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William Carrol McClellan

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William Carrol McClellan

Birth
Shelbyville, Bedford County, Tennessee, USA
Death
28 Apr 1916 (aged 87)
Colonia Juarez, Casas Grandes Municipality, Chihuahua, Mexico
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Born in Tennessee, 1828. He was the son of James McClellan and Cynthia Stewart. His parents were early converts to the Church of Later Day Saints and they moved to Nauvoo in 1841.

He joined the exodus from Nauvoo in 1846 and volunteered to join the Mormon Battalion.

He married Almeda Day, July 19, 1849 and together had twelve children. William was an officer in the military organization in Utah and took part in the Walker War. He was called with his family to help settle Arizona in 1877. They were in the United Order in Brigham City, AZ.

William married Elsie Jane Richardson in polygamy on April 14, 1873. Almeda went to the Endowment House with them and placed her hand on his. William and Elsie had eight children together.

He ran the saw mill near Mormon Lake, south of Flagstaff. After the Order broke up he went to Pleasanton, Williams Valley, New Mexico, where he resided for a few years. He was Bishop there in Pleasanton.

About 1885 or 1886 he went to Mexico where he helped colonize that country. He was with the Saints when they were driven out in July of 1912. He later returned and passed away there April 28, 1916 at Colonia Juarez.
Born in Tennessee, 1828. He was the son of James McClellan and Cynthia Stewart. His parents were early converts to the Church of Later Day Saints and they moved to Nauvoo in 1841.

He joined the exodus from Nauvoo in 1846 and volunteered to join the Mormon Battalion.

He married Almeda Day, July 19, 1849 and together had twelve children. William was an officer in the military organization in Utah and took part in the Walker War. He was called with his family to help settle Arizona in 1877. They were in the United Order in Brigham City, AZ.

William married Elsie Jane Richardson in polygamy on April 14, 1873. Almeda went to the Endowment House with them and placed her hand on his. William and Elsie had eight children together.

He ran the saw mill near Mormon Lake, south of Flagstaff. After the Order broke up he went to Pleasanton, Williams Valley, New Mexico, where he resided for a few years. He was Bishop there in Pleasanton.

About 1885 or 1886 he went to Mexico where he helped colonize that country. He was with the Saints when they were driven out in July of 1912. He later returned and passed away there April 28, 1916 at Colonia Juarez.

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