Virgie McFarland

Virgie Belle Smith McFarland (1877 – January 24, 1971) was instrumental in establishing the first Aberdeen Women's Exchange in 1918.

Virgie Belle Smith McFarland was born in 1877 in Keosauqua, Iowa, the daughter of William Dixon Smith (1819-1911) and Ruth E. Maple (1839-1923).

[1] She was an educator and wrote articles and stories for eastern syndicate.

She married George Mcfarland (1870-1943) and had four children, Ruth Puphal, Frank, Virgil George McFarland (1902-1973), Elizabeth "Betty".

[1] She died on January 24, 1971, and is buried at Fern Hill Cemetery, also located in Aberdeen, Washington.

Top Row: Virgie Smith McFarland, Clara Triplet Monroe, Nell Wood Guiberson. Front row: Alice Smith Farnsworth, Carrie Short Crow, Nell Ramsay
Left to Right: Virgil McFarland, Ruth McFarland Puphal, Virgie Smith McFarland and Theresa Polexine Daub Moon