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Below is a family biography included in The History of Adams County, Illinois published by Murray, Williamson & Phelps in 1879. These biographies are valuable for genealogy research in discovering missing ancestors or filling in the details of a family tree. Family biographies often include far more information than can be found in a census record or obituary. Details will vary with each biography but will often include the date and place of birth, parent names including mothers' maiden name, name of wife including maiden name, her parents' names, name of children (including spouses if married), former places of residence, occupation details, military service, church and social organization affiliations, and more. There are often ancestry details included that cannot be found in any other type of genealogical record.
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McFARLAND, C. C., farmer; Sec. 13; P. O. Camp Point; is the oldest of four brothers and two sisters, children of Joseph H., and Amanda O. (Willard) McFarland. His father was born in Green county, Ohio and his mother in Tennessee. Christopher C. McFarland was born in Adams county, Ill., Sept. 25, 1842, and brought up on a farm. He was married Dec. 22, 1861, to Mary J. Whitford, daughter of Thomas and Ruth (Brown) Whitford, and was born in Adams county, Sept. 16, 1842. They had three children: Ruth A., Thomas J., and Oliver E. They settled on the farm where they now live, in 1862; own a farm of fifty acres (improved) in Camp Point township, worth $50 per acre. Mr. McFarland makes a specialty of raising thoroughbred long-wool sheep, and fowls.
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This family biography is one of 1444 biographies included in The History of Adams County, Illinois published by Murray, Williamson & Phelps in 1879. View the complete description here: The History of Adams County, Illinois
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