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Elma Cornelia McFarland 1905–1983 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 5 Mar 1905

Birth Location: Stanton, Colfax, Nebraska, USA

Death Date: 7 Jun 1983

Death Location: Rural Retreat, Wythe, Virginia, USA

Father: Wheeling McFarlane

Mother: Mary Waddell

Spouse(s): Frank Whorley, Eugene LaPointe

Children(s): Clarence McFarlane, Ernest McFarlane, James McFarlane

In 1905, Elma Cornelia McFarland entered the world in Stanton, Colfax, Nebraska, USA, born to Wheeling Shelby Neel Mcfarlane And Mary Adeline Waddell. In 1910, Elma Cornelia McFarland resided in Stanton, Colfax, Nebraska, USA. In 1915, Elma Cornelia McFarland resided in Portsmouth, Virginia, USA. Elma Cornelia McFarland married Eugene Lapointe, Frank Peter Whorley, and had children including Clarence Phillips Mcfarlane, Ernest Franklin Mcfarlane, James Henry Mcfarlane. Elma Cornelia McFarland passed away in 1983 in Rural Retreat, Wythe, Virginia, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1905, Elma Cornelia McFarland entered the world in Stanton, Colfax, Nebraska, USA, born to Wheeling Shelby Neel Mcfarlane And Mary Adeline Waddell.
  • In 1910, Elma Cornelia McFarland resided in Stanton, Colfax, Nebraska, USA.
  • In 1915, Elma Cornelia McFarland resided in Portsmouth, Virginia, USA.
  • Elma Cornelia McFarland married Eugene Lapointe, Frank Peter Whorley, and had children including Clarence Phillips Mcfarlane, Ernest Franklin Mcfarlane, James Henry Mcfarlane.
  • Elma Cornelia McFarland passed away in 1983 in Rural Retreat, Wythe, Virginia, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Wheeling McFarlane
1864–1923
Birth Location: Tazewell County, Virginia, USA
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Mary Waddell
1873–1959
Birth Location: Wytheville, Wythe, Virginia
MW

Spouses(s)

Frank Whorley
1897–1968
Birth Location: West Virginia, USA
FW
Eugene LaPointe
1900–
Birth Location: Canada
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Children(s)

Clarence McFarlane
1927–2007
Birth Location: Wythe County, Virginia
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Ernest McFarlane
1923–1984
Birth Location: Glenalum Min, West Virginia
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James McFarlane
1925–1999
Birth Location: Wythe County, Virginia, USA
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Elma McFarland's Ancestors

Self
Elma McFarland
1905–1983
Birth Place: Stanton, Colfax, Nebraska, USA
Parents
Wheeling Shelby Neel McFarlane
1864–1923
Tazewell County, Virginia, USA
Mary (Adeline) Waddell
1873–1959
Wytheville, Wythe, Virginia
Grandparents
Alex (Neel) Jr
1842–1910
Wythe (later Bland) County, Virginia
Barbara (Adeline) McFarland
1847–1935
Wythe County, Virginia, USA
Francis (Marion) Waddell
1841–1907
Wythe County, Virginia
Martha (Ann) Nicholson
1837–1907
Wythe County, Virginia
Great-Grandparents
Thomas Neel
1815–1907
Sarah Neel
1813–1909
James McFarland
1804–1876
Christiana 1C5X
1802–1880
Daniel Weddle
1817–1885
Thomas Nickliston
1817–1886
Thomas Nicholson
1799–1850
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Neel
1786–1877
Nancy Fox
1791–1860
John Fortner
1795–1862
Rebecca (Neel)
1786–1823
Micajah Burress
1775–1850
Rhoda Robinett
1779–1868
Christina Wolf
1771–1856
James McFarlane
1779–1856
Mary Weddle
1785–1852
John Weddle
1776–1842

Elma McFarland's Descendants

1.
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Elma (Cornelia) McFarland (5 Mar 1905–7 Jun 1983) m. Frank (Peter) Whorley (19 Apr 1897–8 Sep 1968) m. Eugene LaPointe (About 1900–)
  1. 1. Clarence (Phillips) McFarlane 1927–2007 m. Altie (Marie BAKER) McFarlane 1931–2014
    1. 1. Phillip (Wayne) McFarlane 1950–2023
  2. 2. Ernest (Franklin) McFarlane 1923–1984 m. Media McFarlane 1918–1970
  3. 3. James (Henry) McFarlane 1925–1999 m. Ethel (June Stowers) McFarlane 1931–2013

Elma McFarland's Timeline

12 Records

1905
5 Mar 1905
Birth of Elma Cornelia McFarland in Stanton, Colfax, Nebraska, USA
Stanton, Colfax, Nebraska, USA
1910
1910
Age 5
Elma Cornelia McFarland resided here in Stanton, Colfax, Nebraska, USA
Stanton, Colfax, Nebraska, USA
1915
8 Feb 1915
Age 10
Elma Cornelia McFarland resided here in Portsmouth, Virginia, USA
Portsmouth, Virginia, USA
1920
1920
Age 15
Elma Cornelia McFarland resided here in Wytheville, Wythe, Virginia, USA
Wytheville, Wythe, Virginia, USA
1922
About 1922
Age 17
Elma Cornelia McFarland was married in Virginia
Virginia
1923
1923
Age 18
Elma Cornelia McFarland resided here
None
1930
1930
Age 25
Elma Cornelia McFarland resided here in Wytheville, Wytheville, Wythe, Virginia, USA
Wytheville, Wytheville, Wythe, Virginia, USA
1935
1935
Age 30
Elma Cornelia McFarland resided here in Wytheville, Wythe, Virginia
Wytheville, Wythe, Virginia
1940
1940
Age 35
Elma Cornelia McFarland resided here in Wytheville, Wythe, Virginia, USA
Wytheville, Wythe, Virginia, USA
1950
1950
Age 45
Elma Cornelia McFarland resided here in Black Lick, Wythe, Virginia, USA
Black Lick, Wythe, Virginia, USA
1951
Before 1951
Age 46
Elma Cornelia McFarland resided here in Virginia
Virginia
1983
7 Jun 1983
Age 78
Death of Elma Cornelia McFarland in Rural Retreat, Wythe, Virginia, USA
Rural Retreat, Wythe, Virginia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 5 Mar 1905
    Event Place: Stanton, Colfax, Nebraska, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Ancestry Family Tree, Ancestry Family Tree
    [2] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Wytheville, Wythe, Virginia; Roll: m-t0627-04303; Page: 15B; Enumeration District: 99-21
    [3] West Virginia, U.S., Births Index
    [4] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Social Security Administration; Washington D.C., USA; Social Security Death Index, Master File
    [5] 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Wytheville, Wythe, Virginia; Roll: T625_1919; Page: 18B; Enumeration District: 195
    [6] 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Wytheville, Wythe, Virginia; Page: 15B; Enumeration District: 0011; FHL microfilm: 2342199
    [7] 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Stanton, Colfax, Nebraska; Roll: T624_841; Page: 6a; Enumeration District: 0054; FHL microfilm: 1374854
    [8] Virginia, U.S., Death Records, Virginia Department of Health; Richmond, VA, USA; Virginia, Deaths, 1912-2014
    [9] 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Black Lick, Wythe, Virginia; Roll: 4731; Page: 9; Enumeration District: 99-2
    [10] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: About 1922
    Event Place: Virginia

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Stanton, Colfax, Nebraska, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Stanton, Colfax, Nebraska; Roll: T624_841; Page: 6a; Enumeration District: 0054; FHL microfilm: 1374854

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 8 Feb 1915
    Event Place: Portsmouth, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: Virginia, U.S., Newspapers.com Stories and Events Index

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Wytheville, Wythe, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Wytheville, Wythe, Virginia; Roll: T625_1919; Page: 18B; Enumeration District: 195

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1923
    Record Source: West Virginia, U.S., Births Index

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Wytheville, Wytheville, Wythe, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Wytheville, Wythe, Virginia; Page: 15B; Enumeration District: 0011; FHL microfilm: 2342199

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Wytheville, Wythe, Virginia
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Wytheville, Wythe, Virginia; Roll: m-t0627-04303; Page: 15B; Enumeration District: 99-21

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Wytheville, Wythe, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Wytheville, Wythe, Virginia; Roll: m-t0627-04303; Page: 15B; Enumeration District: 99-21

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Black Lick, Wythe, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Black Lick, Wythe, Virginia; Roll: 4731; Page: 9; Enumeration District: 99-2

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: Before 1951
    Event Place: Virginia
    Record Source: U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Social Security Administration; Washington D.C., USA; Social Security Death Index, Master File

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 7 Jun 1983
    Event Place: Rural Retreat, Wythe, Virginia, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Ancestry Family Tree, Ancestry Family Tree
    [2] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Social Security Administration; Washington D.C., USA; Social Security Death Index, Master File
    [3] Virginia, U.S., Death Records, Virginia Department of Health; Richmond, VA, USA; Virginia, Deaths, 1912-2014
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