Samuel
G
"Saul"
McClanahan
Esq.
Born in Laurens, Laurens County, South Carolina, United States
Son of John McClanahan
and Jeanette J (McClurkin) McClanahan
Brother of
Nancy (McClanahan) Lowry
Husband of
Louisa W Caldwell
— married
about 1829 [location unknown]
Husband of
Laura Virginia (Fortune) McClanahan
— married
28 Dec 1858 in Madison, Tennessee, United States
Descendants 
Father of
Hampden M McClanahan, Algenian McClanahan, Edmund Burke McClanahan, Louisa J. (McClanahan) Neely, John Albert McClanahan, Mary Fenner (McClanahan) Henry, Charles Robert McClanahan, George Reid McClanahan and Jeanette McClanahan
Died
at age 71
in Jackson, Madison County, Tennessee, United States
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Biography
Samuel G McClanahan was born on September 19, 1801 in Laurens, Laurens County, South Carolina, United States, son of John McClanahan (1774–1822) and Jeanette J McClurkin (1780–1827).[1]
Samuel (27) married Louisa W Caldwell (21) (born on February 7, 1807 in Abbeyville, South Carolina; daughter of Charles Caldwell and Abigail (Ravlin) Caldwell) about 1829. Their children were:
- Hampden M McClanahan (1830–1905)
- Algenian McClanahan (1832–1886)
- Edmund Burke McClanahan (1837–1889)
- Louisa J. McClanahan (~1842–1885)
- John Albert McClanahan (1843–1911)
- Mary Fenner McClanahan (~1847–1929)
In 1850, Saul (48) Mcclanahan was living in Madison county, Madison, Tennessee. [2]
Samuel (57) married Laura Virginia Fortune (20) (born in 1837 in Kentucky, United States; daughter of James Varnum Fortune and Sophia R (Caldwell) Fortune) on December 28, 1858 in Madison.[3] Their children were:
- Charles Robert McClanahan (1859–1859)
- George Reid McClanahan (1866–1898)
- Jeanette McClanahan (1873–1961)
In 1860, Saml (58) Mc Clanahan was living in Tennessee. [4]
In 1870, Saml (68) Mcclanahan was living in Tennessee. [5]
Samuel died on July 14, 1873, in Jackson, Madison County, Tennessee, aged 71. He was buried in Riverside Cemetery, Jackson, Madison County, Tennessee.[1]
Research Notes
- Attorney
- Studied Law at Columbia College.
- Served as tailor's apprentice along with Andrew Jackson.
- 1840, Samuel was Andrew Jackson's introductory speaker at political rallies in Tennessee, during his presidential campaign.
- One Of The First Elders Of The First Presbyterian Church, Jackson, Tenn.
Sources
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/152962582/samuel-g-mcclanahan: accessed), memorial page for Samuel G. McClanahan (19 Sep 1801–14 Jul 1873), Find a Grave Memorial ID 152962582, citing Riverside Cemetery, Jackson, Madison County, Tennessee, USA; Maintained by Cody Blue Miller (contributor 48147254).
- ↑ "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/MCD5-83N : 12 April 2016), Saul Mcclanahan, Madison county, Madison, Tennessee, United States; citing family 155, NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
- ↑ "Tennessee, County Marriages, 1790-1950," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QKHW-N9QD : 4 November 2017), Saml Mc Clanahan and Laura V Fortune, 29 Dec 1858; citing Madison, Tennessee, United States, Marriage, p. , Tennessee State Library and Archives, Nashville and county clerk offices from various counties; FHL microfilm 2,111,427.
- ↑ "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M8Y9-6GL : 12 December 2017), Saml Mc Clanahan, 1860.
- ↑ "United States Census, 1870," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MDD6-YPQ : 12 April 2016), Saml Mcclanahan, Tennessee, United States; citing p. 15, family 91, NARA microfilm publication M593 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 553,044.
See also:
- "United States Civil War Confederate Applications for Pardons, 1865-1867," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V4MD-R5C : 4 December 2014), Samuel G Mcclanahan, 1865 - 1867; from "Case Files of Applications from Former Confederates for Presidential Pardons ('Amnesty Papers'), 1865-1867," database, Fold3.com (http://www.fold3.com : n.d.); citing NARA microfilm publication M1003 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1977), roll 46.
- Trinity County Beginnings. Curtis Media Corporation and the Trinity County Book Committee. 1986. Pg 568-569.
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Samuel by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Samuel:
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