| Res.1/Male/Husb} McFarren, John (#2) |
Family History} Hancock |
| Res.2/Fem./Wife} Foust, Elizabeth (Martha) |
HH Type} Historic household
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| Address/Location: | |
| Name(s)} | John & Elizabeth McFarren |
| Optional} | Post Office: Bluffton |
| Str./Apt.} | Wells County |
| City/etc.} | Liberty Township, Indiana |
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| Household Dates: |
| Source} Exa 5 Nov 1850 |
| Move-In} Exa 1839 |
| Move-Out} Fam 1864 ?? |
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Last Updated
by} Dan Hancock |
Date Updated} 6 May 2005
Date Created} 12 Dec 1998 |
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Notes: John McFarren (#2) and his wife Elizabeth came to Indiana in about 1838,
but at first they settled near Wells on the Huntington County line on
what was known as the McFarren homestead located a mile north and
a little west of what is now the village of Poneto, Indiana.
John and Elizabeth moved to Wells County and Liberty Township in
1839 (Source 287). John was one of the first 13 settlers
and farmers in that township. Their farm probably was located just
west of the Hoosier Highway on land that included the current site of the
McFarren Cemetery.
In 1840, all nine of their children were living at home with them:
4 boys and 5 girls. John was one of the first land claimants in Liberty
Township Section 32, and on 10 Nov 1840 his land patent document 3810 was
signed (Source 750). He was one of the nine voters at the organization
of Liberty Township that occurred on the first Monday of April 1842 (Source 749).
By 1850, only four of the children were still living at home:
one boy and 3 girls (as listed below). Daughters Melissa, Elizabeth,
and Margaret married in 1859, 1855, and 1860, respectively, and moved out.
When the 1860 census was taken, John and Elizabeth's valued their farm at
$1,000.00. Son John (#3) was then still living with his parents, but
he married five months later and probably left at that time. |
| Total # of Residents} 7 |
| Other Residents: |
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| Household | His Last HH} ___ | His Next HH} 199 |
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| Links => | Her Last HH} ___ | Her Next HH} 199 |
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