Relationship Record 26

Male/Husband}   McFarren, John (#2)		Family History} Hancock
Female/Wife}    Foust, Elizabeth (Martha)		Relationship Type} Marriage
Marriage: Date} Cir 1816	Place} , , Pennsylvania
Ended: On Date} 5 Aug 1865                      By} Death of wife		Source 1} 1759=1820 USA cen Source 2} 1760=1830 USA cen Source 3} 748 = 1840 USA cen Source 4}   81 = 1850 USA cen Source 5}   82 = 1860 USA cen Source 6} 797 = 1865 Neb cen Source 7} 1588=Cemetery rec Source 8} 286 = Geog history Source 9} 578 = Family hstry Source 10} 653 = Family hstry
1st Household No.} 85
Photographs} None
Last Updated         by} Karen Hancock Date Updated} 11 Jun 2024 Date Created}  17 Jun 1994
Notes:  John McFarren and Elizabeth Foust were married about 1816, probably in Pennsylvania where both their families were living in the 1810 census.  In the 1820 U.S. census, John "McForren" (male 26-44, farmer) and Elizabeth (female, 16-25) were living in Salem, Highland, Ohio.  They had two children — Maria (female under 10) and Jacob (male under 10). In the 1830 U.S. census, the family was still living in Salem Twp., Highland.  John "McFerren" (male 30-39) and Elizabeth (female 30-39) now had five children — Maria (female 10-15), Jacob and Adam (male 5-9), Wilson (male under 5), and Mary (female under 5). In 1839, the family moved to Liberty Twp., Wells, Indiana.  They were among the first settlers of Liberty Twp., settling in Section 32.  In the 1840 U.S. census, Liberty Twp., John "Mcferrin" (male 40-50) and Elizabeth (female 40-50) now had nine children living at home — Jacob (male 20-30), Adam (15-20), Wilson (10-15), Mary Ester (female 10-15), Melissa and Elizabeth (female 5-10) and Margaret (under 5); also an unknown male (20-30) and unknown female (5-10). In the 1850 U.S. census, LibertyTwp., John McFarren, 58, a farmer, and Elizabeth, 54, had 4 children still living at home.  These were Melissa, 18, Elizabeth, 15, Margaret, 13, and John, 9, their only child born in Indiana.  The farm had a value of $800. In the 1860 U.S. census, Liberty Twp., Bluffton P.O.. John, 68, and Elizabeth, 63, only had one son, John, 19, and a granddaughter Rachel Neff, 13, living with them.  Their farm was valued at $1,000, and personal estate at $700. John and Elizabeth moved to Nebraska.  In the 1865 Nebraska Census, John McFerren, 72, and wife Elizabeth, 68, are listed as living in Otoe County.  Their daughter Elizabeth, 29, and her husband Peter Fifer, 36, are listed next to them with three children; also their son John McFarren, 24, and his wife Mary A., 21, who had two children. Elizabeth died 5 August 1865, in Nebraska City, Otoe, Nebraska.  She was buried in the Wyuka Cemetery, Otoe, Nebraska.  John McFarren returned to Wells County, Indiana, and died 19 Aug 1874, at the age of 82.  He is buried in the Batson Cemetery, Jackson Twp., Wells, Indiana.
Children:	Total # of Children} 11	Seq. # of Primary} 11
1st Child} McFarren, Maria   2nd Child} McFarren, Jacob   3rd Child} McFarren, Adam   4th Child} McFarren, Wilson   5th Child} McFarren, Mary Esther   6th Child} McFarren, Melissa   7th Child} McFarren, Elizabeth M.   8th Child} McFarren, Margaret   9th Child} McFarren, John (#3)
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