• "The History of Adams County, Illinois" (1879) (http://www.archive.org/details/historyofadamsco00murr).

• Category: Memoir

• Publisher: 1879

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Nat no. 326673 (61 Church St. Hannibal, MO)

original text obtained by Tim FORSYTHE from Brenda BENNETT 1999.
copy obtained by Tim FORSYTHE from Jane (BECHTEL) FITTING October 2000, with permission to post on the internet.
scanned, converted to HTML and proofread by Tim FORSYTHE October 15, 2000.

The following are supposed to be from a volume with this same name by Esther Gallemore Holt

Page: 100
Note: Bible record of Martha Lucinda McFarland, Genealogy of Families of MacFarland Records
William McFarland is the ancestor who assisted in establishing American Independence while acting in the capacity of Pvt. in Capt. Alex Peoples Co. 1st Batt. Cumberland Co. Pa. Militia 1777, also in Capt. Samuel Finton's 2nd Co. 1st Batt. Cumberland Co. Militia commanded by Col. James Dunlap, 1779- Verified by Nat No. 155787 Vol 6 pg.23-68 Archives 5th Series Pa. My Revolutionary ancestor was married to Rebecca White at Rockbridge Co., Va in 1779.

Page: 530
Note: Forsythe School Dist. 221, located in section 32, Chili twn. Hancock Co. Il was started by the Alpha Forsythe family and was closed in 1924.
Alpha Forsythe was one of the early settlers in Chili twn., Hancock Co. IL.

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Wm Madison McFarland was born near Xenia, Ohio, his Father John, was born in Rockbridge, Co. VA. became a farmer in Ohio, migrated to IL. in 1832. with 13 children.

• Text: Houston Township
  
  Some of the most prominent citizens of Houston are ... William M. McFarland

• Text: McFarland Daniel G., farmer; Sec. 13; P.O. Camp Point; owns 110 acres of land, probable value $6,000; born in this township, Sept. 26, 1834, and is the oldest man now living born in this township. His parents came to this township in the fall of 1832. Mr. McFarland was married in July 1855, to Martha, daughter of Arthur McFarland, of Green county, Ohio. They have five children: George R., John A., Rosa, Monnie, and Susie. Mr. and Mrs. McFarland are members of the M. E. church

• Text: McFARLAND WM. M., farmer; Sec 16; P.O. La Prairie; was born in Greene county, Ohio, Aug. 12, 1814; came to this county, Oct. 8, 1832; has 210 acres of land valued at $8,000; married Eliza McFarland. She was born in same county, Feb. 3, 1814 (twin brothers' children); was mother of four children, three living: Rebecca Jane (now Mrs. L. L. Strickler); Martha L. (now Mrs. Forsyth); Amy H. (now Mrs. Suter); George G. (died March 2, 1852); has held office of Town Clerk and Road Commissioner. His father came from Tennessee, left there when he was four years old, and came to Harrison county, Ky., lived there about seventeen years; thence to Greene county, Ohio, lived there twenty years, and thence to Adams county. His grandfather was in the Revolutionary War and served seven years, and his father was in the War of 1812, was under Gen. Harrison. When they came here, located on a place two and a half miles northeast of Camp Point -- lived there in a log cabin, 16x20, puncheon floor. Remembers well the night after moved in, came a big snow storm, -- wind blew snow through their shanty, so his father had to put up a wagon sheet to keep the snow off the children. Mr. McFarland came here among the first, and well can be called one of its pioneers; has a fine home and is one of the stirring farmers of the township.