Frank
Earl
"Red"
McClellan
Born in Ottumwa, Wapello, Iowa, United States
Ancestors 
Brother of
John Wesley McClellan and Arthur Cleveland McClellan
Husband of
Ada (Swinscoe) McClellan
— married
14 Dec 1907 in Ottumwa, Wapello, Iowa, United States
Descendants 
Father of
[private son (1910s - 2000s)], [private son (1910s - 1970s)] and [private son (1920s - 2010s)]
Died
at age 72
in Ottumwa, Wapello, Iowa, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 22 Jul 2008
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Biography
Frank was a middle son. Art was younger and John was older.
He was born and raised in Ottumwa, Iowa.
His father disappeared when he was just 11 or 12 years old.
According to Joyce (Freestone) McClellan, "Frank used to tell about learning how to swim after jumping from the railroad bridge into the Des Moines River. Sink or swim must have been the system!"
At about 14, he lied about his age to enlist in army towards the end of Spanish-American War (Philippine Insurrection) and served from March 6, 1901 to March 5, 1904. He was assigned to a cavalry unit and learned blacksmithing there.[1]
Frank continued his work as a blacksmith after the war. For many years, he worked for the Dain Manufacturing Company in Ottumwa. This later became John Deere Ottumwa Works.
While at Dain/Deere during World War 2 he designed and built a trenching plow for the US Army.
Frank married Ada Swinscoe in 1907 in Ottumwa, Iowa.[2]
Frank passed away 7 Feb 1959.[3]
Sources
- ↑ "United States, Veterans Administration Master Index, 1917-1940", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:WMKM-PPT2 : Sun Mar 10 18:00:04 UTC 2024), Entry for Frank Earl Mc Clellan, 5 March 1904.
- ↑ "Iowa, County Marriages, 1838-1934", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XJJ4-7DB : Wed Mar 20 05:03:04 UTC 2024), Entry for Frank Earl McClellan and Charles McClellan, 1907.
- ↑ "Find a Grave Index," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVLF-F6LG : 19 July 2020), Frank E McClellan, 1959; Burial, Find A Grave: Memorial #96764429; citing record ID #96764429 , Find a Grave, http://www.findagrave.com.
- First and second-hand information as remembered by Joyce (Freestone) McClellan in 2009.
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