Person:James McClung (15)

Information on James McClung

From "McClung Genealogy", 1904, pg. 30:

The fourth child of Col. Charles and Margaret White McClung, James White McClung, was born 6 June 1798. He graduated at the University of North Carolina where he studied law. He moved to Huntsville, Alabama and rose to the front rank in his profession. He was one of the earliest attorneys in the area. He was a member of the State Legislature; Speaker of the House; President of the Senate; and at the time of his death, was a candidate for the U.S. Senate without opposition. He practiced law in Madison County where his records appear in many court records.

James W. McClung married 1) 29 Apr 1823 to Sarah Elizabeth Mitchell. She was born ca 1802 to David Brydie Mitchell, governor of Georgia. They had six children.

James md 2) in 1834 to Elizabeth F. Spottswood. She was born 2 Feb 1812 to Elliott Spottswood (a desc. of Gov. Alexander Spottswood of VA.) They had two children. She died 18 Sep 1837.

James W. Sr. married 3) 6 June 1839 to Margaret Patrick. She was born 6 June 1819, of Huntsville. The record says that she died in Jan, 1892 in Huntsville, AL. .

James W. Sr. and Margaret Patrick had five children. James White McClung died 31 May 1848.

1. ↑ Acklen, Jeannette Tillotson. Tennessee Records : Bible Records and Marriage Bonds. (Tucson, Arizona: W.C. Cox, 1974)
   pg. 120.