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Florence Anna Houston and James McClelland

JAMES MCCLELLAND was born October 19, 1846 in Holmes County, Ohio,11215 and died February 2, 1928 in Johnson County, Kansas.456, 11215 He is buried in Olathe Memorial Cemetery, Johnson County, Kansas.456

He married FLORENCE ANNA HOUSTON on December 28, 1875 in Saline County, Missouri,8463 daughter of ELLEN MCNEELY and JOHN PURDY HOUSTON. She was born in 1854 in Marysville, Yuba, California,8968 and died November 18, 1940 in Olathe, Johnson, Kansas.8968 She is buried in Olathe Memorial Cemetery, Johnson County, Kansas.456

Children of FLORENCE ANNA HOUSTON and JAMES MCCLELLAND:

  1. SAMUEL HOUSTON MCCLELLAND, b. April 12, 1877, Missouri;8549 m. EDNA GERALDINE MCCOY on March 17, 1920 in Drew County, Arkansas8036; d. May 13, 1952, Monticello, Drew, Arkansas.8549
  2. JAMES DEXTER MCCLELLAND, b. September 17, 1878, Warsaw, Benton, Missouri;456, 8967 d. January 23, 1941, Raton, Colfax, New Mexico.8967
  3. NANCY ELLEN MCCLELLAND, b. August 13, 1880;456 d. January 26, 1905;456 bur. Riverside Cemetery, Warsaw, Benton, Missouri.456
  4. ELIZABETH MARY MCCLELLAND, b. April 12, 1882, Saline County, Missouri;9023, 56 m. WILLIAM SAMUEL DAVIS on October 24, 1906 in Warsaw, Benton, Missouri6425; d. May 21, 1967, Tacoma, Pierce, Washington.9023
  5. ESTHER E. MCCLELLAND, b. October 28, 1883, Elmwood, Saline, Missouri;456, 6899 d. February 29, 1960, Olathe, Johnson, Kansas.9011
  6. FRANCES BELLE MCCLELLAND, b. February 16, 1886, Salt Springs, Saline, Missouri;56, 8973 d. May 17, 1980, Olathe, Johnson, Kansas.8973
  7. SARAH ALICE MCCLELLAND, b. March 24, 1892, Nebraska;456 d. November 12, 1976, Olathe, Johnson, Kansas.9024
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Obituaries

Weekly Democrat-News, February 23, 192811215

Death of Mr. James McClelland

James McClelland, eldest son of Samuel and Nancy Moorhead McClelland, was born October 19, 1846 in Holmes County, Ohio, and died after a brief illness from bronchial pneumonia, at his home near Olathe, Kas., February 2, 1928, in his eighty-second year.

In his youth he attended district school near Holmesville, Ohio and later Berea College. During the last year of the Civil War he joined the Ohio State Militia and served in the same.

In the year, 1867 he came with his parents to Saline County, Mo., with whom he lived until he established his own own. In 1875 he was united in marriage to Miss Florence Houston of that county. To this union were born seven children.

Surviving him are Mrs. McClelland, Samuel Houston of Wilmar, Ark., James D., of Carlsbad, New Mex., Mrs. W. S. Davis of Alderwood Manor, Wash., Misses Esther, Belle and Alice of Olathe, and four grandchildren, John D., Florence, Joseph H. and Mary Elizabeth Davis, of Alderwood Manor, Wash. Nancy Ellen, the third child passed away in 1905.

In 1909 he came with his family to Olathe, Kas., from Missouri, which place has since been his home.

Mr. McClelland was born of Scotch-Irish parentage, whose ancestors settled in Pennsylvania before the War of the Revolution, and whose descendents have taken an active part in the development of the country.

A son of the soil and a true lover of nature, agriculture naturally became his lifetime occupation. Thru-out the many years he accepted the adversities of life bravely and uncomplainingly.

He was a man of original humor, ever a kind and gracious neighbor, interested in politics and the church, having been a member of the Methodist denomination since early youth.

Mr. McClelland was a quiet, home-living man of refined nature and high principles, fond of reading, and especially well informed on history and politics.

The funeral services were held at the Methodist church on Sunday afternoon at 2:30, February 5, conducted by the pastor, Rev. G. W. Braden, who was assisted by Rev. C. B. Zonk, a former pastor, with interment in the Olathe cemetery. A large congregation attended, though the weather was inclement, representative of the respect and esteem with which he was regarded in his community.—Mirror, Olathe, Kas.

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Kansas City Times, November 19, 19408968

Mrs. Florence Houston McClelland

Mrs. Florence Houston McClelland, 86, died last night at her home in Olathe, Kas. Born in Marysville, Calif., in 1854; she is survived by four daughters,Mrs. Elizabeth Davis, Seattle; Miss Alice McClelland, Miss Esther McClelland and Miss Belle McClelland of the home; two sons, Houston McClelland, Wilmar, Ark., and Dexter McClelland, Raton, N. M., and a sister, Mrs. Belle Irvine, Fort Scott, Kas.

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Census Records
DateLocationEnumerated Names
July 19, 18608959Oakland, Schuyler, Illinois
August 19, 18708958Grand Pass, Saline, Missouri
June 18, 1900177Grant, Lancaster, Nebraska
May 3, 19109010Olathe, Johnson, Kansas
January 21, 19208969Olathe, Johnson, Kansas
April 18, 19303158Olathe, Johnson, Kansas
May 7, 19408970Olathe, Johnson, Kansas


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