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Alexander Wright McClanahan 1821–1862 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 28 Nov 1821

Birth Location: Ohio

Death Date: 29 Oct 1862

Death Location: Decatur, Brown, Ohio, USA

Father: Capt. McClanahan

Mother: Margaret Wright

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The story of Alexander Wright McClanahan began in 1821 in Ohio. Alexander Wright McClanahan passed away in 1862 in Decatur, Brown, Ohio, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Alexander Wright McClanahan began in 1821 in Ohio.
  • Alexander Wright McClanahan passed away in 1862 in Decatur, Brown, Ohio, USA.

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Alexander McClanahan's Ancestors

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Alexander McClanahan
1821–1862
Birth Place: Ohio
Parents
Capt. John McClanahan
1794–1863
Rockbridge County, Virginia, United States of America
Margaret (“Peggy” Black) Wright
1800–1873
Highland County, Ohio, USA
Grandparents
Robert McClanahan
1771–1832
Ireland
Isabell McClanahan
1766–1828
Ireland
Alexander WRIGHT
1757–1819
Augusta Co., Virginia Colony
Mary ("Polly") Patton
1773–1855
Cumberland, Greene, Pennsylvania, USA
Great-Grandparents
Catharine Madison
1754–1818
William grandfather**
1730–1797
Sarah Dunlap
1729–1795
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Ensign Madison
1730–1756
Mary DICKINSON
1725–1802
Matthew Patton**
1705–1778
William Dunlop
1690–

Alexander McClanahan's Timeline

2 Records

1821
28 Nov 1821
Birth of Alexander Wright McClanahan in Ohio
Ohio
1862
29 Oct 1862
Age 41
Death of Alexander Wright McClanahan in Decatur, Brown, Ohio, USA
Decatur, Brown, Ohio, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 28 Nov 1821
    Event Place: Ohio

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 29 Oct 1862
    Event Place: Decatur, Brown, Ohio, USA

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