A Rural Valley and Cowanshannock Family Tree


‎Alexander McLean‏‎ ¹⁾ ²⁾, son of John McLean and Rachel Matthews‏. Born ‎ Sep 25, 1810 at Indiana Co. PA‎ ¹⁾ Alt. Birth: (‎ at IN) ³⁾ Alt. Birth: (‎± 1809 at PA) ⁴⁾ Alt. Birth: (‎± 1812 at PA) ⁵⁾ Located: (‎ 1813 at Jefferson Co. IN) ¹⁾ Located: (‎ 1829 at Indiana Co. PA) ¹⁾ Located: (‎ 1835 at Plumcreek Twp., Armstrong Co. PA) ¹⁾ Census (‎ 1850 at Cowanshannock Twp., Armstrong Co. PA) Farmer. Living with children. ⁴⁾ Census (‎ 1860 at Cowanshannock Twp., Armstrong Co. PA) Farmer. Living with third wife Margaret and children. ⁶⁾ Census (‎ 1870 at Cowanshannock Twp., Armstrong Co. PA) Farmer. Living with wife Margaret and their daughters. ⁵⁾ Census (‎ 1880 at Cowanshannock Twp., Armstrong Co. PA) Farmer. Living with wife and daughters Dorcas and Nancy. ⁷⁾ Married to: ‎Mary Duncan‏‎ ¹⁾, daughter of Thomas Duncan and Dorcas Todd‏. Born ‎ at PA‎ ³⁾, died ‎ 1842 ¹⁾ Children: 1. ‎Samuel McLean‏‎ ¹⁾ Died ‎ 1862 at Hanover Co. VA ¹⁾ Died in Battle of Gaines' Mill. ¹⁾ Military Service: (‎between 1861 and 1862) Company E, 11th Regiment, Pennsylvania Reserves. ¹⁾ 2. ‎John M. McLean‏‎ ¹⁾ ⁴⁾ ⁸⁾ Born ‎ Mar 22, 1834 at Armstrong Co. PA‎ ⁴⁾ ⁹⁾ ¹⁰⁾, died ‎ Nov 22, 1908 at Atwood, Armstrong Co. PA‎, 74 years ⁸⁾ ⁹⁾, buried ‎ at Atwood Cemetery, Atwood, Armstrong Co. PA ⁸⁾ ⁹⁾ Census (‎ 1850 at Cowanshannock Twp., Armstrong Co. PA) Living with father, full siblings and half-sister Mary. ⁴⁾ Census (‎ 1860 at Cowanshannock Twp., Armstrong Co. PA) Farmer. Living with wife. ¹¹⁾ Census (‎ 1870 at Cowanshannock Twp., Armstrong Co. PA) Farmer. Living with wife and children. ¹²⁾ Census (‎ 1880 at Cowanshannock Twp., Armstrong Co. PA) Farmer. Living with wife and children. ¹³⁾ Census (‎ 1900 at Cowanshannock Twp., Armstrong Co. PA) Farmer. Living with wife, daughter Lizzie and sister Dorcas. ¹⁰⁾ 3. ‎Dorcas McLean‏‎ ¹⁾ ⁴⁾ Born ‎ Jan 14, 1835 at Armstrong Co. PA‎ ⁴⁾ ³⁾, died ‎ Apr 20, 1915 at Atwood, Armstrong Co. PA‎, 80 years ¹⁴⁾ ³⁾, buried ‎ at Atwood Cemetery, Atwood, Armstrong Co. PA ¹⁴⁾ Census (‎ 1850 at Cowanshannock Twp., Armstrong Co. PA) Living with father, full siblings and half-sister Mary. ⁴⁾ Census (‎ 1860 at Cowanshannock Twp., Armstrong Co. PA) Living with father, stepmother, siblings and half-siblings. ⁶⁾ Census (‎ 1880 at Cowanshannock Twp., Armstrong Co. PA) Living with father, stepmother and half-sister Nancy. ⁷⁾ Located: (‎ Nov 1908 at Atwood, Armstrong Co. PA) ⁸⁾ Census (‎ 1910 at Atwood, Armstrong Co. PA) Living with brother James D. McLean and his family. ¹⁵⁾ 4. ‎James D. McLean‏‎ ¹⁶⁾ ¹⁷⁾ ¹⁸⁾ Born ‎ Feb 2, 1837 at Cowanshannock Twp., Armstrong Co. PA‎ ¹⁾ ²⁾ ¹⁹⁾, died ‎ Dec 1, 1919 at Atwood, Armstrong Co. PA‎, 82 years ¹⁸⁾ ²⁾, buried ‎ at Atwood Cemetery, Atwood, Armstrong Co. PA ¹⁸⁾ ²⁰⁾ Full birth and death dates on grave marker. ¹⁸⁾ Census (‎ 1850 at Cowanshannock Twp., Armstrong Co. PA) Living with father, full siblings and half-sister Mary. ⁴⁾ Census (‎ 1860 at Cowanshannock Twp., Armstrong Co. PA) Student. Living with father, stepmother, siblings and half-siblings. ⁶⁾ Education (‎before 1861) Attended the township public schools, normal school at Indiana PA and the Rural Valley academy. ¹⁾ 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. ¹⁾ Census (‎ 1870 at Cowanshannock Twp., Armstrong Co. PA) Farmer. Living with wife, children and Thompson Hays (age 8, born PA). ²¹⁾ Located: (‎ 1870 at Atwood, Armstrong Co. PA) Merchant. ¹⁾ Census (‎ 1880 at Atwood, Armstrong Co. PA) Huckster. Living with wife, children and boarder E. L. Cochran (age 18, born PA) ²²⁾ Census (‎ 1900 at Atwood, Armstrong Co. PA) Store keeper. Living with wife, daughter Mary, and granddaughter Ethel Cuddy. ¹⁹⁾ Located: (‎ Nov 1908 at Atwood, Armstrong Co. PA) ⁸⁾ Census (‎ 1910 at Atwood, Armstrong Co. PA) Postmaster. Living with wife, daughter Mary, sister Dorcas, and granddaughter Ethel Cuddy. ¹⁵⁾ Located: (‎ May 1915 at Atwood, Armstrong Co. PA) ¹⁴⁾ 5. ‎Ebenezer McLean‏‎ ¹⁾ ⁴⁾ Born ‎± 1840 at PA‎ ⁴⁾, died ‎ 1865 at Frederick Co. MD‎, approximately 25 years ¹⁾ Died in a military hospital in Fredrick, Maryland. ¹⁾ Census (‎ 1850 at Cowanshannock Twp., Armstrong Co. PA) Living with father, full siblings and half-sister Mary. ⁴⁾ Census (‎ 1860 at Cowanshannock Twp., Armstrong Co. PA) Living with father, stepmother, siblings and half-siblings. ⁶⁾ Military Service: (‎between 1864 and 1865) Company K, 14th Regiment, Pennsylvania Cavalry. ¹⁾


2nd marriage ‎Alexander McLean‏‎ ¹⁾ ²⁾, son of John McLean and Rachel Matthews‏. Married to: ‎Rebecca McCausland‏‎ ¹⁾ Died ‎ 1849 ¹⁾ Children: 1. ‎David M. McLean‏‎ ¹⁾ 2. ‎Mary A. McLean‏‎ ¹⁾ ²³⁾ Born ‎ May 21, 1845 at Armstrong Co. PA‎ ⁴⁾ ²³⁾, died ‎ Nov 29, 1925 at Pittsburgh, Allegheny Co. PA‎, 80 years ²³⁾ Cemetery name on death certificate given as "St. Peter Ger. Lutheran." According to Find-a-Grave, there are several St. Peter's cemeteries in Allegheny Co. PA. ²³⁾ Census (‎ 1850 at Cowanshannock Twp., Armstrong Co. PA) Living with father and half-siblings. ⁴⁾ Census (‎ 1860 at Cowanshannock Twp., Armstrong Co. PA) Living with father, stepmother and half-siblings. ⁶⁾ Located: (‎ Nov 1908 at Pittsburgh, Allegheny Co. PA) ⁸⁾ 3. ‎William Harvey "Harry McLane, Harvey McLane, William H. McLean" McLane‏‎ ²⁴⁾ ²⁵⁾ ²⁶⁾ ¹⁾ ²⁷⁾ ²⁸⁾ Born ‎ Mar 17, 1848 at Armstrong Co. PA‎ ²⁸⁾ ²⁴⁾, died ‎ Jun 12, 1909 at Cowanshannock Twp., Armstrong Co. PA‎, 61 years ²⁴⁾, buried ‎ at Atwood Cemetery, Atwood, Armstrong Co. PA ²⁴⁾ Census (‎ 1880 at Cowanshannock Twp., Armstrong Co. PA) Farmer. Living with wife and children. ²⁹⁾ Census (‎ 1900 at Pittsburgh, Allegheny Co. PA) Streetcar conductor. Living with wife and daughters. ²⁸⁾ Located: (‎ Nov 1908 at Sagamore, Cowanshannock Twp., Armstrong Co. PA) ⁸⁾


3rd marriage ‎Alexander McLean‏‎ ¹⁾ ²⁾, son of John McLean and Rachel Matthews‏. Married ‎ 1853 to: ‎Margaret Gillespie‏‎ ¹⁾ Born ‎± 1824 at Ireland‎ ⁵⁾ Census (‎ 1860 at Cowanshannock Twp., Armstrong Co. PA) Living with husband, children and stepchildren. ⁶⁾ Census (‎ 1870 at Cowanshannock Twp., Armstrong Co. PA) Living with husband and daughters. ⁵⁾ Census (‎ 1880 at Cowanshannock Twp., Armstrong Co. PA) Living with husband, stepdaughter Dorcas and daughter Nancy. ⁷⁾ Children: 1. ‎Nancy J. McLean‏‎ ¹⁾ ⁵⁾ Born ‎ Aug 28, 1855 at Atwood, Armstrong Co. PA‎ ⁵⁾ ³⁰⁾, died ‎ Aug 9, 1915 at Perry Twp., Jefferson Co. PA‎, 59 years ³⁰⁾, buried ‎ at White Church Cemetery, Hamilton, Jefferson Co. PA ³⁰⁾ Census (‎ 1860 at Cowanshannock Twp., Armstrong Co. PA) Living with father, mother, sister and half-siblings. ⁶⁾ Census (‎ 1870 at Cowanshannock Twp., Armstrong Co. PA) Living with parents and siblings. ⁵⁾ Census (‎ 1880 at Cowanshannock Twp., Armstrong Co. PA) Living with parents and half-sister Dorcas. ⁷⁾ Located: (‎ Nov 1908 at Hamilton, Jefferson Co. PA) ⁸⁾ Located: (‎ May 1915 at Hamilton, Jefferson Co. PA) ¹⁴⁾ 2. ‎Sarah E. McLean‏‎ ¹⁾ ⁵⁾ Born ‎± 1857 at PA‎ ⁵⁾ Census (‎ 1860 at Cowanshannock Twp., Armstrong Co. PA) Living with father, mother, sister and half-siblings. ⁶⁾ Census (‎ 1870 at Cowanshannock Twp., Armstrong Co. PA) Living with parents and siblings. ⁵⁾ 3. ‎Mattie J. "Martha J. McLean" McLean‏‎ ¹⁾ ⁵⁾ Born ‎± 1861 at PA‎ ⁵⁾ Census (‎ 1870 at Cowanshannock Twp., Armstrong Co. PA) Living with parents and siblings. ⁵⁾

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