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McClanahan surname: looking for parents of William McClanahan, born Abt 1825 KY, died 1879 Tichnor, Arkansas.

McClanahan surname: looking for parents of William McClanahan, born Abt 1825 KY, died 1879 Tichnor, Arkansas.

Posted: 26 Jul 2015 12:30AM GMT
Classification: Query
Surnames: McClanahan; Miller; Whiting
William McClanahan, wife Hannah Miller married in Stewart, Tennessee in 1850. Were living in Arkansas by 1860 where they remained until his death in 1879. Appear to have had 11 children ... I am the descendant of David Ereza McClanahan and Annie L. Whiting.
I have no,leads on parents or siblings. Been unable to find family records, death certificate, obit, probate, etc. Would appreciate help.

Re: McClanahan surname: looking for parents of William McClanahan, born Abt 1825 KY, died 1879 Tichnor, Arkansas.

Posted: 26 Jul 2015 6:08PM GMT
Classification: Query
The census records indicate William was born in Tennessee.

*United States Census, 1860
Name: William Mc Clanaham
Event Type: Census
Event Year: 1860
Event Place: Chester Township, Desha, Arkansas, United States
Gender: Male
Age: 36
Race: White
Birth Year (Estimated): 1824
Birthplace: Tenn
Household Role Gender Age Birthplace
William Mc Clanaham M 36 Tenn
Hannah Mc Clanaham F 37 Ills
Harriett Mc Clanaham F 9 Tenn
Elizabeth Mc Clanaham F 7 Ky
David Mc Clanaham M 6 Ky
Leuella Mc Clanaham F 3 Miss
Mary Mc Clanaham F 0 Ark
Elizabeth Miller F 65 N C

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*United States Census, 1870
Name: William H Mcclanahan
Event Type: Census
Event Year: 1870
Event Place: Arkansas, United States
Gender: Male
Age: 45
Race: White
Birth Year (Estimated): 1824-1825
Birthplace: Tennessee
Page Number: 1
Household Role Gender Age Birthplace
William H Mcclanahan M 45 Tennessee
Hannah Mcclanahan F 39 Illinois
David E Mcclanahan M 15 Kentucky
Emma Mcclanahan F 6 Arkansas
Jefferson Mcclanahan M 3 Arkansas
Ettie Mcclanahan F 0 Arkansas

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William and Hannah were married in Oct. 1850, so William should appear in the 1850 before he was married.

*Tennessee, Marriages, 1796-1950
Name: W. A. Mc Clanahane
Spouse's Name: Hannah Miller
Event Date: 19 Oct 1850
Event Place: Stewart, Tennessee

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Re: McClanahan surname: looking for parents of William McClanahan, born Abt 1825 KY, died 1879 Tichnor, Arkansas.

Posted: 26 Jul 2015 7:23PM GMT
Classification: Query
Hi ... Yes, you are correct, birth Tennessee. My GGF David Ereza (son) was KY ... sorry.
I found an 1850 census, but not sure it's my William (there are a lot of William McClanahans) because birth state says Illinois. Thanks for the response and information.

Name:
William McClenaham
[William McClanahan]

Age: 23
Birth Year: abt 1827
Birthplace: Illinois
Home in 1850: Stewart, Tennessee, USA
Gender: Male
Household Members: Name/Age
Joseph McClenaham 62
William McClenaham 23
Hannah McClenaham 18
Joseph McClenaham 17

Re: McClanahan surname: looking for parents of William McClanahan, born Abt 1825 KY, died 1879 Tichnor, Arkansas.

Posted: 28 Jul 2015 4:10PM GMT
Classification: Query
Edited: 28 Jul 2015 4:24PM GMT
The 1850 census for Joseph McClanahan's family was taken on October 28th. With the marriage performed on October 22, the Hannah shown in the household could be your married Hannah Miller with the birthplaces transposed. It would definitely be worth looking into.

Some of Stewart County's probate records are available at familysearch.org, but I didn't see any records for Joseph. The courthouse would probably have a master index of some sort, and I see that the LDS Church has microfilmed a good bit as well.

If it were me, I'd check that county's deed records to see if you can spot the heirs of Joseph selling off his land. William may turn up on such a record. Online family trees show that he died in 1862.

Here is a link to the county's archive, it may be easier to get copies of these documents from them directly...

http://www.tngenweb.org/stewart/archives.htm

You might also check to see if the original marriage license is available for William and Hannah. Sometimes the bondsmen and witnesses shown were relatives and may offer additional clues. The attached copy is from ancestry.com, so I'm not sure what else is available from the courthouse.

Good luck, hope this helps,

Scott

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Re: McClanahan surname: looking for parents of William McClanahan, born Abt 1825 KY, died 1879 Tichnor, Arkansas.

Posted: 28 Jul 2015 7:55PM GMT
Classification: Query
Scott, thank you so much for your help and guidance ... Guess you can tell I'm rather new at this. I will follow up on your suggestions.

Sherry

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