Confederate Biography : J. I. McFARLAND,  Smith county, TX

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Submitted by Susie McFarland Lemin slemin46@yahoo.com
November 12, 2001
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TEXANS WHO WORE THE GRAY by Sid S. Johnson, p. 162

John Iverson McFarland was a native of Georgia, born in Talbot county, 
Oct. 29, 1833, and removed with his father's family to the state of 
Alabama.  Later, in 1855, the family came to Texas and settled in 
Starrville, Smith county, making that place their home until the death 
of the father, Col. Robert T. McFarland, in 1865. The subject of this 
sketch was eductated at Starrville.  He enlisted in Capt. W. S.
Herndon's company, Bates' Texas regiment, and served during the war on 
the coast of Texas.  He served the full four years, faithfully 
performing all durties imposed.  Returning home at the close of the 
war, he engaged in farming.  He took hold of the work with the energy 
that characterized his army life, and the results were helpful to 
himself and his community.  His death occurred in June, 1871.  Mr. 
McFarland's first wife was Miss Mary Ann Martin, of Smith county, 
Texas, whom he married Feb. 21, 1856.  After her death he was 
April 16, 1868, united in marriage to Miss Mary Cordelia Rice.  The 
Rev. Joshua Starr performed both ceremonies.  The fruits of the first u
nion were a son and two daughters - Oscar, Lizzie and Iva; by the second
marriage were born two children - J. E. and Mollie.  The oldest son 
Oscar McFarland, is a leader in the commerical world and one of 
Tyler's prominent citizens; he married Miss Belle Fielder and has one 
son, who is attending college in Alabama.  Lizzie died several years 
ago; Iva is the wife of Frank Cain, a merchant of Wiley, Texas; J. E. 
is a talented newspaper man of Jacksonville, and Mollie married Mr. 
Woodall, a buisness man of Nacogdoches.  The McFarland's were
early settlers in East Texas and are highly respected people.