RUFUS JACKSON "JACK" McFARLAND
1858 - 1944 (86 years)-
Name RUFUS JACKSON "JACK" McFARLAND [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11] Birth 9 Apr 1858 Texas Gender Male Name ? Residence 1870 Bluffton, Llano, Llano, Texas, USA [1] Death 12 Jul 1944 Burnet Co; Texas Burial 13 Jul 1944 Odd Fellows Cemetary, Burnet Co; Texas Person ID I28738 MacFarlane Last Modified 29 May 2024
Father Samuel King McFarland, b. 8 Sep 1837, Missouri d. 7 Jul 1901, Burnet Co; Texas (Age 63 years) Relationship natural Mother Musidore Louisa Rountree, b. 31 Oct 1837, Alabama d. 11 Nov 1921, Burnet Co; Texas (Age 84 years) Relationship natural Marriage 13 Jun 1854 Burnet Co; Texas [12, 13] Family ID F6420 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family CORA EDNA JONES, b. 16 Sep 1865, Travis Co; Texas d. 24 Jul 1923, Burnet Co; Texas (Age 57 years) Marriage 1 Jan 1884 Burnet Co; Texas [2, 3] Children 1. Roberta Holland McFarland, b. 7 Oct 1884, Burnet Co; Texas d. 20 Nov 1885, Burnet Co; Texas (Age 1 year) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural] + 2. LULA LEE McFARLAND, b. 8 Dec 1886, Burnet Co; Texas d. 23 Sep 1939, San Joaquin Co; California (Age 52 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural] + 3. Samuel King McFarland, b. 25 Apr 1888, Burnet Co; Texas d. 19 Mar 1954, Austin, Texas (Age 65 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural] + 4. Annie McFarland, b. 9 Jul 1890, Burnet, Burnet Co;Texas d. 15 Mar 1969, Burnet Co; Texas (Age 78 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural] + 5. Lenora Bessie McFarland, b. 4 Mar 1892, Burnet Co; Texas d. 6 Nov 1975, Sinton, San Patricio Co; Texas (Age 83 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural] + 6. Willie J. McFarland, b. 7 Sep 1893, Burnet Co; Texas d. 29 Dec 1984, San Joaquin Co; California (Age 91 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural] + 7. Rufus Jackson McFarland, Jr., b. 25 Aug 1895, Bexar Co; Texas d. 15 May 1975, Bexar, Bexar Co; Texas (Age 79 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural] + 8. Lillian Cora McFarland, b. 7 Dec 1898, Texas d. UNKNOWN [Father: natural] [Mother: natural] + 9. Clifton Choat McFarland, b. 13 Aug 1901, Burnet Co; Texas d. 3 Nov 1955, Contra Costa Co; California (Age 54 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural] 10. Thelena McFarland, b. 10 Dec 1907, Burnet Co; Texas d. 3 Nov 1978, San Joaquin Co; California (Age 70 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural] Family ID F6422 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 29 May 2024
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Notes - OBITUARY:
BURNET BULLETIN, JULY 20,1944
RUFUS JACKSON McFARLAND (1858-1944)
A BURNET COUNTY PIONEER CALLED
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Rufus Jackson McFarland, a pioneer of Burnet County, was called by death at the Shepperd-Allen Hospital in Burnet July 12th, 1944, where he had been ill for several days. His funeral service was held July 13th in the Northington funeral Chapel, conducted by Rev. Robert H. James, Methodist pastor. Burial was in the Odd Fellows Cemetery of Burnet, with Bunk Gibbs, Eppie Debo, Frank Debo, M. McClure, Bud Moffitt and Vernon Greer as pallbearers.
Mr. McFarland is survived by four daughters, Mrs. Adam Cummins of Agua Dulce, Texas, Mrs. C.B. Raney of San Antonia, Mrs. W.G. Gibson of Manteca, California, Mrs. J.W. Copeland of Pettus, Texas, three sons, King McFarland of Burnet, C.C. McFarland of Houston, Rufus McFarland of San Antonia, and one brother R.R. McFarland of Cleburne. His wife preceded him in death many years ago.
Mr. McFarland was born April 9th 1858 in Burnet county, and lived in this section all his life. He was a law-abiding, honest man, and had many friends to regret his death. For the past several years Mr. McFarland had been totally blind, but he bore this affliction courageously and was always glad to have his old friends call and talk over old times with him. Upon the anniversary of his 86th birthday last April 9th, his children arranged a celebration for him at the Burnet Hotel, when many of his old friends called and paid their respects. Mr. McFarland greatly enjoyed the occasion, as did his children and the friends who dropped in for a few minutes chat.
Jack McFarland was indeed a pioneer of Burnet county, his parents being among its earlier settlers. Until he was twelve years of age, Indians raided this section of Texas regularly murdering the people and stealing horses. No doubt Mr. McFarland witnessed the effects of some of these depredations, and could relate many of the interesting early day episodes of the county. Not many men and women who were in Burnet county during Indian times are alive, and soon all of them will be gone, with only the memories of them left, which should be reverenced always.
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1900 Burnet Co., TX census Pct 1 pg 199
McFARLAND, Rufus; b. April 1858; age 42; married 16 yrs; b.TX; f/b MO m/b TN; farmer & stockman; read & write; own farm
Cora E.; wife; b.Sept. 1855; age 34; 8 children born 7 living; b. TX; f/b AL; m/b AR
Lula; dau; b. Dec 1886; age 13; b.TX
King; son; b.April 1888; age 12; b.TX
Gussie (hard to read, might not be right) dau; b.June 1890; b.TX
Nora; dau; b. Mch. 1892; age 8; b.TX
Willie?(hard to read???) dau; b. Sep 1893; age 6; b.TX
Rufus; son b. Aug 1895; age 4; b. TX
Lillian; dau; b. Dec 1898; age 1; b.TX
Marriage Book F, pg 135
R. J. McFarland and Miss Cora E. Jones
Married 1/1/1884 by S. L. McFarland, OMG
License issued 1/1/1884
Filed 1/5/1884
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Sources - [S1057] Ancestry.com, 1870 United States Federal Census, (Name: Name: Name: Name: Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.;;;;;).
- [S1533] Marriage Book F, pg. 135.
- [S1537] Marriage Book F, pg. 135.
- [S1538] 1900 Burnet Co; Texas Census, Pct 1, Pg 199.
- [S1539] Photograph provided by Jack Howard McFarland, McFarland Family Photograph.
- [S1540] Photograph provided by Jack Howard McFarland, R.J. McFarland.
- [S1541] R.J. McFarland Obituary, (Name: Name: Name: Name: Name: 7/20/1944;;;;;).
Headline reads: "A Burnet County Pioneer Called" - [S1542] Photograph provided by Jack Howard McFarland, McFarland Family Photograph.
- [S1543] 1900 Burnet Co; Texas Census, Pct 1, Pg 199.
- [S1544] R.J. McFarland Obituary, (Name: Name: Name: Name: Name: 7/20/1944;;;;;).
Headline reads: "A Burnet County Pioneer Called" - [S1545] Photograph provided by Jack Howard McFarland, R.J. McFarland.
- [S1518] Rountree Marriage Record.
- [S1521] Rountree Marriage Record.
- [S1057] Ancestry.com, 1870 United States Federal Census, (Name: Name: Name: Name: Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.;;;;;).