Lewis Calvin McCleary and Violet A. Porter

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Husband Lewis Calvin McCleary ^{1 2}

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           Born: 6 Jun 1855 - East Finley Twp, Washington Co, PA 1 2
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         Father: William McCleary (1805/1805-1882) 3 4
         Mother: Susan G. Wilkinson (      -      ) 1 4

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       Marriage: May 1882 2

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Wife Violet A. Porter ^{1 2}

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           Born: 10 Dec 1857 2
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         Father: John Porter (      -      ) 2
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Children

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1 F Beatrice Lenora McCleary ²

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           Born: 17 Apr 1883 2
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2 F Annie Myrtle McCleary ²

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           Born: 2 Nov 1884 2
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         Spouse: Did Not Marry

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3 F Nellie May McCleary ²

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           Born: 19 Sep 1886 2
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4 F Bessie Eveline McCleary ²

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           Born: 11 Jan 1888 2
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5 M Herbert Raymond McCleary ²

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           Born: 15 May 1890 2
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General Notes: Husband - Lewis Calvin McCleary

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He was born on the farm of his father near the headwaters of the Templeton fork of Wheeling creek, and received his education at Pleasant Grove school, in West Finley township, Washington County, Pennsylvania. He assisted his father on the farm until 1876, when he began working for Robert Bell, of Franklin township, being in his employ for more than two years; then returned home and remained there until the death of his father.
After the death of his father Mr. McCleary purchased a one-third interest in the home farm, and also had an interest in 500 acres of farm land in Marshall county, West Virginia. After purchasing the home farm, Mr. McCleary resided there, engaged in agriculture, and was very prominently identified with stock raising. He introduced some of the finest breeds of cattle and sheep to be found in the county, and, with a brother, was the first to introduce, from direct importation, Dorset sheep in East Finley township. He was also much interested in breeding Holstein cattle, and owned some very fine imported specimens of that stock, and which he bred for sale. Politically Mr. McCleary was a Democrat, and was always in demand during every political crisis; he held several township offices. In religious faith he and his wife were both members of the Baptist Church at Pleasant Grove.

1 Boyd Crumrine, History of Washington County, Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, PA: L. H. Everts & Co., 1882), Pg 781.

2 Editor, Commemorative Biographical Record of Washington County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: J. H. Beers & Co., 1893), Pg 1408.

3 Boyd Crumrine, History of Washington County, Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, PA: L. H. Everts & Co., 1882), Pg 780.

4 Editor, Commemorative Biographical Record of Washington County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: J. H. Beers & Co., 1893), Pg 193, 1408.