John McClenaghan was born 20 April 1845 in N. Ireland and immigrated to Little Britain, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, as a young child. John was the son of Robert McClenaghan (1822 - aft 1880) and Mary (Young) McClenaghan (1820 - 27 Jan 1867). John married (1) Mahila Cooper in Ashland County, Iowa in 1873. She died 6 months later, and John married (2) Nancy Jane Harvey, 25 Feb 1876, in Richardson County, Nebraska. Nancy Jane Harvey (28 June 1857 - 9 Aug 1938) was the daughter of Oliver Jackson Harvey and Martha E. Lorton.
John McClenaghan and Nancy Jane Harvey had 8 children, 3 of whom died in infancy:1) William Oliver (16 Dec 1876 - 1879)2) Charles Robert (24 Aug 1877 - 1879)3) Nettie May (24 Aug 1880 - aft Nov 1948)4) John Albert (17 Jan 1883 - Dec 1918)5) Cleve George (27 Feb 1885 - 2 Aug 1966)6) Clara Belle (17 Sep 1888 - 18 Sep 1972)7) Mary Young (16 Oct 1892 - 19 Sep 1974)8) Martha Esther (24 Apr 1894 - 24 Feb 1895)
John and Nancy Jane settled in Kansas, where they lived first in Seneca, Nemaha County; next in Spring Creek, Coffey County; and last in Greeley, Anderson County. John was a farmer and operated the Belmont Hotel and Livery in Greeley. John died 10 June 1918 in a hospital in Ottawa, Franklin County, Kansas and is interred in the Rose Hill Memorial Park, Tulsa, Oklahoma. His obituary reads (paper unknown, probably Greeley, Anderson, KS): "John McClenaghan, of this city, died at a hospital in Ottawa Monday at 11 a.m. He was taken there for treatment Saturday evening. He had been sick three weeks. The funeral was held at the residence here at 4 p.m. Tuesday and was preached by Rev. Price. The body was taken to Tulsa, Okla., for burial. John McClenaghan was born April 20, 1845, in Lancaster Co., Pa [sic-he was born in Ireland, not Pennsylvania]. When 20 years old, he moved to Fairfield Co., Ohio, and later to Davis Co., Iowa. In 1873 in Richardson Co., Nebraska he married Mahila Cooper, who died 6 months later. On Feb. 25, 1876 he was united in marriage with Nancy Jane Harvey. To this union were born were born 8 children, 3 of whom died in infancy. His wife and 5 children survive him: Nettie May and Clara Belle McClenaghan of Tulsa, Okla.; John A. McClenaghan of Dallas, Texas; C.G. McClenaghan of Oakland, Cal. and Mary Young McClenaghan; also a brother in Detroit and a sister in Holtwood, Pa. The deceased had lived here 17 years. He was raised a member of the old school Presbyterian Church. While not an active church worker, he lived a consistent Christian life and was honored and praised by all who knew him."
Nancy Jane moved to Tulsa to live with her daughters Clara Belle and Mary, and died there 9 Aug 1938. Clara Belle McClenaghan, a needlework instructor in a large department store in Tulsa, was an excellent seamstress and quilter. Mary Young McClenaghan was a teacher in Tulsa, then later became the Superintendent of the Tulsa School District. Neither Clara Belle or Mary Young McClenaghan ever married.
Mary Moyer
John McClenaghan and Nancy Jane Harvey had 8 children, 3 of whom died in infancy:1) William Oliver (16 Dec 1876 - 1879)2) Charles Robert (24 Aug 1877 - 1879)3) Nettie May (24 Aug 1880 - aft Nov 1948)4) John Albert (17 Jan 1883 - Dec 1918)5) Cleve George (27 Feb 1885 - 2 Aug 1966)6) Clara Belle (17 Sep 1888 - 18 Sep 1972)7) Mary Young (16 Oct 1892 - 19 Sep 1974)8) Martha Esther (24 Apr 1894 - 24 Feb 1895)
John and Nancy Jane settled in Kansas, where they lived first in Seneca, Nemaha County; next in Spring Creek, Coffey County; and last in Greeley, Anderson County. John was a farmer and operated the Belmont Hotel and Livery in Greeley. John died 10 June 1918 in a hospital in Ottawa, Franklin County, Kansas and is interred in the Rose Hill Memorial Park, Tulsa, Oklahoma. His obituary reads (paper unknown, probably Greeley, Anderson, KS): "John McClenaghan, of this city, died at a hospital in Ottawa Monday at 11 a.m. He was taken there for treatment Saturday evening. He had been sick three weeks. The funeral was held at the residence here at 4 p.m. Tuesday and was preached by Rev. Price. The body was taken to Tulsa, Okla., for burial. John McClenaghan was born April 20, 1845, in Lancaster Co., Pa [sic-he was born in Ireland, not Pennsylvania]. When 20 years old, he moved to Fairfield Co., Ohio, and later to Davis Co., Iowa. In 1873 in Richardson Co., Nebraska he married Mahila Cooper, who died 6 months later. On Feb. 25, 1876 he was united in marriage with Nancy Jane Harvey. To this union were born were born 8 children, 3 of whom died in infancy. His wife and 5 children survive him: Nettie May and Clara Belle McClenaghan of Tulsa, Okla.; John A. McClenaghan of Dallas, Texas; C.G. McClenaghan of Oakland, Cal. and Mary Young McClenaghan; also a brother in Detroit and a sister in Holtwood, Pa. The deceased had lived here 17 years. He was raised a member of the old school Presbyterian Church. While not an active church worker, he lived a consistent Christian life and was honored and praised by all who knew him."
Nancy Jane moved to Tulsa to live with her daughters Clara Belle and Mary, and died there 9 Aug 1938. Clara Belle McClenaghan, a needlework instructor in a large department store in Tulsa, was an excellent seamstress and quilter. Mary Young McClenaghan was a teacher in Tulsa, then later became the Superintendent of the Tulsa School District. Neither Clara Belle or Mary Young McClenaghan ever married.
Mary Moyer
John McClenaghan was born 20 April 1845 in N. Ireland and immigrated to Little Britain, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, as a young child. John was the son of Robert McClenaghan (1822 - aft 1880) and Mary (Young) McClenaghan (1820 - 27 Jan 1867). John married (1) Mahila Cooper in Ashland County, Iowa in 1873. She died 6 months later, and John married (2) Nancy Jane Harvey, 25 Feb 1876, in Richardson County, Nebraska. Nancy Jane Harvey (28 June 1857 - 9 Aug 1938) was the daughter of Oliver Jackson Harvey and Martha E. Lorton.
John McClenaghan and Nancy Jane Harvey had 8 children, 3 of whom died in infancy:1) William Oliver (16 Dec 1876 - 1879)2) Charles Robert (24 Aug 1877 - 1879)3) Nettie May (24 Aug 1880 - aft Nov 1948)4) John Albert (17 Jan 1883 - Dec 1918)5) Cleve George (27 Feb 1885 - 2 Aug 1966)6) Clara Belle (17 Sep 1888 - 18 Sep 1972)7) Mary Young (16 Oct 1892 - 19 Sep 1974)8) Martha Esther (24 Apr 1894 - 24 Feb 1895)
John and Nancy Jane settled in Kansas, where they lived first in Seneca, Nemaha County; next in Spring Creek, Coffey County; and last in Greeley, Anderson County. John was a farmer and operated the Belmont Hotel and Livery in Greeley. John died 10 June 1918 in a hospital in Ottawa, Franklin County, Kansas and is interred in the Rose Hill Memorial Park, Tulsa, Oklahoma. His obituary reads (paper unknown, probably Greeley, Anderson, KS): "John McClenaghan, of this city, died at a hospital in Ottawa Monday at 11 a.m. He was taken there for treatment Saturday evening. He had been sick three weeks. The funeral was held at the residence here at 4 p.m. Tuesday and was preached by Rev. Price. The body was taken to Tulsa, Okla., for burial. John McClenaghan was born April 20, 1845, in Lancaster Co., Pa [sic-he was born in Ireland, not Pennsylvania]. When 20 years old, he moved to Fairfield Co., Ohio, and later to Davis Co., Iowa. In 1873 in Richardson Co., Nebraska he married Mahila Cooper, who died 6 months later. On Feb. 25, 1876 he was united in marriage with Nancy Jane Harvey. To this union were born were born 8 children, 3 of whom died in infancy. His wife and 5 children survive him: Nettie May and Clara Belle McClenaghan of Tulsa, Okla.; John A. McClenaghan of Dallas, Texas; C.G. McClenaghan of Oakland, Cal. and Mary Young McClenaghan; also a brother in Detroit and a sister in Holtwood, Pa. The deceased had lived here 17 years. He was raised a member of the old school Presbyterian Church. While not an active church worker, he lived a consistent Christian life and was honored and praised by all who knew him."
Nancy Jane moved to Tulsa to live with her daughters Clara Belle and Mary, and died there 9 Aug 1938. Clara Belle McClenaghan, a needlework instructor in a large department store in Tulsa, was an excellent seamstress and quilter. Mary Young McClenaghan was a teacher in Tulsa, then later became the Superintendent of the Tulsa School District. Neither Clara Belle or Mary Young McClenaghan ever married.
Mary Moyer
John McClenaghan and Nancy Jane Harvey had 8 children, 3 of whom died in infancy:1) William Oliver (16 Dec 1876 - 1879)2) Charles Robert (24 Aug 1877 - 1879)3) Nettie May (24 Aug 1880 - aft Nov 1948)4) John Albert (17 Jan 1883 - Dec 1918)5) Cleve George (27 Feb 1885 - 2 Aug 1966)6) Clara Belle (17 Sep 1888 - 18 Sep 1972)7) Mary Young (16 Oct 1892 - 19 Sep 1974)8) Martha Esther (24 Apr 1894 - 24 Feb 1895)
John and Nancy Jane settled in Kansas, where they lived first in Seneca, Nemaha County; next in Spring Creek, Coffey County; and last in Greeley, Anderson County. John was a farmer and operated the Belmont Hotel and Livery in Greeley. John died 10 June 1918 in a hospital in Ottawa, Franklin County, Kansas and is interred in the Rose Hill Memorial Park, Tulsa, Oklahoma. His obituary reads (paper unknown, probably Greeley, Anderson, KS): "John McClenaghan, of this city, died at a hospital in Ottawa Monday at 11 a.m. He was taken there for treatment Saturday evening. He had been sick three weeks. The funeral was held at the residence here at 4 p.m. Tuesday and was preached by Rev. Price. The body was taken to Tulsa, Okla., for burial. John McClenaghan was born April 20, 1845, in Lancaster Co., Pa [sic-he was born in Ireland, not Pennsylvania]. When 20 years old, he moved to Fairfield Co., Ohio, and later to Davis Co., Iowa. In 1873 in Richardson Co., Nebraska he married Mahila Cooper, who died 6 months later. On Feb. 25, 1876 he was united in marriage with Nancy Jane Harvey. To this union were born were born 8 children, 3 of whom died in infancy. His wife and 5 children survive him: Nettie May and Clara Belle McClenaghan of Tulsa, Okla.; John A. McClenaghan of Dallas, Texas; C.G. McClenaghan of Oakland, Cal. and Mary Young McClenaghan; also a brother in Detroit and a sister in Holtwood, Pa. The deceased had lived here 17 years. He was raised a member of the old school Presbyterian Church. While not an active church worker, he lived a consistent Christian life and was honored and praised by all who knew him."
Nancy Jane moved to Tulsa to live with her daughters Clara Belle and Mary, and died there 9 Aug 1938. Clara Belle McClenaghan, a needlework instructor in a large department store in Tulsa, was an excellent seamstress and quilter. Mary Young McClenaghan was a teacher in Tulsa, then later became the Superintendent of the Tulsa School District. Neither Clara Belle or Mary Young McClenaghan ever married.
Mary Moyer
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