Isabell (McFarland) McLarty (1822 - 1911)

Born 22 May 1822 in Southend, Argyll, Scotland

Ancestors

Wife of Edward McLarty — married 22 Feb 1844 in Washington County, Ohio, United States

Descendants

Died 11 May 1911 at age 88 in Rockford, Winnebago County, Illinois, United States

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Biography

Isabell was born in 1822 in Argyll. Scotland. She was the daughter of Walter McFarland and Janet Reid. ^[1]

She immigrated to the United States with her family in 1841. ^[2][3]

She married Edward McLarty in 1844 in Ohio. ^[4]

In 1878 they moved to Ogle County, Illinois. ^[5]

Isabella passed away in 1911. ^[6]

Obituary

Mrs. Isabella McLarty, widow of Edward McLarty died this morning at 5:30 o’clock at the home of her daughter Mrs. R.A. Shepherd. Mess. McLarty fell six weeks ago and broke her wrist and had apparently recovered. Thursday she suffered a slight stroke of apoplexy and a second stroke came Monday night since which time she had been unconscious.

Mrs. McLarty was born May 22, 1822 in Argyllshire, Scotland and came with her parents to Marietta, Ohio in 1841. In 1871 she moved with her husband Edward McLarty to Monroe Center. Six years later they came to Rockford.

She is survived by three sons and two daughters. Walter and Daniel McLarty of Rockford; John McLarty, north of Monroe Center; Mrs John Drain of Vincent, Ohio; and Mrs. R.A. Shepherd where she had been making her home. Mrs. Minnie Woodburn and George Ferguson are grandchildren.

Funeral services will be held Saturday at 2:30 o’clock at the house. Rev. C. J. Wilson of the Westminster Church will officiate. Burial will be in the Cedar Bluff Cemetery.

Sources

1. ↑ Cannot find birth record. She came on same ship, married Washington County where parents settled and has son named Walter and daughter Jeannette (Janet).
2. ↑ Original data: Registers of Vessels Arriving at the Port of New York from Foreign Ports, 1789-1919. Microfilm Publication M237, rolls 1-95. National Archives at Washington, D.C. Accessed on ancestry.com, May 2021. Ancestry Record 7485 #1115115 (requires subscription).

   Name: Isabella McFarland

   Arrival Date: 5 Aug 1841

   Age: 18

   Gender: F (Female)

   Port of Arrival: New York

   Port of Departure: Glasgow

   Place of Origin: Great Britain

   Ship: Oglethorpe

   Family Identification: 30055419

   Microfilm Serial Number: M237

   Microfilm Roll Number: 46

3. ↑ "New York Passenger Lists, 1820-1891," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVPF-SG6C : 20 February 2021), Isabella Mcfarlane, 1841; citing Immigration, New York City, New York, United States, NARA microfilm publication M237 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), FHL microfilm 2,291.
4. ↑ "Ohio, County Marriages, 1789-2016," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XZVH-B98 : 8 March 2021), Edward Mclarty and Isabella Mcfarlan, 22 Feb 1844; citing Marriage, Washington, Ohio, United States, vol 2 p 111, Franklin County Genealogical & Historical Society, Columbus; FHL microfilm.
5. ↑ "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MXK9-NM3 : 15 September 2017), Isabell Mclarky in entry for E Mclarky, 1880; citing enumeration district ED 162, sheet 240B, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d), roll 0239; FHL microfilm 1,254,239.
6. ↑ Winnebago County Clerk, comp. Winnebago County Clerk Genealogy Records. Winnebago, IL: Winnebago County Clerk, 2008. Accessed on ancestry.com, May 2021. Ancestry Record 5397 #27824 (requires subscription).

   Name: Isabella Mc Larty

   Death Date: 11 May 1911

• Find A Grave: Memorial #112132902  : accessed 11 March 2019), memorial page for Isabella McLarty (22 May 1822–11 May 1911), citing Cedar Bluff Cemetery, Rockford, Winnebago County, Illinois, USA ; Maintained by Mookie (contributor 47515129) .