John Tate McFarland
1836 - 1900 (63 years)
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Name John Tate McFarland [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10] Birth 7 Oct 1836 Jefferson City, Jefferson, Tennessee, United States 
[10] Birth Nov 1836 Jefferson Co., Tennessee [2, 3, 5, 6, 7, 8] Gender Male Residence 1850 District 13, Jefferson, Tennessee, USA [4, 6] Residence 1860 Jefferson, Tennessee [7] Residence 1860 Jefferson, Tennessee, United States [10] Residence 1870 Precinct 3, Burnet, Texas, USA [8] Residence 1870 Precinct 3, Burnet, Texas, United States [10] Residence 1880 Precinct 3, Burnet, Texas, USA [3] Residence 1880 Precinct 3, Burnet, Texas, United States [10] Residence 1900 Justice Precinct 3, Burnet, Texas [10] Residence 1900 Justice Precinct 3, Burnet, Texas, USA [2] Death Jun 1900 Burnet Co., Texas [5] Death 30 Nov 1900 Williamson, Texas, United States [10] Burial Liberty Hill Cemetery, Burnet Co., TX [5] Person ID I29432 MacFarlane Last Modified 29 May 2024
Father George McFarland, b. 7 Oct 1811, Tennessee d. 30 Nov 1884, Hamblen Co., TN (Age 73 years) Relationship natural Mother Polly Ann Barton, b. 25 Dec 1813, Jefferson County, Tennessee d. 14 Apr 1841, Johnson Co., Missouri (Age 27 years) Relationship natural Marriage 20 Oct 1831 Jefferson Co., Tennessee Married 20 Oct 1831 Knox County, Texas, USA Family ID F6141 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family 1 Martha Jane White, b. 2 Nov 1843, Jefferson Co., Tennessee d. 2 Jun 1882, Burnet Co., Texas (Age 38 years) Marriage 28 Dec 1865 Jefferson Co., TN Married 28 Dec 1865 Jefferson, Tennessee, USA [9] Children 1. Marietta McFarland, b. 6 Sep 1866, Burnet Co., Texas d. 6 Nov 1912 (Age 46 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]2. Mary Ann McFarland, b. 25 Sep 1869, Burnet Co., Texas [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]+ 3. Leonidas T. McFarland, b. 16 Jul 1871, Burnet Co., Texas d. 3 Aug 1950, Bertram, Burnet County, Texas, United States of America (Age 79 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]4. Harriet I. McFarland, b. 1873, Burnet Co., Texas [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]5. Minnie F. McFarland, b. Abt 1875, Burnet Co., Texas [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]+ 6. John Barton McFarland, b. 1878, Oatmeal, Burnet Co., Texas d. 18 Jun 1958, Friona, Parmer, Texas, USA (Age 80 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]7. Jane McFarland, b. Apr 1880, Burnet Co., Texas [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]Family ID F6038 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 29 May 2024
Children 1. Annie Mc Spaden, b. Sep 1870, Texas [Father: natural]Family ID F9306 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 29 May 2024
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Notes - All the information from John Tate down was presented to me by Sandy McFarland Morgan, a descendant of Martha Jane White
This information was gathered by Alna Cleone White Hodges in her research for DAR; she has indexed the references for all the information.
Here is a letter John Tate wrote to his wife typed just as it is recorded in Cleone’s little book:
State of Texas Burnet County August 19 1866
Dear wife I Seat my Self this morning to let you know that I am well at present hoping when this comes to hand it will find you enjoying the Same blessings . . . I want you to be certain to come to Brenham it is only about one hundred miles from here to Brenham and it is three hundred from here to Shrevsposrt . . . I want you write to me when you expect to start so I can get to the depo as soon as you do I think you had better not start before the first of October as it is sickly now you come to memphis from their to neworleans from their to glaveston from their to Houstion from their to himpsted from their to Brenham and if I am not their enquire for the Mcentyre house and I will come to their and enquire for you . . .
I will now answer some of the question you asked me as to timber that is scarce in this country and it is small and scrubby we have post oak black Jack percon sickamore cottonwood walnut elm and some other to tedious to mention also cedar the people fences mostly with cedar we have no black berries no rasberries no straw berries some few dewberries we are no pestered here with briars when you come here you would do well to bring a few garden seeds with you the indians are troubling the frontier of this country driving of stock and killing people it is one hundred and fifty miles from here to where they have been killing they are going to raise volunteers for the protection of the fronteer I wish you was here . . .So no more at present only remaining your affectionate husband until death
John T McFarland
Direct your letter to liberty hill
- All the information from John Tate down was presented to me by Sandy McFarland Morgan, a descendant of Martha Jane White
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Sources - [S573] Ancestry Family Trees, (Name: Name: Name: Name: Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com. Original data: Family Tree files submitted by Ancestry members.;;;;;), Ancestry Family Tree.
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- [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: Precinct 3, Burnet, Texas; Roll: 1293; Family History Film: 1255293; Page: 143A; Enumeration District: 036.
- [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;;;;;).
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- [S1055] Ancestry.com, 1850 United States Federal Census, (Name: Name: Name: Name: Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.;;;;;), Year: 1850; Census Place: District 13, Jefferson, Tennessee; Roll: M432_885; Page: 347A; Image: 380.
- [S1056] Ancestry.com, 1860 United States Federal Census, (Name: Name: Name: Name: Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.;;;;;), Year: 1860; Census Place: Jefferson, Tennessee; Roll: M653_1258; Page: 394; Family History Library Film: 805258.
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Record for John Barton McFarland
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