Abel Witherspoon McFarland

1834 - 1903  (68 years)

• Name	Abel Witherspoon McFarland  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10]
  Birth	21 Aug 1834	Ohio   [8]
  Gender	Male
  Residence	1850	Baughman, Wayne, Ohio, USA   [7]
  Residence	1860	Brooklyn, Brooklyn, Lee, Illinois, USA   [6]
  Residence	25 Sep 1862	Malugin Grove, Lee, Illinois   [10]
  Residence	1 Jul 1863	Brooklyn, Lee, Illinois, United States   [8]
  Residence	1870	Brooklyn, Melugin Grove, Lee, Illinois, USA   [5]
  Residence	1880	Mendota, La Salle, Illinois, USA   [2]
  Death	22 Jan 1903	Mendota, La Salle, Illinois, USA
  Burial	Mendota, LaSalle County, Illinois, United States of America   [4]
  Person ID	I19046	CMW Most Recent 2026_0429
  Last Modified	30 Apr 2026

  
  

  Father	John Witherspoon McFarland,   b. 4 Jul 1801, Washington County, Pennsylvania, USA d. 29 Mar 1853, Wayne County, Ohio, USA (Age 51 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Jane Buckingham,   b. 1803, Pennsylvania, USA d. 25 Dec 1869, Baughman, Wayne, Ohio, USA (Age 66 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Marriage	30 Jan 1823
  Family ID	F983	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Amelia J Robinson,   b. Abt 1842, Illinois d. 25 Feb 1939 (Age 97 years)
  Children	1. John Albert Mc Farland,   b. 23 Oct 1880, Mendota, Illinois d. 29 Jul 1952, Ludington, Mason, Michigan, USA (Age 71 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
  Family ID	F819	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	30 Apr 2026

  
  

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