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Robert McFARLAND 1779 – 1856 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 27 December 1779

Birth Location: Berkeley County, West Virginia, USA

Death Date: 5 February 1856

Death Location: Washington Township, Richland, Ohio, USA

Father: William MCFARLAND

Mother: Nancy KILGORE

Spouse(s): Anna Main

Children(s): Nathan McFarland

Robert McFARLAND was born in 1779 in Berkeley County, West Virginia, USA, the child of William MCFARLAND and Nancy KILGORE. Robert McFARLAND married Anna Main, and had children including Nathan McFarland. Robert McFARLAND passed away in 1856 in Washington Township, Richland, Ohio, USA.

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Biography

  • Robert McFARLAND was born in 1779 in Berkeley County, West Virginia, USA, the child of William MCFARLAND and Nancy KILGORE.
  • Robert McFARLAND married Anna Main, and had children including Nathan McFarland.
  • Robert McFARLAND passed away in 1856 in Washington Township, Richland, Ohio, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

William MCFARLAND
1733 – 1795
Birth Location: Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
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Nancy KILGORE
1742 – 1841
Birth Location: Berkley, Virginia, United States
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Spouses(s)

Anna Main
1784 – 1864
Birth Location: Middletown, Frederick County, Maryland, USA
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Children(s)

Nathan McFarland
1819 – 1877
Birth Location: Harpers Ferry, Jefferson, West Virginia, USA
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Robert McFARLAND's Ancestors

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Robert McFARLAND
1779 – 1856
Birth Place: Berkeley County, West Virginia, USA
Parents
William MCFARLAND
1733 – 1795
Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
Nancy KILGORE
1742 – 1841
Berkley, Virginia, United States
Grandparents
John Kilgore
1707 – 1761
Spotsylvania, Virginia
Mary Peyton
1706 – 1780
Virginia
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Robert McFARLAND's Descendants

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Robert McFARLAND (27 December 1779 – 5 February 1856) m. Anna Main (7 March 1784 – 2 May 1864)
  1. 1. Nathan McFarland (16 April 1819 – 6 October 1877) m. Elizabeth Smith (3/10/1822 – 12/29/1902)
    1. 1. Susan Tilman (2 March 1842 – 31 January 1905)
    2. 2. Lucinda (Almira) McFarland (20 December 1849 – 29 June 1927) m. Benedict (D) Hightower (10 Oct 1844 – 23 DEC 1915)
      1. 1. William (Henry) Hightower (17 Jan 1870 – 17 Aug 1956) m. Alta Hightower (27 Apr 1886 – 18 Nov 1940)
        1. 1. Lawrence (D) Hightower (abt 1920 – 29 Oct 1986) m. Charline (Carrie) Hazel (abt 1927 – ) m. Ethel Hightower (abt 1930 – )
      2. 2. Ada (Edith) Brownlee (25 May 1871 – 19 October 1953)
        1. 1. Clara (E) McCutchen (abt 1893 – )
      3. 3. Harrington (H.) Hightower (1873 – 1957)
      4. 4. George (W.) Hightower (23 January 1875 – 22 March 1956)
      5. 5. James (Tilford) Hightower (11 December 1878 – 30 August 1964) m. Hattie (M) Hightower (abt 1887 – )
      6. 6. Grace (M.) Guy (11 December 1879 – 10 January 1948)
      7. 7. Melissa (Edna) Cokely (21 April 1890 – 1946)
    3. 3. Robert (William) McFarland (2 August 1850 – 1853)
    4. 4. Howard (Smith) McFarland (23 February 1861 – 10 March 1948)

Robert McFARLAND's Timeline

2 Records

1779
27 December 1779
Birth of Robert McFARLAND in Berkeley County, West Virginia, USA
Berkeley County, West Virginia, USA
1856
5 February 1856
Age 77
Death of Robert McFARLAND in Washington Township, Richland, Ohio, USA
Washington Township, Richland, Ohio, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 27 December 1779
    Event Place: Berkeley County, West Virginia, USA
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 5 February 1856
    Event Place: Washington Township, Richland, Ohio, USA
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index
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