Brief Life History of Daniel
Daniel Kleckley (March 11, 1817 - July 24, 1873) Born in Dutch Fork, South Carolina to Jacob and Christina Kleckley. Following his mother Christina’s death in October 1821, the Kleckley family moved to Oglethorpe, Macon County, GA probably in 1838 where Reverend Jacob Kleckley pastored the first Lutheran Church in middle GA. In 1838 Daniel Kleckley owned 3 slaves and paid .62 cents poll tax, according to the Macon County GA tax digest. Daniel Kleckley married Lydia Shealy (1825-1852) approx. 1840 probably in Macon County, GA. (See Shealy Family History). Interesting that the Shealy family also came to South Carolina in 1752 at the height of the Palatine exodus. Shealys were from Unterhausen, then in the Duchy of Württemberg, now Baden-Württemberg, Germany. Lydia Shealy’s father was Andrew Shealy, born in SC 1794 - 1856). The Shealy’s moved to Macon county, GA from Dutch Fork, SC about 1835. Lydia Shealy, born 7 May 1825, died 27 September 1852, married Daniel Kleckley (1817-1873) about 1840 in Macon county, GA. Daniel and Lydia had three boys together: Jacob Andrew (born 1844), John Luther, (born 1846), and David E. Kleckley (born 1849). They are reflected in the 1850 and 1860 Macon county GA census. Daniel married 2nd wife Sarah Jane Collins (1830-1911), about 1855 after the death of Lydia Shealy. In 1860, the federal census of Macon County showed Daniel and family: KLECKLEY, Daniel 42 male, Farmer $5000/$18,250 SC Sarah Jane 28 yrs female GA (Daniel’s second wife after 1855) Jacob Andrew 16 yrs male Ga school John Luther 14 yrs male GA school David E. 12 yrs male GA school (1849-1891) Sarah Frances 3 yrs female GA Daniel Kleckley enlisted as Private on September 2, 1861 in Company K, 25th Regiment of Georgia Volunteer Infantry, C.S.A., "Wise Guards". Captured, Fort Pulaski, April 11, 1862. Transferred to Co. B, 22nd Battn, Ga. Heavy Artillery, November 26, 1862; then to Co. A, 10th Battn, Ga. Infantry. Appointed Sergt. April 28, 1863. Wounded 1864. Admitted to Ocmulgee Hospital, Macon, Ga., fracture or radius producing anchylosis of wrist joint and permanent disability of the hand, and furloughed therefrom, December 20, 1864. Note: Daniel Kleckley was still alive in 1870 (age 53) in Macon County, Ga with two daughters and three sons. Buried in Mount Zion Church cemetery 1873.
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- Daniel Kleckly, "United States Census, 1870"
- Daniel Kleckley, "United States Headstone Applications for U.S. Military Veterans, 1925-1949"
- Daniel Kleckley, "Find A Grave Index"
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1819 · Panic! of 1819
With the Aftermath of the Napoleonic Wars the global market for trade was down. During this time, America had its first financial crisis and it lasted for only two years.
1822 · Slave Rebellion
"On June 16, 1822, Denmark Vesey a free and self-educated African American leads a slave rebellion called ""the rising."" The interesting thing about this rebellion is that it does not really happen. The only thing the judges have to go on is the testimony of people that witness it."
1832 · The Black Hawk War
Convinced that a group of Native American tribes were hostile, The United States formed a frontier militia to stop them in their tracks. Even though Black Hawk was hoping to avoid bloodshed while trying to resettle on tribal land, U.S. officials opened fire on the Native Americans. Black Hawk then responded to this confrontation by successfully attacking the militia at the Battle of Stillman's Run and then left northward. After a few months the militia caught up with Black Hawk and his men and defeated them at the Battle of Wisconsin Heights. While being weakened by hunger, injuries and desertion, Black Hawk and the rest of the many native survivors retreated towards the Mississippi. Unfortunately, Black Hawk and other leaders were later captured when they surrendered to the US forces and were then imprisoned for a year.
Name Meaning
Probably an altered form of South German Kleckle, dialect Kläckle ‘little bit’, a nickname for a slight person.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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