1. John Patton MCCLELLAN was born 12 May 1810 in Abbeville District, South Carolina. He died 09 Sep 1875 in Providence Community; Attala Co., Mississippi.
Burial:
Presumed to be buried in Providence Community Church Cemetery in line with Betty Tyler's headstone which is the only one marked by carved granite.. one of 13 graves once marked by field stone markers per J. O. McClellan, grandson of John Patton..Will:
Will recorded in the Attala Co. Courthouse, Koscuisko, Ms in 1875 ..Census:
1850 United States Federal Census > Mississippi > Holmes > Not Stated [house 411 - 411]
[John Patton was listed as blind on the 1850 Miss. Census.. JMc]
1860 United States Federal Census > Mississippi > Holmes > Lexington [house 287 - 287]
John married Mary Ann GLASGOW, daughter of James Thomas GLASGOW and Margaret Anne MORROW, on 11 Dec 1833 in Abbeville District, South Carolina. Mary was born 11 Jun 1816 in Abbeville District, South Carolina. She died 22 Apr 1872 in New Hope(?) Community; Holmes County, Mississippi.
Was living with oldest daughter Margaret Muirhead in Holmes Co., MS
think she is Buried in Old Confederate Cemetery at Castilian SpringsSee family tree of John Patton McClellan
1. First name spelling also Mariann(e).. have evidencefrom MS cousins that she oulived John Patton by several years joining her daughter Margaret Jane Muirhead in Holmes County till her death .. this is per her granddaughter living in Kosciusko, Ms in 1979.. JeanCopied by Hal Glasgow
NOTE: The following letter was in the hands of Pet Hunter on December 20, 1965. It was written in pencil on five pages of blank paper, wrinkled and soiled in spots. The letter is from Mary Anne Glasgow McClellan to her sister, Nancy Clementine Glasgow Hunter and was dated September 17, 1848.Dearest Clemmie,
The wagonmaster, Shrayer, I believe was his name will be heading back to Augusta next week and has promised to see that my letter gets to you. We have raised our fourth crop and I wanted to let you know that we are all fine. John works from daylight to dark and I fear he is going to work himself to death. The cotton crop was the best this year that we have had and John believes that we will pick 150 bales. The hay and corn crops will keep the stock fed and we have canned a lot outa the garden. The kids are all fine. Jim is nearly 14 and helps his dad a right smart. Emily was 12 this past week and helps me every day around the house. David is full of mischief. He and Sam play a lot with the darkie chilern whilst their parents are working the fields. John Henry is a bit puny. It seems that he always has a bad cold. I am carrying another one but I can't let it slow me down.
I know hit made papa mad when we left Carolina but John would have nothing but to move near his brothers in Mississippi. He thought the crops would be better here. Sometimes they are but the heat everyday is hot and sticky. There is one thing for sure, Bill Hunter will never move to Mississippi cause you can't raise tobaccy here. We had to live in Georgia for two years before we were cleared to move on. John raised two crops there before we loaded upwith Shrayer's outfit and headed for Mississippi. Right after we crossed the Tallapussa River in Alabama, we came upon the pertiest farm site I have ever seen right in the bend of the river and I tried to get John to take a look at it. He said Alabama aint no bettern Carolina and we're headed to Mississippi. That was the end of that. I wrote Tom about it and told him I hoped he could find it.
John bought 160 acres of land when we got here from his older brother. He paid 225 dollars for it nearly all of the money we had left. His brother let him pay it off on time so we were able to make it. It had not been in cultivation and only a little bit of it was clear of stumps. He had to get slaves for the first two years to help clear it. It now has over 100 acres of good farm land. John has since leased another section of land which ever acre is in cultivation. We don't own any slaves but John gets lots of them just like papa did to help with the farming. Clemmie, hits a different site here in Mississippi with the slaves. There are some farmer with 75 or more on one farm.
Our house and land is near the Big Black River about eight miles south and east of Durant, Mississippi. Its on high ground so we are not threatened by flooding. John has growed our herd up to over 100 head and sells off about 20 every spring. We got six milkcows and me and E do the milking. We got a lot of blackberries down by the creek and we put up several pints of jam ever year and a little wine to.
I am worried that papa won't make it much longer. Sarry sent a note by wagon train thatever since mama died hes been going down hill. She says his eyesight is nearly gone. One of the bad things about moving from home is that you never know whether you will see your family again. It seems like nobody wants to settle anywhere. Our neighbors talk all the time about moving
John and Mary had the following children:
+ 2 M i James Samuel MCCLELLAN was born 13 Nov 1834 and died 03 Mar 1930. + 3 F ii Margaret Jane MCCLELLAN was born 13 Sep 1836 and died 12 Jul 1918. 4 M iii David Prestly MCCLELLAN was born 15 Nov 1838 in Abbeville, Abbeville District, South Carolina. He died in Mississippi (?).
Census:
1860 United States Federal Census > Mississippi > Holmes > Dark Corner Beat [ house 369 - 369]David married Margot E .... MCCLELLAN on 1859/1860 in Holmes County, Mississippi. Margot was born calculated 1842 in Mississippi. 5 M iv Samuel Jefferson MCCLELLAN was born 14 Feb 1842 in Baldwin County, Georgia. He died in Mississippi (?).
Birth:
Supposition since finding out that Marianne's brother, Thomas was living in this area of Georgia per descendant, Teresa Porter
UPDATE:
Location confirmed by 1850 Federal Census and letter of Mother to sister in South Carolina
Biographical:
Have not been able to find any trace of this sibling after the Civil War..Samuel married (wife of Samuel Jefferson) .... MCCLELLAN. 6 M v John Henry Clay MCCLELLAN was born 18 Feb 1846 in New Providence Community, Vaiden, Holmes\Attala County, Mississippi. He died in Mississippi (?).
Military_Service:
Possibly enlisted in the Civil War+ 7 F vi Martha Ann Elizabeth MCCLELLAN was born 04 May 1849 and died 18 Sep 1938. + 8 F vii Nancy Sarah Louise MCCLELLAN was born 02 Feb 1852 and died 22 May 1939. 9 M viii Cla(r)imann Montgomery MCCLELLAN was born 15 Oct 1854 in Moorhead, Sunflower Co., Mississippi. He died in Nicut, Oklahoma (?).
Biographical:
Alternate first name spelling is Claimann from family in Mississippi
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Believe that C. M. [Charley] McClellan founder of the McClellan Ranch near Nicut, Okla; is this person.. have found references to him in the Okla. Journal and also believe that he acquired Indian land in 1880's because of Cherokee ancestory.. mentioned in his father's will recorded atin the Attala County court records as receiving a horse named 'Charley'+ 10 M ix Augustus Mullen MCCLELLAN was born 16 Dec 1856 and died 02 Apr 1926.