Brief Life History of Richard Joseph
When Richard Joseph McFarland was born on 14 May 1905, in Nebraska, United States, his father, Howard Harrison McFarland, was 29 and his mother, Catherine Irene Tangney, was 26. He lived in Willows, Glenn, California, United States in 1935 and Sacramento Judicial Township, Sacramento, California, United States in 1940. He died on 9 January 1986, in Sacramento, Sacramento, California, United States, at the age of 80, and was buried in Mount Vernon Memorial Park, Fair Oaks, Sacramento, California, United States.
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- Richard Mcfarland in household of H H Mcfarland, "United States Census, 1920"
- Richard Mcfarland, "United States Social Security Death Index"
- Richard McFarland, "Oklahoma, School Records, 1895-1968"
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World Events (8)
1906 · Saving Food Labels
The first of many consumer protection laws which ban foreign and interstate traffic in mislabeled food and drugs. It requires that ingredients be placed on the label.
1906 · Great San Francisco Earthquake
A 7.8 magnitude earthquake shook San Francisco for approximately 60 seconds on April 18, 1906. A 1906 report by US Army Relief Operations recorded the death toll for San Francisco and surrounding areas at 664. Later reports record the number at over 3,000 deaths. An estimated 225,000 people were left homeless from the widespread destructuction as 80% of the city was destroyed.
1927
Charles Lindbergh makes the first solo nonstop transatlantic flight in his plane The Spirit of St. Louis.
Name Meaning
Irish (northern): variant of McFarlane .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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