Claude Reese McClung Sr.

Brief Life History of Claude Reese

When Claude Reese McClung Sr. was born on 26 April 1886, in Georgia, United States, his father, Solomon Reece McClung, was 38 and his mother, Mary Ann Rebecca Brewster, was 37. He married Frances Vossie Tucker before 1916. They were the parents of at least 1 son. He lived in Justice Precinct 1, Robertson, Texas, United States in 1910 and Justice Precinct 3, Cherokee, Texas, United States in 1940. He died on 9 July 1971, in Jacksonville, Cherokee, Texas, United States, at the age of 85, and was buried in Jacksonville City Cemetery, Jacksonville, Cherokee, Texas, United States.

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Family Time Line

Claude Reese McClung Sr.
1886–1971
Frances Vossie Tucker
1888–1983
Claude Reese McClung Jr.
1916–1988

Sources (16)

  • Claud R Mcclung, "United States Census, 1940"
  • Claud McClung, "Texas, County Marriage Index, 1837-1977"
  • Claude Reese McClung, "United States, World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918"

World Events (8)

1890 · The Sherman Antitrust Act

This Act tried to prevent the raising of prices by restricting trade. The purpose of the Act was to preserve a competitive marketplace to protect consumers from abuse.

1894 · Texas Files Lawsuit Against Standard Oil Company

Under the direction of Governor Jim Hogg, Texas filed a lawsuit against John D. Rockefeller for violating state monopoly laws. Hogg argued that Standard Oil Company and Water-Piece Oil Company of Missouri were engaged in illegal practices like price fixing, rebates, and consolidation. Rockefeller was indicted, but never tried in a court of law; other employees of his company were convicted as guilty.

1909 · The NAACP is formed

Organized as a civil rights organization, The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People is a bi-racial endeavor to advance justice for African Americans. It is one of the oldest civil rights organizations in the nation.

Name Meaning

Scottish or Irish: Anglicized form of Gaelic Mac Luinge ‘son of Lunge’, a personal name probably meaning ‘seafarer’, although the literal meaning is ‘ship’, from Latin navis longa.

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

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