Dave, I can only "suppose" where Alexander Miller got his name. His parents were Wesley McFarland and Elizabeth Akins/Atkins/Atkinson. From what I have gathered Richard C. was Richard Crabtree McFarland, most of it from Betty Reed He and Wesley were half brothers. Their father was James C. McFarland. (have no real clue as to what the C. was) Wesley's mother was Rebecca/Caroline Rule and Richard's mother was Pricilla Mullinex (sp) Pritchard. For some reason or the other Richard was reared by a couple whose surname was Atkinson. I don't know for sure if they were related to Elizabeth or not. Richard Crabtree was born abt. 1838 and married (1) Mary (Marylou/Maryline) Walker. They had 5 children that has been reported. James Mcfarland 1858 George Wesley Mcfarland September 29, 1860 Miller Atkinson Mcfarland January 04, 1863 Thomas R Mcfarland 1864 (2) Delilah Caroline Law Their children were Henry Bentley Mcfarland May 09, 1870 Jane Mcfarland Abt. 1872 Tolbert Wheeler Mcfarland Bet. June 18, 1873 - March 1875 Andrew Jackson Mcfarland Abt. 1876 Noah Mcfarland Abt. 1878 Miranda Adeline Mcfarland September 15, 1881 Grover Cleveland Mcfarland December 04, 1884 and an eighth child that hasn't been named. (3) Catherine A Or Kathleen Henson Curtis Their children were Edward William Mcfarland March 10, 1897 Lowery Fintus MCFARLAND June 14, 1898 (Betty's line) Virginia Mae Mcfarland November 1899 Etta E Mcfarland Richard Clay Mcfarland October 09, 1904 If you can contact Betty Reed she could help you more. Susie Susie McFarland Lemin, Southwest Florida, Please read and go to the sites below. "LOVE: is when the happiness of another is essential to your own" Robert Anson Heinlein from the book "TIME ENOUGH FOR LOVE" To learn about one of the most common of HEREDITARY NEUROMUSCULAR DISEASES go to: http://www.yahoogroups.com/group/CMT-Support/ OR http://www.mdausa.org/ OR http://www.Charcot-Marie-Tooth.org/ OR http://mysite.freeserve.com/cmtaware Or http://cmtnews.com __________________________________ Yahoo! Mail - PC Magazine Editors' Choice 2005 http://mail.yahoo.com

Dave, I realized that I didn't say whom I think Alex was named for, did I? I THINK that he was named for Alexander McFarland. I THINK he was James C.'s father. Alexander McFarland was born about 1750 in Virginia. He left a will naming a James C. McFarland as a son. I don't have a copy of the will and can't find it at Ancestry.com. Alexander is said to have been a Captain in the Revolution. He later went to Conway County, Arkansas where he died in 1812. Susie Susie McFarland Lemin, Southwest Florida, Please read and go to the sites below. "LOVE: is when the happiness of another is essential to your own" Robert Anson Heinlein from the book "TIME ENOUGH FOR LOVE" To learn about one of the most common of HEREDITARY NEUROMUSCULAR DISEASES go to: http://www.yahoogroups.com/group/CMT-Support/ OR http://www.mdausa.org/ OR http://www.Charcot-Marie-Tooth.org/ OR http://mysite.freeserve.com/cmtaware Or http://cmtnews.com __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com