[p. 439] who lived out a long and useful life in Mahoning Township, Lawrence County, Pennsylvania, was born October 28, 1844, and died January 8, 1901, and was a son of John and Eliza (McCombs) McFarland.
The McFarland family came to Mahoning Township among the earliest settlers and its members have ever been people of worth in the community. John McFarland died November 24, 1884, and the following children of his family survive: Amelia, who is the widow of John Arrel, resides at Poland, Ohio; Sarah Catherine, who lives at Cleveland; John E., who also lives at Cleveland; Olive E., who is the wife of Charles F. Wright, lives at Niles, Ohio, and Elizabeth F., who married A. J. Bentley, lives at Niles.
The late Edwin McFarland was reared on the old McFarland homestead and he attended first the local schools and later Poland Seminary, at Poland, Ohio, where he was graduated. He was destined for the law, but a short period of close application to its study, at Cleveland, brought ill health and he returned to the farm, hoping that the healthful outdoor life would make his recovery permanent. He continued to farm on the homestead until his death.
On December 8, 1882, Mr. McFarland was married to Alice M. Stoops, who was born in Pittsburg, Pennsylvania, and is a daughter of Capt. William Stoops. Captain Stoops was once a well known river man and commanded a vessel on the Ohio River. The mother of Mrs. McFarland, Mrs. Margaret (Smith) Stoops, was born in Allegheny County. One daughter, Kate A., was born to Mr. and Mrs. McFarland, and both she and her mother reside on the homestead. Mr. McFarland was not a member of any religious denomination, but he was liberal to all and particularly to the United Presbyterian Church, which his widow and daughter attend. In his political convictions he was a Republican, but, beyond serving on the School Board, he accepted no public offices. He was a man who stood very high in the esteem of his fellow citizens.
20th Century History of New Castle and Lawrence County Pennsylvania and Representative Citizens Hon. Aaron L. Hazen Richmond-Arnold Publishing Company, Chicago, Ill., 1908
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