Burrel McFarland's Family

Burrell was the son of Penelope, the Matriarch of the McFarland Clan from Georgia, USA. Please 

note that there were other Black McFarlands living in Franklin County, Georgia. They were 

Daniel McFarland, Evy McFarland, Peter McFarland. There may have been others.

He also had two brothers, Samuel and Pinkney. We will get to them on another post. Burrell had to be a

resourceful person. He received a homestead from Arkansas in 1897 for 154 acres of land. He had moved

with his family to Arkansas in the early 1890's. We will discuss his wife on a later post.

Burrell's wife was Candice/Kansas Knox. They had eight children - Mattie(1882 - 1910), 

Minnie(1885 - 1973), Eveline(1888 - 1977), James(1891 - 1909), Beadie(1892 - 1974), 

Lela(1894 - 1921),  Alma(1898 - 1961), and Goviner(1900 - 1910). Six girls and two boys.

Burrell who died in 1935, outlived four of his children. Candice died in 1924 and also outlived 

four of her children. The remaining four children accept for Alma died in the 70's. Alma died in 1961.

Burrell and Candace took in Mattie's daughter Curley because of her early death. Burrell took in his 

daughter, Alma, in 1930 after her husband, Frank Brittian died. His life could not have been easy because 

of losing four children. He survived the early chaos after the Civil War and was able to start anew in 

Arkansas with his own 154 acres of land as a farmer.

Lost a Family

 I am looking at the descendants of Burrell McFarland. 

And presently, I can't find Burrell McFarland anywhere on the 1920's Federal Census. 

He was in the 1910 Census with his wife Kansas, daughters, Evelyn, Beadie, Lela, Alma, and granddaughter Curlie McCoy living in Bradly, Van Buren, Arkansas. 

Then, I found him again in the 1930 Census with  his daughter, Alma living in Welborn, Conway, Arkansas.

I have looked in every city/township in Van Buren and in Welborn Counties. I should be able to see Burl, Kansas, Alma, and Curlie. Kansas, his wife died in 1924; perhaps, he was with her at some hospital or assylum? But, where was Alma and Curlie? I thought they could have been living as servants somewhere. I am going to look for his other daughters. 

Hopefully, I will have good news when I post next week.

Making Plans for 2022!

 Happy New Year to everyone in genealogy land!

This is the year 2022 and I want to make a list of things I want to accomplish with my genealogy. I feel that I have not pushed as hard as I should. Also, I now have more time because I am retired. So, I have no excuses.

My Plan:

• Blog once a week. 
• Prepare a Locality Guide for Conway County and Van Buren County, Arkansas.
• Start a Neighborhood Research Project (FAN Club) for my ancestors living in Arkansas.
• Get familiar with the Library of Congress, NARA, and Freedman Bureau websites.
• Read more genealogy published books and manuscripts.

I have been concentrating on my grandmother's ancestors on my mother's side. This is just a small part of my family research.  I still need to start on my grandfather's ancestors on my mother's side. On my father's side, I have to start researching for both his father and mother and their ancestors. 

But, in the year 2022, I am just concentrating on my grandmother's ancestry on my mother's side.

If you are reading this blog, comment on what your genealogy plans are for 2022. Thanks.