Jacob McFarland
1799 - 1864 (64 years)
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Name Jacob McFarland [1, 2, 3] Birth 19 Oct 1799 Buncombe Co., North Carolina 
Gender Male Death 5 Jan 1864 St Francois Co., MO Burial Smith Cemetery, Wesley Chapel Rd. St. Francois Co., MO Person ID I29371 MacFarlane Last Modified 29 May 2024
Father Reuben A. McFarland, b. 19 Feb 1778, Montgomery Co., Virginia d. 4 Oct 1858, St. Francois, Missouri (Age 80 years) Relationship natural Mother Martha Campbell, b. 20 May 1779, Virginia d. 24 Apr 1855, St Francois Co., MO (Age 75 years) Relationship natural Marriage 28 Sep 1797 Jefferson Co., TN [4] Family ID F5333 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family Mary McFarland, b. 3 Jun 1800, Buncombe Co., North Carolina d. 30 Jan 1857, Buffalo, Erie, New York, USA (Age 56 years) Marriage 4 Jul 1822 St Francois Co., MO [3] Married 4 Jul 1822 St. Francois Co., Missouri [3] Children 1. son McFarland, b. Between 1820 and 1825, Missouri [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]2. John Bell McFarland, b. 1 Dec 1823, Missouri d. 1 Dec 1823, Missouri (Age 0 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]3. Amanda McFarland, b. 29 Nov 1824, Missouri d. 9 Feb 1827, Missouri (Age 2 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]+ 4. Mary Ann McFarland, b. 6 Mar 1827, Missouri d. 11 Apr 1911, Missouri (Age 84 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]5. Nancy Ellen McFarland, b. 4 Feb 1830, Missouri d. 29 Oct 1834, Missouri (Age 4 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]6. Josiah Berton McFarland, b. 24 Dec 1832, Missouri d. 16 Jun 1833, Missouri (Age 0 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]+ 7. Sarah Jane McFarland, b. 19 Apr 1834, Buffalo, Erie, New York, USA d. 7 Apr 1910, Buffalo, Erie, New York, USA (Age 75 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]8. Elvira A. McFarland, b. Abt 1838 d. UNKNOWN [Father: natural] [Mother: natural] + 9. Narcissa E. McFarland, b. 1 Jan 1841, Missouri d. 17 May 1915, Missouri, United States (Age 74 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]+ 10. Francis Marion McFarland, b. Jun 1845, Missouri d. 1911, Benton Co., Arkansas (Age 65 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]Family ID F5995 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 29 May 2024
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Notes - Mary Helen Haines notes:
Land Claims: Two claims in Sect. 18, 35 N, 7E, straddling both counties of St. Francois, and Ste. Genevieve, 74 acres.
In Vol. 1 of the St. Francois Will Record, p. 47-48 of Jacob McFarland, filed March 7, 1864, he wills to his only living son Francis M. McFarland his farm and plantation of 160 acres. To his four daughters Angeline M, Narcissa, Mary A. Watts, and Sarah J. Keith, he bequeaths $100. plus one bed and bedding, one bedstead, dining and serving table and one cow. FHL #915206
According to the records of the cemetery found at the Farmington Library: The McFarland Cemetery is in Township 35, Range 7, NW 1/4 of Section 8, owned in 1989 by Franklin Smith. It is just off Wesley Chapel road, on the west side of the road, just across from the Wesley Chapel Cemetery. It is on private land, under a grove of trees, and almost completely overgrown. In the St. Francois County Missouri Cemeteries Book, Vol. 3, p. 204 are listed these burials:
McFarlands:
Amanda, b. Nov. 29, 1824, died Feb. 9, 1827, d/o Jacob and Mary
Jacob, b. Oct. 19, 1799, died Jan. 5, 1864, s/o Reuben and Martha (Campbell)
John Bell, b. Dec. 1, 1823, died. Dec. 1, 1823, s/o Jacob and Mary
Josiah Berton, b. Dec. 24, 1832, died Jun 16, 1833
Mary, b. Jun 30, 1800, died Jan. 30, 1857, wife of Jacob, md. July 4, 1822, daug. of John and Rebecca Bell
Nancy Ellen, b. Feb. 4, 1830, died Oct. 29, 1834
There are other people buried there: George and Elizabeth Madison, George, Annie, Delia, and Horace Bradley, who were neighbors, and then the Smiths who were also neighbors: Willliam T. Smith, Eva L. Smith, Jamie Smith and Mary Lillian Smith. The Smiths purchased the property from the McFarlands, and their descendants own it still today. The last burial is William Smith, born 1853, died Dec. 2, 1908.
Land Claims: Two claims in Sect. 18, 35 N, 7E, straddling both counties of St. Francois, and Ste. Genevieve, 74 acres.
In Vol. 1 of the St. Francois Will Record, p. 47-48 of Jacob McFarland, filed March 7, 1864, he wills to his only living son Francis M. McFarland his farm and plantation of 160 acres. To his four daughters Angeline M, Narcissa, Mary A. Watts, and Sarah J. Keith, he bequeaths $100. plus one bed and bedding, one bedstead, dining and serving table and one cow. FHL #915206
- Mary Helen Haines notes:
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Sources - [S1683] 1840 Federal Census, St. Francois Co., MO, Image 1 of 6, Liberty township.
Jacob McFarland.One male 15 to 20 (unknown), one male 40 to 50 (Jacob). one female under 5 (Elvira), one 5 to 10 (Sarah Jane), one 10 to 15 (Mary Ann), one 30 to 40 (Martha). - [S1684] 1860 Federal Census, St. Francois Co., Liberty twn, p. 14, fam. 87.
Jacob, 61, NC, farmer, 2500, Angy, 22, f, housekeeper, N.E., 18, f, housekeeper, G M. 14, m. living next to R H McFarland, 50, NC. - [S1685] St. Francois Co. Marriage Book A, p. 46.
Jacob Mcfarland and Polly Mcfarlin each of St. Francois Co., Mo. married on 4 July 1822 by Wingate Jackson, MG at St. Francois Co., Mo. - [S1410] Marriages of Jefferson County, Tennessee, p. 4.
#158 Reuben McFarland to Martha Campbell on Sept. 28, 1797
- [S1683] 1840 Federal Census, St. Francois Co., MO, Image 1 of 6, Liberty township.