Elijah J. McClure

Brief Life History of Elijah J.

When Elijah J. McClure was born on 12 July 1848, in Boone, West Virginia, United States, his father, Elijah McClure, was 48 and his mother, Rhoda Pauley, was 36. He married Susan Elizabeth Clark on 21 October 1868, in Kanawha, West Virginia, United States. They were the parents of at least 7 sons and 4 daughters. He lived in Kanawha, Virginia, United States in 1860 and Washington District, Lincoln, West Virginia, United States for about 30 years. He died on 29 March 1917, in Logan, West Virginia, United States, at the age of 68, and was buried in McClure Cemetery, Lincoln, West Virginia, United States.

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Family Time Line

Elijah J. McClure
1848–1917
Susan Elizabeth Clark
1851–1928
Marriage: 21 October 1868
Wilburn Watson McClure
1869–1923
Louise Hester Ann McClure
1871–1914
James Foster McClure
1873–1901
Julia Antice McClure
1876–1962
Parker Julian McClure
1880–1944
Effie M. McClure
1882–
Arthur Talmadge McClure
1884–1920
John Quentin McClure
1886–1962
Guy F. Mcclure
1886–
Cora Lee Mcclure
1889–1922
Sioto Delmar McClure
1891–1974

Sources (24)

  • Eliza Mc Clure in household of Elijah Mc Clure, "United States Census, 1860"
  • Elijah McClure, "West Virginia Marriages, 1780-1970"
  • Elijah McClure, "Find A Grave Index"

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.

1867 · Sorry Mr. President, You can't do that.

This Act was to restrict the power of the President removing certain office holders without approval of the Senate. It denies the President the power to remove any executive officer who had been appointed by the president with the advice and consent of the Senate, unless the Senate approved the removal during the next full session of Congress. The Amendment was later repealed.

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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