James M. Cleeland and Sarah A. Turk

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Husband James M. Cleeland ^{1 2}

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            AKA: James M. Cleland 3
           Born: 14 Aug 1836 - Portersville, Muddy Creek Twp, Butler Co, PA 3
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         Father: David Cleeland (1810-1859) 2 4
         Mother: Mary M. McClymonds (      -1889) 2 5

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       Marriage: 1868 6

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Wife Sarah A. Turk ⁶

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Children

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1 F Mary L. Cleland ⁶

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2 F Sarah L. Cleland ⁶

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3 M Harry W. Cleland ⁶

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General Notes: Husband - James M. Cleeland

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He was reared on the farm and educated at the public schools. When eighteen years of age, he was bereft of his father. He was the eldest son of the family and remained at home on the farm, at the head of affairs until the Civil war broke out. June 28, 1861-first year of the war-he enlisted in Company D, Eleventh Pennsylvania Regiment of Volunteers (Reserves), which body of troops was mustered into the Union army as the Fortieth Regiment. He served in defense of his country's flag for three years and was mustered out in July, 1864, having participated in many fierce battles. He became a member of the Grand Army of the Republic, Marion Craig Post No. 325.
After his return from the war, he went to the old farm again and there remained some fourteen years, and then moved to Grove City, in 1884, where there were better school advantages for his children. Soon afterward, entering the employ of D. G. Courtney, lumberman he was employed by him for thirteen years, buying and selling lumber and timber, staves and railroad ties. In 1897, he bought a lumber business; he was in the business alone, up to 1902, when he took as his partner, his son H. W. Cleland.
In his religion, Mr. Cleland adhered to the church faith of the Presbyterian denomination. In politics, he was a supporter of the Republican party.

1 Editor, History of Butler County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: Waterman, Watkins & Co., 1883), Pg 349.

2 Editor, History of Butler County, Pennsylvania (R. C. Brown & Co. Publishers, 1895), Pg 1261.

3 J. G. White, A Twentieth Century History of Mercer County Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: The Lewis Publishing Company, 1909), Pg 424.

4 Editor, History of Butler County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: Waterman, Watkins & Co., 1883), Pg 348x, 349.

5 Editor, History of Butler County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: Waterman, Watkins & Co., 1883), Pg 348x.

6 J. G. White, A Twentieth Century History of Mercer County Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: The Lewis Publishing Company, 1909), Pg 425.