John McFarlin

John McFarlin

Male 1819 - 1852  (33 years)

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  • Name John McFarlin 
    Birth 1819  Coitsville, Trumbull (later Mahoning), Ohio, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Death 5 Nov 1852  Plymouth, Marshall co, IN Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I16608  MacFarlane
    Last Modified 29 May 2024 

    Father Andrew McFarland,   b. Between 1784 and 1789, Co. Tyrone, Ulster, Northern Ireland Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 5 Sep 1852, Indiana, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 68 years) 
    Relationship natural 
    Mother Jane Dug or Dugan,   b. Abt 1790, Pennsylvania, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 18 Sep 1874, Big Rapids, Mecosta, Michigan, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 84 years) 
    Relationship natural 
    Marriage 10 Sep 1813  Coitsville, Mahoning, Ohio, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F123  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Helen Taylor,   b. 22 Oct 1822, New York, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 29 Mar 1861, Plymouth, Marshall co, IN Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 38 years) 
    Marriage 14 Aug 1845  Marshall Co., Indiana, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
    +1. John Andrew McFarlin,   b. 18 Feb 1849, Plymouth, Marshall co, IN Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 9 Apr 1931 (Age 82 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
    +2. Harriet McFarlin,   b. 1851, Indiana, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
     3. Evaline McFarlin,   b. 1853, Indiana, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Aft 1880 (Age > 28 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
    Family ID F4345  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 29 May 2024 

  • Notes 


    • JOHN MCFARLAND/MCFARLIN - 1819-1852 BLACKSMITH
      (Research by Peter Folsom McFarlin - June 2019)

      John McFarland, b ca 1819, was the third son of Andrew and Jane McFarl
      and born between 1810 and 1820 (as shown in the 1820 Coitsville, Ohi o census. The other two were Andrew, born 1814 and James born about 18 16.
      By the 1850 census for "My Division" (= Plymouth), Marshall co, Indian a, John is found living with his parents and their family, He had rece ntly married Helen Taylor and they had a one-year old son named John M cFarlin Jr. John was by this tim
      e identified as a blacksmith. He and H elen were age 31 in 1850.
      John became ill by February of 1851. There were various Dr visits an d medications in 1851 and up through Nov 5th of 1852. It seems John Mc Farlin died on Nov 5th since on Nov 6th a local store sold the famil y 9 yds of 'shrouding', a pair of whit e gloves, a pair of socks an d a spool of cotton. These were the last items purchased by the famil y at J Brownlee Co. By the 21st of Dec, 1852, the "widow" Helen McFarl in had done some other business with Brownlee Co.
      A fascinating inventory of John McFarlin's personal property was take n Mar 5 1853, with many Blacksmith's items and tools listed. On Oct 18 , 1853 all his heirs were listed as; Helen widow aged 31 years, John a ged 4 years, Harriet aged 2 years , Evaline aged 6 mos. ("The only heir s known").
      Various bills, debts and accounts totalling $1,269 were subtracted fro m the $970 value of John's estate, leaving an insolvent estate to be s ettled by the court. John was buried in Oak Hill Cemetery in Plymouth.
      John's widow Helen McFarlin age 36 b NY, was listed in the 1860 censu s for Plymouth, Marshall co, Indiana as head of household with John a1 1, Harriet a8, and Eva a7. Helen died in Plymouth 22 Oct 1822 and wa s buried in Oak Hill Cemetery in Plym outh.