spruill has the same death date as the Samuel William Spruill in this tree. The manuscript does mention a second wife named Mary. | Spruill, Samuel (I994)
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| 2567 | From the notes on the cemetery listing (She was adopted out to a man named Higganbotham in Tazewell Co. and went by that name.) | Gage, Margaret (I30369)
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| 2568 | From this web-site: http://www.cyranos.ch/ourg-e.htm George 'Spanky' McFarland (1928 - 1993) - filmography Discovered at age three, George "Spanky" McFarland became a regular in the Our Gang film series during the 1930's and 1940's. Appearing in 95 film shorts during his eleven year tenure, "Spanky" played the role of the enterprising, take-charge kid. His mother is credited with giving him his memorable nickname of "Spanky" which originated from her repeated warnings of what he would get should he venture into trouble. At the end of January 1994, "Spanky" received a star on Hollywood's Walk of Fame, becoming the only Our Gang member to be awarded this honor. Summary of his filmworks: The Aurora Encounter (1986) Moon Runners (1974) I Escaped from the Gestapo (1943) Benjamin Franklin, Jr. (1943) Wedding Worries (1941) Bubbling Trouble (1940) Alfalfa's Aunt (1939) Men in Fright (1938) Mail and Female (1937) Arbor Day (1936) Mama's Little Pirates (1934) The Kid from Borneo (1933) Birthday Blues (1932) Spanky (1932) From Wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Our_Gang New (Hal) Roach discovery George "Spanky" McFarland joined the gang late in 1931 at the age of three and, excepting a brief hiatus during the summer of 1938, remained an Our Gang actor for the next eleven years. At first appearing as the tag-along toddler of the group, and later finding an accomplice in Scotty Beckett in 1934, Spanky quickly became Our Gang's biggest child star. He won parts in a number of outside features, appeared in many of the now-numerous Our Gang product endorsements and spin-off merchandise items, and popularized the expressions "Okey-dokey!" and "Okey-doke!"[11] | McFarland, George Robert Phillips (I29430)
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| 2569 | From: humphreysnooze@hotmail.co.uk To: clanman@orcon.net.nz Subject: Macfarlane family tree - Jane Lithgow Date: Mon, 23 Dec 2013 13:55:14 +0000 <!-- .ExternalClass .ecxhmmessage P { padding:0px; } .ExternalClass body.ecxhmmessage { font-size:12pt; font-family:Calibri; } --> Hi, I don't know if this is any use for you, but your site has been a great help to me in compiling my own family tree, I have information about this person Jane Lithgow person idI76005 she is the mother of Alexander Reid (also in your database - goes on to marry a Jane Macfarlane from bridge end callander). Took me ages to find his birth certificate as it turns out he was illegitimate - registered as Alexander Lithgow at birth. His marriage certificate lists his mother as jane Reid ms lithgow (deceased) - which also turns out to be only partially true. Alexander drowns at Ayr harbour trying to rescue a child . The death is reported by a Samuel Hamilton who is described as a cousin - he names alexander's parents as Alexander Reid, gardener (deceased) and Jane Mathieson, formerly Reid m.s. Lithgow (note there is no mention of deceased). I had been unable to find lithgow and reid together in the census, because alexander's name had been abbreviated and I'd been doing the wrong types of searches, so I looked for samuel hamilton and made the assumption that his father had married a lithgow. Sure enough I was able to find a robert hamilton and a janet Lithgow being married ( her parents being given as samuel lithgow and Jane Frame) -I thought the samuel was a good sign and I looked them up in the census, finding them as a family in 1881. I didn't check samuel's birth certificate as scotland's people were bleeding me dry by this point. Then I discovered an Alexr Reid 2 years old staying in a lithgow household in hamilton - his mother moves away after the first census, but he remains and is brought up by his granny Jane Lithgow, who in the last census, reverts to being Jane frame after the presumed death of her husband samuel. The upshot of all this is Jane Lithgow's Parents are Samuel Lithgow and Jane Frame (abt 1807)- I've located the church records for their marriage 20th march 1826 in glasgow city, but I will have to order them. Jane Lithgow's brother Samuel turns out to be the father of Alexander Frame Lithgow - a famous composer of marching band music, especially a tune called "invercargill" which is still played by the us marine band. Alexander's family all emigrated to new zealand in 1876 I think. My part of the family descends from malcolm macfarlane's son Alexander (1828-1881). His Grandson Alexander idI36067 married Rose Cavanagh in 1906 and their daughter Janet was my grandmother anyway I've included some documents to back things up. Hope this is useful, bit of an addiction though isn't it. Have a good christmas and thankyou for going to the trouble of setting up this webpage. btw it was great to see a photo of Peter Macfarlane, putting a face to the name, we only have a few photos as their was a fire at the bungalow that Alexander and Rose lived in and a lot was destroyed. Mark [E-mail from mark lough <humphreysnooze@hotmail.co.uk> rec: 24 Dec 2013] | Lough, Mark (I10405)
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| 2570 | From: reggiedot7@gmail.com To: Mhhaines@aol.com Sent: 5/24/2017 Subj: Fwd: Genealogy Winfield Scott (1899-1962) b in Orange, TX, passed away in Sulphur, LA Married to Helen Rebecca Hardeman of Nacogdoches, TX in 1926. Passed away in Bossier City, LA (1996) . Dorothy Ann b 1/5/31 in Orange. Winfield accepted job as Supt. of Burton's Tank Farm in Sulphur 1934. Dorothy Ann married Lt. Reginald W. Adams, Jr. in 1954. Began 24 yr career in USAF.(dec. July 2000 in B.C.} Four children: Judith Gayle Walter Scott Melinda Ann Reginald Winfield Dorothy In a message dated 5/24/2017 4:10:20 P.M. Central Daylight Time, reggiedot7@gmail.com writes: Hi Mary Helen, My son, Scott Adams, forwarded your message to me, and those names you shared are not our lineage. My Father was Winfield Scott, of Orange, Texas, and son of C. W. MacFarlane, also of Orange, and the father of 14 children! One of my cousins, Larry Bryant, is deep into genealogy and so will get in touch with him and "y'all" can correspond! Loyally, Dorothy Ann McFarlane Adams 2306 Wesley Circle Bossier City, LA 71111 318-742-4063 | Mc Farlane, Dorothy Ann (I18540)
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| 2571 | FSID 27TP-7PY | Mills, Doris Irene (I16836)
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| 2572 | FSID 2JS6-Z6D (Research):Need confirmation on the ancestry of my ggg grandfather, James McFarlane b 18 Mar 1786 in Arrochar, Dunbartonshire, Scot.; m 21 Mar 1815 Agnes Bryson in Glasgow, Lanarkshire. Is he the son of George, b abt 1754, and Katherine b abt 1758 in Ardlish? Is George the son of Parlan, bpt 13 Apr 1735 in Luss, Dunbartonshire, and Katherine Blair? «i»Richard «/i»S. «i»McFarlane, «/i»1982 «i»North Mammoth Circle, Orange, CA 92867 «/i»It is suggested by another descendant that this is not the James that married Agnes Bryson. -Ed. | McFarlane, James (I19312)
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| 2573 | FSID 2M5P-3HT | McFarland, James (I19056)
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| 2574 | FSID 2M5P-3NC | Glendinning, Nancy (I19058)
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| 2575 | FSID 2WM7-B55 | McFarland, Nancy (I18916)
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| 2576 | FSID 2WM7-PGF | McFarland, John (I18908)
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| 2577 | FSID 2WM7-R9Z | McFarland, Charles (I13133)
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| 2578 | FSID 2WM7-YQ4 | McFarland, Robert (I18912)
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| 2579 | FSID 2WMW-9J3 | McFarland, Susan (I13138)
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| 2580 | FSID 4NB9-8SS | MacArthur, Isabella (I19629)
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| 2581 | FSID 94RR-WXN | Nicholson, James Francis (I17839)
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| 2582 | FSID 94SY-SNF | McFarland, William (I1250)
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| 2583 | FSID 9735-M2K | Watson, Ann (I18029)
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| 2584 | FSID 97MK-6NB (Research):http://www.myheritage.com/site-217002911/wendy-laing-family | Leishman, Margaret (I18055)
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| 2585 | FSID 97RD-CNB | McFarlane, Jean (I12636)
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| 2586 | FSID 991D-4C8 | Neilson, William (I18013)
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| 2587 | FSID 99J3-TCX | McFarlin, Sarah Catherine (I12666)
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| 2588 | FSID 99NJ-Z83 | McFarlan, Janet (I13485)
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| 2589 | FSID 99Y8-45P | Johnston, Catherine (I18005)
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| 2590 | FSID 9DGT-KMW | McFarlane, Joseph (I1242)
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| 2591 | FSID 9JQ6-5FY | McFarland, Lydia (I17781)
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| 2592 | FSID 9JQ6-5N7 | McFarland, Elizabeth (I17777)
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| 2593 | FSID 9JQ6-G9Z | McFarland, Rachel (I17783)
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| 2594 | FSID 9JSB-TMQ | MacFarlane, John (I21589)
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| 2595 | FSID 9M81-XV8 (Research):Name: Peter Mcfarlane Gender: Male Birth Date: 31 Jul 1859 Birthplace: DAILLY,AYR,SCOTLAND Father's Name: John Mcfarlane Mother's Name: Mary Mcfarlane Indexing Project (Batch) Number: C11585-1 , System Origin: Scotland-ODM , GS Film number: 6035516 , | McFarlane, Peter (I13410)
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| 2596 | FSID 9M8B-8QB (Research):Name: John Macfarlane Gender: Male Birth Date: 02 Feb 1855 Birthplace: DAILLY,AYR,SCOTLAND Father's Name: John Macfarlane Mother's Name: Mary Macfarlane | McFarlane, John (I13400)
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| 2597 | FSID 9MDM-FX1 (Research):Name: Bridget Mcfarlane Gender: Female Birth Date: 08 Sep 1861 Birthplace: DAILLY,AYR,SCOTLAND Father's Name: John Mcfarlane Mother's Name: Mary Mcfarlane Indexing Project (Batch) Number: C11585-1 , System Origin: Scotland-ODM , GS Film number: 6035516 , | McFarlane, Bridget (I13425)
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| 2598 | FSID 9S8V-FRL (Research):name: John Mcfarlane gender: Male baptism/christening place: CUPAR, FIFE, SCOTLAND birth date: 29 Oct 1810 birthplace: , Cupar, Fife, Scotland father's name: John Mcfarlane mother's name: Margaret Leishman indexing project (batch) number: C11420-6 system origin: Scotland-VR source film number: 1040101 | McFarlane, John (I17932)
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| 2599 | FSID 9S8V-ZLQ (Research):name: Janet Mcfarlane gender: Female baptism/christening place: CUPAR, FIFE, SCOTLAND birth date: 27 Jul 1820 birthplace: , Cupar, Fife, Scotland father's name: John Mcfarlane mother's name: Margaret Leishman indexing project (batch) number: C11420-7 system origin: Scotland-VR source film number: 104010 LDS extraction for some reason has different dates with same parents name: Janet Mcfarlane gender: Female baptism/christening date: 14 Sep 1820 baptism/christening place: CUPAR, FIFE, SCOTLAND birth date: 03 Aug 1820 father's name: John Mcfarlane mother's name: Margaret Leishman indexing project (batch) number: C11420-7 system origin: Scotland-VR source film number: 1040101 and yet another LDS extraction name: Janet Mcfarlane gender: Female birth date: 27 Jul 1820 birthplace: , CUPAR, FIFE, SCOTLAND father's name: John Mcfarlane mother's name: Margaret Leishman indexing project (batch) number: C11420-7 system origin: Scotland-ODM source film number: 1040101 and again name: Janet Mcfarlane gender: Female baptism/christening date: 14 Sep 1820 baptism/christening place: , CUPAR, FIFE, SCOTLAND father's name: John Mcfarlane mother's name: Margaret Leishman indexing project (batch) number: C11420-7 system origin: Scotland-ODM source film number: 1040101 | McFarlane, Janet "Jessie" (I17939)
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| 2600 | FSID 9SPS-2TN | Vye, Hannah (I24831)
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