A Rural Valley and Cowanshannock Family Tree


‎James N. McFarland‏‎ ¹⁾ ²⁾, son of William B. McFarland and Nancy Ann Nash‏. Born ‎ Feb 2, 1864 at PA‎ ¹⁾ ³⁾, died ‎ Nov 23, 1930 at Cowanshannock Twp., Armstrong Co. PA‎, 66 years ³⁾, buried ‎ at Harkleroad Cemetery, Cowanshannock Twp., Armstrong Co. PA ³⁾ Alt. Birth: (‎± 1865 at PA) ⁴⁾ Census (‎ 1870 at Cowanshannock Twp., Armstrong Co. PA) Living with parents and siblings on the farm. ¹⁾ Census (‎ 1880 at Cowanshannock Twp., Armstrong Co. PA) Living with mother, aunt and brothers. ⁴⁾ Located: (‎ Jul 1888 at Rural Valley, Armstrong Co. PA) Carpenter ⁵⁾ Census (‎ 1900 at Cowanshannock Twp., Armstrong Co. PA) Day laborer. Widower living with two children, James and Mary. Also living with the family is Mary E. Buzzard, aunt, single, born May 1853, no occupation listed. ⁶⁾ Located: (‎ Sep 1901 at Rural Valley, Armstrong Co. PA) ⁷⁾ Census (‎ 1910 at Cowanshannock Twp., Armstrong Co. PA) Farmer. ⁸⁾ Census (‎ 1920 at Cowanshannock Twp., Armstrong Co. PA) Farmer. ²⁾ Census (‎ 1930 at Cowanshannock Twp., Armstrong Co. PA) Farmer. Living with wife. ⁹⁾ Married ‎ Jul 11, 1888 at Rural Valley, Armstrong Co. PA ⁵⁾ (11 years married) to: ‎Rebecca "Becky H. Bussard" Bussard‏‎ ¹⁰⁾ ¹¹⁾ ¹²⁾ ⁵⁾ Born ‎± 1863‎ ⁵⁾, died ‎ Sep 18, 1899‎, approximately 36 years ¹³⁾ ⁷⁾, buried ‎ at Harkleroad Cemetery, Cowanshannock Twp., Armstrong Co. PA ¹³⁾ Becky did not identify her parents on the marriage license application. ⁵⁾ Located: (‎ Jul 1888 at Rural Valley, Armstrong Co. PA) ⁵⁾ Children: 1. ‎James Grant "Grant J. McFarland" McFarland‏‎ ⁶⁾ ⁸⁾ ¹²⁾ ¹⁴⁾ Born ‎ Feb 1, 1889 at Rural Valley, Armstrong Co. PA‎ ⁶⁾ ¹⁵⁾ ¹²⁾, died ‎ Jan 23, 1975 at Rayburn Twp., Armstrong Co. PA‎, 85 years ¹⁵⁾ ¹²⁾, buried ‎ at Saint Paul's Cemetery, Cowanshannock Twp., Armstrong Co. PA ¹⁵⁾ ¹²⁾ Census (‎ 1900 at Cowanshannock Twp., Armstrong Co. PA) Living with father, sister and aunt. ⁶⁾ Census (‎ 1910 at Cowanshannock Twp., Armstrong Co. PA) Farm laborer. Living with father, stepmother and half-sister. ⁸⁾ Located: (‎ Apr 1911 at Cowanshannock Twp., Armstrong Co. PA) Farmer. ¹¹⁾ Census (‎ 1920 at Cowanshannock Twp., Armstrong Co. PA) Farmer. Living with wife. ¹⁶⁾ Census (‎ 1930 at Cowanshannock Twp., Armstrong Co. PA) Farmer. Living witih wife and daughter. ¹⁷⁾ Census (‎ 1940 at Cowanshannock Twp., Armstrong Co. PA) Farmer. Living with wife and daughter. ¹⁴⁾ Located: (‎ Feb 1970 at Armstrong Co. PA) ¹⁸⁾ 2. ‎Mary Rebecca McFarland‏‎ ⁶⁾ ¹⁹⁾ Born ‎ Sep 27, 1891 at Cowanshannock Twp., Armstrong Co. PA‎ ⁶⁾ ²⁰⁾ ²¹⁾ ¹⁸⁾, died ‎ Feb 5, 1970 at Armstrong Co. PA‎, 78 years ²¹⁾ ¹⁸⁾, buried ‎ at Harkleroad Cemetery, Cowanshannock Twp., Armstrong Co. PA ²¹⁾ ¹⁸⁾ Census (‎ 1900 at Cowanshannock Twp., Armstrong Co. PA) Living with father, brother and aunt. ⁶⁾ Located: (‎ 1909 at Cowanshannock Twp., Armstrong Co. PA) ¹⁰⁾ Census (‎ 1910 at Plumcreek Twp., Armstrong Co. PA) Living with husband, parents-in-law and sister-in-law Vernie Wagner. ²²⁾ Census (‎ 1920 at Plumcreek Twp., Armstrong Co. PA) Living with husband and children. ²⁰⁾ Census (‎ 1930 at Plumcreek Twp., Armstrong Co. PA) Living with husband and children. ²³⁾ Census (‎ 1940 at Plumcreek Twp., Armstrong Co. PA) Living with husband and children. ²⁴⁾


2nd marriage ‎James N. McFarland‏‎ ¹⁾ ²⁾, son of William B. McFarland and Nancy Ann Nash‏. Married ‎ Sep 25, 1901 at Rural Valley, Armstrong Co. PA (29 years married) to: ‎Mary E. Harkleroad‏‎ ⁷⁾, daughter of Philip Harkleroad and Elizabeth Rearick‏. Born ‎ Nov 2, 1870 at Plumcreek Twp., Armstrong Co. PA‎ ²⁵⁾, died ‎ Dec 26, 1955 at Rayburn Twp., Armstrong Co. PA‎, 85 years ²⁶⁾ ²⁵⁾, buried ‎ at Harkleroad Cemetery, Cowanshannock Twp., Armstrong Co. PA ²⁶⁾ ²⁵⁾ On her marriage license, Mary identified her parents as Philip and Eliza Harkleroad. On the 1910 census, Mary states that she has had one child, and the child is living. ⁷⁾ ⁸⁾ Alt. Birth: (‎ Nov 1869 at PA) ⁷⁾ ⁸⁾ ²⁶⁾ Census (‎ 1870 at Plumcreek Twp., Armstrong Co. PA) Living with parents and siblings. ²⁷⁾ Census (‎ 1880 at Plumcreek Twp., Armstrong Co. PA) Living with parents and siblings. ²⁸⁾ Located: (‎ Sep 1901 at Gastown, Armstrong Co. PA) ⁷⁾ Census (‎ 1910 at Cowanshannock Twp., Armstrong Co. PA) Living with husband, stepson, and daughter. ⁸⁾ Census (‎ 1920 at Cowanshannock Twp., Armstrong Co. PA) Living with husband and daughter. ²⁾ Census (‎ 1930 at Cowanshannock Twp., Armstrong Co. PA) Living with husband. ⁹⁾ Child: 1. ‎Wilda Ruth "Ruth McFarland" McFarland‏‎ ⁸⁾ ²⁹⁾ ²⁵⁾ Born ‎ Jan 5, 1904 at Cowanshannock Twp., Armstrong Co. PA‎ ⁸⁾ ²⁹⁾, died ‎ May 29, 1957 at Munhall, Allegheny Co. PA‎, 53 years ²⁹⁾ ³⁰⁾, buried ‎ at Harkleroad Cemetery, Cowanshannock Twp., Armstrong Co. PA ²⁹⁾ ³⁰⁾ Alt. Birth: (‎ Jan 5, 1904 at Rural Valley, Armstrong Co. PA) ³⁰⁾ Census (‎ 1910 at Cowanshannock Twp., Armstrong Co. PA) Living with parents and half-brother. ⁸⁾ Census (‎ 1920 at Cowanshannock Twp., Armstrong Co. PA) Living with parents. ²⁾ Census (‎ 1930 at Munhall, Allegheny Co. PA) Living with husband and children. ³¹⁾ Census (‎ 1940 at Rural Valley, Armstrong Co. PA) Restaurant waitress. Divorced. Head of household. Living with children. ³²⁾

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