Individual 69: John McFarren

Individual Record 69

Name} McFarren, John (#3)

Family History} Hancock

Title}

Race} White

Sex} Male

Birth: Date} Exa 4 Feb 1841

Place} Liberty Twp, Wells, Indiana

Marr.: Date} Exa 23 Nov 1860

Place} Liberty Twp. (?), Wells, Indiana (Link)

Death: Date} Exa 11 Mar 1922

Place} Holtville, Imperial, California

Burial: Date} Exa 13 Mar 1922

Place} Evergreen Cemetery, El Centro, Imperial, California

Grave Marker} Yes

Source 1}	553 = Family histry
Source 2}	81 = 1850 USA cen
Source 3}	82 = 1860 USA cen
Source 4}	168 = Marriage crt
Source 5}	161 = Marriage rec
Source 6}	162 = Marriage rec
Source 7}	1753= Marriage rec
Source 8}	1754= Tax record
Source 9}	1755= Military rec
Source10}	553 = Land deed
Source11}	797 = 1865 Neb cen
Source12}	547 = 1870 USA cen
Source13}	57 = 1880 USA cen
Source14}	56 = 1900 USA cen
Source15}	614 = Newspaper
Source16}	714 = Photograph
Source17}	142 = 1910 USA cen
Source18}	154 = Tax record
Source19}	471 = 1920 USA cen
Source20}	1601= Voter record
Source21}	54 = Death certif
Source22}	1632= Death record
Source23}	156 = Cemetery rec
Source24}	1588= Cemetery rec

Parents: } John McFarren (#2) & Elizabeth Foust
Relationship No.} 26

1st Household No.} 85 = Liberty, Wells, Indiana

Occupation 1} Farmer
Occupation 2} Laborer

Religion/Church}

Spouses: Prime} Jackson, Mary Ann
Total Number of} 1

Notes: John McFarren was born 5 Feb 1841 in Liberty Twp., Wells, Indiana. He was the last of eleven children of John McFarren and Elizabeth Foust.

In the 1850 U.S. census, John McFarren, 9, was living with his family in Liberty Twp., Wells, Indiana. His parents, John, 58, and Elizabeth, 54, were farmers. His siblings still at home were Melissa, 18, and Margaret, 13.

In the 1860 U.S. census, John McFarren, 19, a farmer, was living with his parents, John, 68, and Elizabeth, 63. In the household was a granddaughter, Rachel Neff.

John McFarren married Mary Ann Jackson on 23 Nov 1860 in Liberty Twp., Wells County, Indiana. That same year he was assessed $15.00 for his personal property. On 1 Jul 1863, John, 24 and married, registered for the Civil War Draft.

According to Bess McFarren Williams, a grandaughter, he hid out in an Indian village during the civil war, and his wife Mary was a quarterbreed Cherokee. There is no evidence of either fact, but also no indication that he ever actually served in the war.

On 21 Mar 1864, there is a land deed to John McFarren and James B. Plessinger for 100 acres of land for $500. in Wells County, Township Twenty-six, North of Range Twelve East. And on 9 Jul 1864, there is a sale of one-half of that land for $500. by John and Mary Ann McFarren. They moved briefly to Northern Missouri, then to Nebraska.

In the 1865 Nebraska census, John McFarren, 24, and his wife Mary A., 21, were living in Otoe County, Nebraska. Their children were Loiza (Louisa), 3, and Harriet, 1. Also in the county were his parents, John and Elizabeth. John and Mary again moved briefly to Missouri.

In the 1870 U.S. census, John "McFenni", 31, and his wife Mary, 26, were living in Avoca Precinct, Cass, Nebraska. The Post Office was Factoryville. John was a farmer, and had a personal estate of $900. Their children were Levisa (Louisa), 9, Harriet, 7, Franklin, 5, and Benjamin, 1. John and Mary again moved briefly back to Missouri.

In the 1880 U.S. census, John "McFerren", 39, a farmer, and his wife Mary A., 36, keeping house, were living in Big Spring, Benton, Arkansas. Their children at home were Harriet Z., 16, Geor F., 13, farm worker, Benjamin L., 11, farm worker, Della M., 8, Pheby J., 6, William H., 4, and Eddie W., 7 months.

In the 1900 U.S. census, John McFarren, 59, a farmer, and his wife Mary A., 55, were now living in the Noble Twp., Cleveland, Oklahoma. Their children at home were Edward, a farmer laborer, and Theodore, 14, in school. In Jan 1902, John and Mary Ann traveled back to Liberty Center, Wells, Indiana, for a Jackson family reunion.

In the 1910 U.S. census, John McFarren, 69, and Mary, 66, were living in Red River Twp., Searcy, Arkansas. It was in the Ozark National Forest Reserve. John was farming on his own account, and they owned the farm free of mortgage. In the household was a granddaughter, May McFarren, 12.

John and Mary moved to California about 1915. In June 1917, the City of Holtville had a delinquent tax bill for block 9, lot 15, in the sum of $14.69 against John McFarren. His wife Mary Ann died 7 Dec 1917 in Holtville, Imperial, California.

In the 1920 U.S. census, John McFarren, 79, now widowed and a laborer, was boarding in the Guerrero household, Holtville. In the 1920 - 1926 Voter Registration rolls, he is listed as living on Orange Ave., retired and voting Socialist.

John McFarren died 11 Mar 1922 in Holtville, Imperial, California. He is buried with his wife in the Evergreen Cemetery, El Centro, Imperial, California.