Benjamin McFarlin

1801 - 1881  (79 years)

• Name	Benjamin McFarlin  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8]
  Birth	8 Dec 1801	Rockingham Co., North Carolina, USA   [1, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8]
  Gender	Male
  Name	Benjamin McFarland [MacFarlane]  [1, 2]
  Residence	1850	District 23, Bedford, Tennessee, USA   [7]
  Residence	1860	District 23, Bedford, Tennessee   [6]
  Residence	1870	District 23, Bedford, Tennessee, USA   [5]
  Residence	1880	District 23, Bedford, Tennessee, USA   [3]
  Death	1 Sep 1881	Shelbyville, Bedford, Tennessee, USA   [1, 4, 8]
  Burial	Shelbyville, Bedford, Tennessee, USA   [2, 4]
  Person ID	I20182	CMW Most Recent 2026_0429
  Last Modified	30 Apr 2026

  
  

  Father	Robert B. McFarlin,   b. 18 Feb 1776, Guilford Co., North Carolina, USA d. 28 Feb 1850, Shelbyville, Bedford, Tennessee, USA (Age 74 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Sarah 'Sally' Hays,   b. Jul 1778, Rockingham Co., North Carolina, USA d. 8 Nov 1856, Shelbyville, Bedford, Tennessee, USA (Age 78 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Marriage	1799	Guilford Co., North Carolina, USA   [9]
  Family ID	F3670	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Nancy Holland,   b. 1801, Bedford Co., Tennessee, USA d. 20 Jun 1880, Shelbyville, Bedford, Tennessee, USA (Age 79 years)
  Children	1. Mary Ann McFarlin,   b. 24 Dec 1825, Bedford Co., Tennessee, USA bur. New Hope Cemetery, Shelbyville, Bedford, Tennessee, USA  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   2. William Hayes McFarlin,   b. 27 Oct 1827, Shelbyville, Bedford, Tennessee, USA d. 14 Oct 1907 (Age 79 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   3. John Henry McFarlin,   b. 8 Jul 1830, Shelbyville, Bedford, Tennessee, USA d. 15 Jan 1903, Cushing, Payne, Oklahoma, USA (Age 72 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   4. Joseph S. McFarlin,   b. 9 Mar 1835, Shelbyville, Bedford, Tennessee, USA d. 9 Mar 1908, Rogers, Benton, Arkansas, USA (Age 73 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   5. Thomas Nelson McFarlin,   b. 29 Jun 1838   d. 27 Jul 1866 (Age 28 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   6. Cynthia Jane McFarlin,   b. 4 Feb 1842, Bedford Co., Tennessee, USA d. 9 Apr 1925, Himesville, Bedford, Tennessee, USA (Age 83 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
  Family ID	F3674	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	30 Apr 2026

  
  

• Notes

  Listed in Reed/McFarlin Family Bible as child of Robert McFarlin and Sarah Hays McFarlin Discrepancies in birthdate Dec 8 or Dec 18. IN REED/MCFARLIN FAMILY BIBLE DEC 8, 1801 Will: July 28, 1880, Bedford County, Tennessee

  
  

• Sources

  [S97] Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, International Genealogical Index, Submission Search: 4010512-1006108173101. [S97] Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, International Genealogical Index, Ancestral File. [S348] Ancestry.com and The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 1880 United States Federal Census, (Name: Name: Name: Name: Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc;;;;;), Year: 1880; Census Place: District 23, Bedford, Tennessee; Roll: 1244; Family History Film: 1255244; Page: 374B; Enumeration District: 017. [S360] Ancestry.com, U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current, (Name: Name: Name: Name: Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.;;;;;). [S398] Ancestry.com, 1870 United States Federal Census, (Name: Name: Name: Name: Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.;;;;;), Year: 1870; Census Place: District 23, Bedford, Tennessee; Roll: M593_1514; Page: 396B; Image: 134835; Family History Library Film: 553013. [S437] Ancestry.com, 1860 United States Federal Census, (Name: Name: Name: Name: Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.;;;;;), Year: 1860; Census Place: District 23, Bedford, Tennessee; Roll: M653_1239; Page: 149; Family History Library Film: 805239. [S439] Ancestry.com, 1850 United States Federal Census, (Name: Name: Name: Name: Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.;;;;;), Year: 1850; Census Place: District 23, Bedford, Tennessee; Roll: M432_869; Page: 244B; Image: 487. [S1001] Family Tree DNA Gedcom, (Name: Name: Name: Name: Name: Name: http://www.familytreedna.com;;;;;;). [S1000] Mary Helen Haines, .pdf collection rec: via e-mail 6 Feb. 2011, Benjamin McF b. 1750.pdf.