John Anderson McFarland

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ID: I444 Name: John Anderson McFarland Sex: M Birth: 03 JUN 1823 in Coitsville, Trumbull co, (later Mahoning co), Ohio Burial: Union Home Cemetery, Mercer, Pennsylvania Reference Number: 444 Death: 12 SEP 1901 in Wolf Creek, Mercer, Pennsylvania, USA Note: JOHN ANDERSON MCFARLIN (1823 - 1901) (Research by Peter Folsom McFarlin - May, 2012)

John Anderson McFarlin was born on his father James' farm in Coitsville, Ohio and grew up there (see biography below). In 1840 and 1850 he is with his mother Melissa, and brothers and sisters. In 1860 John is still in Coitsville and is now married to Lavina, has two small children and his mother still is with them. By 1870 he has moved to Wolf Creek, Mercer co, Pennsylvania with wife, children and mother Melissa. The 1880 census from Wolf Creek, PA shows John McFarland (a56) and wife Levina (a48) with seven children, farming there. His father (James) place of birth is given as Ireland. The 1882 History of Mercer co, Pennsylvania (*1) wrote a biography of John A McFarland, quoted here; "JOHN A MCFARLIN farmer, post-office Centretown, (in Wolf Creek, Mercer co) is a son of James and Melissa (Hard) McFarlin, natives of Ireland. His grandfather, John, immigrated to America in 1797 with his wife, Margery, and six children. He was killed east of the Mountains, and his widow with her children visited her brother at New Bedford, Penn., for about one year, and then moved to Trumbull County, Ohio, where the father of our subject was reared and engaged in farming and distilling. His wife was a native of Vermont, and by her he had nine children, five of whom are still alive. He died in 1838 and his widow in 1886. Their living children are: Mary, widow of William Breckenridge, living in Illinois: Louisa, Mrs. Daniel Jacobs, of Kansas; Sarah, Mrs. Leonard Hogg, of Illinois Robert W., of Illinois. and our subject, who was born in Trumbull County, Ohio. June 1823, and was educated at the public schools. "In 1852 he (James) went to California and engaged in gold mining for three years. In 1861 he purchased his present farm, where he has since resided. In 1855 he married Lovina W., daughter of Isaac and Annie K. (Wick) Kimmell, of Ohio, and by this union has seven children: Grant W., of Worth Township, married to Mary, daughter of Henry and Jane Howe, of Worth Township, and has two children, Alice and Luella; William J., of Springfield Township, married Mary Sopher, daughter of John Sopher, of this Township, and has two children, John L. and Lewis C. ; Elmer, of Kansas, married Belle Blakely, of Clyde, Kas. ; Lizzie, Lillian, Frank O., Annie M. and Louise Blanche. "Our subject has held the offices of supervisor, school director and assessor of the township. He and family are members of the Methodist Episcopal Church of Fairview, of which he is class-leader and steward, and has been trustee."

John and family are listed in the 1880 census in Wolf Creek, Mercer co, PA and again in the 1900 census beside his son Grant's farm. John Anderson McFarlin is reported to have died in Wolf Creek 1901. He is said to be buried in Union Home Cemetery in Wolf Creek. The 1900 census from Wolf Creek, PA also shows John A McFarlin (a77) and his wife Levina (Kimmel) (a68) now living alone there. The place of birth given for John's father (James) is, again, Ireland. These two data give further proof that John A's grandmother, Margery McFarlin came to America at least after about 1796, since her son James' birthdate appears to be 1795, and he was born in Ireland.

PFM's SOURCES for John Anderson McFarlin 1830 census; Coitsville, Trumbull co, Ohio p 248; with his father James McFarland (John's age 5-10) 1840 census; Coitsville, Trumbull co, Ohio p 190; with his mother Melissa McFarland (John's age 15-20) 1850 census; Coitsville, Mahoning co, Ohio p 580b; John McFarlane farmer a 29 b Ohio, Sarah McF a 17 b O, Lysander McFa a 15 b O, Melissa McF a 48 b VT 1860 census; Coitsville, Mahoning co, Ohio p 15; John McFarland farmer a 36 b O, Lovina McF a 27 b O, Grant W McF a 3 b O, William J McF a 1 b O, Melissa McFarland a 57 b VT 1870 census; Wolf Creek, Mercer co, PA p 210; John A McFarlin (sic) farmer a 47 b O, Lavina McF a36 b O, Grant W McF a14, Elmer McF a 8 b O, Lizzie McF a 5 b PA, Frank McF a 2 b PA 1880 census; Wolf Creek, Mercer co, PA p 608a; John A McFarland farmer a 56 b Ohio, f b Ireland, m b VT with wife and family, but not Melissa. 1900 census; Wolf Creek, Mercer co, PA p 297b; John A McFarlin farmer b June 1823 Ohio f b Ireland, m b VT, wife Lavina W McF b Aug 1831 (have 7 of 8 children alive)

REFERENCES;

• 1 History of Mercer County, Pennsylvania, Brown, Runk & Co. 1888 p 1024.

Father: James McFarland b: 1795 in county Tyrone? Ireland Mother: Melissa Hard b: 07 APR 1803 in Franklin, Franklin co, Vermont

Marriage 1 Lavinia Wick Kimmel b: AUG 1832 in Coitsville, Trumbull co, (later Mahoning co), Ohio Married: 10 OCT 1855 in Coitsville, Mahoning co, Ohio Children Has Children Grant Wick McFarland b: 12 JUL 1856 in Coitsville, Mahoning co, Ohio Has Children William Justice McFarland b: 24 JUN 1858 in Coitsville, Mahoning co, Ohio Has No Children Elmer Kimmel McFarland b: 03 MAR 1863 in Coitsville, Mahoning co, Ohio Has No Children Elizabeth Lillian McFarland b: 04 NOV 1865 in Coitsville, Mahoning co, Ohio? Has No Children Frank O McFarland b: 18 FEB 1868 in Coitsville, Mahoning co, Ohio? Has Children Anna M. McFarland b: 24 OCT 1872 in Jackson Center, Mercer, Pennsylvania, USA Has No Children Louisa Blanche McFarland b: 12 NOV 1877 in Coitsville, Mahoning co, Ohio? Has No Children Mary Luella McFarland b: 01 SEP 1860 in Coitsville, Mahoning co, Ohio?