John Jasper McClellan

Brief Life History of John Jasper

When John Jasper McClellan was born on 6 August 1838, in Shelbyville, Shelby, Illinois, United States, his father, James McClellan, was 33 and his mother, Cynthia Stewart, was 28. He married Eliza Barbara Walser on 21 April 1873, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 4 daughters. He died on 11 August 1897, in Payson, Utah, Utah, United States, at the age of 59, and was buried in Payson City Cemetery, Payson, Utah, Utah, United States.

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Family Time Line

John Jasper McClellan
1838–1897
Eliza Barbara Walser
1850–1931
Marriage: 21 April 1873
John Jasper "J.J." McClellan
1874–1925
Jacob Albert McClellan
1876–1911
William Gilbert McClellan
1877–1878
Annie Eliza McClellan
1879–1929
Edwin Ernest McClellan
1881–1881
Cynthia Minnie McClellan
1882–1963
Estella Matilda McClellan
1884–1966
Alma Dennis McClellan
1886–1958
Eva Marguerite McClellan
1893–1953

Sources (49)

  • John J Mcclellan, "United States Census, 1880"
  • John Jasper McClellan, "Find A Grave Index"
  • John Jasper McClellan, "La Iglesia de Jesucristo de los Santos de los Últimos Días, Registro de Miembros (en todo el mundo), 1836-1970"

World Events (8)

1846

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

1850

Historical Boundaries: 1850: Mexican Cession, Untied States 1850: Utah, Utah Territory, United States 1896: Utah, Utah, United States

1856 · The Largest Map Company in the World

William Rand opened a small printing shop in Chicago. Doing most of the work himself for the first two years he decided to hire some help. Rand Hired Andrew McNally, an Irish Immigrant, to work in his shop. After doing business with the Chicago Tribune, Rand and McNally were hired to run the Tribune's entire printing operation. Years later, Rand and McNally established Rand McNally & Co after purchasing the Tribune's printing business. They focused mainly on printing tickets, complete railroad guides and timetables for the booming railroad industry around the city. What made the company successful was the detailed maps of roadways, along with directions to certain places. Rand McNally was the first major map publisher to embrace a system of numbered highways and erected many of the roadside highway signs that have been adopted by state and federal highway authorities. The company is still making and updating the world maps that are looked at every day.

Name Meaning

Scottish and northern Irish: Anglicized form of Gaelic Mac Gille Fhaolain (Scottish) and Mac Giolla Fhaoláin (Irish) ‘son of the servant (i.e. devotee) of (Saint) Faolán’, a personal name representing a diminutive of faol ‘wolf’. See also McLellan , compare Whelan .

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

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History of John Jasper McClellan

JOHN JASPER McCLELLAN On August 6, 1838, in Shelby County, Illinois, there was born to James and Cynthia McClellan, their 7th child, a boy, making five boys and two girls. He was given the name John …

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