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- "He married 1st Julia Frances Lowell, daughter of Reuben Lowell, Jr."
1870 Census: CA: Sierra Cty: Gibson Township, b. 67 of 147, taken on July 5, 1870:
McFarland, A., age 43, water agent, real estate valued at $8000, personal property valued at $400, born in Indiana;
Julia, age 29, keeping house, born in Maine;
Lola [sic] E., age 2/12, at home, born in Calif.;
Adler, Mary J., age 18, domestic Servant, born in Missouri.
1880 Census: CA: Napa: Montivello ED#74, Yountville, Napa County, p. 23 of 29:
McFarland, Able, age 53, farmer;
Lulu, age 10, daughter, at home.
Contains description of gold mining investment by Abel McFarland, Lowell, and Clough:
http://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/ca/sierra/history/1882/illustra/miningof159nms.txt
From the Facebooik page of Kate McNab Londagin, posted April 16, 2021:
“I love genealogy!
Here is a fun fact I unearthed regarding my 2nd great grandfather Able McFarland, father of my dad’s grandmother Lulu McNab. Able rounded the horn in 1850 to join in the California Gold Rush. Lucky Abel hit it big in Gibsonville (Sierra county.) A newly found McFarland relative gave me some background; it seems Abel was able to sell his claim for a guaranteed income. He moved to the Napa valley and established a ranch. Abel was so wealthy he was able to send his only daughter Lulu to college (first woman in this line to attend UC Berkeley!) Able also purchased 2 Steinway pianos, one for his daughter and one for her friend, who also wanted to learn how to play. He hired a piano teacher from San Francisco to come up to his ranch in Ukiah once a week to tutor the girls. I have found newspaper clippings telling of her concert-quality performances.
Mr grandfather left me a few gold nuggets from his grandfather. I also have some letters Lulu wrote my grandfather during WWI. Times weren’t so rosy once the money ran out and a years long drought dragged down the family’s ranching fortune.
Apprently, Abel was not forgotten by everyone in the vally. Diane Disney (daughter of Walt) who co-owns the Silverado Vineyards in Napa dedicated a 2017 Cabernet to my 2nd Great Grandfather Abel.
Silverado 2017 Abel Cabernet Sauvignon.”
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