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	While Macfarlane worked variously as teacher, surveyor, postmaster, lawyer, and justice of the peace, what garnered him the most renown in his community was his ability as a musician, chorister and song writer. His most famous composition was the Christmas carol "Far, Far Away on Judea's Plains," composed in 1869. More than 140 years later, it remains a Yuletide favorite in the English-speaking world. In addition, Macfarlane's St. George choir performed at important occasions and community ceremonies. In the 1870s, a spirit of cooperation among Catholics in the mining town of Silver Reef and Mormons in St. George led the Mormons to offer Father Lawrence Scanlan the use of the recently completed St. George Tabernacle to celebrate mass. MacFarlane's choir provided music for the mass.		While Macfarlane worked variously as teacher, surveyor, postmaster, lawyer, and justice of the peace, what garnered him the most renown in his community was his ability as a musician, chorister and song writer. His most famous composition was the Christmas carol "Far, Far Away on Judea's Plains," composed in 1869. More than 140 years later, it remains a Yuletide favorite in the English-speaking world. In addition, Macfarlane's St. George choir performed at important occasions and community ceremonies. In the 1870s, a spirit of cooperation among Catholics in the mining town of Silver Reef and Mormons in St. George led the Mormons to offer Father Lawrence Scanlan the use of the recently completed St. George Tabernacle to celebrate mass. MacFarlane's choir provided music for the mass.

			=== The Black Hawk War and Mormon-Navajo War, 1865-1870 ===

			Nearly two decades after his death in 1892, John Macfarlane’s widow applied for Indian Wars veterans benefits for Macfarlane's service during Utah's Black Hawk War. According to the application, beginning December 1868, he served under Col. C. C. McArthur for fourteen months. Macfarlane “took charge of [the] home guard, mustered troops and secured supplies for the different expeditions.” In addition, he commanded an expedition to Canaan and took part in a skirmish south of St. George.

	=== Macfarlane's Role in John D. Lee's First Trial, 1875 ===		=== Macfarlane's Role in John D. Lee's First Trial, 1875 ===
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	=== Final Years ===		=== Final Years ===

	In 1888, Macfarlane helped in establishing the first academy for advanced schooling in Washington County. During the anti-polygamy raid of the late 1880s, Macfarlane fled to the Mormon colony in Mexico to escape the warrants of federal marshals. He returned to St. George where he died in 1892 at the age of 58, survived by his three wives and many children. ~~Nearly two decades later, his widow applied for Indian Wars veterans benefits for Macfarlane's service in the late 1860s during Utah's Black Hawk War.~~		In 1888, Macfarlane helped in establishing the first academy for advanced schooling in Washington County. During the anti-polygamy raid of the late 1880s, Macfarlane fled to the Mormon colony in Mexico to escape the warrants of federal marshals. He returned to St. George where he died in 1892 at the age of 58, survived by his three wives and many children.

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	Charles Lowell Walker attended Macfarlane's funeral, after which he recorded this sketch of John M. Macfarlane in his diary:		Charles Lowell Walker attended Macfarlane's funeral, after which he recorded this sketch of John M. Macfarlane in his diary:
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	* Deseret Iron Company Account Book, 1854-1867: http://www.footnote.com/document/241905844/		* Deseret Iron Company Account Book, 1854-1867: http://www.footnote.com/document/241905844/
	* http://mountainmeadowsmassacre.org/appendices/appendix-c-the-militiamen		* http://mountainmeadowsmassacre.org/appendices/appendix-c-the-militiamen
			* http://images.archives.utah.gov/cdm/compoundobject/collection/2217/id/15133/rec/3

	Further information and confirmation needed. Please comment below or contact editor@1857ironcountymilitia.com.		Further information and confirmation needed. Please comment below or contact editor@1857ironcountymilitia.com.

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	After disembarking in Kansas City, Annabella Sinclair Macfarlane, 40, and her three children, John, 18, Ann, 17, and Daniel, 14, joined the Abraham O. Smoot Company which consisted of 250 individuals and 33 wagons when it began its journey. On the overland trail, there were at least ten deaths in the company from cholera, measles, or other causes. They passed the usual milestones on the trail: Fort Kearney, the South Fork of the Platte River, Chimney Rock, Fort Laramie, the Sweetwater River, Independence Rock, Devil's Gate, Green River, Fort Bridger, Bear River, and Weber River. After suffering the usual hardships of the overland trail they arrived in Great Salt Lake Valley in September.		After disembarking in Kansas City, Annabella Sinclair Macfarlane, 40, and her three children, John, 18, Ann, 17, and Daniel, 14, joined the Abraham O. Smoot Company which consisted of 250 individuals and 33 wagons when it began its journey. On the overland trail, there were at least ten deaths in the company from cholera, measles, or other causes. They passed the usual milestones on the trail: Fort Kearney, the South Fork of the Platte River, Chimney Rock, Fort Laramie, the Sweetwater River, Independence Rock, Devil's Gate, Green River, Fort Bridger, Bear River, and Weber River. After suffering the usual hardships of the overland trail they arrived in Great Salt Lake Valley in September.

	They were the first company whose journey to Mormon Utah had been funded by the church's Perpetual ~~Emigrating~~ Fund. After their arrival in the valley of the Great Salt Lake, they moved north and settled in Bountiful.		They were the first company whose journey to Mormon Utah had been funded by the church's Perpetual Emigration Fund. After their arrival in the valley of the Great Salt Lake, they moved north and settled in Bountiful.

	=== To the Ironworks in Cedar City ===		=== To the Ironworks in Cedar City ===

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	=== Early Years in Scotland ===		=== Early Years in Scotland ===

	John Menzies Macfarlane was born in October 1833 in Stirling, Stiflingshire, Scotland, the son of John Macfarlane and Annabella Sinclair. His brother [[Daniel_Macfarlane\|Daniel Macfarlane]] was born in 1837. He was baptized ~~into the Mormon Church~~ in 1845.		John Menzies Macfarlane was born in October 1833 in Stirling, Stiflingshire, Scotland, the son of John Macfarlane and Annabella Sinclair. His brother [[Daniel_Macfarlane\|Daniel Macfarlane]] was born in 1837. In 1842, his mother was impressed with the message of the newly arrived missionaries of Mormonism and joined the new church. He was baptized in 1845. His father died in 1846 when John was about thirteen.

	~~=== Immigration~~ to Utah ~~and onto Utah ===~~		During the 1840s, several other members of the Macfarlane family joined the Mormons and attended the Glasgow conference. They were unable to immigrate, however, until the church established its Perpetual Emigration Fund to assist indigent European converts to immigrate to Utah Territory in the American West. He was baptized into the Mormon Church in 1845.

	~~In 1852~~, he, his mother and his brother ~~immigrated~~ to ~~American~~ and ~~crossed~~ the ~~plains~~ in ~~a wagon~~ company to Utah ~~Territory~~.		=== Immigration to America and then to Utah ===

			With that assistance, John Macfarlane, his mother, Annabella Macfarlane, and his younger brother, [[Daniel Macfarlane\|Daniel]], began their journey in early 1852 to the Mormon "Zion" in Utah. In Liverpool, they met Mormon elder [[Isaac C. Haight\|Isaac C. Haight]] and traveled under his direction in their voyage. Arriving in the United States, they steamed up the Mississippi River to St. Louis and then Kansas City.

			[[Image:Mormon Trail.jpg\|thumb\|center\|700px\|<center>'''The Mormon Trail'''</center>]]

			After disembarking in Kansas City, Annabella Sinclair Macfarlane, 40, and her three children, John, 18, Ann, 17, and Daniel, 14, joined the Abraham O. Smoot Company which consisted of 250 individuals and 33 wagons when it began its journey. On the overland trail, there were at least ten deaths in the company from cholera, measles, or other causes. They passed the usual milestones on the trail: Fort Kearney, the South Fork of the Platte River, Chimney Rock, Fort Laramie, the Sweetwater River, Independence Rock, Devil's Gate, Green River, Fort Bridger, Bear River, and Weber River. After suffering the usual hardships of the overland trail they arrived in Great Salt Lake Valley in September.

			They were the first company whose journey to Mormon Utah had been funded by the church's Perpetual Emigrating Fund. After their arrival in the valley of the Great Salt Lake, they moved north and settled in Bountiful.

	=== To the Ironworks in Cedar City ===		=== To the Ironworks in Cedar City ===

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	In 1859, Judge John Cradlebaugh interviewed anonymous militiamen and citizens of Cedar City and based on this information, found probable cause to issue an arrest warrant against 38 militiamen, most of them from Cedar City. "John McFarlan" was named. ''Rocky Mountain Saints,'' published in 1873, also listed him. He had a role in the first trial of [[John D. Lee\|John D. Lee]] in 1875, discussed below.		In 1859, Judge John Cradlebaugh interviewed anonymous militiamen and citizens of Cedar City and based on this information, found probable cause to issue an arrest warrant against 38 militiamen, most of them from Cedar City. "John McFarlan" was named. ''Rocky Mountain Saints,'' published in 1873, also listed him. He had a role in the first trial of [[John D. Lee\|John D. Lee]] in 1875, discussed below.

			[[Image:Washington_County.jpg\|right\|thumb\|350px\|<center>'''Map of Washington County, Utah.'''</center>]]
	=== Move to Washington County ===		=== Move to Washington County ===

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	=== Musical Career ===		=== Musical Career ===

	~~[[Image:John m. macfarlane 2.jpg\|right\|300px\|John m. macfarlane 2.jpg]]~~In Mormon communities, choir director was an important assignment. When [[John_Western\|John Weston/Western]] moved from Cedar City to Beaver, Beaver County in 1859 to build the choir there, Macfarlane was requested to return to Cedar City in Iron County to head the community choir. Then in 1868, Mormon leader Erastus Snow requested that Macfarlane move to St. George to take over the choir. Macfarlane turned over the reins of the Cedar City choir to his brother-in-law, John Chatterley. In St. George, he assumed the leadership of the community choir and held the position for nearly 20 years.<br>		In Mormon communities, choir director was an important assignment. When [[John_Western\|John Weston/Western]] moved from Cedar City to Beaver, Beaver County in 1859 to build the choir there, Macfarlane was requested to return to Cedar City in Iron County to head the community choir. Then in 1868, Mormon leader Erastus Snow requested that Macfarlane move to St. George to take over the choir. Macfarlane turned over the reins of the Cedar City choir to his brother-in-law, John Chatterley. In St. George, he assumed the leadership of the community choir and held the position for nearly 20 years.<br>

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	While Macfarlane worked variously as teacher, surveyor, postmaster, lawyer, and justice of the peace, what garnered him the most renown in his community was his ability as a musician, chorister and song writer. His most famous composition was the Christmas carol "Far, Far Away on Judea's Plains," composed in 1869. More than 140 years later, it remains a Yuletide favorite in the English-speaking world. In addition, Macfarlane's St. George choir performed at important occasions and community ceremonies. In the 1870s, a spirit of cooperation among Catholics in the mining town of Silver Reef and Mormons in St. George led the Mormons to offer Father Lawrence Scanlan the use of the recently completed St. George Tabernacle to celebrate mass. MacFarlane's choir provided music for the mass.		While Macfarlane worked variously as teacher, surveyor, postmaster, lawyer, and justice of the peace, what garnered him the most renown in his community was his ability as a musician, chorister and song writer. His most famous composition was the Christmas carol "Far, Far Away on Judea's Plains," composed in 1869. More than 140 years later, it remains a Yuletide favorite in the English-speaking world. In addition, Macfarlane's St. George choir performed at important occasions and community ceremonies. In the 1870s, a spirit of cooperation among Catholics in the mining town of Silver Reef and Mormons in St. George led the Mormons to offer Father Lawrence Scanlan the use of the recently completed St. George Tabernacle to celebrate mass. MacFarlane's choir provided music for the mass.

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	In October 1853, the Macfarlanes arrived in Cedar City, the headquarters of the Iron Mission where many Mormon converts from the British Isles had settled. Shortly before their move, his mother had become a plural wife of [[Isaac_C._Haight\|Isaac C. Haight]]. Her sons, John and Daniel, became his stepsons. Soon after their arrival, Macfarlane began teaching school which he continued for several years. Late in 1854, Macfarlane married Ann Chatterley (1837-1926), the daughter ofJoseph Chatterley and Nancy Morton, and the brother of John Chatterley. In the coming years, they had ten children together.		In October 1853, the Macfarlanes arrived in Cedar City, the headquarters of the Iron Mission where many Mormon converts from the British Isles had settled. Shortly before their move, his mother had become a plural wife of [[Isaac_C._Haight\|Isaac C. Haight]]. Her sons, John and Daniel, became his stepsons. Soon after their arrival, Macfarlane began teaching school which he continued for several years. Late in 1854, Macfarlane married Ann Chatterley (1837-1926), the daughter ofJoseph Chatterley and Nancy Morton, and the brother of John Chatterley. In the coming years, they had ten children together.

			==== The Deseret Iron Company ====

	By settling in Cedar City, John Macfarlane was in an area dominated by the Deseret Iron Company, known more familiarly as the Ironworks. See [[Summary of Deseret Iron Company]] for a brief summary of its early development.		By settling in Cedar City, John Macfarlane was in an area dominated by the Deseret Iron Company, known more familiarly as the Ironworks. See [[Summary of Deseret Iron Company]] for a brief summary of its early development.
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	=== In the Iron Military District: John Macfarlane, Adjutant to Major Isaac Haight, 2nd Battalion, Cedar City ===		=== In the Iron Military District: John Macfarlane, Adjutant to Major Isaac Haight, 2nd Battalion, Cedar City ===
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			In 1857, the Iron Military District consisted of four battalions led by regimental commander [[William_H._Dame\|Col. William H. Dame.]] The platoons and companies in the first battalion drew on men in and around Parowan. (It had no involvement at Mountain Meadows.) [[Isaac_C._Haight\|Major Isaac Haight]] commanded the 2nd Battalion whose personnel in its many platoons and two companies came from Cedar City and outer-lying communities to the north such as Fort Johnson. [[John_M._Higbee\|Major John Higbee]] headed the 3rd Battalion whose many platoons and two companies were drawn from Cedar City and outer-lying communities to the southwest such as Fort Hamilton. [[John_D._Lee\|Major John D. Lee]] of Fort Harmony headed the 4th Battalion whose platoons and companies drew on its militia personnel from Fort Harmony, the Southerners at the newly-founded settlement in Washington, the Indian interpreters at Fort Clara, and the new settlers at Pinto.

	~~[[Image:Map southern utah 1.jpg\|left\|300px\|Map southern utah 1.jpg]]~~In June 1857, 23-year-old Macfarlane was listed as an adjutant to ~~Captain~~ [[John M. Higbee\|John M. Higbee]] in one of the companies of the Iron County militia. However, over the summer the militia was reorganized. By September 1857, at the outbreak of the Utah War, Higbee had advanced to major of the 3rd Battalion, and Macfarlane became adjutant to Major [[Isaac C. Haight\|Isaac Haight]] in the 2nd Battalion. See [[A Basic Account]] for a full description of the massacre.		In June 1857, 23-year-old Macfarlane was listed as an adjutant to [[John M. Higbee\|Captain John M. Higbee]] in one of the companies of the Iron County militia. However, over the summer the militia was reorganized. By September 1857, at the outbreak of the Utah War, Higbee had advanced to major of the 3rd Battalion, and Macfarlane became adjutant to Major [[Isaac C. Haight\|Isaac Haight]] in the 2nd Battalion. See [[A Basic Account]] for a full description of the massacre.

	lf John Macfarlane was at Mountain Meadows, he would have rode from Cedar City and arrived sometime between Tuesday, September 8 and Thursday, September 10. In [[John D. Lee\|John D. Lee's]] autobiography posthumously published in 1877, Lee named many Cedar City militiamen in attendance at the Thursday night militia council at Mountain Meadows that decided the fate of the Fancher-Baker company. Lee is categorical in naming most of these men. But as to Macfarlane, he was less certain. "I honestly believe that John Macfarland . . . was there -- I am not positive that he was, but my best impression is that he was there. . . ." There is considerable evidence that his brother, [[Daniel Macfarlane\|Daniel Macfarlane]], was present at the massacre on September 11, and played a significant role in it. However, we have no information on the role, if any, that John Macfarlane played. In ''Massacre at Mountain Meadows,'' Walker, Turley and Leonard express uncertainty about whether John Macfarlane was present at Mountain Meadows.		lf John Macfarlane was at Mountain Meadows, he would have rode from Cedar City and arrived sometime between Tuesday, September 8 and Thursday, September 10. In [[John D. Lee\|John D. Lee's]] autobiography posthumously published in 1877, Lee named many Cedar City militiamen in attendance at the Thursday night militia council at Mountain Meadows that decided the fate of the Fancher-Baker company. Lee is categorical in naming most of these men. But as to Macfarlane, he was less certain. "I honestly believe that John Macfarland . . . was there -- I am not positive that he was, but my best impression is that he was there. . . ." There is considerable evidence that his brother, [[Daniel Macfarlane\|Daniel Macfarlane]], was present at the massacre on September 11, and played a significant role in it. However, we have no information on the role, if any, that John Macfarlane played. In ''Massacre at Mountain Meadows,'' Walker, Turley and Leonard express uncertainty about whether John Macfarlane was present at Mountain Meadows.

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	=== To the Ironworks in Cedar City ===		=== To the Ironworks in Cedar City ===
	[[Image:Sketch - Iron works.jpg\|right\|thumb\|The Early Ironworks in Cedar City~~\|400px~~]]		[[Image:Sketch - Iron works.jpg\|right\|thumb\|400px\|<center>'''The Early Ironworks in Cedar City'''</center>]]

	In October 1853, the Macfarlanes arrived in Cedar City, the headquarters of the Iron Mission where many Mormon converts from the British Isles had settled. Shortly before their move, his mother had become a plural wife of [[Isaac_C._Haight\|Isaac C. Haight]]. Her sons, John and Daniel, became his stepsons. Soon after their arrival, Macfarlane began teaching school which he continued for several years. Late in 1854, Macfarlane married Ann Chatterley (1837-1926), the daughter ofJoseph Chatterley and Nancy Morton, and the brother of John Chatterley. In the coming years, they had ten children together.		In October 1853, the Macfarlanes arrived in Cedar City, the headquarters of the Iron Mission where many Mormon converts from the British Isles had settled. Shortly before their move, his mother had become a plural wife of [[Isaac_C._Haight\|Isaac C. Haight]]. Her sons, John and Daniel, became his stepsons. Soon after their arrival, Macfarlane began teaching school which he continued for several years. Late in 1854, Macfarlane married Ann Chatterley (1837-1926), the daughter ofJoseph Chatterley and Nancy Morton, and the brother of John Chatterley. In the coming years, they had ten children together.

	By settling in Cedar City, John Macfarlane was in an area dominated by the Deseret Iron Company, known more familiarly as the Ironworks. See [[Summary of Deseret Iron Company]] for a brief summary of its early development.		By settling in Cedar City, John Macfarlane was in an area dominated by the Deseret Iron Company, known more familiarly as the Ironworks. See [[Summary of Deseret Iron Company]] for a brief summary of its early development.

			==== The Ironworks in 1857 ====

	In April 1857, the delivery of a new steam engine from Great Salt Lake City seemed to breathe new life for the Ironworks. Working from April to June they installed the steam engine and completed the new engine house. In the first week of July, they were ready to begin smelting. They “put on the blast” and had a modicum of success. But they continued to be plagued with problems ranging from poor quality raw materials to smelting equipment that lacked technical sophistication. When in late July the steam engine seized with sand from the dirty creek water, they speedily dug a reservoir to store a supply of clean water for the boiler. They continued making smelting runs through August. All the while crews at the ironworks manned all the necessary functions there, while other crews, mainly miners and teamsters, gathered the raw materials – iron ore, coal, limestone, and wood – necessary to sustain smelting.		In April 1857, the delivery of a new steam engine from Great Salt Lake City seemed to breathe new life for the Ironworks. Working from April to June they installed the steam engine and completed the new engine house. In the first week of July, they were ready to begin smelting. They “put on the blast” and had a modicum of success. But they continued to be plagued with problems ranging from poor quality raw materials to smelting equipment that lacked technical sophistication. When in late July the steam engine seized with sand from the dirty creek water, they speedily dug a reservoir to store a supply of clean water for the boiler. They continued making smelting runs through August. All the while crews at the ironworks manned all the necessary functions there, while other crews, mainly miners and teamsters, gathered the raw materials – iron ore, coal, limestone, and wood – necessary to sustain smelting.
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	From late April to September, those working up the canyon in mining or hauling wood, coal, limestone, rock, sand or “adobies” to the ironworks were [[Isaac C. Haight\|Isaac C. Haight]], [[James Williamson\|James Williamson]], [[George Hunter\|George Hunter]], [[Joseph H. Smith\|Joseph H. Smith]], [[Ira Allen\|Ira Allen]], [[Ellott Willden\|Ellott Wilden]], [[Swen Jacobs\|Swen Jacobs]], [[Alexander_H._Loveridge\|Alex Loveridge]], [[Joel White\|Joel White]], [[Ezra H. Curtis\|Ezra Curtis]], [[Samuel McMurdie\|Samuel McMurdie]], [[Samuel Pollock\|Samuel Pollock]], [[John Jacobs\|John Jacobs]], [[John M. Higbee\|John M. Higbee]], [[John M. Macfarlane\|John M. Macfarlane]], [[Samuel Jewkes\|Samuel Jewkes]], [[Nephi Johnson\|Nephi Johnson]], [[Thomas H. Cartwright\|Thomas Cartwright]], [[William Bateman\|William Bateman]], Elias Morris, [[Benjamin A. Arthur\|Benjamin Arthur]], [[Joseph H. Smith\|Joseph H. Smith]], [[Robert Wiley\|Robert Wiley]], and [[Philip Klingensmith\|Philip Klingensmith]]. Those working at the ironworks on the furnace, engine, coke ovens or blacksmith shop included Elias Morris, [[John S. Humphries\|John Humphries]], [[Ira Allen\|Ira Allen]], [[John M. Urie\|John Urie]], [[Benjamin A. Arthur\|Benjamin Arthur]], [[James Williamson\|James Williamson]], [[Joseph H. Smith\|Joseph H. Smith]], [[Samuel Jewkes\|Samuel Jewkes]], [[Joseph Clews\|Joseph Clews]], [[Richard Harrison\|Richard Harrison]], [[William C. Stewart\|William C. Stewart]], [[William Bateman\|William Bateman]], [[John M. Macfarlane\|John M Macfarlane]], [[John M. Higbee\|John M. Higbee]], [[John Jacobs\|John Jacobs]], [[George Hunter\|George Hunter]], [[Samuel Pollock\|Samuel Pollock]], [[William S. Riggs\|William S. Riggs]], [[Alexander_H._Loveridge\|Alex Loveridge]], [[Ellott Willden\|Ellott Wilden]], [[Ezra H. Curtis\|Ezra Curtis]], [[Eleazer Edwards\|Eliezar Edwards]], [[Swen Jacobs\|Swen Jacobs]], [[Joel White\|Joel White]], and [[Thomas H. Cartwright\|Thomas Cartwright]]. (The two lists overlap because some worked both in the canyon and at the Ironworks.) Other prominent figures at the ironworks who were not later involved at Mountain Meadows were Samuel Leigh, George Horton, James H. Haslem, Laban Morrell, John Chatterley, Thomas Gower, Thomas Crowther and others.		From late April to September, those working up the canyon in mining or hauling wood, coal, limestone, rock, sand or “adobies” to the ironworks were [[Isaac C. Haight\|Isaac C. Haight]], [[James Williamson\|James Williamson]], [[George Hunter\|George Hunter]], [[Joseph H. Smith\|Joseph H. Smith]], [[Ira Allen\|Ira Allen]], [[Ellott Willden\|Ellott Wilden]], [[Swen Jacobs\|Swen Jacobs]], [[Alexander_H._Loveridge\|Alex Loveridge]], [[Joel White\|Joel White]], [[Ezra H. Curtis\|Ezra Curtis]], [[Samuel McMurdie\|Samuel McMurdie]], [[Samuel Pollock\|Samuel Pollock]], [[John Jacobs\|John Jacobs]], [[John M. Higbee\|John M. Higbee]], [[John M. Macfarlane\|John M. Macfarlane]], [[Samuel Jewkes\|Samuel Jewkes]], [[Nephi Johnson\|Nephi Johnson]], [[Thomas H. Cartwright\|Thomas Cartwright]], [[William Bateman\|William Bateman]], Elias Morris, [[Benjamin A. Arthur\|Benjamin Arthur]], [[Joseph H. Smith\|Joseph H. Smith]], [[Robert Wiley\|Robert Wiley]], and [[Philip Klingensmith\|Philip Klingensmith]]. Those working at the ironworks on the furnace, engine, coke ovens or blacksmith shop included Elias Morris, [[John S. Humphries\|John Humphries]], [[Ira Allen\|Ira Allen]], [[John M. Urie\|John Urie]], [[Benjamin A. Arthur\|Benjamin Arthur]], [[James Williamson\|James Williamson]], [[Joseph H. Smith\|Joseph H. Smith]], [[Samuel Jewkes\|Samuel Jewkes]], [[Joseph Clews\|Joseph Clews]], [[Richard Harrison\|Richard Harrison]], [[William C. Stewart\|William C. Stewart]], [[William Bateman\|William Bateman]], [[John M. Macfarlane\|John M Macfarlane]], [[John M. Higbee\|John M. Higbee]], [[John Jacobs\|John Jacobs]], [[George Hunter\|George Hunter]], [[Samuel Pollock\|Samuel Pollock]], [[William S. Riggs\|William S. Riggs]], [[Alexander_H._Loveridge\|Alex Loveridge]], [[Ellott Willden\|Ellott Wilden]], [[Ezra H. Curtis\|Ezra Curtis]], [[Eleazer Edwards\|Eliezar Edwards]], [[Swen Jacobs\|Swen Jacobs]], [[Joel White\|Joel White]], and [[Thomas H. Cartwright\|Thomas Cartwright]]. (The two lists overlap because some worked both in the canyon and at the Ironworks.) Other prominent figures at the ironworks who were not later involved at Mountain Meadows were Samuel Leigh, George Horton, James H. Haslem, Laban Morrell, John Chatterley, Thomas Gower, Thomas Crowther and others.

			==== John Macfarlane's Limited Role at the Ironworks in 1857 ====

	During this period in 1857, John Macfarlane’s occasional role was as a teamster hauling lumber. When it became imperative to have a reservoir for clean water for the steam engine, Macfarlane was in the crew of more than 40 who built the reservoir. That was the extent of his involvement in the ironworks that year.		During this period in 1857, John Macfarlane’s occasional role was as a teamster hauling lumber. When it became imperative to have a reservoir for clean water for the steam engine, Macfarlane was in the crew of more than 40 who built the reservoir. That was the extent of his involvement in the ironworks that year.

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References

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	= References =		= References =

	Alder and Brooks, ''A History of Washington County,'' 115-16, 143, 170, 171, 194; Book Review, “Yours Sincerely, John M. Macfarlane," ''Utah Historical Quarterly,'' 49/1 (Winter 1981), 100; Brooks, ed., ''Journal of the Southern Indian Mission,'' 106; Bradshaw, ed., ''Under Dixie Sun,'' 51, 256, 264, following 296 (photo of choir), 321, 325, 330; Buchanan, "Scots Among the Mormons,” ''Utah Historical Quarterly,'' 36/4 (Fall 1968), 342; “Culture in Dixie," ''Utah Historical Quarterly,'' 29/3 (July 1961), 257; Esshom, ed., ''Pioneers and Prominent Men of Utah,'' 1018; Krenkel, ed., ''Life and Times of Joseph Fish,'' 59, 91, 165; Larson, ''I Was Called to Dixie,'' 30, 52, 326, 344, 383, 481-85, 487-489, 497, 506, 579, 608; Larson, ed., ''Diary of Charles Lowell Walker,'' 330, 428, 440, 466,, 485, 493, 502, 512, 515, 579-80, 670, 740; Larson, ''Erastus Snow,'' 382, 458, 551-52, 567, 578, 595-96, 607, 720; Lee trial transcripts; Lee, ''Mormonism Unveiled,'' 232, 380 (uncertain identification); Macfarlane, ''Yours Sincerely, John M. Macfarlane''; Papanikolas, ''The Peoples of Utah,'' 77, 97; Pendleton, “Memories of Silver Reef,” Utah Historical Quarterly, 3/4 (Oct. 1930), 116; Peterson, “Life in a Village Society, 1877-1920,” ''Utah Historical Quarterly,'' 49/1 (Winter 1981), 81; Powell, ed., ''Utah History Encyclopedia,'' 561; Seegmiller, ''A History of Iron County,'' 191, 192, 239-40; Shirts and Shirts, ''A Trial Furnace,'' 484, 492; Utah State Archive and Records and Service, Commissioner of Indian War Records, Indian War Service Affidavits, affidavit re service of John M. Macfarlane, accessed at http://archives.utah.gov/research/inventories/2217.html; Walker, et al, ''Massacre at Mountain Meadows,'' Appendix C.		Alder and Brooks, ''A History of Washington County,'' 115-16, 143, 170, 171, 194; Book Review, “Yours Sincerely, John M. Macfarlane," ''Utah Historical Quarterly,'' 49/1 (Winter 1981), 100; Brooks, ed., ''Journal of the Southern Indian Mission,'' 106; Bradshaw, ed., ''Under Dixie Sun,'' 51, 256, 264, following 296 (photo of choir), 321, 325, 330; Buchanan, "Scots Among the Mormons,” ''Utah Historical Quarterly,'' 36/4 (Fall 1968), 342; “Culture in Dixie," ''Utah Historical Quarterly,'' 29/3 (July 1961), 257; Esshom, ed., ''Pioneers and Prominent Men of Utah,'' 1018; Krenkel, ed., ''Life and Times of Joseph Fish,'' 59, 91, 165; Larson, ''I Was Called to Dixie,'' 30, 52, 326, 344, 383, 481-85, 487-489, 497, 506, 579, 608; Larson, ed., ''Diary of Charles Lowell Walker,'' 330, 428, 440, 466,, 485, 493, 502, 512, 515, 579-80, 670, 740; Larson, ''Erastus Snow,'' 382, 458, 551-52, 567, 578, 595-96, 607, 720; Lee trial transcripts; Lee, ''Mormonism Unveiled,'' 232, 380 (uncertain identification); Macfarlane, ''Yours Sincerely, John M. Macfarlane''; Papanikolas, ''The Peoples of Utah,'' 77, 97; Pendleton, “Memories of Silver Reef,” Utah Historical Quarterly, 3/4 (Oct. 1930), 116; Peterson, “Life in a Village Society, 1877-1920,” ''Utah Historical Quarterly,'' 49/1 (Winter 1981), 81; Powell, ed., ''Utah History Encyclopedia,'' 561; Seegmiller, ''A History of Iron County,'' 191, 192, 239-40; Shirts and Shirts, ''A Trial Furnace,'' 484, 492; Utah State Archive and Records and Service, Commissioner of Indian War Records, Indian War Service Affidavits, affidavit re service of John M. Macfarlane, accessed at http://archives.utah.gov/research/inventories/2217.html; Walker, et al, ''Massacre at Mountain Meadows,'' Appendix C, 260.

	For full bibliographic information see [[Bibliography]].		For full bibliographic information see [[Bibliography]].

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	In 1875, after [[John_D._Lee\|John D. Lee]] was arrested and charged with complicity in the massacre, five attorneys represented him in his first trial. Church leaders offered him the services of Jabez G. Sutherland. Lee also used Judge E.D. Hoge; Wells Spicer (who later conducted an inquest into the infamous shootout at the OK Corral in Tombstone, Arizona); and William Bishop, who later edited and published [[John_D._Lee\|John D. Lee's]] autobiography, ''Mormonism Unveiled.'' John Macfarlane also provided Lee with legal assistance. Because of his Mormon contacts and familiarity with massacre participants, his main role seems to have been to aid Lee's defense team in providing background on the massacre and contacting witnesses. Macfarlane testified briefly in the 1875 trial on collateral matters such as the whereabouts of certain witnesses.		In 1875, after [[John_D._Lee\|John D. Lee]] was arrested and charged with complicity in the massacre, five attorneys represented him in his first trial. Church leaders offered him the services of Jabez G. Sutherland. Lee also used Judge E.D. Hoge; Wells Spicer (who later conducted an inquest into the infamous shootout at the OK Corral in Tombstone, Arizona); and William Bishop, who later edited and published [[John_D._Lee\|John D. Lee's]] autobiography, ''Mormonism Unveiled.'' John Macfarlane also provided Lee with legal assistance. Because of his Mormon contacts and familiarity with massacre participants, his main role seems to have been to aid Lee's defense team in providing background on the massacre and contacting witnesses. Macfarlane testified briefly in the 1875 trial on collateral matters such as the whereabouts of certain witnesses.

	Evidently, he did not work for Lee in ~~the~~ 1876 ~~trial~~ although he was present in Beaver for ~~the~~ trial. After Lee's conviction, Macfarlane and Joseph Fish interviewed U.S. Marshal William Nelson about the Lee proceedings.		Evidently, he did not work for Lee in 1876 although he was present in Beaver for Lee's second trial. After Lee's conviction, Macfarlane and Joseph Fish interviewed U.S. Marshal William Nelson about the Lee proceedings.

	In January 1879, Macfarlane took a third plural wife, marrying Elizabeth Jane Adams (1858-1948) in St. George, the daughter of Samuel Lorenzo Adams and Emma Jackson. They had seven children.		In January 1879, Macfarlane took a third plural wife, marrying Elizabeth Jane Adams (1858-1948) in St. George, the daughter of Samuel Lorenzo Adams and Emma Jackson. They had seven children.

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	=== Final Years ===		=== Final Years ===

	In 1888, Macfarlane helped in establishing the first academy for advanced schooling in Washington County. During the anti-polygamy raid of the late 1880s, Macfarlane fled to the Mormon colony in Mexico to escape the warrants of federal marshals. He returned to St. George where in died in 1892 at the age of 58, survived by his three wives and many children. Nearly two decades later, his widow applied for Indian Wars veterans benefits for Macfarlane's service in the late 1860s during Utah's Black Hawk War.		In 1888, Macfarlane helped in establishing the first academy for advanced schooling in Washington County. During the anti-polygamy raid of the late 1880s, Macfarlane fled to the Mormon colony in Mexico to escape the warrants of federal marshals. He returned to St. George where he died in 1892 at the age of 58, survived by his three wives and many children. Nearly two decades later, his widow applied for Indian Wars veterans benefits for Macfarlane's service in the late 1860s during Utah's Black Hawk War.

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	=== Musical Career ===		=== Musical Career ===

	[[Image:John m. macfarlane 2.jpg\|right\|300px\|John m. macfarlane 2.jpg]]In Mormon communities, choir director was an important assignment. When [[John_Western\|John Weston/Western]] moved from Cedar City to Beaver, Beaver County in 1859 to build the choir there, Macfarlane was requested to return to Cedar City in Iron County to head the community choir. Then in 1868, Mormon leader Erastus Snow requested that Macfarlane move to St. George to take over the choir. Macfarlane turned over the reins of the Cedar City choir to his brother-in-law John Chatterley. In St. George, he assumed the leadership of the community choir and held the position for nearly 20 years.<br>		[[Image:John m. macfarlane 2.jpg\|right\|300px\|John m. macfarlane 2.jpg]]In Mormon communities, choir director was an important assignment. When [[John_Western\|John Weston/Western]] moved from Cedar City to Beaver, Beaver County in 1859 to build the choir there, Macfarlane was requested to return to Cedar City in Iron County to head the community choir. Then in 1868, Mormon leader Erastus Snow requested that Macfarlane move to St. George to take over the choir. Macfarlane turned over the reins of the Cedar City choir to his brother-in-law, John Chatterley. In St. George, he assumed the leadership of the community choir and held the position for nearly 20 years.<br>

	While Macfarlane worked variously as teacher, surveyor, postmaster, lawyer, and justice of the peace, what garnered him the most renown in his community was his ability as a musician, chorister and song writer. His most famous composition was the Christmas carol "Far, Far Away on Judea's Plains," composed in 1869. More than 140 years later, it remains a Yuletide favorite in the English-speaking world. In addition, Macfarlane's St. George choir performed at important occasions and ceremonies. In the 1870s, a spirit of cooperation among Catholics in the mining town of Silver Reef and Mormons in St. George led the Mormons to offer Father Lawrence Scanlan the use of the recently completed St. George Tabernacle to celebrate mass. MacFarlane's choir provided music for the mass.		While Macfarlane worked variously as teacher, surveyor, postmaster, lawyer, and justice of the peace, what garnered him the most renown in his community was his ability as a musician, chorister and song writer. His most famous composition was the Christmas carol "Far, Far Away on Judea's Plains," composed in 1869. More than 140 years later, it remains a Yuletide favorite in the English-speaking world. In addition, Macfarlane's St. George choir performed at important occasions and community ceremonies. In the 1870s, a spirit of cooperation among Catholics in the mining town of Silver Reef and Mormons in St. George led the Mormons to offer Father Lawrence Scanlan the use of the recently completed St. George Tabernacle to celebrate mass. MacFarlane's choir provided music for the mass.

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	= References =		= References =

	Alder and Brooks, ''A History of Washington County,'' 115-16, 143, 170, 171, 194; Book Review, “Yours Sincerely, John M. Macfarlane," ''Utah Historical Quarterly,'' 49/1 (Winter 1981), 100; Brooks, ed., ''Journal of the Southern Indian Mission,'' 106; Bradshaw, ed., ''Under Dixie Sun,'' 51, 321, 325; Buchanan, "Scots Among the Mormons,” ''Utah Historical Quarterly,'' 36/4 (Fall 1968), 342; “Culture in Dixie," ''Utah Historical Quarterly,'' 29/3 (July 1961), 257; Esshom, ed., ''Pioneers and Prominent Men of Utah,'' 1018; Krenkel, ed., ''Life and Times of Joseph Fish,'' 59, 91, 165; Larson, ''I Was Called to Dixie,'' 30, 52, 326, 344, 383, 481-85, 487-489, 497, 506, 579, 608; Larson, ed., ''Diary of Charles Lowell Walker,'' 330, 428, 440, 466,, 485, 493, 502, 512, 515, 579-80, 670, 740; Larson, ''Erastus Snow,'' 382, 458, 551-52, 567, 578, 595-96, 607, 720; Lee trial transcripts; Lee, ''Mormonism Unveiled,'' 232, 380 (uncertain identification); Macfarlane, ''Yours Sincerely, John M. Macfarlane''; Papanikolas, ''The Peoples of Utah,'' 77, 97; Pendleton, “Memories of Silver Reef,” Utah Historical Quarterly, 3/4 (Oct. 1930), 116; Peterson, “Life in a Village Society, 1877-1920,” ''Utah Historical Quarterly,'' 49/1 (Winter 1981), 81; Powell, ed., ''Utah History Encyclopedia,'' 561; Seegmiller, ''A History of Iron County,'' 191, 192, 239-40; Shirts and Shirts, ''A Trial Furnace,'' 484, 492; Utah State Archive and Records and Service, Commissioner of Indian War Records, Indian War Service Affidavits, affidavit re service of John M. Macfarlane, accessed at http://archives.utah.gov/research/inventories/2217.html; Walker, et al, ''Massacre at Mountain Meadows,'' Appendix C.		Alder and Brooks, ''A History of Washington County,'' 115-16, 143, 170, 171, 194; Book Review, “Yours Sincerely, John M. Macfarlane," ''Utah Historical Quarterly,'' 49/1 (Winter 1981), 100; Brooks, ed., ''Journal of the Southern Indian Mission,'' 106; Bradshaw, ed., ''Under Dixie Sun,'' 51, 256, 264, following 296 (photo of choir), 321, 325, 330; Buchanan, "Scots Among the Mormons,” ''Utah Historical Quarterly,'' 36/4 (Fall 1968), 342; “Culture in Dixie," ''Utah Historical Quarterly,'' 29/3 (July 1961), 257; Esshom, ed., ''Pioneers and Prominent Men of Utah,'' 1018; Krenkel, ed., ''Life and Times of Joseph Fish,'' 59, 91, 165; Larson, ''I Was Called to Dixie,'' 30, 52, 326, 344, 383, 481-85, 487-489, 497, 506, 579, 608; Larson, ed., ''Diary of Charles Lowell Walker,'' 330, 428, 440, 466,, 485, 493, 502, 512, 515, 579-80, 670, 740; Larson, ''Erastus Snow,'' 382, 458, 551-52, 567, 578, 595-96, 607, 720; Lee trial transcripts; Lee, ''Mormonism Unveiled,'' 232, 380 (uncertain identification); Macfarlane, ''Yours Sincerely, John M. Macfarlane''; Papanikolas, ''The Peoples of Utah,'' 77, 97; Pendleton, “Memories of Silver Reef,” Utah Historical Quarterly, 3/4 (Oct. 1930), 116; Peterson, “Life in a Village Society, 1877-1920,” ''Utah Historical Quarterly,'' 49/1 (Winter 1981), 81; Powell, ed., ''Utah History Encyclopedia,'' 561; Seegmiller, ''A History of Iron County,'' 191, 192, 239-40; Shirts and Shirts, ''A Trial Furnace,'' 484, 492; Utah State Archive and Records and Service, Commissioner of Indian War Records, Indian War Service Affidavits, affidavit re service of John M. Macfarlane, accessed at http://archives.utah.gov/research/inventories/2217.html; Walker, et al, ''Massacre at Mountain Meadows,'' Appendix C.

	For full bibliographic information see [[Bibliography]].		For full bibliographic information see [[Bibliography]].