John McFarlin

1819 - 1852  (33 years)

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

  
  

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

  
  

  Family	Helen Taylor,   b. 22 Oct 1822, New York, USA d. 29 Mar 1861, Plymouth, Marshall co, IN (Age 38 years)
  Marriage	14 Aug 1845	Marshall Co., Indiana, USA
  Children	+ 1. John Andrew McFarlin,   b. 18 Feb 1849, Plymouth, Marshall co, IN d. 9 Apr 1931 (Age 82 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural] + 2. Harriet McFarlin,   b. 1851, Indiana, USA  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   3. Evaline McFarlin,   b. 1853, Indiana, USA d. 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.