Brief Life History of William Carroll
When William Carroll McClellan was born on 12 May 1828, in Shelbyville, Bedford, Tennessee, United States, his father, James McClellan, was 23 and his mother, Cynthia Stewart, was 18. He married Almeda Day on 19 July 1849, in Pottawattamie, Iowa, United States. They were the parents of at least 7 sons and 5 daughters. He lived in Payson, Utah, Utah, United States for about 10 years and Brigham City, Apache, Arizona, United States in 1880. He registered for military service in 1846. He died on 28 April 1916, in Colonia Juárez, Casas Grandes, Chihuahua, Mexico, at the age of 87, and was buried in Colonia Juárez, Casas Grandes, Chihuahua, Mexico.
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- Wm Mc Lellan, "United States Census, 1880"
- Legacy NFS Source: William Carroll McClellan - birth: 12 May 1828; Shelbyville, Bedford, Tennessee, United States
- William C Mcclellan, "Iowa, County Marriages, 1838-1934"
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World Events (8)
1830
Rebellion drives Guerrero from presidency. Immigration to Texas from United States prohibited but not enforced.
1839 · Nauvoo is Settled
After the Saints had been chased out of Missouri they moved to a swampy area located next to the Mississippi River. Here they settled and named the place Nauvoo which translates into the city beautiful.
1853
Santa Anna returns to Mexico and becomes president. Sells additional territory to United States under Gadsden Purchase.
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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William Carroll McClellan
A Short sketch of the life of William Caroll McClellan son of James McClellan and Cynthia Stewart. Eldest of 12 children Born May 12th, 1828 in Bedford County Tennessee, of which county I have bare re …
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