This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: McFarland, Oxford, Catlin, Mead, Knox Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/FG0.2ACIB/889.1.1.1.1.1.2.1.2 Message Board Post: I am a direct descendant of John McFarland who is the father of a Rachel McFarland born Abt. 1853 in Indiana, she is the daughter of Rachel Oxford John McFarland's first wife. John McFarland born abt 1822 married first wife Rachel and had 4 children, Elijah my line, born January 1847, Sylvester born December 1851 he married Alice Mead in Vermilion County Illinois April 04, 1888, Martha McFarland born about 1855 . Rachel McFarland married Asa D Knox in Vermilion County Illinois on 04/14/1880. John married again to Henrietta Catlin, they had three daughter, one died, and I believe it is Emma, and Dora who lived and Ella Died. Some say he married in-between first and second wife to Rachel Oxford's sister Elizabeth but I have not researched that yet, who may have actually been the first wife. Very confusing and I have not got that far yet. I have more information on this line of the McFarland's.