William McFarland
Another brother, William, continued to reside in Washington County, where he raised a large family. He was the father of Major Samuel McFarland, who became a prominent citizen of the county. He was conspicuous for the maintenance of his convictions, and for his fearless and uncompromising advocacy of antislavery doctrines, and was the candidate for vice-president of the United States of the Liberty Party, in 1844, on the ticket with James G. Birney, the candidate for President. William McFarland had a son named James who was the father of Noah C. McFarland, who, for many years, was a prominent lawyer and politician in Hamilton. He was the junior partner in the law firm of Scott & McFarland, and represented Butler and Warren counties in the Senate of Ohio. Subsequently, he removed to Topeka, Kansas, was elected to the Senate of that State, and is now a commissioner of the General Land Office of the United States at Washington City.
From A History and Biographical Cyclopædia of Butler County Ohio, With Illustrations and Sketches of its Representative Men and Pioneers, Western Biographical Publishing Company, Cincinnati Ohio, 1882.