Son of Isaiah & Elizabeth(Cope).
Husband of Eliza Ann (Meyers)June 23,1857.


OBIT:
George C. McClish was born in Seneca County, Ohio, August 23, 1836 and departed this life at his home in Mendon Township on Feb. 11, 1918, aged 81 years, 5 months and 19 days.
He was a son of Mr. and Mrs. Isaiah McClish and was one of a family of twelve children. When three years old he moved with his parents to Smithfield Township, Indiana, where he grew up to manhood.
He was united in marriage with Eliza Ann Myers on June 23, 1857. There were born to them ten children, five sons and five daughter. His wife and two sons, Freddie and Samuel and one daughter, Mrs. Ella Happel, passed on before.
After living in different parts of neighboring states for several years, they came to Michigan in 1862 and settled in the northeastern part of Mendon Township and resided here until the time of his death.
When he came to his present home it was a wilderness and the village of Mendon was in its infancy, but by perseverance and hard work, he cut away the forest and provided a home for himself and his family.
As means of travel were very limited he was obliged to move his family and what few household articles he proudly possessed with a team, consisting of a cow and a steer. He with the other pioneers knew how to use the flail (tool for threshing grain by hand), scythe, and cradle. In the place of these rude instruments have come more useful implements of husbandry and more convenient articles for our comfort and repose. He with the early pioneers suffered many hardships, braved the elements and bore the privations of their pilgrimage. If the pioneer was content in working around the humble cabin, chipping away the forests or breaking the land and in this rude way providing shelter, food and protection for his family, then as Michigan has changed from a wilderness, having rich farms with their broad fields and meadows, better schools, colleges and greater church privileges much more is expected of this generation.
Though the deceased had been failing gradually, his late illness reminding us that "we know not what the day may bring forth" and he passed away surrounded by his children who did all that mortal hands could for his comfort. He leaves one brother, four sister, three sons: George, John, and Will four daughters, Mrs. Dora Stienbarger, Mrs. Alice Iobe, Mrs. Etta Rice and Mrs. Myrtle Metty, twenty-two grandchildren and thirteen great grandchildren and a large circle of friends to mourn the loss of a father and a good neighbor. The funeral service conducted by Rev. G. E. Wright, was held at the Wakeshma Baptist church, Friday afternoon, Feb. 15th