Melford Leonidas McFarland b. 13 Jan 1903 Burnet County, Texas, USA d. 1 Apr 1988 Austin, Travis, Texas, USA: MontyHistNotes

1903 - 1988 (85 years)

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Name	Melford Leonidas McFarland [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14]
Birth	13 Jan 1903	Burnet County, Texas, USA [1, 3, 4, 5, 8, 9, 10, 11, 14]
Gender	Male
Occupation	Farmer [8]
Residence	1910	Burnet County, Texas, USA [9]
	Justice Precinct 3
Residence	1920	Bell County, Texas, USA [10]
	Justice Precinct 7
Residence	1930	Coryell County, Texas, USA [8]
	Precinct 4
Residence	1 Apr 1940	Parmer County, Texas, USA [5]
Burial	1988	Farwell, Parmer, Texas, USA [3, 4, 14]
	Sunset Terrace Cemetery
Death	1 Apr 1988	Austin, Travis, Texas, USA [3, 4, 7, 11, 14]
Person ID	I25740	MontyHistNotes_2014
Last Modified	1 Jul 2025

Father	John Barton McFarland, b. 20 Mar 1878, Bertram, Burnet, Texas, USA d. 18 Jun 1958, Friona, Parmer, Texas, USA (Age 80 years)
Relationship	natural
Mother	Sally Ann Rowntree, b. 14 Jul 1880, Oatmeal, Burnet, Texas, USA d. 28 Sep 1972, Friona, Parmer, Texas, USA (Age 92 years)
Relationship	natural
Marriage	25 Apr 1900	Burnet County, Texas, USA [1, 15]
Family ID	F1696	Group Sheet \| Family Chart

Family Elva Louise Black, b. 10 Oct 1905, Killeen, Bell, Texas, USA d. 19 Feb 1999, Clovis, Curry, New Mexico, USA (Age 93 years)

Children

	1. Yvonne Elva G McFarland, b. 28 Nov 1923, Killeen, Bell, Texas, USA d. 21 Nov 1994, Davenport, Polk, Florida, USA (Age 70 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]
>	2. Loris Jean McFarland, b. 7 Aug 1926, Killeen, Bell, Texas, USA d. 29 Aug 2013, Cheyenne, Laramie, Wyoming, USA (Age 87 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]
>	3. John Melford McFarland, b. 25 Apr 1928, Topsey, Coryell, Texas, USA d. 17 May 2000, Farwell, Parmer, Texas, USA (Age 72 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]
>	4. Gail Evelyn McFarland, b. 14 Feb 1941, Hereford, Deaf Smith, Texas, USA d. 16 Aug 2005, New Braunfels, Comal, Texas, USA (Age 64 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]

Family ID F8693 Group Sheet | Family Chart

Last Modified 1 Jul 2025

Event Map

	Birth - 13 Jan 1903 - Burnet County, Texas, USA
	Residence - Justice Precinct 3 - 1910 - Burnet County, Texas, USA
	Residence - Justice Precinct 7 - 1920 - Bell County, Texas, USA
	Residence - Precinct 4 - 1930 - Coryell County, Texas, USA
	Residence - 1 Apr 1940 - Parmer County, Texas, USA
	Burial - 1988 - Farwell, Parmer, Texas, USA
	Death - 1 Apr 1988 - Austin, Travis, Texas, USA

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Sources

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[S2445] Kemm, Barbara, Genforum Posting from Barbara Kemm, (Name: Name: Ancestry. com Genforum; Date: 11 Aug 2001;;), http://genforum.genealogy.com/cgi-bin/pageload.cgi?Barbara,Kemm::rountree::760.html.
[S1866] Ancestry.com, Web: Texas, Find A Grave Index, 1836-2011, (Name: Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date:2012;;), Database online.
Record for M L "lonnie" McFarland
[S3453] Ancestry.com, U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2012;).
Record for Elva Louise McFarland
http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=FindAGraveUS&h=8255566&indiv=try
[S3849] Ancestry.com, 1940 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2012;), Year: 1940; Census Place: Parmer, Texas; Roll: T627_4121; Page: 61A; Enumeration District: 185-3.
Record for M L McFarland
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[S3723] Ancestry.com, U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2015;).
Record for John Melford McFarland
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[S4088] Ancestry.com, Texas Death Index, 1903-2000, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2006;).
Record for Melford Mcfarland
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[S4007] Ancestry.com, 1930 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2002;), Year: 1930; Census Place: Precinct 4, Coryell, Texas; Roll: 2309; Page: 4A; Enumeration District: 0011; Image: 384.0; FHL microfilm: 2342043.
Record for M T Mcfarland
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[S3398] Ancestry.com, 1910 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2006;), Year: 1910; Census Place: Justice Precinct 3, Burnet, Texas; Roll: T624_1536; Page: 11A; Enumeration District: 0119; FHL microfilm: 1375549.
Record for John B Mcfarland
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[S3572] Ancestry.com, 1920 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2010;), Year: 1920; Census Place: Justice Precinct 7, Bell, Texas; Roll: T625_1776; Page: 9A; Enumeration District: 29; Image: 482.
Record for J B Mc Farland
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[S3478] Ancestry.com, U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2011;), Number: 504-48-8086; Issue State: South Dakota; Issue Date: 1959.
Record for M. L. McFarland
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[S4208] Ancestry.com, U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2015;).
Record for Gail McFarland
https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=60901&h=26198418&indiv=try
[S3287] Ancestry.com, United States Obituary Collection, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2006;), Publication Date: 09/ 3/ 2013; Publication Place: Scottsbluff, Nebraska, USA; Web edition: http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/starherald/obituary.aspx?n=loris-jean-mcbrayer&pid=166771826.
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Record for Melford Leonidas McFarland
http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=60525&h=8255598&indiv=try
[S3845] Ancestry.com, 1900 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2004;), Year: 1900; Census Place: Justice Precinct 3, Burnet, Texas; Roll: 1616; Page: 13A; Enumeration District: 0049; FHL microfilm: 1241616.
Record for John B Mc Farland
http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=7602&h=43095152&indiv=try