Robert M. McFarlin

Robert M. McFarlin (July 27, 1866 – August 11, 1942) was an American oilman, cattle rancher, philanthropist, and businessman who is best known for amassing a fortune by drilling for oil near Glenpool, Oklahoma, with his nephew and son-in-law, James A. Chapman.

They moved to the town of Norman, then in Oklahoma Territory, in 1890, where they worked as cattle farmers and operated a feed store, During this time, their only son was born and died.

[4][5] The McFarlin Building at 11 E. 5th Street in Tulsa was listed in the National Register of Historic Places on December 6, 1979, and its NRIS number is 79002030.

Ida died of a cerebral hemorrhage in a San Antonio hospital, and was buried in the IOOF Cemetery in Norman, Oklahoma.

Robert died August 11, 1942, in Kansas City, Missouri, and was also buried in the IOOF Cemetery in Norman.

McFarlin Building in Tulsa, Oklahoma as it appeared in 2008
McFarlin Library at University of Tulsa in 2018
The McFarlins lived at 1610 Carson Avenue in Tulsa.