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Delila Caroline Law

Female Abt 1847 - 1892  (45 years)


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  1. 1.  Delila Caroline Law was born about 1847 in Blount Co., Tennessee, USA; died in 1892 in Fannin Co., Georgia, USA.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Residence: 1850, District 15, Blount, Tennessee, USA
    • Residence: 1870, Subdivision 55, Gilmer, Georgia, USA
    • Residence: 1880, Toccoah, Fannin, Georgia, USA

    Notes:


    Notes found on Delilah Caroline Law on Ancestry tree:

    MargaretBoruff originally shared this to McFarland Family Tree
    In 2007

    It is believed that Delila Caroline Law is related to R.C. McFarland's first wife. It appears from what records I have seen that cousin fits. Her mother is listed some places as Jane/Jennet and one place Jennetta. I was told that they were sisters, if they were ......they would have to be stepsisters according to the info that I have found.
    She is listed on one census as a servant in Richard's household in Ga. She has several children and after Mary dies she marries Richard. The story that I was told is that she came to help out in the home after her sister Mary became sick. She then started having children by Richard and then the story repeats when my grandmother, the third wife [Catherine Curtis], moves into the home. She has children by Richard and marries him after Caroline dies. Caroline is listed on one census as a "widow" so.... are all of her children Richard's or are some of them from her previous marriage? It appears from everything that I have seen that they are Richard's. I have always been told that Richard fathered about 22 children by 3 wives.
    I have been told that the research on this family caused many feuds among the researchers.....the descendants of the older children calling the descendants of the other children "bastards". My grandfather would never allow the word "bastard" to be spoken in his home and instilled that feeling in his older children if not the younger ones.
    Richard Clay McFarland, my grandfather, was the last child born to R.C. and his 3rd wife. Mable Thornton [researcher from Rockwood, Tn.] told me that after he was born his father passed away and Catherine was driven off the farm by the children of the first wife, Mary. According to the Ga. census she went to live and farm her brother's farm. According to my grandfather they went to live with Hardy Garren. Hardy Garren took Richard in and he moved to Calhoun, Ga. Two of the Garren girls married two of the McFarland boys and they bought the homeplace that my grandfather was evicted from.
    I also was told that my grandmother was given a "widows share" of the estate which was 1/3 and the other 2/3 went to some of the children.

    From member chkrdflag Half-Sisters: You may have already come to this conclusion, but in case you have not, here it is. Jennet Lambert(maiden name) married James Walker. They had 3 children, one of them being Mary Walker. After James died she married Anderson Law, and had 4 children, one of them being Delilah Caroline Law. So Mary Walker McFarland and Delilah Law McFarland were half sisters, sharing the same mother yet a different father. If you got any questions feel free to email me. I've no doubt that Mary got sick and help was needed, and that's what brought Delilah there. This extra wife and kids thing was common in those days and not looked upon as we do today.

    Delila married Richard Crabtree McFarland on 17 May 1888 in Fannin Co., Georgia, USA. Richard (son of James C. McFarland, BY28612) was born in Oct 1838 in Fentress Co., TN; died in Oct 1904 in Ellijay, Gilmer, Georgia, USA; was buried in Ellijay, Gilmer County, Georgia, United States of America. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 2. Henry Bently Law McFarland  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1870 in Gilmer Co., Georgia, USA; died on 15 Apr 1950 in East Point, Fulton, Georgia, USA.
    2. 3. James Law McFarland  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1872.
    3. 4. Tolliver Wheeler Law McFarland  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 18 Jun 1873 in Georgia, USA; died on 11 Apr 1952 in Fannin Co., Georgia, USA.
    4. 5. Andrew Jackson Law McFarland  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1876.
    5. 6. Noah Law McFarland  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 14 Sep 1879 in Georgia, USA.
    6. 7. Miranda Adeline McFarland  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 15 Sep 1881 in Blue Ridge, Fannin, Georgia, USA; died on 19 May 1950 in Rockwood, Roane, Tennessee, USA.
    7. 8. Grover Cleveland McFarland  Descendancy chart to this point was born in Oct 1883 in Georgia, USA; died on 29 Jan 1932 in Knoxville, Knox, Tennessee, USA.


Generation: 2

  1. 2.  Henry Bently Law McFarland Descendancy chart to this point (1.Delila1) was born in 1870 in Gilmer Co., Georgia, USA; died on 15 Apr 1950 in East Point, Fulton, Georgia, USA.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Residence: 1870, Subdivision 55, Gilmer, Georgia, USA

    Family/Spouse: Axie. Axie was born about 1871 in Georgia, USA; died on 26 Feb 1954 in Fulton Co., Georgia, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 9. May Prewitt  Descendancy chart to this point was born about 1900 in Georgia, USA.
    2. 10. Viola McFarland [MacFarlane]  Descendancy chart to this point was born about 1902 in Georgia, USA.

    Family/Spouse: Estalena Randell. Estalena was born in 1876 in Ellijay, Gilmer, Georgia, USA; died in 1897 in Georgia, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 11. Ida Estella McFarland  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 1 Dec 1897 in Ellijay, Gilmer, Georgia, USA.

  2. 3.  James Law McFarland Descendancy chart to this point (1.Delila1) was born in 1872.

  3. 4.  Tolliver Wheeler Law McFarland Descendancy chart to this point (1.Delila1) was born on 18 Jun 1873 in Georgia, USA; died on 11 Apr 1952 in Fannin Co., Georgia, USA.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Name: Tolbert Wheeler Law McFarland

    Tolliver married Amanda DeBord in 1899 in Gilmer Co., Georgia, USA. Amanda was born in Apr 1878 in Georgia, USA; died on 2 Feb 1953 in Fannin Co., Georgia, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  4. 5.  Andrew Jackson Law McFarland Descendancy chart to this point (1.Delila1) was born in 1876.

  5. 6.  Noah Law McFarland Descendancy chart to this point (1.Delila1) was born on 14 Sep 1879 in Georgia, USA.

    Noah married Louisa M. Smith about 1915. Louisa was born in 1878; died in 1965. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Noah married Ellen M. Padget on 3 Dec 1899 in Gilmer Co., Georgia, USA. Ellen was born in Oct 1881 in Georgia, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 12. Ivy G. McFarland [MacFarlane]  Descendancy chart to this point was born about 1905 in Georgia, USA; died on 18 Mar 1956 in Cherokee Co., Georgia, USA.

  6. 7.  Miranda Adeline McFarland Descendancy chart to this point (1.Delila1) was born on 15 Sep 1881 in Blue Ridge, Fannin, Georgia, USA; died on 19 May 1950 in Rockwood, Roane, Tennessee, USA.

    Family/Spouse: Ephriam W. Morris. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  7. 8.  Grover Cleveland McFarland Descendancy chart to this point (1.Delila1) was born in Oct 1883 in Georgia, USA; died on 29 Jan 1932 in Knoxville, Knox, Tennessee, USA.

    Notes:


    MHH notes:
    I don't think he knew his birthdate.

    In the 1900 census with father Richard C. in Gilmer Co. GA he is listed as a son and his birthdate is Feb. 1887.

    In the 1910 census when he was living with his brother Henry B. Mc Farland in Gilmer Co. GA, he states his birthday as Oct. 1883.

    When he registered for the draft in 1917, his said his birthdate was Dec. 4, 1883. He was living in Blount Co. TN. Closest relation was Laura.

    In 1920 census he is Grover C. Mc Farland, 35, married to Laura 33, with 2 children A. Edith 11, and Fred 3.

    When he died in Knoxville TN, his birthdate was listed as Nov. 4, 1884. Death date as Jan. 29, 1932. On his death record, it does list his father as Richard McFarland and mother as Caroline Law.

    Family/Spouse: Laura. was born in 1887. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 13. Living McFarland  Descendancy chart to this point
    2. 14. Living McFarland  Descendancy chart to this point


Generation: 3

  1. 9.  May Prewitt Descendancy chart to this point (2.Henry2, 1.Delila1) was born about 1900 in Georgia, USA.

  2. 10.  Viola McFarland [MacFarlane] Descendancy chart to this point (2.Henry2, 1.Delila1) was born about 1902 in Georgia, USA.

  3. 11.  Ida Estella McFarland Descendancy chart to this point (2.Henry2, 1.Delila1) was born on 1 Dec 1897 in Ellijay, Gilmer, Georgia, USA.

  4. 12.  Ivy G. McFarland [MacFarlane] Descendancy chart to this point (6.Noah2, 1.Delila1) was born about 1905 in Georgia, USA; died on 18 Mar 1956 in Cherokee Co., Georgia, USA.

    Family/Spouse: Stella. Stella was born about 1902. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 15. dau. McFarland [MacFarlane]  Descendancy chart to this point
    2. 16. son McFarland [MacFarlane]  Descendancy chart to this point

  5. 13.  Living McFarland Descendancy chart to this point (8.Grover2, 1.Delila1)

  6. 14.  Living McFarland Descendancy chart to this point (8.Grover2, 1.Delila1)


Generation: 4

  1. 15.  dau. McFarland [MacFarlane] Descendancy chart to this point (12.Ivy3, 6.Noah2, 1.Delila1)

  2. 16.  son McFarland [MacFarlane] Descendancy chart to this point (12.Ivy3, 6.Noah2, 1.Delila1)


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