James B McClellan

Brief Life History of James B

When James B McClellan was born on 23 July 1789, in Rockbridge, Virginia, United States, his father, Henry McClellan, was 29 and his mother, Elizabeth Brown, was 21. He married Elizabeth Tyler on 13 October 1811, in Shelby, Kentucky, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 8 daughters. He lived in Fulton, Fulton, Kentucky, United States in 1850. He died on 18 October 1851, in Fulton, Kentucky, United States, at the age of 62, and was buried in Fulton, Fulton, Kentucky, United States.

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James B McClellan
1789–1851
Elizabeth Tyler
1793–1847
Marriage: 13 October 1811
Salem Piatt McClellan
1812–1865
Zulima Eleanor McClellan
1814–1874
Catherine B. Mcclellan
1815–
Margaret Jane McClellan
1817–1854
Eliza E McClellan
1819–1902
Catherine Baird McClellan
1822–1860
Lavicia Ann McClellan
1824–1884
Robert Henry Mc Clellan
1826–1883
John Russell McClellan
1829–1897
Madaline Tyler McClellan
1834–
Amanda Angeline McClellan
1836–1907

Sources (8)

  • James B Mcclelland, "United States Census, 1850"
  • James B. Mc Clelland, "Kentucky, County Marriages, 1797-1954"
  • James B McClellan, "Find A Grave Index"

World Events (8)

1791

Bill of Rights guarantees individual freedom.

1792 · Becomes the 15th State

On June 1, 1792, Kentucky became the 15th state. It was the first state west of the Appalachian Mountains

1808

Atlantic slave trade abolished.

Name Meaning

Scottish and northern Irish: Anglicized form of Gaelic Mac Gille Fhaolain (Scottish) and Mac Giolla Fhaoláin (Irish) ‘son of the servant (i.e. devotee) of (Saint) Faolán’, a personal name representing a diminutive of faol ‘wolf’. See also McLellan , compare Whelan .

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

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