Edmund French McClanahan

Notes:

First name sometimes shown as Edwin, but appears to be Edmund based on both the 1850 and 1860 census. Shown as Edward on the 1910 census. He may have been a minister, as the Dallas County, MO marriage record of his younger brother, Daniel McClanahan to Sarah Quigley shows that Daniel was married to Sarah by "the Rev. E. F. McClanahan" in the home of of T. H. Quigley.

Ken Harvey writest that "Names on marriage cert. are McClahan and Ritten--misspelled but correct date. He served in the Union Army but no records have been found. Recorded as being born in Illinois."



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Census Listings:

1880
Texas, Wise County, Pr 8
Enumerated 3 Jun 1880
Page 1 SD 3 ED 132 Stamped 248
8-8
McClanahan, E F W M 33 Faremr Ill Tenn Ky
McClanahan, Margaret E W F 32 Wf Keeping House Mo O Ind
McClanahan, Stella R W F 9 Dtr Mo Ill Mo
McClanahan, Pere W M 12 Son Farming Mo Ill Mo
McClanahan, Alva E W M 7 Son Mo Ill Mo
McClanahan, Jessee E W F 5 Son Mo Ill Mo
McClanahan, Charles M W M 2 Son Tx Ill Mo
McClanahan, Ira H W M 2/12 Son Tx Ill Mo
Roach, Martha M W F 64 Housekeeping NC Va Sc

1900 Census
Oklahoma, Custer County, Cedar Twp, Weatherford
Enumerated 1 Jun 1900
SD 219 SE 37 Sheet 1A
3-3
McClanahan, W.P. Head W M Mar 1867 33 M 5 Mo Mo Mo Prof ???
McClanahan, Betty L Wf W F 23 M 5 3/3 Miss
McClanahan, Osa P Dtr W F Oct 1890 10 Chickasaw Mo MO
McClanahan, W. P Son W M Aug 1894 5 S PT Miss Mo
McClanahan, Jay Son W M Jan 1898 2 PT Mo MIss
4-4
McClanahan, E F Head W M Nov 1846 53 m 34 Mo Tenn Ky Harness Maker
McClanahan, W E Wf W F Feb 1849 50 M 34 9/7 Mo Indiana Ohio
McClanahan, W P Son W M Mar 1867 M 33 Mo Ill Mo Prof of Science School? (Duplicate listing)
McClanahan, JE Son W M Sept 1869 29 S Mo Ill MO Harness Maker
McClahahan, P A Son W M Apr 1880 20 S Tx Ill Mo
McClanahan, Lee Son W M May 1885 15 S Tx Ill Mo

1910 Census
Oklahoma, Washita County, Cordell Twp
Enumerated 18 Apr 1910
SD 5 ED 259 Sheet 2A
24-25
McClanahan, Edward F Head M W 63 m 44 Ill Tn Ky Farmer
McClanahan, Margaret Wf F W 62 M 44 9/7 Mo Oh Oh
McClanahan, Alva E Son M W 36 M 16 Mo Ill Mo Farm Laborer
McClanahan, Katie Dtr-in-law F W 33 M 16 7/6 Mo Ill Ill
McClanahan, Ida Grddtr F W 16 S Ok Mo Mo
McClanahan, Everet Grdson M W 15 S Ok Mo Mo
McClanahan, Quincy Grdson M W 13 S Ok Mo Mo
McClanahan, Grace Grddtr F W 8 S Ok Mo Mo
McClanahan, Fannie Grddtr F W 6 S Ok Mo Mo
McClanahan, Ernest Grdson M W 1 3/12 S Ok Mo Mo

Edmund married Margaret Emeline Richardson on 5 Apr 1866 in Schuyler County, Missouri. Margaret was born on 4 Feb 1848 in Missouri; died on 8 Feb 1926 in Healdton, Carter County, Oklahoma. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. William Pere "Perry" McClanahan was born on 14 Mar 1868 in Missouri; died in Oct 1939 in Tecumseh, Pottawatomie County, Oklahoma.
2. Stella Rosalie McClanahan was born on 3 Apr 1871 in Missouri; died about 1894 in Marlow, Stephens County, Oklahoma; was buried in Marlow Cemetery, Marlow, Stephens County, Oklahoma.
3. Alva Ernest McClanahan was born on 13 Jul 1873 in Neosho, Newton County, Missouri; died about 1946 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma County, Oklahoma; was buried in Little Cemetery, Little, Seminole County, Oklahoma.
4. Jesse Edwin McClanahan was born on 25 Sep 1875 in Schuyler County, Missouri; died on 22 Feb 1960; was buried in Mount Olive Cemetery, Healdton, Carter County, Oklahoma.
5. Charles Marvin McClanahan was born on 13 Feb 1878 in Decatur, Wise County, Texas; died on 3 Jan 1941; was buried in Graham Cemetery, Graham, Carter County, Oklahoma.
6. Ira Arthur McClanahan was born on 18 Apr 1880 in Decatur, Wise County, Texas; died on 21 Mar 1962 in Weatherford, Custer County, Oklahoma; was buried in Greenwood Cemetery, Weatherford, Custer County, Oklahoma.
7. Margaret McClanahan was born on 2 Aug 1882 in Texas; died on 4 Jul 1910; was buried in Catoosa, Rogers County, Oklahoma.
8. Robert Lee McClanahan was born on 8 May 1885 in Jacksboro, Jack County, Texas; died on 29 Dec 1956 in Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California; was buried in Bellflower, Los Angeles County, California.

Notes:

Charles Strong found the family listed on the 1850 Schuyler County, Missouri census listing while on a research trip in Schulyer County, Missouri in November, 2002. He also located a deed titled Elias and Adeline Brown to Enoch C. McClanahan filed for record on July 28, 1855, made and entered into on the third day of June 1854 in the State of Missouri, County of Schulyer for land. The land was located about a mile and a half northwest of the town called Green Top. Reference Book 4, page 67. Charles sent the copy of the complete deed to Cova Jean Williams for her files.

U S General Land Office Records, 1796-1907 show that Enoch C. McClanahan was issued 40 acres of land on the 5th PM(eridan) in Schuyler County, MO, Twp 64-N, Range 15-W, Section 9, Accession #M04940___.291, Metes and Bounds No, Land Office Milan, Authority April 24, 1820, Sale-Cash Entry (3 Stat.566), Document Number 4240

The brief biography, copied below, was found on his FindAGrave memorial page, created by Larry Boyd and maintained by Emma Sue.

Enoch Cox McClanahan was born in Tennessee on April 18, 1818, to William and Sarah Cox McClanahan.

The family moved to Missouri where, on August 4, 1838, Enoch married Andromache "America" Mills. Together they had ten children. They were married 25 years before America died in 1863.

Enoch then married Mary Melinda Logsdon on November 20, 1864.

Enoch died March 9, 1877. He is buried in Montgomery Cemetery. His stone is one of a very few that was able to be found in the cemetery. It was the more legible of the stones. He is buried next to his granddaughter, Loue.

Census records list Enoch as a farmer. Cemetery records and his tombstone list him as a doctor.

Taken from A Journey Through Time with the Taylor Family of Missouri by Emma Sue Davenport.


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Census Listings:

1850 Census
Schuyler County, Missouri
#413
McClanahan, C. 30 M Farmer Tennessee
McClanahan, Mackey 30 F Tennessee
McClanahan, Perry 11 M Missouri
McClanahan, Olivia 8 F Missouri
McClanahan, Edmund F. 6 M Missouri
McClanahan, Elizabeth 1 F Missouri

1860 Census
Missouri, Schuyler, Saltriver Township, PO Greentop MO
Enumerated 17 July 1860
Page 127
944-933
E C McClamaham 45 M Farmer 3500 1600 Tenn
Andromica McClamaham 43 F Ky
Perry McClamaham 19 M Mo
Olive McClamaham 15 F Mo
Edmon McClamaham 13 M Mo
Elizabeth McClamaham 12 F Mo
Laura McClamaham 10 F Mo
Lafayette McClamaham 10 M Mo
Daniel McClamaham 8 M Mo
Mary McClamaham 6 F Mo
Alice McClamaham 1 F Mo

1870 Census
Missouri, Schuyler County, Salt River Township, PO Lancater
Enumerated 5 Aug 1870
Page 17 Stamped 391
127-127
McClannahan, Enock C 52 M W Farmer $--- $500 Tenn
McClannahan, Mary M 30 F W Keeping House Mo
McClannahan, Olive 23 F W Keeping House Mo
McClannahan, Sarah 21 F W Keeping House Mo
McClannahan, Laura 18 F W Keeping House Mo
McClannahan, Lafayette 18 M W Keeing House Mo
McClannahan, Daniel M 16 M W Keeping House Mo
McClannahan, Frances 13 F W Keeping House Mo
McClannahan, Alice 11 F W Keeping House Mo
McClannahan, Dora 4 F W Mo

Research Notes prepared by Ken Harvey below:

5 legal sized papers I not sure just what they are. Enoch C. MCCL Deed to William M Gates Plat of Township of Schuyler Co. MO Greeting from the Sheriff of Schuyler Co. Mo. His signature as a Justice of the Peace 1 page from "Histories of . . Dallas . . . . . . .MO" 3 pages Masonic Records 1868 Has been appointed guardian of his children.

It is understood that Enoch Cox McClanahan was born in Jefferson Co., Tennessee. The source for this event location is unknown. If this is correct then William McClanahan (b 1783), listed both in the 1830 and 1832 census indexes of that county, was almost certainly his father.

TN/1830/William McClanahan/Jefferson Co./Microfilm No.180 page No. 91

TN/1832/William McClanahan/Jefferson Co.

William was the only McClanahan listed in Jefferson Co., Tennessee. Unfortunately he was not listed (1996) in the Index to the 1820 census where he would have been expected.

Enoch married Andromache "America" "Mackey" Mills on 4 Aug 1838 in Cooper County, Missouri. Andromache was born on 18 Aug 1816 in Kentucky; died on 6 Oct 1863 in Schuyler County, Missouri; was buried in Greentop Cemetery, Schuyler County, Missouri. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

The I.G.I. records her name as Andromache (America) Mills - from this it is assumed she was commonly called, and known as, America.

She was presumably named after one of the finest drawn female characters in Homer's Iliad, Androm'ache; the wife of Hector.

Carol McClaanahan Mikelson/Robin Haake emailed, in November 2020, that Andromache had a sister, Penelope Mills, another name from Homer's Iliad. She had once been told that John Mills was a sea captain, but has not found confirmation of that fact.

Notes:

Married:
Cooper County, Missouri
Record of Images of Marriages for Cooper, 1838

State of Missouri
County of Cooper
Enoch McClanahan & America Mills
This is to certify that Enoch McClanah and America Mills were united in marriage on Thrusday 2nd instand this 4th August 1838. Sam C. Davidson, Min. of Gospel

Said to have been affiliated with the Cumberland Presbyterian Church.