A Rural Valley and Cowanshannock Family Tree


‎James D. McLean‏‎ ¹⁾ ²⁾ ³⁾, son of Alexander McLean and Mary Duncan‏. Born ‎ Feb 2, 1837 at Cowanshannock Twp., Armstrong Co. PA‎ ⁴⁾ ⁵⁾ ⁶⁾, died ‎ Dec 1, 1919 at Atwood, Armstrong Co. PA‎, 82 years ³⁾ ⁵⁾, buried ‎ at Atwood Cemetery, Atwood, Armstrong Co. PA ³⁾ ⁷⁾ Full birth and death dates on grave marker. ³⁾ Census (‎ 1850 at Cowanshannock Twp., Armstrong Co. PA) Living with father, full siblings and half-sister Mary. ⁸⁾ Census (‎ 1860 at Cowanshannock Twp., Armstrong Co. PA) Student. Living with father, stepmother, siblings and half-siblings. ⁹⁾ Education (‎before 1861) Attended the township public schools, normal school at Indiana PA and the Rural Valley academy. ⁴⁾ Military Service: (‎between 1861 and 1865) Enlisted in Company A, 78th Regiment, Pennsylvania Volunteers. Served in the Army of the Cumberland. Taken prisoner during battle of Stone River; served thrity-one days in Libby Prison. ⁴⁾ Census (‎ 1870 at Cowanshannock Twp., Armstrong Co. PA) Farmer. Living with wife, children and Thompson Hays (age 8, born PA). ¹⁰⁾ Located: (‎ 1870 at Atwood, Armstrong Co. PA) Merchant. ⁴⁾ Census (‎ 1880 at Atwood, Armstrong Co. PA) Huckster. Living with wife, children and boarder E. L. Cochran (age 18, born PA) ¹¹⁾ Census (‎ 1900 at Atwood, Armstrong Co. PA) Store keeper. Living with wife, daughter Mary, and granddaughter Ethel Cuddy. ⁶⁾ Located: (‎ Nov 1908 at Atwood, Armstrong Co. PA) ¹²⁾ Census (‎ 1910 at Atwood, Armstrong Co. PA) Postmaster. Living with wife, daughter Mary, sister Dorcas, and granddaughter Ethel Cuddy. ¹³⁾ Located: (‎ May 1915 at Atwood, Armstrong Co. PA) ¹⁴⁾ Married ‎ May 26, 1865 ⁴⁾ (54 years married) to: ‎Amanda McCausland‏‎ ²⁾ ⁴⁾, daughter of James McCausland and Sarah Dodds‏. Born ‎ Feb 5, 1840 at PA‎ ²⁾ ¹⁵⁾ ⁶⁾, died ‎ Nov 9, 1924 at Arnold, Westmoreland Co. PA‎, 84 years ²⁾ ¹⁵⁾, buried ‎ at Atwood Cemetery, Atwood, Armstrong Co. PA ²⁾ ¹⁵⁾ On the 1900 and 1910 census, Amanda states that she has had seven children, and four are living. ¹³⁾ ⁶⁾ Census (‎ 1850 at Cowanshannock Twp., Armstrong Co. PA) Living with parents and siblings. ¹⁶⁾ Census (‎ 1860 at Cowanshannock Twp., Armstrong Co. PA) Housekeeper for Robert Neal and his elderly parents. ¹⁷⁾ Census (‎ 1870 at Cowanshannock Twp., Armstrong Co. PA) Living with husband, children and Thompson Hays (age 8, born PA). ¹⁰⁾ Census (‎ 1880 at Atwood, Armstrong Co. PA) Living with husband, children and boarder E. L. Cochran (age 18, born PA) ¹¹⁾ Census (‎ 1900 at Atwood, Armstrong Co. PA) Living with husband, daughter Mary, and granddaughter Ethel Cuddy. ⁶⁾ Census (‎ 1910 at Atwood, Armstrong Co. PA) Living with husband, daughter Mary, sister-in-law Dorcas, and granddaughter Ethel Cuddy. ¹³⁾ Census (‎ 1920 at Atwood, Armstrong Co. PA) Living with daughter Mary. ¹⁸⁾ Located: (‎ Feb 1920 at Atwood, Armstrong Co. PA) ¹⁾ Children: 1. ‎Sarah A. "S. A. McLean, Sadie A. McLean" McLean‏‎ ⁴⁾ ¹⁹⁾ ¹¹⁾ ¹⁰⁾ ²⁰⁾ Born ‎ Sep 18, 1866 at Indiana, Indiana Co. PA‎ ¹⁰⁾ ¹⁹⁾ ²¹⁾, died ‎ Apr 23, 1957 at Wilkinsburg, Allegheny Co. PA‎, 90 years ²¹⁾, buried ‎ at Sunset View Cemetery, Allegheny Co. PA ²¹⁾ On the 1900 census, Sarah states that she has had six children, and four are living. On the 1910 census, Sarah states that she has had eleven children, and nine are living. ¹⁹⁾ ²²⁾ Alt. Birth: (‎± 1869 at PA) ¹¹⁾ Census (‎ 1870 at Cowanshannock Twp., Armstrong Co. PA) Living with parents, siblings and Thompson Hays (age 8, born PA). ¹⁰⁾ Census (‎ 1880 at Atwood, Armstrong Co. PA) Living with parents, siblings and boarder E. L. Cochran (age 18, born PA) ¹¹⁾ Located: (‎ Dec 1886 at Atwood, Armstrong Co. PA) ²⁰⁾ Census (‎ 1900 at Pittsburgh, Allegheny Co. PA) Living with husband and children. ¹⁹⁾ Census (‎ 1910 at Pittsburgh, Allegheny Co. PA) Living with husband and children. ²²⁾ Located: (‎ Dec 1919 at Pittsburgh, Allegheny Co. PA) ⁷⁾ Census (‎ 1920 at Pittsburgh, Allegheny Co. PA) Living with husband and children. ²³⁾ Census (‎ 1930 at Pittsburgh, Allegheny Co. PA) Living with husband and son Russell. ²⁴⁾ Census (‎ 1940 at Pittsburgh, Allegheny Co. PA) Living with husband. ²⁵⁾ 2. ‎Mary L. "Leonore McLean" McLean‏‎ ⁴⁾ ⁷⁾ ¹⁸⁾ Born ‎ Nov 15, 1868 at PA‎ ²⁶⁾, died ‎ Oct 7, 1944 at New Kensington, Westmoreland Co. PA‎, 75 years ²⁶⁾, buried ‎ at Atwood Cemetery, Atwood, Armstrong Co. PA ²⁶⁾ Alt. Birth: (‎ Nov 1867 at PA) ¹³⁾ ⁶⁾ Census (‎ 1870 at Cowanshannock Twp., Armstrong Co. PA) Living with parents, siblings and Thompson Hays (age 8, born PA). ¹⁰⁾ Census (‎ 1880 at Atwood, Armstrong Co. PA) Living with parents, siblings and boarder E. L. Cochran (age 18, born PA) ¹¹⁾ Census (‎ 1900 at Atwood, Armstrong Co. PA) Living with parents and with daughter. ⁶⁾ Census (‎ 1910 at Atwood, Armstrong Co. PA) Living with parents, aunt Dorcas McLean and daughter. ¹³⁾ Census (‎ 1920 at Atwood, Armstrong Co. PA) Living with mother. ¹⁸⁾ Census (‎ 1930 at Arnold, Westmoreland Co. PA) Living with daughter Ethel and her family. ²⁷⁾ Census (‎ 1940 at Arnold, Westmoreland Co. PA) Living with daughter Ethel and her family. ²⁸⁾ 3. ‎Samuel A. "Alexander McLean" McLean‏‎ ¹⁰⁾ ⁴⁾ ¹⁰⁾ Born ‎ Mar 30, 1870 at Atwood, Armstrong Co. PA‎ ¹⁰⁾ ²⁹⁾ ³⁰⁾, died ‎ Dec 19, 1958 at Indiana, Indiana Co. PA‎, 88 years ³⁰⁾, buried ‎ at Atwood Cemetery, Atwood, Armstrong Co. PA ³⁰⁾ Census (‎ 1870 at Cowanshannock Twp., Armstrong Co. PA) Living with parents, siblings and Thompson Hays (age 8, born PA). ¹⁰⁾ Alt. Birth: (‎± 1875 at PA) ¹¹⁾ Census (‎ 1880 at Atwood, Armstrong Co. PA) Living with parents, siblings and boarder E. L. Cochran (age 18, born PA) ¹¹⁾ Census (‎ 1910 at Atwood, Armstrong Co. PA) Retail merchant, groceries. Living with wife, children and nephew Hobart M. Robb (b. abt 1897 in PA). ²⁹⁾ Located: (‎ Dec 1919 at Atwood, Armstrong Co. PA) ⁷⁾ Census (‎ 1920 at Atwood, Armstrong Co. PA) Merchant selling general merchandise. Living with wife and children. ³¹⁾ Located: (‎ Oct 1983 at Atwood, Armstrong Co. PA) Merchant. ³²⁾ 4. ‎Porter D. McLean‏‎ ⁴⁾ Born ‎ Apr 27, 1877 at Atwood, Armstrong Co. PA‎ ³³⁾ ³⁴⁾, died ‎ Nov 4, 1959 at Turtle Creek, Allegheny Co. PA‎, 82 years ³⁴⁾, buried ‎ at Church Hill Cemetery, Wilkins Twp., Allegheny Co. PA ³⁴⁾ Located: (‎ Jan 1897 at Atwood, Armstrong Co. PA) Huckster. ³⁵⁾ Census (‎ 1910 at Atwood, Armstrong Co. PA) Teamster for a gas company. Living with wife and children. ³³⁾ Located: (‎ Dec 1919 at Turtle Creek, Allegheny Co. PA) ⁷⁾ 5. ‎James M. McLean‏‎ ⁴⁾ Died ‎ 1873 ⁴⁾ 6. ‎Dorcas B. L. McLean‏‎ ⁴⁾ Died ‎ 1876 ⁴⁾ 7. ‎Reed A. McLean‏‎ ⁴⁾ Died ‎ 1882 ⁴⁾

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