James Ellis McClure and Jane Frances Copeland

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Husband James Ellis McClure ¹

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           Born: 7 Jul 1844 - Pittsburgh, Allegheny Co, PA 1
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         Father: James T. McClure (1800-1881) 2
         Mother: Margaret McKean (1811-1873) 2 3

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       Marriage: 7 Feb 1869 4

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Wife Jane Frances Copeland ⁴

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           Born:  - Pittsburgh, Allegheny Co, PA
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         Father: Samuel Copeland (      -      ) 4
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Children

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1 M James T. McClure ⁴

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         Spouse: Alice Ott (      -      ) 4

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2 M Frederick Copeland McClure ⁴

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3 F Lucy O. McClure ⁴

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         Spouse: Charles C. Reed (      -      ) 4

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4 F Clara W. McClure ⁴

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         Spouse: Walter D. Green (      -      ) 4

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General Notes: Husband - James Ellis McClure

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He attended the public schools of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and completed his studies in Duff's Business College. On July 7, 1863, while working in the Pittsburgh arsenal, he enlisted in Knapp's Independent Battery, becoming first corporal, and for months previous was stationed in Maryland, immediately after the battle of Gettysburg. He was an employee in the Pittsburgh arsenal at the time of the explosion, but fortunately escaped unhurt. At the expiration of his term of service he returned to Pittsburgh, again enlisting for one hundred days service in 1864, being attached to a regiment of light artillery in the fortifications before the city of Washington. After his second return to his home he accepted a position in the employ of the Union Railroad Transportation Company, and was connected with the auditing department of that road until 1871. He and his brother-in-law, Samuel Burd, then established a banking business in Mercer, Pennsylvania, conducting transactions as Burd & McClure. A large amount of business was transacted through their institution, but the death of Mr. Burd in 1872 and the panic effectually broke up the firm and its business, the financial stress of 1873 carrying away its every support. Mr. McClure stood by the bank until its obligations had been discharged and then merged its unstable remains with the Farmers' and Mechanics' National Bank, accepting a position as assistant cashier, which he filled for two years. He then moved to Ebensburg, Clarion County, Pennsylvania, becoming a bookkeeper in the employ of Beardsley & Herron, hardware supply dealers, a year later accepting a like position with the Brazil and Chicago Coal Company, in Chicago, Illinois, and a year afterward serving A. R. Wilson in the same capacity for seven months. Returning to Mercer County, Pennsylvania, he spent one summer on the McLean farm, in the autumn of 1880 going to Hazleton, Ohio, where he operated a steam riveter in a bridge works. The following year the superintendent under whom he had been employed accepted a position in Beaver Falls, Pennsylvania, inducing Mr. McClure to do likewise in the employ of the Penn Bridge Company. He had not been long in that place before he became identified with journalism, and was a member of the reportorial staffs of several periodicals, his career in that line including several years with the Tribune, his initial engagement, eight years with the Beaver Valley News, of Brighton, two years more on the Tribune, eleven years with the Beaver Star, and two years with the Times, also with Pittsburgh and Cleveland papers. Beginning in 1881 his home was in Beaver Falls, his residence, which he owned, being at No. 606 Ninth street. His allegiance was ever loyally Republican, and upon the entrance of Beaver Falls into the rank of cities of the third class there was unusual unanimity in advancing his name as candidate for mayor. His platform was one that drew the commendation of all whose motives held no thought of personal benefit and he was granted the support of many who stood without his party, being returned from the polls the first mayor of Beaver Falls after it received its city charter.
Mr. McClure's military career included two years membership in the state militia subsequent to the Centennial Exhibition at Philadelphia, which he attended with his regiment. He was a member of Beaver Falls Post, No. 164, Grand Army of the Republic, and the Tamaqua Club of Beaver Falls.

1 John W. Jordan, LL.D., Genealogical and Personal History of Beaver County, Pennsylvania (New York: Lewis Historical Publishing Co., 1914), Pg 222.

2 Editor, History of Mercer County, Pennsylvania. Its Past and Present (Chicago, IL: Brown, Runk & Co., Publishers, 1888), Pg 683.

3 John W. Jordan, LL.D., Genealogical and Personal History of Beaver County, Pennsylvania (New York: Lewis Historical Publishing Co., 1914), Pg 221.

4 John W. Jordan, LL.D., Genealogical and Personal History of Beaver County, Pennsylvania (New York: Lewis Historical Publishing Co., 1914), Pg 224.