This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: McFarland Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/FG0.2ACIB/974 Message Board Post: My great grandfather, John McFarland was born July 2,1829 in Boone, Iowa. He was a civil war veteran. I have no record of his parents other than they may have come from Ohio. Can anyone help me..? Or tell me how I may pursue further? Thanks.