Abraham McClellan

Other Events:

• Census: 1850, Colerain Twp., Bedford, Pennsylvania
• Census: 1870, Colerain Twp., Bedford, Pennsylvania; Cumberland Valley P.O.
• Census: 1880, Colerain Twp., Bedford, Pennsylvania; Enumeration District 219
• Occupation: 1850, Colerain Twp., Bedford, Pennsylvania; Farmer
• Occupation: 1870, Colerain Twp., Bedford, Pennsylvania; Farmer
• Occupation: 1880, Colerain Twp., Bedford, Pennsylvania; Retired farmer
• Probate: 8 Jul 1882, Bedford Co., Pennsylvania; Will proved; letters testamentary issued
• Residence: 1850, Colerain Twp., Bedford, Pennsylvania; With wife Elizabeth (Morgart) and eight children
• Residence: 1870, Colerain Twp., Bedford, Pennsylvania; With brother-in-law Henry Diehl, wife Elizabeth (Morgart), two sons, a daughter-in-law and a grandchild
• Residence: 1880, Colerain Twp., Bedford, Pennsylvania; With wife Elizabeth (Morgart), a domestic servant and a grandchild
• Will: 26 Apr 1855, Bedford Co., Pennsylvania
• Will: 26 Apr 1877, Colerain Twp., Bedford, Pennsylvania; To wife Elizabeth; to son Peter M McClellan; to grandson Joseph F McCellan, son of P M McClellan; to sons William McClellan, George W McClellan; to daughter Rebecca Hunt; to sons Josiah McClellan, John McClellan; to daughter Mary James; to son Thomas McClellan; executors Peter M McClellan, Josiah McClellan
• Will: 16 Jun 1879, Bedford Co., Pennsylvania; Codicil to will; consists of several financial maneuvers whose purpose seems to be to keep all the children's shares in the estate equal
• Will: 30 Apr 1880, Bedford Co., Pennsylvania; Codicil to will; further financial shenanigans regarding son Thomas R McClellan

Notes:

Abraham McClellan owned land in Colerain Township, Bedford County. After his death, the estate was divided among his children. Because of family friction, son Thomas, moved his family to Virginia, thence to Fostoria, Ohio, in 1891.
-----

Bedford Co, PA, Maps:
1861 map shows A. McClellan and G.W. Morgart's farm and neighbors are James and George Deal.
1877 Atlas, A. McClellan owns mountain land, neighbors are Bittinger, James and Smith.
-----

1880 Census, Colerain Township, Bedford County, Pennsylvania

McClellan, Abraham Self M M W 80 IRE IRE IRE Retired Farmer
Elizabeth Wife F M W 79 PA VA VA Keeping House
Price, Christiana Othr F S W 25 PA PA PA Domestic Servant
Gibson, Margaret Othr F S W 2 PA PA PA
-----

Abraham McLellan was born in Delaware. He came with an uncle, a Mr. Pierson, to Bedford County, Pennsylvania, when a boy, and he grew to manhood on a farm about three miles from Everett. Early thrown upon his own resources, he worked at anything that he could find to do, sometimes being employed as a farm hand, sometimes driving a team. When old enough to learn a trade, he served an apprenticeship at shoemaking, which he subsequently followed a number of years. After his marriage with Elizabeth Morgart, of Bedford County, he came to Colerain, where he purchased a good farm of two hundred acres, the homestead now owned by his son George W., and for about fifty-eight years, or until his death, in 1882, carried on general farming with good success. A firm supporter of the Democratic party, he too an active part in local affairs, and for a time served as Tax Collector of the township. For a number of years he was officially connected with the State militia as the head of a company, and was familiarly known as Captain McLellan. He was a Deacon in the Baptist church. Of his children the following-named survive: Mary, widow of John James, late of Colerain, Pa.; John H. C., also of Colerain; Josiah, of Somerset County, Pennsylvania; Thomas R., living in Ohio; and George W.

Biographical Review, Page 313.

Buried:
Woods Church Cemetery

Abraham married Elizabeth Morgart 1828. Elizabeth (daughter of Peter Morgart and Christiana Hess) was born 4 Aug 1801, Bedford Co., Pennsylvania; died 4 Oct 1883, Cumberland Valley, Bedford, Pennsylvania; was buried Colerain Twp., Bedford, Pennsylvania. [Group Sheet]