Thomas Scott McClure

Brief Life History of Thomas Scott

When Thomas Scott McClure was born on 5 May 1833, in Warren, Ohio, United States, his father, Andrew McClure, was 38 and his mother, Mary Ellen Graham, was 37. He married Rebecca Longstreet Simpson on 14 November 1860, in Hamilton, Butler, Ohio, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 2 daughters. He lived in Franklin, Warren, Ohio, United States in 1850 and Ohio, United States in 1870. He died on 6 June 1871, at the age of 38, and was buried in Middletown Historical Pioneer Cemetery, Middletown, Butler, Ohio, United States.

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Family Time Line

Thomas Scott McClure
1833–1871
Rebecca Longstreet Simpson
1839–1920
Marriage: 14 November 1860
Anna Belle Mc Clure
1861–1941
John Ira McClure
1864–1953
William Simpson McClure
1866–1946
Howard "Burt" Scott Mcclure
1868–1935
Fannie Irene McClure
1870–1962

Sources (10)

  • Scott Mc Clure, "United States Census, 1870"
  • Scott McClure, "Ohio, County Births, 1841-2003"
  • Thomas Mcclure, "Ohio, County Marriages, 1789-2013"

World Events (7)

1836 · Remember the Alamo

Being a monumental event in the Texas Revolution, The Battle of the Alamo was a thirteen-day battle at the Alamo Mission near San Antonio. In the early morning of the final battle, the Mexican Army advanced on the Alamo. Quickly being overrun, the Texian Soldiers quickly withdrew inside the building. The battle has often been overshadowed by events from the Mexican–American War, But the Alamo gradually became known as a national battle site and later named an official Texas State Shrine.

1836 · Kirtland Temple Dedicated

On March 27, 1836, the Kirtland Temple was dedicated.

1846

U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.

Name Meaning

Scottish: Anglicized form of Gaelic Mac Gille Uidhir ‘son of Gille Odhar’, the ‘swarthy lad’. Compare Irish Mac Giolla Uidhir regularly Anglicized McAleer .

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

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