Person:William McClellan (4)

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William McClellan
b.23 Apr 1818 Westmoreland Co., PA
d.6 Feb 1895 Richland Co., Ohio
m. 1815
  1. William McClellan1818 - 1895
  2. Mary McClellan1820 - 1870
  3. Anna McClellan1822 - 1865
  4. Richard Hazlett McClellan1825 - 1865
  5. Ruth Adams McClellanAbt 1827 - 1892
  6. Andrew Hazlett McClellan1829 - 1884
m. 11 Jun 1840
  1. David McClellanAbt 1841 -
  2. Rebecca McClellanAbt 1842 -
  3. Marian McClellanAbt 1845 -
  4. Madison McClellanAbt 1846 -
  5. Warren McClellanAbt 1847 -
  6. Mary Ellen McClellan1849 - 1927
  7. Edmund McClellanAbt 1854 -
  8. Margaret McClellanAbt 1857 -
  9. Sarah McClellanAbt 1859 -
  10. Flora McClellanAbt 1862 -
  11. John McClellanAbt 1864 -
Facts and Events
Name[1] William McClellan
Gender Male
Birth[1][2][3] 23 Apr 1818 Westmoreland Co., PA
Marriage 11 Jun 1840 Richland Co., Ohioto Nancy Simmons
Census? 1850 Worthington Township, Richland Co., OH
Residence[4] 1860 Worthington, Richland, Ohio
Occupation? Carpenter
Death? 6 Feb 1895 Richland Co., Ohio

HISTORY OF RICHLAND COUNTY, OHIO A.A. Graham

MCCLELLAN, WILLIAM, farmer; P. O. Butler; he was born in Westmoreland Co., Penn., April 23, 1818; he came to this State in 1824, and to the county in 1826. He married Nancy Simmons June 11, 1840; Mr. McClellan has had fourteen children; he rented for several years after his marriage; in 1853, he purchased 80 acres in Sec. 29, of John Wilson, for $1,000 ; owned it for eight years and sold it to Daniel Fox for $1,800 ; bought 5 acres in Sec. 21, sold, and bought 60 acres in Sec. 28 for $1,200, sold for $2,400 ; bought 40 acres of the old homestead for $900, and traded for 10 acres north of Independence ; bought 70 acres in Pike Township, Knox Co., sold, and bought 110 acres of William Ross for $5,525, and sold at a lose, then bought in Independence; he has been a member of the Presbyterian Church twenty-four years, also belongs to the Clear Fork Grange, No. 255, and to the Sons of Temperance; he was Constable and Township Assessor two years ; his wife died April 22, 1872: he has since married. His father, David McClellan, was born in 1790, the year William McClellan, Sr., David's father, came to America; William, Sr., entered 60 acres of land in Pennsylvania, Fairfield Township, Westmoreland Co. lie was born in Cork, Ireland ; he was the father of nine boys and three girls ; he and wife died about 1826 or 1827 ; Mrs. McClellan's father, Andrew Hazelette, was born near Old Philadelphia; married Ruth Adams; she raised five sons and four daughters ; she died in 1820. He was again married, and had three daughters; he was the owner of 70 or 80 acres of land, served in the United States Cavalry during the Revolutionary war, and died about 1830; David McClellan's father was a farmer, he married Rebecca Hazelette in 1815; came to Ohio in 1824, and in 1826 to Richland Co.; was a soldier in 1812 ; and was the father of three sons and three daughters; he died Oct. 8, 1862. His wife died Feb. 5, 1867. During life, he entered 80 acres in Sec. 15. He and his wife were members of the Presbyterian Church.

Occupation: Carpenter

References
  1. 1.0 1.1 A. A. Graham. History of Richland County, Ohio. (Mansfield, Ohio).
  2. 1860 United States Federal Census (5).
  3. 1850 United States Federal Census (5).
  4. 1860 United States Federal Census (6).

    Ancestry.com. 1860 United States Federal Census [database online]. Provo, Utah: MyFamily.com, Inc., 2004. Original data: United States. 1860 United States Federal Census. M653, 1438 rolls. National Archives and Records Administration, Washington D.C. Worthington, Richland, Ohio, post office Butler, roll M653_1028, page 175, image 352.