Samuel McFarland

 Today, I found the actual marriage certificate for Samuel McFarland. His name was written as McFarlan. He married Margaret Chappel. The person who married them was F.B. Scarborough J.P. He was married in Madison County, Georgia, on January 11, 1874.

I have one main question concerning Samuel and Margaret McFarland. 

Question: How many children did they have and what were their names, and when and where were they born?

Objective: Find all the children that were born to Samuel and Margaret McFarland. Find documentation of what their names are and their birth dates. Also, find documentation of the state, county, city, and township from were they were born.

Analysis: The 1880 Census: State: Georgia; County: Hart; Town: Rays

                                              Samuel McFarland 27 years old

                                              Margaret McFarland 23 years old

                                              Frank McFarland 4 years old

                                              Edna McFarland 3 years old

                                              Nancy McFarland 6 months old

                                              Penny McFarland 62 years old

My next step is to map out the places Samuel has been to up to 1880. I also want to see if I can find some documentation of what happened to Samuel from the end of the Civil War (1865) to 1880. Samuel was 17 years old in 1865.