Brief Life History of Francis Marion
When Francis Marion McClung was born on 20 July 1837, in Greenbrier, Virginia, United States, his father, Carroll McClung, was 30 and his mother, Abigail D. Cavendish, was 24. He married Mary Susan Deitz on 16 June 1865, in Greenbrier, West Virginia, United States. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 2 daughters. He lived in Fayette, West Virginia, United States in 1920 and Nuttallburg, Fayette, West Virginia, United States in 1930. He died on 8 August 1930, in Hico, Fayette, West Virginia, United States, at the age of 93.
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- Frank McClung in household of John W Dickerson, "United States Census, 1930"
- F M McClung, "West Virginia, County Marriage Records, 1776-1971"
- M. Mcclung in entry for M. Mcclung, "West Virginia Births, 1853-1930"
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World Events (8)
1844 · Lumpkin's Jail
In 1844 when Robert Lumpkin bought land in Virginia, this would be the spot of the Infamous Slave Jail (or Lumpkin’s Jail). The slaves would be brought here during the slave trade until they were sold. Lumpkin had purchased the land for his own slave business.
1846
U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.
1862 · The Battle of Fredericksburg
The Battle of Fredericksburg involved 200,000 troops with General Ambrose Burnside of the army of the Potomac against General Lee’s Army of the North.
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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