William Carroll McClellan

Mormon Pioneer Overland Travel, 1847–1868 Mormon Battalion Sick Detachments (1847) Age 19

Mormon Pioneer Overland Travel, 1847–1868 William Snow/Joseph Young Company (1850) Age 22

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Birth: May 12, 1828 Shelbyville Bedford County Tennessee, USA

Death: Apr. 28, 1916 Colonia Juarez Chihuahua, Mexico

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 joined the United Order at Sunset, on the Little Colorado River, near present day Winslow.

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 at Sunset broke up he went to Brigham City, just across the Little Colorado from Sunset. He worked for the railroad for a while, then moved to Forest Dale, Arizona, near Ft. Apache. When the whites were expelled from the Reservation, they moved to Pleasanton, Williams Valley, New Mexico, where he resided for a few years. He was Bishop there in Pleasanton.

In1886 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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Parents:

• James McClellan (1804 - 1881)
• Cynthia Stewart McClellan (1810 - 1862)

Spouses:

• Elsie Jane Richardson McClellan (1848 - 1933)
• Almeda Day McClellan (1831 - 1933)*

Children:

• Mary A. McClellan Bagley (1850 - 1889)*
• William Hugh McClellan (1852 - 1902)*
• Maria Matilda McClellan Hatch (1854 - 1940)*
• Cynthia Lovesta McClellan Bailey (1856 - 1956)*
• James Jasper McClellan (1858 - 1938)*
• Sarah Evaline McClellan Bailey (1861 - 1949)*
• John Henry McClellan (1863 - 1872)*
• David Alvin McClellan (1865 - 1953)*
• Samuel Edwin McClellan (1867 - 1957)*
• Rhoda Ann McClellan Cardon (1869 - 1967)*
• George Alma McClellan (1872 - 1963)*
• Charles Eli McClellan (1875 - 1967)*
• Lorenzo Carroll McClellan (1876 - 1967)*
• Wilford McClellan (1879 - 1970)*
• Orson Wells McClellan (1881 - 1968)*
• Joseph E McClellan (1884 - 1968)*
• Minerva Jane McClellan Mayer (1887 - 1966)*
• Alta McClellan Gummersall (1893 - 1969)*

Burial: Colonia Juarez Colonia Juarez Chihuahua, Mexico

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!SOURCE: Family Group Sheet completed by

!SOURCE: Family Group Sheet completed by Hazel McClellan Brinkerhoff.

1. JAMES MC CLELLAN TEMPLE RECOMEND. 2. DAVID ALVIN MC CLELLAN FAMILY RECORDS IN THE POSSESSION OF VESSA MC CLELLAN PEEL. 3. GENEALOGICAL SOCIETY INDEX BUREAU, SALT LAKE CITY UTAH. 4. FAMILY RECORDS OF HAZEL MC CLELLAN (ROY) BRINKERHOFF. 5. FAMILY FECORDS OF GERALD R. FULLER: LITTLE ROCK, ARKANSAS.

1. 11 GEORGE MD (2) 16 MAY 1901 NELLIE ALLAN.
2. 12 CHARLES MD (2) 19 NOV 1960 ELLEN MAE MORTENSEN

• HUSBAND AND WIFE END PRE-EH PERIOD & SLD BY HEBER C. KIMBALL.
• ELLEN MAE MORTENSEN, SLD TO FIRST HUSBAND, MC ALLISTER, (UNKNOWN). An Account of the Prophet's Death from William McClellan On June 27, 1844, the Prophet Joseph Smith was assassinated in the Carthage Jail. James McClellan and his son, William, were working in the field hoeing corn in the late afternoon of that day. William

SOURCES OF INFORMATION: 1. James McClell

SOURCES OF INFORMATION: 1. James McClellan Templ rec 2. David Alvin Mclellan Fam rec in poss of Vessa McClellan Peel, 1833 E.Buckeye Rd., Phoenix, Ariz. 3. Gen Soc Index Bureau, SLC, Utah 4. Gerald R. Fuller Fam rec - 2624 Battery, Little Rock, Arkn 5. Payson Ward F #6463 & 6464-AUpa 296 pt 2, bapt #2,4,5,6 & re- WIFE 6. Nora M. Medlyn, 317 N. School st., Grass Valley, Calif. - Death date #2 7. Hazel McClellan (Roy) Brinkerhoff Fam rec-450 E. 3rd St., Mesa, AZ. 85201 8. Temple index Records of Family mem endow. EH,SG,LG,MT,SL Temples from GS in SL. NECESSARY EXPLANATIONS: Husb & Wife End Pre-EHOUS period & sld by Heber C. Kimball MORTENSEN, Ellen Mae sld to (1) Husb, Mc Allister, (Unknown)

!Payson Ward Records film 6463 Pt. 2. L

!Payson Ward Records film 6463 Pt. 2. LDS GS, SLC, Ut. Temple Index records of family members' endowments. EH, GL, LG, MT, SL temples from GS in SLC. Also Payson ward records. Also sealed in EH 9 oct 1871.

William Carroll McClellan Son of James

William Carroll McClellan Son of James McClellan and Cynthia Stewart. Born May 12, 1828, Bedford County, Tenn. Bishop Pleasanton, N.M. Indian Fighter. Pioneers and Prominent Men of Utah, p.1055 McCLELLAN, WILLIAM CARROLL (son of James McClellan and Cynthia Stewart). Born May 12, 1828, Bedford county, Tenn. Married Almeda Day July 19, 1849, Pottawattamie, Iowa (daughter of Hugh Day, pioneer Oct. 6, 1850, William Snow company, and Rhoda Ann Nickles). She was born Nov. 28, 1831, Leeds, Lower Canada. Their children: Mary Almeda b. May 11, 1850, m. Alma E. Bagley Sept. 17, 1867; William Hugh b. March 24, 1852, m. Elizabeth A. Mitchell; Maria Matilda b.. May 2, 1854, m. John Hutch March 14, 1873; Cynthia Lovesta b. May 2, 1856, m. George W. Bailey; James Jasper b. Dec. 28, 1858, m. Hannah Sorensen; Sarah Evaline b. Feb. 10, 1860, m. Elisha E. Bailey Sept. 13, 1878; John Henry b. April 12, 1863; David Alvin b. June 16, 1865, m. Esther Tusley; Samuel Edwin b. July 23, 1867, m. Bertha M. Lewis Sept. 27, 1891; Rhoda Ann b. Oct. 27, 1871, m. Joseph S. Cardon; George Alma b. June 13, 1872, m. Mary A. Wright Sept. 18, 1893; Charles Eli b. Feb. 8, 1875, m. Josephine Haws April 11, 1900. Bishop of Pleasanton, N.M.; president 46th quorum seventies; member high council Juarez stake 17 years. Assisted in ferrying pioneers across Missouri river. Member Company E Mormon battalion. Came to Utah July 27, 1847, and in August 1847 started for Missouri to assist family, reaching Council Bluffs in November 1847; moved to Payson in March 1851. Called to Sunset, Ariz., Sept..24, 1877; moved to Forest Dale, Ariz., and resided there one year, when called to preside over church at Pleasanton, N.M., where he remained three years Veteran Indian war.

!BAPL 12 MAY 1841 REBAPTIZED 4 MAY 1851.

!BAPL 12 MAY 1841 REBAPTIZED 4 MAY 1851. MARR PLAC E. H. Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah. Indian fighter and Bishop at Pleasanton, New Mexico.

Rebaptized: 4 MAY 1851

Rebaptized: 4 MAY 1851

!William C. McClellan and Almeda Day end

!William C. McClellan and Almeda Day end. & mg. sealing, Endowment House, Salt Lake City. Temple Index Bureau Records Birth & Mg: Payson Ward Records, FHL F#026401. Death: Cemetery Inscription, Colonia Juarez, Chihuahua, Mexico. Baptism: FHL F #025544 Payson Ward Record of Families 1855-1889 William Carroll McClellan A Short sketch of the life of William Caroll McClellan son of James McClellan and Cynthia Stewart. Eldest of 12 children Born May 12th, 1828 in Bedford County Tennessee, of which county I have bare re

William served as a Private in Co. E of

William served as a Private in Co. E of the Mormon Battalion, Mexican War. He entered Salt Lake Valley 27 Jul 1847. In 1858 he did service in Echo Canyon in the face of Johnston's Army. He was elected 8 May 1866 as Colonel of the 1st Regiment, 2nd Brigade, of Goshen, Santaquin, Salem and Benjamin in the Walker War. William was later associated with the Sunset community in Navajo Co., AZ, as a part of the United Order. 1. 1850 census - McClellan. 2. 1860 census - McClellan. 3. 1870 census - McClellan. 4. 1880 census - McClellan = M-244. 5. "Mormon Settlement in AZ," McClintock, 1985. 6. "Stalwarts South of the Border," Hatch and Hardy, 1985. 7. "A Data Base of the Mormon Battalion," Carl. V. Larson, 1987. 8. Ancestral File.

ORDINENCES Was re-baptised 4 May 1851. N

ORDINENCES Was re-baptised 4 May 1851. Non-standard gedcom data: 1 _IFLAGS 0 50th Anniversary Letter [Letter written by William Carroll McClellan for the 50th anniversary of the Mormon pioneers' 1847 arrival in the Salt Lake Valley; capitalization, punctuation, and spelling as in original (as best as

ORDINENCES Was re-baptised 4 May 1851.

ORDINENCES Was re-baptised 4 May 1851.

From Ancestral File (TM), data as of 2 J

From Ancestral File (TM), data as of 2 January 1996.

?? Line 369: (New PAF RIN=6435) 1 BAPL 1

?? Line 369: (New PAF RIN=6435) 1 BAPL 12 MAY 1841 RE 4 MAY 1851 ?? Line 4420: (New PAF MRIN=2581) 1 MARR 2 PLAC E. H. Salt Lake City, S-Lk, UT

!NOTE: The Church of Jesus Christ of Lat

!NOTE: The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Ancestral File (TM); ; June 1998 (c), data as of 5 JAN 1998; ; , Family History Library, 35 N West Temple Street, Salt Lake City, UT 84150 USA Death of the Prophet Joseph Smith This is a story from Snarr, Zitelle McClellan, Unpublished life of James McClellan. On June 27, 1844, the Prophet Joseph Smith was assassinated in the Carthage jail. James McClellan and his son Will

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William's mission

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Membership of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 1830-1848 Pioneer Immigrants to Utah Territory Mexico, Find A Grave Index, 1800s-Current. Standardized.

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MM9Q-P8L Edward Alma Bagley 1847-1929: His Life and Families Edward Alma Bagley Family Organization 2005 https://dcms.lds.org/delivery/DeliveryManagerServlet?dps_pid=IE1838... book compiled by descendants of Edward Alma Bagley to include his two wives and their children and descendants. p. 33 mentions William and Elsie's marriage.

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.