Western Pennsylvania Genealogy
Compiled by Douglas H. Lusher


Family Group Record



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James McClelland and Jane Craig




Husband James McClelland 1 2

           Born: 4 Jul 1789 1 2
     Christened: 
           Died: 19 Nov 1854 1 2
         Buried: 


         Father: William McClelland (      -      ) 1 3
         Mother: Esther Craig (      -      ) 4 5 6


       Marriage: 1 Nov 1810 1 2



Wife Jane Craig 1 7

           Born: 
     Christened: 
           Died: 29 Jan 1870 7
         Buried: 


         Father: Andrew Craig (      -      ) 4 5 8
         Mother: Elizabeth Freeman (      -      ) 7




Children
1 M Andrew McClelland 2

           Born: 15 Aug 1811 2
     Christened: 
           Died: 30 Aug 1875 2
         Buried: 
         Spouse: Mary Lecky (      -      ) 2


2 F Elizabeth McClelland 9

           Born: 21 Feb 1814 9
     Christened: 
           Died: 13 Aug 1815 9
         Buried: 
         Spouse: Did Not Marry


3 M William McClelland 10

           Born: 22 Dec 1815 9
     Christened: 
           Died: 19 May 1893 9
         Buried: 
         Spouse: Mary Elliott (1822-      ) 10


4 M Samuel McClelland 9

           Born: 10 May 1818 9
     Christened: 
           Died: 10 Mar 1886 9
         Buried: 
         Spouse: Nancy Moorhead (1824-1876) 11
           Marr: 20 Nov 1843 12


5 F Sarah McClelland 9

           Born: 15 Aug 1820 9
     Christened: 
           Died: 16 Jan 1854 9
         Buried: 
         Spouse: George Davidson (      -      ) 9


6 M John McClelland 9 13 14

           Born: 15 Nov 1822 9
     Christened: 
           Died: 19 Sep 1889 9
         Buried: 
         Spouse: Ruth M. Noble (1827-1899) 9 13 14


7 F Ruth McClelland 15

           Born: 6 Jan 1825 15
     Christened: 
           Died: 19 Sep 1844 15
         Buried: 



8 M James McClelland 1 15

           Born: 27 Jul 1827 1 15
     Christened: 
           Died: 7 Jun 1904 1 15
         Buried: 
         Spouse: Elizabeth Stewart (1830-      ) 1 15


9 M Robert McClelland 16

           Born: May 1829 16
     Christened: 
           Died: 14 Mar 1868 16
         Buried: 



10 F Jane McClelland 16

           Born: Aug 1831 16
     Christened: 
           Died: 27 Dec 1851 16
         Buried: 



11 F Esther McClelland 16

           Born: 4 Jul 1830 16
     Christened: 
           Died: Sep 1900 16
         Buried: 




General Notes: Husband - James McClelland


He was one of the early abolitionists in his community and an active worker in the cause; also an earnest advocate of temperance. In those early days before railroads, he would ride on horseback from his home in Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, to Harrisburg to attend abolition and temperance conventions.
He and his wife became the parents of eight children.

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Sources


1 Thomas Lynch Montgomery, LL.D., Encyclopedia of Pennsylvania Biography, Vol. 15 (New York: Lewis Historical Publishing Company, 1924), Pg 177.

2 Jane Maria Craig, Samuel Craig, Senior, Pioneer to Western Pennsylvania, and His Descendants (Greensburg, PA: Privately printed, 1915), Pg 83.

3 Jane Maria Craig, Samuel Craig, Senior, Pioneer to Western Pennsylvania, and His Descendants (Greensburg, PA: Privately printed, 1915), Pg 79.

4 John W. Jordan, History of Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, Genealogical Memoirs, Vol. II (Chicago, IL: The Lewis Publishing Company, 1906), Pg 408.

5 Editor, Armstrong County, Pennsylvania, Her People Past and Present (Chicago, IL: J. H. Beers & Co., 1914), Pg 315.

6 Jane Maria Craig, Samuel Craig, Senior, Pioneer to Western Pennsylvania, and His Descendants (Greensburg, PA: Privately printed, 1915), Pg 16, 79.

7 Jane Maria Craig, Samuel Craig, Senior, Pioneer to Western Pennsylvania, and His Descendants (Greensburg, PA: Privately printed, 1915), Pg 95.

8 Jane Maria Craig, Samuel Craig, Senior, Pioneer to Western Pennsylvania, and His Descendants (Greensburg, PA: Privately printed, 1915), Pg 16, 95.

9 Jane Maria Craig, Samuel Craig, Senior, Pioneer to Western Pennsylvania, and His Descendants (Greensburg, PA: Privately printed, 1915), Pg 84.

10 Jane Maria Craig, Samuel Craig, Senior, Pioneer to Western Pennsylvania, and His Descendants (Greensburg, PA: Privately printed, 1915), Pg 68, 84.

11 Jane Maria Craig, Samuel Craig, Senior, Pioneer to Western Pennsylvania, and His Descendants (Greensburg, PA: Privately printed, 1915), Pg 84, 131.

12 Jane Maria Craig, Samuel Craig, Senior, Pioneer to Western Pennsylvania, and His Descendants (Greensburg, PA: Privately printed, 1915), Pg 131.

13 Editor, History of Franklin County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: Warner, Beers & Co., 1887), Pg 841.

14 Editor, Biographical Annals of Franklin County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: The Genealogical Publishing Co., 1905), Pg 548.

15 Jane Maria Craig, Samuel Craig, Senior, Pioneer to Western Pennsylvania, and His Descendants (Greensburg, PA: Privately printed, 1915), Pg 85.

16 Jane Maria Craig, Samuel Craig, Senior, Pioneer to Western Pennsylvania, and His Descendants (Greensburg, PA: Privately printed, 1915), Pg 86.


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