Daniel S. Macfarlane was born in Stirlingshire in the Scottish highlands. Several members of the Macfarlane family joined the Mormon church and attended the Glasgow conference. They were unable to emigrate, however, until the Mormons established the Perpetual Emigration Fund to assist indigent European converts to Mormonism. Daniel S. Macfarlane was a SHOOTER AND CLUBBER and
in 1857, Macfarlane was a 2nd lieutenant in a one of the Cedar City platoons, then was promoted to adjutant to captain Joel White. Biographical Sketch
The above information obtained from "The 1857 Iron County Militia Project."