Benjamin Franklin McFarland

Brief Life History of Benjamin Franklin

When Benjamin Franklin McFarland was born on 8 February 1864, in Grant, Wisconsin, United States, his father, Richard Mentor Johnson McFarland Sr, was 30 and his mother, Jane Franklin, was 29. He married Sarah Margaret Walker on 6 April 1887, in Palo Alto, Iowa, United States. They were the parents of at least 4 daughters. He lived in Palo Alto, Iowa, United States in 1925 and West Bend, Palo Alto, Iowa, United States for about 10 years. He died on 22 February 1948, in Rochester, Olmsted, Minnesota, United States, at the age of 84, and was buried in West Bend Cemetery, West Bend, Palo Alto, Iowa, United States.

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Benjamin Franklin McFarland
1864–1948
Sarah Margaret Walker
1864–1949
Marriage: 6 April 1887
Vivian Jennette McFarland
1890–1969
Marguerita Minta McFarland
1897–1980
Irene Alizanah McFarland
1901–2000
Mary June McFarland
1903–1988

Sources (35)

  • Benjamin McFarland, "Iowa State Census, 1925"
  • B. F. Mcfarland, "Iowa, County Marriages, 1838-1934"
  • Benjamin Franklin McFarland, "Minnesota, County Deaths, 1850-2001"

World Events (8)

1865

Abraham Lincoln is assassinated by John Wilkes Booth.

1867

EARLIEST RECORDED MARKER: Frankie Jacobs BIRTH 10 Feb 1866 DEATH 15 Nov 1867 (aged 1) BURIAL West Bend Cemetery West Bend, Palo Alto County, Iowa, USA MEMORIAL ID 89514113 · View Source

1886

Statue of Liberty is dedicated.

Name Meaning

Irish (northern): variant of McFarlane .

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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