William B McFarland (1822 - 1890)

Born 15 May 1822 in Ohio, Virginia, United States

Ancestors

Died 28 Feb 1890 at age 67 in Sugar Valley, Pleasants, West Virginia, United States

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William McFarland lived in Appalachia, in West Virginia.

Biography

• Fact: Census (1850) Tyler, Tyler, Virginia, United States
• Fact: Census (1860) Pleasants, Virginia, United States
• Fact: Census (1880) Union, Pleasants, West Virginia, United States
• Fact: Burial (February 1890) Needmore Cemetery, Arvilla, Pleasants, West Virginia, United States

William was born 15 May 1822, the son of Robert McFarland and his wife Jane, immigrants from Ireland.

William married Mary Elizabeth "Jane" Wright, daughter of David Wright and Mary Hicks (1824-1885).

William died on 28 February 1890 and was buried in Needmore Cemetery, Arvilla, Pleasants, West Virginia, United States.^[1]

Children

• Susan J McFarland 1844–1875
• James A McFarland 1846–1854
• Norena A McFarland 1848–1861
• Isabelle McFarland 1849–1922
• Jeremiah M McFarland 1853–1854
• Rebecca Ellen McFarland 1854–1888
• William M McFarland 1857–1858
• Mary E McFarland 1863–Deceased
• Emma L McFarland 1864–1892
• John McFarland 1866–Deceased
• Sarah Seamon Deceased

Census Records

In the 1850 census William (age 28) was in Tyler, Tyler, Virginia, United States.^[2]

In the 1860 census W (age 38) was in District 3, Pleasants, Virginia, United States.^[3]

In the 1880 census Wm (age 58), Farmer, was the married head of household in Union District, Pleasants, West Virginia, United States.^[4]

Sources

1. ↑ Burial: "Find A Grave Index"
   citing record ID 19421141, Find a Grave, http://www.findagrave.com.
   FamilySearch Record: QVVP-VJYQ (accessed 1 October 2022)
   Find A Grave: Memorial #19421141
   William Bell McFarland burial (died on 28 Feb 1890) in Arvilla, Pleasants, West Virginia, United States of America.
2. ↑ 1850 Census: "United States Census, 1850"
   citing family , NARA microfilm publication (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
   FamilySearch Record: M8DT-ZSH (accessed 1 October 2022)
   FamilySearch Image: S3HY-695S-NG9 Image number 00278
   William McFarland (28) in Tyler, Tyler, Virginia, United States. Born in Virginia.
3. ↑ 1860 Census: "United States Census, 1860"
   citing Page: 63; Affiliate Publication Number: M653; Affiliate Film Number: 1371; FHL microfilm: 805371; Record number: 2449;
   FamilySearch Record: M41G-QLJ (accessed 1 October 2022)
   FamilySearch Image: 33SQ-GBSN-HXX Image number 00067
   W B Mc Farland (38) in District 3, Pleasants, Virginia, United States. Born in Virginia.
4. ↑ 1880 Census: "United States Census, 1880"
   citing enumeration district , sheet , NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), FHL microfilm .
   FamilySearch Record: M6T3-B4C (accessed 1 October 2022)
   FamilySearch Image: 33SQ-GYB2-8VK Image number 00413
   Wm McFarland (58), married, Farmer, head of household in Union District, Pleasants, West Virginia, United States. Born in Virginia, United States.

• 1850 Census: "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M8DT-ZSH : 12 April 2016), William Mcfarland, Tyler county, part of, Tyler, Virginia, United States; citing family 405, NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).

• 1860 Census: "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M41G-QLJ : 13 December 2017), W B Mc Farland, 1860. Pleasants, Virginia, United States

• 1880 Census: "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M6T3-B4C : 15 July 2017), Wm Mcfarland, 1880; citing enumeration district ED 177, sheet 141B, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d), roll 1411; FHL microfilm 1,255,411.

• Burial: "Find A Grave Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVVP-VJYQ : 13 December 2015), William B McFarland, 1890; Burial, Arvilla, Pleasants, West Virginia, United States of America, Needmore Cemetery; citing record ID 19421141, Find a Grave, http://www.findagrave.com. Find A Grave: Memorial #19421141

• Genealogy: "Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (http://familysearch.org : modified 16 March 2019, 00:55), entry for William B. McFarland(PID https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/4:1:2Z3R-K2F); contributed by various users.

Acknowledgments

• McFarland-1198 was created by Amanda Long through the import of Long Line 2014.ged on Dec 10, 2014.