Abraham McClellan

1800 - 1882  (81 years)

• Name	Abraham McClellan  [1, 2]
  Born	10 Aug 1800	Pennsylvania   [2, 3, 4, 5]
  Gender	Male
  Census	1850	Colerain Twp., Bedford, Pennsylvania   [4]
  Occupation	1850	Colerain Twp., Bedford, Pennsylvania   [4]
  	Farmer
  Residence	1850	Colerain Twp., Bedford, Pennsylvania   [4]
  	With wife Elizabeth (Morgart) and eight children
  Will	26 Apr 1855	Bedford Co., Pennsylvania   [6]
  Census	1870	Colerain Twp., Bedford, Pennsylvania   [2]
  	Cumberland Valley P.O.
  Occupation	1870	Colerain Twp., Bedford, Pennsylvania   [2]
  	Farmer
  Residence	1870	Colerain Twp., Bedford, Pennsylvania   [2]
  	With brother-in-law Henry Diehl, wife Elizabeth (Morgart), two sons, a daughter-in-law and a grandchild
  Will	26 Apr 1877	Colerain Twp., Bedford, Pennsylvania   [7]
  	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   [6, 7]
  	Codicil to will; consists of several financial maneuvers whose purpose seems to be to keep all the children's shares in the estate equal
  Census	1880	Colerain Twp., Bedford, Pennsylvania   [5]
  	Enumeration District 219
  Occupation	1880	Colerain Twp., Bedford, Pennsylvania   [5]
  	Retired farmer
  Residence	1880	Colerain Twp., Bedford, Pennsylvania   [5]
  	With wife Elizabeth (Morgart), a domestic servant and a grandchild
  Will	30 Apr 1880	Bedford Co., Pennsylvania   [6, 7]
  	Codicil to will; further financial shenanigans regarding son Thomas R McClellan
  Died	1 Jul 1882	Rainsburg, Bedford, Pennsylvania   [3, 6, 7]
  Probate	8 Jul 1882	Bedford Co., Pennsylvania   [6]
  	Will proved; letters testamentary issued
  Buried	Colerain Twp., Bedford, Pennsylvania   [3]
  	Woods Church Cemetery [3]
  		Abraham McClellan ( - 1882) - Find A Grave Memorial Includes headstone photo. Created by: Darla Record added: Jan 07, 2007 Find A Grave Memorial# 17343718
  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.
  Person ID	I3039	Wm L Gann Ancestors
  Last Modified	16 Oct 2014

  
  

  Family	Elizabeth Morgart,   b. 4 Aug 1801, Bedford Co., Pennsylvania ,   d. 4 Oct 1883, Cumberland Valley, Bedford, Pennsylvania  (Age 82 years)
  Married	1828
  Family ID	F1359	Group Sheet

  
  

• Sources

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