William Thompson McFarland

Abt 1836 - 1912  (76 years)

• Name	William Thompson McFarland  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11]
  Birth	Abt 1836	St Francois Co., MO   [2, 3]
  Gender	Male
  Birth	1840	Missouri   [8]
  Residence	1850	District 80, St Francois, Missouri, USA   [2]
  Residence	1860	Liberty, St Francois, Missouri, USA   [3]
  Residence	1900	East St Louis Ward 1, St Clair, Illinois   [8]
  Death	22 Mar 1912	Illinois
  Person ID	I30688	MacFarlane
  Last Modified	29 May 2024

  
  

  Father	John Henry McFarland,   b. 28 Dec 1805, Buncombe Co., North Carolina d. 22 Aug 1873, St Louis, St Louis, Missouri, USA (Age 67 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Mary Amanda Frezelle,   b. 26 Jan 1812, Rockbridge Co., VA d. 11 Feb 1867, St. Francois Co., MO (Age 55 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Marriage	23 Sep 1831	Washington Co., MO
  Family ID	F5220	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Irene B. Crawford,   b. 1840, Tennessee d. UNKNOWN
  Marriage	5 Jun 1856	St Francois, Missouri, USA   [4, 5]
  Married	25 Jun 1856	St. Francois Co., MO
  Children	1. William H. McFarland,   b. 1860, Missouri d. UNKNOWN  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   2. Jennie McFarland,   b. 1863, Missouri d. UNKNOWN  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   3. Edward McFarland,   b. 1865, Missouri d. UNKNOWN  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural] + 4. James Calvin McFarland,   b. Nov 1872, St Francois County, Missouri, USA d. 28 Nov 1928, San Bernardino County, California, USA (Age 56 years)
  Family ID	F5245	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	10 Jul 2024

  
  

  Family 2	Elizabeth McKensie,   b. 1855, OH d. 30 Mar 1932 (Age 77 years)
  Marriage	8 Feb 1876	St Clair, Illinois, USA   [6]
  Married	8 Feb 1876	St. Clair Co., Illinois   [10]
  Children	+ 1. George William McFarland,   b. 11 Jun 1885, St. Clair Co., Illinois d. 1974, Collinsville, Illinois (Age 88 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural] + 2. Hester McFarland,   b. 1887, Illinois d. UNKNOWN  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural] + 3. Frances McFarland,   b. 1892, Illinois d. UNKNOWN  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
  Family ID	F5276	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	10 Jul 2024

  
  

• Notes

  In his marriage certificate, it states his name is William Thompson. Why would he go by Thomas? Was there a mistake in his marriage certificate? William T. and this family is somewhat a mystery. In 1850, Wm. T. is the son of John H. in the census in St. Francois County. He is 14 and there seems no question of that, considering he falls in the middle of a slew of children born 2 years apart. In the 1860 census he is married, age 24, and living with his wife Irena in Iron Mt. in the Liberty township and has a male child W. H. that is 6 months old. In the 1870 census, he is going by Thomas and now says he is 40, which is off by 4 years and now has two more children, Jennie, 7, and Edward, 5. In the 1880 census they are all gone. John H., his father, moved to East St. Louis between 1870 and 1880. It seems that William Thomas did also, but it is a mystery about his wife Irene and the children. Is the William McFarland, husband of Elisabeth McKensie, the same person as William T. McFarland? We know by DNA testing of a descendant of William McFarland and wife Elizabeth that they are part of the same group of McFarlands, but have not seen definite proof that the two Williams are the same. In 1880 there is a McFarland, living in East St. Louis, age 40, with wife Lissie, born in Ohio, parents both from Ireland, and a daughter named Jennie age 9, born in Missouri, father MO and mother Ohio, so appears to be their child. In 1900, William McFarland, with birth date listed as January 1840 is living in East St. Louis, married 25 years to Elisabeth. She has given birth to 4 children all alive still and living with them. The oldest, James, was born in Missouri, the rest in Illinois. In 1910, T. W. McFarland, 69, born MO, with father born NC and mother born MO lis living in Ward 1, Dist. 102, in East St. Louis, St. Clair Co. Illinois with wife Lizzie, 55, born Ohio, parents from Ireland. Both T.W. and Lizzie have been married before, and have been married 34 years. She has given birth to 4 children, all alive. There is a daughter, Goldie, 23, born in Illinois, and another daughter Frances, 18, now married for half a year, to Ben Trilley, also 18, born in east St. Louis and living with them. In 1920, Lizzie McFarland is living in East St. Louis, and is listed as a widow.

  
  

• Sources

  [S1038] Ancestry.com, 1900 United States Federal Census, (Name: Name: Name: Name: Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc;;;;;), Year: 1900; Census Place: East St Louis Ward 1, St Clair, Illinois; Page: 4; Enumeration District: 0091; FHL microfilm: 1240340. [S1055] Ancestry.com, 1850 United States Federal Census, (Name: Name: Name: Name: Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.;;;;;), Year: 1850; Census Place: District 80, St Francois, Missouri; Roll: M432_413; Page: 161A; Image: 326. [S1056] Ancestry.com, 1860 United States Federal Census, (Name: Name: Name: Name: Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.;;;;;), Year: 1860; Census Place: Liberty, St Francois, Missouri; Roll: M653_645; Page: 18; Image: 18; Family History Library Film: 803645. [S1064] Ancestry.com, Missouri, Marriage Records, 1805-2002, (Name: Name: Name: Name: Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.;;;;;), Missouri State Archives; Jefferson City, MO, USA; Missouri Marriage Records [Microfilm]. [S1064] Ancestry.com, Missouri, Marriage Records, 1805-2002, (Name: Name: Name: Name: Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.;;;;;). [S1130] Ancestry.com, Illinois, U.S., Marriage Index, 1860-1920, (Name: Name: Name: Name: Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.;;;;;). [S1166] Ancestry.com, 1900 United States Federal Census, (Name: Name: Name: Name: Name: Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2004;;;;;). Online publication - Ancestry.com. 1900 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2004.Original data - United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Twelfth Census of the United States, 1900. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1900.T623, 1854 rolls. St Clair, Illinois, ED 91, roll T623 340, page 4A. [S1192] Ancestry.com, 1900 United States Federal Census, (Name: Name: Name: Name: Name: Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2004;;;;;). Online publication - Ancestry.com. 1900 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2004.Original data - United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Twelfth Census of the United States, 1900. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1900.T623, 1854 rolls. St Clair, Illinois, ED 91, roll T623 340, page 4A. [S1237] 1860 Federal Census, Iron Mtn., St. Francois Co., MO, Liberty, p. 160, fam. 117. W. T. McFarland, 24, farmer, land worth $700. 275 personal, born MO. wife Irena 20 TN, child W.H. male, 6 months, MO. Living with them is E. Crawford 47 female TN, and E.A. Crawford, female, 15, MO. [S1595] Illinois Statewide Marriage Index. McFarland, Thompson, to McKensie, Elizabeth Feb. 8, 1876, St. Clair County, Illinois [S1919] 1870 Federal Census, Iron Mtn., St. Francois Co., MO, p. 21, fam. 105. McFarland, Thomas, 40, keeping stable, MO., Irena, 32, MO, William, 10, MO., Jennie 7 MO., Edward 5 MO.