William Riley McFarland

William Riley McFarland

Male 1827 - 1903  (76 years)

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  • Name William Riley McFarland  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8
    Birth 13 Apr 1827  Boone Co., Missouri Find all individuals with events at this location  [6
    Gender Male 
    Residence Richmond Oklahoma Find all individuals with events at this location  [6
    Residence 1850  District 5, Barry, Missouri, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Residence 1860  Flat Creek, Cassville, Barry, Missouri, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Residence 1870  Vineyard, Evansville, Washington, Arkansas, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    Death 14 Jul 1903  OK Find all individuals with events at this location  [6
    Person ID I29489  MacFarlane
    Last Modified 29 May 2024 

    Father William Bell McFarland, RoM02,   b. 16 Nov 1792, Greene Co., Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 10 Jan 1839, Cooper Co., Missouri Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 46 years) 
    Relationship natural 
    Mother Nancy Elizabeth Smith,   b. 2 Jan 1792, Buncombe Co., North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 27 May 1855, poss. Barry Co. MO Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 63 years) 
    Relationship natural 
    Marriage 9 May 1812  Buncombe Co., NC Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Married 9 May 1812  Haywood Co., NC Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F5974  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Martha Ann Trower,   b. 1827, Rockbridge Co., VA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Aft 1870 (Age > 44 years) 
    Marriage Sep 1857  Barry County, Missouri, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Married 17 Sep 1857 
    Children 
     1. Nancy Elizabeth McFarland,   b. 22 Jan 1860, Missouri Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1951, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, Oklahoma, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 90 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
     2. Amanda Caroline McFarland,   b. 29 Mar 1861, Cassville, Barry, Missouri, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 5 Jul 1865, Texas, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 4 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
     3. Robert Lee McFarland,   b. 28 Jul 1866, Texas Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 17 Aug 1936, Vernonia, Columbia, Oregon, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 70 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
    Family ID F5984  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 29 May 2024 

    Family 2 Nancy Smith,   b. Abt 1826, Indiana Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Abt 1855, Missouri Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 29 years) 
    Marriage 1 May 1850  Barry Co., MO Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Married 1 May 1850  Barry, Missouri, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [5, 7
    Family ID F5985  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 29 May 2024 

  • Notes 
    • Mary Helen Haines notes:

      William married the first time to Nancy Smith (same name as his mother....their records have gotten mixed up I believe)
      Barry Co. Marriage: William McFarland and Nancy Smith on Mary 1, 1850 by Charles C. Harris, Min. of Gospel

      1850 census: Barry Co., Image 15/80, stamp 198
      fam. 97: William M Farlen 23, farmer MO
      Nancy 24, Indiana
      Nancy S. 58 NC
      Rebecca L. 17 MO
      Andrew J. 14 MO

      In the 1860 census in Flat Creek twn., P.O. Cassville, Barry Co. MO
      fam. 1035: Wm. R. Mcfarland 33 MO
      Martha A. 33, Indiana
      John M. 9 MO
      Wm. C. 7 MO
      Jas H. 5 MO
      Nancy E. 6/12 MO
      Annie Myers 20 MO domestic

      So, William remarried Sept. 17, 1857 in Barry Co. MO, so this is his second wife.

      I found Martha's earlier marriage to Tinn C. Carter, on Oct. 12, 1848, in Barry Co. at the Baptist Church of Christ, minister Martin J. Butler M G. She must have given birth to three children, John M, Wm. C. and James H. before her husband's death, and then mrried William Riley in 1857 and be the mother of his two children Nancy E. and Wm. R. E. before her death after 1870.

      1870 census in Washington Co. Arkansas, Vineyard town.
      fam. 76, W.R. Mcfarland 43 MO
      M A. Mcfarland 43 KY
      John Carter 19 MO
      Wm. Carter 17 MO
      J.H. Carter 13 MO
      N.E. Mcfarland 10 MO
      R.E. Mcfarland 5 Texas

      1880 census in Erath Co. TX
      William R. Mcfarland, 52, MO, NC, NC
      Wm. R.L. McFarland 13 son, TX, MO, KY
      Lucinda J. Williams, 34, neice, Ark, NC. Ark

      1900 census in Webster, Woodward Co. Oklahoma territory
      living by himself: William R. McFarlen Ap. 1827, wd. MO, NC, NC

  • Sources 
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    4. [S1057] Ancestry.com, 1870 United States Federal Census, (Name: Name: Name: Name: Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.;;;;;), Year: 1870; Census Place: Vineyard, Washington, Arkansas; Roll: M593_66; Page: 249B.

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