George Acons McCleary (1798 - 1882)

Born 4 Feb 1798 in Frederick, Frederick, Maryland, United States

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Died 17 Mar 1882 at age 84 in Conesville, Coshocton, Ohio, United States

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Biography

George A. McCleary^[1] was born 4 Feb 1798 in Frederick County, Maryland, the son of William McCleary and Margaret Slagel. In 1814, his family moved to Coshocton County, Ohio, where George was to live out the rest of his life. On 30 Nov 1820, at age twenty-two, he married Sarah Tanner. Together, they had nine children.^[2]

1. James T. McCleary (1822–1886)
2. Charles Slagel McCleary (1825–1906)
3. Seth McCleary (1827–1905)
4. William McCleary (1830–1905)
5. Margaret (McCleary) Roderick (1832– )
6. John McCleary (1835–1869)
7. Edna McCleary (1837–1848)
8. Sarah Ann (McCleary) Cullison (1840–1916)
9. Mary McCleary (1843- )

In 1834, George was elected representative of the district of Coshocton and Tuscarawas counties in the Ohio legislature.^[3]

Research Notes

1. ↑ What the "A" stands for is disputed. The creator of this profile gives it as "Acons"; it appears as "Akins" at Find a Grave. Neither form has been documented.
2. ↑ A tenth child appears at FamilySearch, Jacob Adams, born about 1848. He is not included here, however, because he does not appear in the 1850 census. He appears only in the 1860 census, as "Jacob Adams", at 12 years old. "Adams" in this case has been interpreted as a middle name rather than a surname. In the following census, 1870, he reappears in a neighboring family as a laborer, at 22 years old; and in this case, the names are inverted, showing that "Adams" is in fact a surname. It is still to be determined whose child he is. Likely candidates would be William and Rebecca Adams, of neighboring Muskingum County, who had a son Jacob born 10 Aug 1847. Rebecca died in 1851, a week after giving birth to their second child, who also died a week later. William himself then died sixteen months later, leaving their son Jacob an orphan at age 5.
3. ↑ Hill, 1881, p. 305 and 500. At that time, the representative served for a single year.

Sources

• FamilySearch Details page for George A. McCleary (1798-1882).
• Find A Grave: Memorial #99697279 for George Akins McCleary (1798-1882).
• Hill, Norman Newell, Jr. History of Coshocton County, Ohio: Its Past and Present. Newark, OH: A. A. Graham & Co., Publishers, 1881.
• Ohio, County Marriages, 1789-2016.[1][2]
• US Census, Ohio. FamilySearch database with images.
  • 1840, Coshocton County, Franklin Twp, sheet 296 (image 5), line 8: George McClearey. (NARA M704 roll 387). Household composition: 1M5<10 [John], 3M10<15 [William, Seth, Charles], 1M15<20 [James], 1M40<50 [George], 2F<5 [Sarah, Edna], 1F5<10 [Margaret], 1F30<40 [Sarah].
  • 1850, Coshocton County, Franklin Twp, p. 257-A (image 1), family 2, lines 9-16. (NARA M432 roll 670). Household members: George A McCleery [transcr. "McCury"] (52 MD), Sarah (49 VA), Seth (23 OH), William (20 OH), Margaret (18 OH), John (15 OH), Sarah (11 OH), Mary (7 OH).
  • 1860, Coshocton County, Franklin Twp, p. 148 (image 24), family 1001, lines 4-8. (NARA M653 roll 950). Household members: George McCleary (62 MD, farmer), Sarah (58 VA), Mary (17 OH), Jacob Adams (12 OH), Christopher Salin (22 France, laborer).
  • 1870, Coshocton County, Franklin Twp, p. 22 (image 22), family 154, lines 17-20. (NARA M593 roll 1185). Household members: Geo A McClary (72 MD, retired farmer), Sarah (69 VA), Charles (15 OH, [grandson, son of Charles?]), Amelia Tanner (73 VA, [sister-in-law]).