Arthur Menees McFarland
1793 - 1878 (85 years)
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Name Arthur Menees McFarland [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11] Birth 21 Mar 1793 Wilson County, TN 
[1, 2, 3, 4, 9] Gender Male Birth 21 Mar 1793 TN Residence 1820 Ouachita, Louisiana, United States [5] Residence 1830 Claiborne, Louisiana, USA [6] Residence 18 Nov 1847 Athens, Claiborne, Louisiana, United States [8] Residence 1850 Township 19 Ward 5, Claiborne, Louisiana, USA [4] Residence 1860 Ward 5, Claiborne, Louisiana, USA [3] Residence 1870 Ward 5, Claiborne, Louisiana, USA [2] Death Aug 1878 Athens LA Death Aug 1878 Athens, Claiborne Parish, LA [1, 9] Burial Aug 1878 Old Athens Cemetary, Claiborne Parish, LA [1, 9] Person ID I26327 MacFarlane Last Modified 29 May 2024
Father John Porter McFarland, A7799 JoPoM01, b. Abt 1750, Probably Ireland d. 24 May 1824, Wilson County, TN (Age 74 years) Relationship natural Mother Nancy Menees, b. 1762, Virginia d. 1835 (Age 73 years) Relationship natural Marriage 1783 Fort Nashboro, TN Family ID F7589 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family Helen (Holland) Brinson, b. 10 Apr 1795, Craven County NC bur. 1859, Old Athens Cemetary, Claiborne Parish, LA (Age ~ 63 years) Marriage 7 Oct 1815 ,Wilson Co., TN Married 7 Oct 1815 Wilson, Tennessee, USA [11] Children 1. James Brinson McFarland, b. 16 Oct 1816 d. 18 Jun 1899, Athens, Claiborne Parish, LA (Age 82 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]2. Elizabeth Ann McFarland, b. 27 Mar 1817, Athens, Claiborne Parish, LA d. 16 Jul 1897, Athens, Claiborne Parish, LA (Age 80 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]3. John Porter McFarland, b. 29 Dec 1818, Louisiana d. 17 Nov 1893, Red River Parish, La. (Age 74 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]4. William Arthur McFarland, b. 14 Jun 1820, Tennessee, USA d. 9 Jul 1906, Farmersville, Louisana (Age 86 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]5. Nancy Jane McFarland, b. 1822 [Father: natural] [Mother: natural] 6. Joseph Friend McFarland, b. 9 Jun 1824, Wilson County, TN d. 3 Mar 1905, Athens, Claiborne Parish, LA (Age 80 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]7. Benjamin Menees McFarland, b. 5 Mar 1826, Athens, La d. 23 Apr 1863, Montgomery, Autauga, Alabama (Age 37 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]8. Haywood Alfrod McFarland, b. 22 Jan 1832, Athens, Claiborne Parish, LA d. 25 Mar 1914, Montgomery County, TX (Age 82 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]9. Laura Holland McFarland, b. 10 Jan 1833 [Father: natural] [Mother: natural] 10. Roselma McFarland, b. 1840 [Father: natural] [Mother: natural] 11. Mary E. McFarland [Father: natural] [Mother: natural] Family ID F7691 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 29 May 2024
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Notes - From the History of Claiborne Parish, Louisiana
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It was about this time, too, that Mr. James Brinson of Ouachita parish, commenced his monthly preaching at John Murrell’s house. Assisted by Mr. Arthur McFarland, they soon established a church (Baptist of course) and kept up regular services for many years. These were the first Baptist preachers in the parish. To show how our section was improving, and what notoriety it was gaining, sometime in this year, 1822, Harrison & Hopkins of Natchitoches, sent up a small stock of goods in charge of a Frenchman by the name of Forshe, who opened up in a small cabin close to Murrells. But he went off on whiskey, and in a year or two lost his stock in trade and ran away.
A quote from History of the Baptists of Louisiana, by William Edward Paxton: "In 1820 James Brinson, an ordained minister from Tennessee, settled not far from the present town of Vienna at a place called Upper Pine Hills which was then in Natchitoches Parish later Claiborne Parish, and now in Lincoln Parish. In the same company came his son-in-law, Arthur McFarland, who afterwards became a preacher, Christopher Koonce, James Whitson, and his brother-in-law A. F. Nelson and their wives. Most of these were Baptists, and in 1821 constituted the Pine Hills Church which joined the Louisiana Association in 1822. James Brinson and John Dapson extended their labors westward into the northern part of what was then Natchitoches Parish. Near the present town of Minden they found a few Baptists among whom were John Murrell and Hewitt Drew, the father of Governor Drew of Arkansas and of Judge H. Drew and Harrison A. Drew. Here they gathered a small church in 1823 called Black Lake from a bayou of that name near which it was located. Black Bayou heads near where the John Murrell home was built about seven miles west of Homer and it flows into what is now Black Lake near Campi."
Athens was selected as the seat of justice in 1846. Charles L. Hay settled on the present Keener farm in 1825. Thomas Leatherman, the Butlers, Crows and others hitherto named, were identified with this section. In 1832 the first camp-ground was established close by. In 1846 the school building and a large area of ground were donated for parish seat purposes by John Wilson. The flowing spring was a consideration in adopting this site. Kiser kept a small general store, Saunders P. Day was tavern-keeper, Arthur McFarland filled the dual position of postmaster and Baptist preacher, John Kimball lived on the Frazier lands. Col. Lewis was also here and all the parish officers. A Methodist Church, known as Ashbrooks, was erected in 1830; in 1839 the Missionary Baptists held meetings in the schoolhouse; in 1851 the first Presbyterian society of the parish was organized near here at old Midway, but soon after moved to Athens. On November 7, 1849, the academy of school building, in which were the offices of the parish, was burned with all the valuable records and documents-the only things of value destroyed. In 1850 the grounds were reconveyed to Wilson, and he was also granted a sum of money in consideration for the burning of his school-house. The fire was considered at the time to be carried out by conspirators, who desired the destruction of part of the records, and to carry out their desire destroyed all. New Athens is east of the old town on the Louisville & Northwestern Railroad.
80 Arthur Meenes MC FARLAND. 21 March 1793. "Arthur McFarlin married Hallen Brinson, 7 Oct 1815. Sponsor John McFarlin." ("Wilson County, Tennessee Marriage Bonds," found in ANSEARCHIN NEWS, Periodical of Tennessee Genealogical Society 1977:42.) - (1830 Claiborne Parish, Louisiana census, page 242: Arthur McFarland). Birth: 21 MAR 1793 in Wilson County, Tennessee , Death: AUG 1878 in Athens, Claiborne Parish, Louisianna
81 Holland BRINSON. Hollen Brinson Hallen
- From the History of Claiborne Parish, Louisiana
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