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- Biography in Goodspeed's History of Southeast Missouri, p. 1135-6. "Dr. J. P. McFarland is the son of Newton and Mary C. (Pettit) McFarland, and was born in Ste. Genevieve County, Mo., May 29, 1843. The father was born in St. Francois County, and the mother in Wayne County. The McFarland family originally came from North Carolina to Missouri in 1816, being among the first settlers of St. Francois County. The paternal grandfather died in Texas, in 1875. The maternal grandfather, John Pettit, was a Virginian, and located in Wayne County, Mo., in 1819. He was a prominent physician, and followed that calling in connection with farming in Wayne County. He served as captain in the Black Hawk war, and in 1853 was killed by some highwayman or enemy. Newton McFarland, father of Dr. J.P., was in the service of the Iron Mountain Company for a number of years. He died in 1847. The mother is still living. They were the parents of three children, only two of whom are living; John P. and Charles. Dr. John P. McFarland was about four years old when his father died, and the greater portion of his youth was spent with an uncle. He was seventeen years old when he began the battle of life for himself. He began the study of medicine, and in 1866 graduated from the St. Louis Medical College, and immediately began practicing at Piedmont, where he has since made is home. In 1861 he complied with Gov. Jackson's call, and enlisted for six months as orderly sergeant in Company E, of the State Guards. In 1865 he was united in marriage to Samantha B. Lewis, a native of Alabama, who bore him two children, one living, Charles P. Mrs. McFarland is a member of the Christian Church, and the Doctor is a member of the Masonic fraternity."
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1843 - Aft 1900 (> 58 years)
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