This site is to continue the research accomplished by several generations of my ancestors. According to information I presently have, the McFarland line came to Pennsylvania in 1719; the Hill, Jackson, and Meredith lines were in Virginia in the 1700s, and everyone moved across the Appalachians seeking land. They spent time in North Carolina, Kentucky, and Tennessee before migrating to Missouri and Texas in the 1800s. They fought in all of the major wars and are very proud of their heritage. My German ancestors, the Wielands, came from a small town near Stuttgart Germany in 1854 to Sandusky City, Ohio, then moved to Clark Co.,Illinois in 1869 where they met the Bishop family, married, and then moved to Texas in 1907. The Merediths, Harpers and Jacksons still need work, especially pinning down the ancestors in Virginia. I am especially seeking to confirm a few connections and add new cousins to my tree. Please contact me if we connect, or if you know of any errors or omissions.

• Wieland, John Adam and Eliza Jane Bishop -1930 (170 KB)
  50th Wedding Anniversary picture taken when they were living near Kaufman, Texas
• McFarland , James 1795-1871 (31 KB)
  This is an early tin-type of James (Jimmie)McFarland that probably dates to the 1850s.
• Wieland, John and Eliza's family ca. 1930 (99 KB)
  Back row:John Louis holding baby Clifford Louis, Clifford, Everett, Anna. Middle row:Charles, wife Annie holding Charles Jr., Helen Askew, Ida and husband Reggie Price. Front row:John Adam, Helen Troy, Eliza Jane, Dorothy Fay Askew
• McFarland, Jackson and Artemissa (157 KB)
  Jackson, the oldest son of James, lived from 1817 to 1883. Artemissa Pence McF. lived from 1829 to 1907.
• Wieland, Fred.August family (238 KB)
  Carl Jacob, John Adam, Elizabeth Kathryn and Frederick August and Helen Lutz Wieland ca. 1898
• McFarland, James Franklin 's Family- 1904 (351 KB)
  Back: Nancy Elizabeth, Samuel Jackson, Rutha Tennessee, James Robert, Florence, John Allen Front: Gordon Burnett, Mary Arabella, James Franklin, Lola Winifred, Mary Jane Harper McF.
• Ed Fischer and Eva Catherine Kuennell and children (501 KB)
  1907:Eva Catherine Kuennell Fischer(33) holding Rudolph (6 months), Carolina (14) in back. Boys from left: Theodore (5), George (9), Edward (11), Garnhardt (2), Edward J. Fischer (38)
• McFarland Family Cemetery in Fannin County Texas (216 KB)
  The family cemetery of James and Jane, Jackson and Artemissa was established in the 1840s and is still in use today. It was recognized with a state of Texas historical designation in 2002.
• Thomas Hill land grant in White County Tennessee (512 KB)
  The image of the actual land grant made to Thomas Hill when he settled in White County Tennessee.
• Meredith, Lee Ann Scott (767 KB)
  Lee Ann, 1835-1925.
• 1863 map of Hill homes near Sparta (262 KB)
  Core of Engineers made this map in 1863 during the Civil War and noted the homes of various residents of White County. Included in the southern part of the county were the homes of the Hill family, particularly Widow Hill, (Elizabeth Hill), widow of Joab Hill, mother of William Ransom Hill, who was off to war at this time.
• Meredith: Amanda Meredith Hill (212 KB)
  This is an early photo of Amanda Meredith Hill taken in Sparta, Tennessee
• Elisha Meredith (63 KB)
  1828, White Co. TN to 1888, Johnson Co., TX
• Meredith: Amanda M. Hill and her children in Texas (160 KB)
  ca. 1904. top:Sallye, Bess, Mollie Evans Hill, Annie. bottom:Margaret, Edna, Amand holding Mattie Lee, Mert, Joe
• Hill, William Ransom, husband of Amanda M. Hill (83 KB)
  1842-1901, lived and died in Sparta, Tennessee
• Hill Cottage in Wolfe City, Texas ca. 1902 (147 KB)
  This house was rented by Amanda Hill when she moved to Wolfe City after her husband's death. She turned it into a boarding house with the help of her children, then purchased it from the original owners- the Wolfe family.

• Fannin County Texas McFarlands in the Civil War (154 KB)
  This history concentrates on the 22nd, 31st, and 34th Texas Cavalry Regiments and their movements and battles. It follows, in particular, the McFarland brothers as found in archival records.
• Land Issues concerning James and Jane McFarland (382 KB)
  This is a record of the land granted,bought,sold, and argued over during the lifetimes of James and Jane,their wills, or lack thereof,and the various court cases involved.
• History of My McFarland Family's Migration (217 KB)
  Tracing the Migration of Robert McFarland from Northern Ireland to Pennsylvania, and his descendants to Virginia, Tennessee, North Carolina, Missouri, and finally Fannin County, Texas
• Genealogy Report for the Wieland Family (86 KB)
  Updated May, 2005 report of Wieland descent from Johann Michael Wieland. Includes all German birth and marriage records and immigration records to U.S.
• Genealogy Report on Hill Family (185 KB)
  The descendants of William Hill, father of Thomas Hill who settled in White County, Tennessee. Six generations included.
• Remembrances of William Ransom Hill (59 KB)
  William Ransom Hill lived in Tennessee during the Civil War. This was written by his son, Joe Meredith Hill
• Genealogy Report for Meredith Family (81 KB)
  Report on Meredith family from 1700s in Virginia to Tennessee. Relationship between Martin Meredith, my forefather, and Elisha Meredith of Franklin County is speculation, but information on Elisha's descendants is included here.
• Autobiography of Amanda Meredith Hill (163 KB)
  Amanda Meredith Hill's remembrances of her life from the pre-Civil War era in Tennessee and Texas through the early 1900s.
• Genealogy Report on McFarland Family: 8 Generation (341 KB)
  This most recent report included new information that came from research about the Missouri branches.
• Autobiography of Abner Hill (101 KB)
  A wonderful memoir that dates from the early 1800s and the beginnings of his ministry with the Church of Christ.
• Family Myth by Gordon McFarland Jr. (11 KB)
  Gordon's memory of the 1958 Ladonia funeral for Uncle Will McFarland
• Geneology report of the Harper family (55 KB)
  Report of the George Washington Harper family from Virginia, to Tennessee, to Illlinois, to Texas
• Hill, Meredith Civil War History (229 KB)
  This is a history of the White County Tennessee regiments with special emphasis on the records of our relatives.
• Genealogy Report for the Bishop Family (69 KB)
  Five generations from John Bishop, who died in 1819 in Scott County, Virginia
• Thomas Hill's Ancestry and Descendants (118 KB)
  History of Thomas Hill's origins, life in NC, Revolutionary War service, moves to GA, and TN

• Betsy Thaggard's page of photos of early Texas McFarlands
• Mary Jane Harper McFarland picture and autobiography
• Massey home page that has excellent links for Hill family
• Crook family web pages
• McFarland pictures, stories, and documents for Fannin Co.

Mary Helen Haines
mhhaines@aol.com

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