Benjamin Franklin "Frank" McFarland

Benjamin Franklin "Frank" McFarland

Male 1856 - 1938  (81 years)

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  • Name Benjamin Franklin "Frank" McFarland  [1, 2, 3, 4
    Alt. Birth 24 Dec 1854  Zanesville, Muskingum, Ohio, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Birth 24 Dec 1856  Zanesville, Muskingum, Ohio, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Name Benjamin Franklin McFarland  [3
    Name Bergimar Franklin McFarlin  [1
    Name Frank Mcfarlen  [4
    Residence 1880  Mattoon, Coles, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Residence 1900  Wade, Jasper, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Residence 1910  Wade, Jasper, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Residence 1920  Newton, Jasper, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Residence 1930  Wade, Jasper, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Death 5 May 1938  Mattoon, Coles, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 3
    Burial 7 May 1938  Vanderhoof Cemetery, Wade, Jasper, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I16043  MacFarlane
    Last Modified 29 May 2024 

    Father Jesse McFarland, JeM01,   b. 1817, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 24 Dec 1894, Muskingum Co., Ohio, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 77 years) 
    Relationship natural 
    Mother Elizabeth Eveland,   b. 6 Aug 1815, Front Royal, Warren, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 18 Feb 1858, Muskingum Co., Ohio, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 42 years) 
    Relationship natural 
    Marriage 1 Aug 1838  Front Royal, Warren, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Family ID F4858  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Eliza Jane Reed,   b. 16 Jul 1857, Louisville, Jefferson, Kentucky, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 25 Feb 1925, Newton, Jasper, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 67 years) 
    Marriage 28 Jul 1878  Mattoon, Coles, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Children 
     1. Francis Mae McFarland,   b. 29 May 1879   d. 16 Jun 1979 (Age 100 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
     2. Minne Belle McFarland,   b. 25 May 1881  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
     3. Benjamin McFarland,   b. 7 Aug 1882  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
     4. Jessie Rae McFarland,   b. 7 Aug 1883   d. 12 Jan 1885, Infancy Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 1 year)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
     5. Myrtle McFarland,   b. 10 Mar 1884, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1951 (Age 66 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
    +6. William "Willie" McFarland,   b. 14 Aug 1886, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1 Dec 1967 (Age 81 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
    +7. Frank McFarland,   b. 5 Feb 1888, Newton, Jasper, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 19 Jul 1981, Mattoon, Coles, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 93 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
     8. Lucile McFarland,   b. 13 Mar 1890, Wade, Jasper, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Jul 1976 (Age 86 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
     9. Nellie McFarland,   b. 14 Oct 1891   d. 14 Dec 1891, Infancy Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 0 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
    +10. John McFarland,   b. 22 Oct 1892, Newton, Jasper, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 23 Feb 1958, Wheeler, Jasper, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 65 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
     11. James McFarland,   b. 2 Jul 1895, Wade, Jasper, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationbur. Vanderhoof Cemetery, Wade, Jasper, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
     12. Bertha M. McFarland,   b. 2 Oct 1898, Wade, Jasper, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Aft 5 May 1938 (Age > 40 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
    +13. Emma McFarland,   b. 2 Jan 1902, Newton, Jasper, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 29 Jun 1980 (Age 78 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
    Family ID F4634  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 29 May 2024 

  • Notes 
    • 1 - I have double-checked the Archibald connection, and believe it is incorrect. I did some looking in the 1860 census in Muskingum Co. and found two young McFarlin children who were living with families with different surnames. One was a John McFarlin, 12, in 1860 living in Falls, and an Elizabeth, 8, also in Falls, with a different family. Since you say he was bonded out, we can guess that he might be related to John and Elizabeth, and that their parents died, so they were taken in by other families. I looked for John age 2 in the 1850 census in this same county, but no luck--if he can be found, then we might have a clue to parentage.
      Census records that show McFarland with Tanner family.
      In 1850 in Greenup Kentucky, there is a John P. Tanner family. He is a 49 yr. old cabinet maker, with wife Rhoda, and son George, age 18, born KY.
      In 1860 in Morgan Co. Ohio, there is a George Tanner, age 27, farmer, born in KY, wife Mary Ann, 35, from Ohio, George W. Tanner, age one, born Ohio, and Frank McFarland, age 6, born Ohio.
      In 1870 in Greenup Kentucky, there is John P. Tanner, age 70, with wife Rhoda, age 62, and Frank McFarland, age 18, born in Ohio.
      I believe this is your Frank McFarland ancestor because it gives documentation to the story of his life that appeared in the Jasper County book. There were no Tanners in St. Louis that fit that part of the story, but the census above seems to fit.
      [ Mary Helen Haines in e-mail rec: 3 Aug 2011]

      2 - [Several Ancestry.com trees have] an Archibald and Emmaline Truxell McFarland as Benjamin's parents, I have talked with a couple of owners of the trees last year and they couldn't provide me any proof of how they connected them with Benjamin.
      [E-mail from descendant Heather McFarland rec: 3 Aug 2011]

      3 - In a newspaper article dated, May 5, 1938, it states that Benjamin Franklin McFarland died at the home of his daughter Bertha Swope, at 7:30 pm following a prolonged illness.
      It also states, that Mr. McFarland came to Mattoon, IL as a young man. He worked as a railroad section worker for a few years, then moved to Jasper County, where he resided on a farm near Newton, IL.

      4 - Benjamin Franklin McFarland b. Dec. 24, 1856 in Zanesville, OH; d. May 5, 1938, Mattoon, Coles, IL
      Story from the Jasper County book: He was bonded out (as the story goes) as a youth to a family called Tanners in St. Louis. He traveled across the Mississippi River to Jasper county where he met and married Eliza Jane Reed. Their marriage in 1878 resulted in 11 children - 6 daughters and 5 sons. Benjamin was a distinguishable man with his striking blue eyes and white hair even at a very young age. Very little else is known about Benjamin and Eliza, however Eliza Jane died of a valvular lesion of the heart and influenza. She is buried in Vanderhoof Cemetery. It is believed that Benjamin was buried there also without a marker, but no proof exists.
      Marriage Certificate: 1878 - Mattoon, Coles, Illinois, USA
      Benjamin F. McFarland, age 23 and Eliza Reed, 21, were married at her father's residence by J.H. Aldrieh on the 28th of July, 1878. Witness to the union was William R. Highland (county clerk).
      Death Certificate: Bergimar Franklin McFarlin b. Dec. 24, 1854 d. May 5, 1938 wife - Elisa Jane Age at death - 83 years 4 mos. 12 days Birthplace - Ohio Informant - Bertha Swope, Mattoon, IL Place of Burial - Riverside Cemetery, Newton, Jasper, IL (May 7, 1938) Undertaker - Louis Markwell, Newton, IL Died from - Cerebral Hemorrhage
      Census Records:
      1880 - Mattoon, Coles, IL
      McFarland, Frank 24 b. Ohio, Fb. Ohio, Mb. Ohio
      McFarland, Eliza, 23, b. Kentucky, Fb. Kentucky, Mb. Kentucky
      1900 - Wade Township, Jasper, IL
      McFarlen, Frank, 48, Dec. 1852, b. Ohio, Fb. UN, Mb. UN
      McFarlen, Eliza J, 42, July 1857, b. Kentucky, Fb. Ky, Mb. Ky
      McFarlen, Myrtle, 16, Mar. 1884, b. IL, Fb. Ohio, Mb. Ky
      McFarlen, Willie, 13, Aug. 1886, b. IL, Fb. Ohio, Mb. Ky
      McFarlen, Frank, 11, Feb. 1889, b. IL, Fb. Ohio, Mb. Ky
      McFarlen, John, 7, Oct. 1892, b. IL, Fb. Ohio, Mb. Ky
      McFarlen, James, 4, July 1895, b. IL, Fb. Ohio, Mb. Ky
      McFarlen, Bertha M, 7/12, 1899, b. IL, Fb. Ohio, Mb. Ky
      1910 - Wade Township, Japser, IL
      McFarland, Benjamin F., 60, b. Ohio, Fb. Ohio, Mb. Ohio
      McFarland, Eliza J, 53, b. Ky, Fb. Ky, Mb. Ky
      McFarland, John, 17, b. IL, Fb. Ohio, Mb. Ky
      McFarland, James, 14, b. IL, Fb. Ohio, Mb. Ky
      McFarland, Bertha, 11, b. IL, Fb. Ohio, Mb. Ky
      McFarland, Emma, 8, b. IL, Fb. Ohio, Mb. Ky
      1920 - Newton, Jasper, IL
      McFarland, Benjamin F., 72, b. Ohio, Fb. Virginia, Mb. Pennsylvania
      McFarland, Eliza J, 62, b. Ky, Fb. Ky, Mb. Ky
      1930 - Wade Township, Jasper, IL
      McFarland, Benjamin F., 83, b. Ohio, Fb. Ohio, Mb. Pennsylvania
      [Facebook post by Heather Mac recieved as e-mail attachment from Terrance Gach MacFarlane 4 Jan.2011]

      5 - Said by some sources to be son of Archibald Kent McFarland and Emaline Truxell. The will of Archibald's brother James which details the children of Archibald and Emaline shows no Benjamin and specifically names only three children for Archibald excluding this Benjamin. This Benjamin supposedly went by the name of Frank and seems to have been confused with Archibald Kent McFarland and Emaline Truxell's son Frank who died aged 2 years.
      [E-mail attachment McFarland, James Estate0001.pdf from Myrna Beach Goodwin rec:1 Mar 2012]

  • Sources 
    1. [S345] Death Certificate.

    2. [S2024] Ancestry.com.au, Ancestry Public Member Trees, (Name: Name: Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.;;;), HeatherMcFarland, descendant of Benjamin "Frank" McFarland, born 1854 Owner: CMW Genealogy Chair MaryHelenHaines.

    3. [S2024] Ancestry.com.au, Ancestry Public Member Trees, (Name: Name: Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.;;;), Housden Family Tree Owner: denisehousden1.

    4. [S2169] Ancestry.com, 1900 United States Federal Census, (Name: Name: Name: Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2004.Original data - United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Twelfth Census of the United States, 1900. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administrat;).