Daniel Henry McClelland

Brief Life History of Daniel Henry

When Daniel Henry McClelland was born on 15 January 1856, in Scott, Virginia, United States, his father, William Alexander McClelland, was 32 and his mother, Rhoda Baker Lawson, was 33. He had at least 2 sons and 1 daughter with Carmelita Blevins. He lived in Sewell Mountain District, Fayette, West Virginia, United States in 1880 and Laurel Hill District, Lincoln, West Virginia, United States for about 10 years. He died about 1956, at the age of 101.

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Family Time Line

Daniel Henry McClelland
1856–1956
Carmelita Blevins
1859–
Nathan Hubert McClellan
1894–1970
Letha McClellan
1896–1955
Miles Wilburn McClellan
1899–1972

Sources (13)

  • Daniel Mcclellan, "United States Census, 1910"
  • Daniel H McClelland, "Virginia, Bureau of Vital Statistics, Birth Records, 1853-1896"
  • Daniel McClellan in entry for Nathan Herbert McClellan, "North Carolina, Department of Archives and History, Index to Vital Records, 1800-2000"

World Events (8)

1861 · The Battle of Manassas

The Battle of Manassas is also referred to as the First Battle of Bull Run. 35,000 Union troops were headed towards Washington D.C. after 20,000 Confederate forces. The McDowell's Union troops fought with General Beauregard's Confederate troops along a little river called Bull Run. 

1863

Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.

1886

Statue of Liberty is dedicated.

Name Meaning

Irish (northern) and Scottish: variant of McClellan , with excrescent -d due to English speakers' perception of Gaelic palatalized -n as -nd.

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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