• "Obituary: William Madison McFarland, 1896".

• Category: Memoir

The following photocopy was taken from The Camp Point Journal and was provided by Nick Hyslop on September 22, 2009. He received it from Mary McCormick the same day.

• Text: The Death Record
  W. M. McFarland, of Houston, and Hon. Mitchell Dazey Dead.
  
  W. M. McFarland
  
      William M. McFarland died suddenly Friday morning, September 11, aged 82 years. He had been ill for only a couple of days and many of the neighbors had no knowledge of the fact until his death was announced.
      Deceased was born in Ohio, August 12, 1814, and came to Adams county in 1832, and was one of the early settlers of Houston township, where for more than a generation he held the office of town clerk.
      He was the son of Capt. John and Rebecca McFarland. He married Eliza McFarland November 30, 1837. To them were born a son and three daughters, of whom two daughters survives. One brother, D. G. McFarland, and one sister, Mrs. Priscilla Powers, also survive him.
      Mr. McFarland united with the Methodist church at Hebron under ministrations of the Venerable William J. Rutledge in 1841, and was baptized in Bear creek north of the church.
      The funeral was held at Hebron church Saturday and was attended by a large concourse of friends, being conducted by Rev. W. M. Reed.