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William Riley McClellan 1844–1939 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 15 Jan 1844

Birth Location: Irwin County, Georgia, USA

Death Date: 24 Dec 1939

Death Location: Grand Ridge, Jackson, Florida, USA

Father: John Jr

Mother: Elizabeth Alexander

Spouse(s): Josephine Folsom

Children(s): Jesse McClellan, Meacy McClellan, Mizia McClellan, Lacy McClellan

William Riley McClellan was born in 1844 in Irwin County, Georgia, USA, the child of John Jack Hiram Mcclelland Jr And Elizabeth Eliza Alexander. William Riley McClellan married Josephine Folsom, and had children including Jesse L Mcclellan, Lacy Lester Mcclellan, Meacy Mcclellan, Mizia Mcclellan. William Riley McClellan passed away in 1939 in Grand Ridge, Jackson, Florida, USA.

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Biography

  • William Riley McClellan was born in 1844 in Irwin County, Georgia, USA, the child of John Jack Hiram Mcclelland Jr And Elizabeth Eliza Alexander.
  • William Riley McClellan married Josephine Folsom, and had children including Jesse L Mcclellan, Lacy Lester Mcclellan, Meacy Mcclellan, Mizia Mcclellan.
  • William Riley McClellan passed away in 1939 in Grand Ridge, Jackson, Florida, USA.

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William McClellan's Ancestors

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William McClellan
1844–1939
Birth Place: Irwin County, Georgia, USA
Parents
John "Jack" Hiram McCLELLAND Jr
1808–1880
Tattnall, Georgia, USA
Elizabeth ("Eliza") Alexander
1811–1880
Jefferson County, Georgia, USA
Grandparents
John ((Hiram) McCLELLAND) Sr.
1760–1820
Bladen County, North Carolina Colon
Sarah (Freeman) (Bates)
1770–1826
Ireland
Great-Grandparents
Mary Farrell
1750–
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William McClellan's Descendants

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William (Riley) McClellan (15 Jan 1844–24 Dec 1939) m. Josephine Folsom (14 Sep 1855–27 Oct 1926)
  1. 1. Jesse (L.) McClellan 1871–
  2. 2. Meacy McClellan 1873–1909 m. John (Nicklos) Demont 1869–1960
  3. 3. Mizia McClellan 1877–1958
    1. 1. Woodrow Hobby 1916– m. Georgia (Lee) Charles 1922–
  4. 4. Lacy (Lester) McClellan 1879– m. Emma (Maria) Dennis 1882–1932

William McClellan's Timeline

3 Records

1844
5 Jan 1844
Birth of William Riley McClellan in Georgia
Georgia
1844
15 Jan 1844
Birth of William Riley McClellan in Irwin County, Georgia, USA
Irwin County, Georgia, USA
1939
24 Dec 1939
Age 95
Death of William Riley McClellan in Jackson County, Florida, USA
Jackson County, Florida, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 5 Jan 1844
    Event Place: Georgia

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 15 Jan 1844
    Event Place: Irwin County, Georgia, USA
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees, Ancestry Family Tree

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 24 Dec 1939
    Event Place: Jackson County, Florida, USA
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees, Ancestry Family Tree

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Grand Ridge, Jackson, Florida, USA

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