William J. McFarland

William J. McFarland

Male 1834 - 1893  (59 years)

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  • Name William J. McFarland  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5
    Birth 26 Sep 1834  Cooper Co., MO Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5
    Gender Male 
    Religion Cumberland Presbyterian Church Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Religion Cumberland Presbyterian Church 
    Residence 1850  District 23, Cooper, Missouri, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Residence 1860  Clark Fork, Cooper, Missouri, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    Residence 1870  Big Creek, Henry, Missouri, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [5
    Residence 1880  Big Creek, Henry, Missouri, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Death 21 Dec 1893  Blairstown, Henry County, Missouri, United States of America Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Burial Chilhowee, Johnson County, Missouri, United States of America Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Person ID I29026  MacFarlane
    Last Modified 29 May 2024 

    Father Jesse McFarland,   b. 17 Apr 1800, Buncombe Co., NC Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 21 Jan 1892, Warrensburg, Johnson Co., MO Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 91 years) 
    Relationship natural 
    Mother Ann McFarland,   b. 26 Apr 1806, Buncombe Co., NC Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 27 Jan 1884, Pleasant Hill, Cass Co., MO Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 77 years) 
    Relationship natural 
    Marriage 7 Jan 1820  Missouri Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F6378  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Mary Eliza Mitchell,   b. 25 Dec 1843, Cooper Co., MO Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 12 May 1913, Henry County, Missouri, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 69 years) 
    Marriage 10 Oct 1865  Cooper Co., MO Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
     1. Edith L. McFarland,   b. Abt 1868, Henry Co., MO Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 21 Apr 1900, Norris, Henry County, Missouri, United States of America Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 32 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
     2. Clarence W. McFarland,   b. Abt 1871, Missouri Find all individuals with events at this locationd. UNKNOWN  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
    +3. Albert W. McFarland,   b. 4 Feb 1878, Henry Co., MO Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 28 Nov 1932, Johnson, Missouri, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 54 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
    Family ID F6290  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 29 May 2024 

  • Notes 
    • McFARLAND, William J.
      Big Creek Township
      1883 History of Henry County Missouri, National Historical Co pg 705
      William J. McFarland, section 2, is a prominent farmer and stock dealer, of this township, and was born in Cooper County, Missouri, September 26, 1834. Jesse McFarland, his father, a native of North Carolina, was born April 17, 1800. He removed to Missouri with his parents in 1811, and in 1816 located in Cooper County, and was among the earliest settlers of Missouri. He grew to manhood in Cooper County and married Ann McFarland, a distant relative. The former was a farmer and mechanic and also a surveyor by occupation and when nineteen years old he assisted in the surveying of Rives County, and held several local offices in the county. He now resides at Pleasant Hill, Missouri, and celebrated his sixtieth wedding anniversary January 7, 1880. W. J. McFarland spent his youth on a farm in Cooper County and received a common school education. He was married there October 10, 1865, to Miss M. E. Mitchel, also of Cooper County, and a daughter of William J. Mitchel. They have three children: Edith L., Clarence W. and Albert W. After his marriage Mr. McFarland resided about two years in Cooper County and then removed to Henry County, buying land and improving the farm where he now resides. He has 355 acres, with 320 in good cultivation and under improvements, with an orchard of 100 choice bearing apple trees and a variety of other fruits. Mr. McFarland makes a specialty of raising and handling stock, and feeds on an average two car loads of steers and fifty hogs annually. He has some good graded stock. He and his wife are members of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church.

      McFARLAND, William J.
      Big Creek Township
      1883 History of Henry County Missouri, National Historical Co pg 705
      William J. McFarland, section 2, is a prominent farmer and stock dealer, of this township, and was born in Cooper County, Missouri, September 26, 1834. Jesse McFarland, his father, a native of North Carolina, was born April 17, 1800. He removed to Missouri with his parents in 1811, and in 1816 located in Cooper County, and was among the earliest settlers of Missouri. He grew to manhood in Cooper County and married Ann McFarland, a distant relative. The former was a farmer and mechanic and also a surveyor by occupation and when nineteen years old he assisted in the surveying of Rives County, and held several local offices in the county. He now resides at Pleasant Hill, Missouri, and celebrated his sixtieth wedding anniversary January 7, 1880. W. J. McFarland spent his youth on a farm in Cooper County and received a common school education. He was married there October 10, 1865, to Miss M. E. Mitchel, also of Cooper County, and a daughter of William J. Mitchel. They have three children: Edith L., Clarence W. and Albert W. After his marriage Mr. McFarland resided about two years in Cooper County and then removed to Henry County, buying land and improving the farm where he now resides. He has 355 acres, with 320 in good cultivation and under improvements, with an orchard of 100 choice bearing apple trees and a variety of other fruits. Mr. McFarland makes a specialty of raising and handling stock, and feeds on an average two car loads of steers and fifty hogs annually. He has some good graded stock. He and his wife are members of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church.

  • Sources 
    1. [S1047] 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: Big Creek, Henry, Missouri; Roll: 689; Page: 313C; Enumeration District: 170.

    2. [S1049] Ancestry.com, U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current, (Name: Name: Name: Name: Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.;;;;;).

    3. [S1055] Ancestry.com, 1850 United States Federal Census, (Name: Name: Name: Name: Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.;;;;;), Year: 1850; Census Place: District 23, Cooper, Missouri; Roll: 397; Page: 176B.

    4. [S1056] Ancestry.com, 1860 United States Federal Census, (Name: Name: Name: Name: Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.;;;;;), Year: 1860; Census Place: Clark Fork, Cooper, Missouri; Page: 558; Family History Library Film: 803616.

    5. [S1057] Ancestry.com, 1870 United States Federal Census, (Name: Name: Name: Name: Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.;;;;;), Year: 1870; Census Place: Big Creek, Henry, Missouri; Roll: M593_778; Page: 201A; Family History Library Film: 552277.