William J. McFarland

1834 - 1893  (59 years)

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

  
  

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

  
  

  Family	Mary Eliza Mitchell,   b. 25 Dec 1843, Cooper Co., MO d. 12 May 1913, Henry County, Missouri, USA (Age 69 years)
  Marriage	10 Oct 1865	Cooper Co., MO
  Children	1. Edith L. McFarland,   b. Abt 1868, Henry Co., MO d. 21 Apr 1900, Norris, Henry County, Missouri, United States of America (Age 32 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   2. Clarence W. McFarland,   b. Abt 1871, Missouri d. UNKNOWN  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   3. Albert W. McFarland,   b. 4 Feb 1878, Henry Co., MO d. 28 Nov 1932, Johnson, Missouri, USA (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

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