Jared M. Brush
Born 1814. Orphaned at age 4. Jared M. Brush became the 28th Mayor of Pittsburgh, PA from 1869 to 1872. Elizabeth McFarland was married to Albert Jared Brush, son of Jared M. Brush.
My Family HistoryMcFarland and Romero Families
Born 1814. Orphaned at age 4. Jared M. Brush became the 28th Mayor of Pittsburgh, PA from 1869 to 1872. Elizabeth McFarland was married to Albert Jared Brush, son of Jared M. Brush.
Jacob Hall Bromwall (1785-1866), who was born in Richmond, VA, a country village not far from Cincinnati, OH. He is not to be confused with his grandson, Jacob Henry Bromwell, born May 11, 1848, who was a former U.S. Representative from Ohio. Jacob's step-mother was Hannah Bromwell, married to Nathaniel Bower. You can read more by going to the company's website. This company is stiil thriving today: www.jacobbromwell.com
Zulema Herrera was born 1909 Mexico City, Mexico. She immigrated to the United States in 1939 with her 4 daughters, Terri, Gloria, Martha and Christina. Family living in San Antonio, Texas helped them in the transition.
J.W. Merritt was born in 1846. He married Jennie Elizabeth Moore, who is the daughter of Rebecca McFarland and William Moore. J.W. was one of the founders of Central Point, Oregon
This is the product of years of research on my family history. I began when the pandemic hit, and I was home all the time. I began researching my family tree, and really enjoyed it. Now I hope that as I share this with family, they enjoy it as well. I have found that the sources are best viewed in Google Chrome.
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George McFarland
Born in 1842. George is one of my Great Grandfather (5 generations back). He married Sarah McKee and 8 kids: William, Jane, Isabelle, James, Elizabeth, George Jr., Eleanor, and Sarah.
Frances Wilson Johnston (1896 to 1969)
Married Paul Joseph McFarland on September 4, 1917 in British Columbia Candada. Her parents were Francis Gordon Johnston and Rhonda Pollard. Paul and Frances had 11 children: Pauline, William, Marie, Paul Jr., Robert, Donald, Jeannette, Helen, Peggy , Jerry and Dorothy. Paul died in 1949 in an accident at work.
Enlisted as a Private Apr. 22, 1861 at Aurora, IN in Company “I”, 16th Indiana Infantry. Discharged May 23, 1862. Enrolled a second time Aug. 20, 1862 in Company “I”, 86th Indiana Infantry. Discharged as a Sergeant June 1, 1865 at Washington, DC. Married on 14 May 14 1898, Colorado Springs, El Paso County, CO, Emma S. (Wilson) Pollard, daughter of Charles Andrew Wilson (1819-1893) and Rhoda A. (Bowers) Wilson (1828-1863). She was the widow of George A. Pollard (c1847-1886), by whom she had one daughter - Rhonda Pollard who is the mother of Frances Wilson Johnston.
Robert "Bob" McFarland was born and raised in Seattle, Washington. At the age of 18, he enlisted to serve in the U.S. Army for World War 2, serving from 7/6/1945 to 11/13/1947 then was Honorably Discharged. Bob then enlisted to serve the U.S. Marines as a Merchant Seaman, and went on many tours overseas from 1946 to 1952. During one of his journeys from Japan to San Francisco, he met Gloria Romero at the Moose Lodge. They began dating, got married and made their home first in Seattle, then raised their 3 girls in San Francisco, California.
Benigno Talamantes was born in Munquiz, Mexico in 1843. He met his wife, Clemencia Hernandez in Mexico. They later immigrated to the United States making their home in San Antonio, Texas. They had 6 children, one of their daughters Juanita Talamantes and Gregorio Herrera were married in 1885 in San Antonio, TX. Their son, Gregorio Herrera born in 1891 married Maria Antonia Ybanez on August 9, 1908.
In each family there is one who seems called to find the ancestors. To put flesh on their bones and make them live again. To tell the family story and to feel that somehow they know and approve. Doing genealogy is not a cold gathering of facts but, instead, breathing life into all who have gone before. We are the story tellers of the tribe. All tribes have one. We have been called, as it were, by our genes. Those who have gone before cry out to us: Tell our story. So, we do. In finding them, we somehow find ourselves. I cannot say. It goes beyond just documenting facts. It allows us to see a glimpse of the how and why of our family history.
We strive to document all of our sources in this family tree. If you have something to add, please let me know.
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