Abraham McCleary
(Abt 1811-)
Sabina Watson
(Abt 1816-)
William Watson McCleary
(1837-1894)

 

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Spouses/Children:
1. Mary M. Ernsbarger

William Watson McCleary 1 2 3 4 5 6

  • Born: 14 March 1837, Codorus, PA 2 4 5 6
  • Marriage (1): Mary M. Ernsbarger on 23 December 1866 in Greenfield Township, Jones, IA 1 2
  • Died: 13 December 1894, , Jones County, IA at age 57 2 6
  • Buried: After 13 December 1894, Morley, IA 2 6
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bullet  General Notes:


Following the death of his 1st wife, Mary Ernsbarger, William was remarried to Elizabeth Lindley in 1879.
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bullet  Noted events in his life were:

• He appeared on the 1870 US Census in Fairview Township, Jones, IA on 4 August 1870. 3

Page 68, Roll 401, Dwelling 526, Family 547
Fairview Township, Jones County, Iowa
William McClary...30..PA..Farmer Tenant
(Living with wife and son.)

NOTE - If his birth date was 14 Mar 1837, then his age should have been 33 instead of 30.
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• He appeared on the 1880 US Census in Fairview Township, Jones, IA on June 1880. 4

Page 431A, Roll 0348
Fairview Township, Jones County, Iowa
Self..William W. McCleary..43..PA..Farmer
Wife..Elizabeth McCleary..22..IA
Son..Charles E. McCleary..12..IA
Daughter..Ada R. McCleary..8..IA
Daughter..Bertha E. McCleary..0..IA

(William was living with 2nd wife, 1 child from 2nd wife and 2 child from 1st wife.)
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• He appeared on the 1885 Iowa State Census in Fairview Township, Jones, IA on January 1885. 5

Page 192, Line 11, Dwelling 150, Family 154
Fairview Township, Jones County, Iowa
Wm. W. McLeary...47...PA..Farmer
Elizabeth McCleary..27..Jones County, IA..Keeping House
Charles E. McCleary..16..Jones County, IA..Farmer
Ada P. McCleary..13..Jones County, IA
Bertha McCleary..4..Jones County, IA
Anona McCleary..2..Jones County, IA

(William was living with 2nd wife, 2 children from 2nd wife, and 2 children from 1st wife.)
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• He was buried after 13 December 1894 in the Green Center Cemetery in Morley, IA.

Find A Grave Memorial #75021922
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William married Mary M. Ernsbarger, daughter of John Ernsbarger and Adah Archer, on 23 December 1866 in Greenfield Township, Jones, IA.1 2 (Mary M. Ernsbarger was born in 1837 in Ohio,7 8 9 died between 1871 and 1879 in , Jones County, IA and was buried between 1871 and 1879 in Fairview, IA 2.)

bullet  Noted events in their marriage were:

• They appeared on the 1870 US Census in Fairview Township, Jones, IA on 4 August 1870. 3

Page 68, Roll 401, Dwelling 526, Family 547
Fairview Township, Jones County, Iowa
William McClary...30..PA..Farmer Tenant
Mary McClary...30..OH..Keeping House
Charles McClary...2..IA
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Sources


1 "Iowa, County Marriages, 1838-1934," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1805551 : accessed 10 Apr 2014), Name: William W. Mccleary; Spouse's Name: Mary A. Einsbarger; Event Date: 13 Dec 1866; Event Place: Greenfield Township, Jones, Iowa.

2 Margaret Saville, "Ancestors & Descendants," database, RootsWeb (http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=ancientage : accessed 10 Apr 2014).

3 1870 U.S. census, population schedule, Fairview Township, Jones County, Iowa, p. 68, dwelling 526, family 547; index and images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 17 Dec 2009); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm M593, roll 401.

4 1880 U.S. census, population schedule, Fairview Township, Jones County, Iowa, p. 431A, William Watson McCleary and Elizabeth Lindley; index and images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 10 Apr 2014); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T9, roll 0348.

5 1885 Iowa State Census, Fairview Township, Jones County, Iowa, p. 192, dwelling 150, family 154, line 11, William Watson McCleary and Elizabeth Lindley; database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1803643 : accessed 10 Apr 2014).

6 Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/ : accessed 10 Apr 2014), http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=75021922.

7 1850 U.S. census, population schedule, Fairview Township, Jones County, Iowa, p. 196B, dwelling 844, family 844; index and images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 15 Dec 2009); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm M432, roll 185.

8 1856 State Census, Iowa, population schedule, Fairview Township, Jones County, Iowa, p. 166, dwelling 96, family 96, John Ernsbarger.

9 1860 U.S. census, population schedule, Fairview Township, Jones County, Iowa, p. 46, family 344, John Ernsbarger; index and images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 10 Apr 2014); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm M653.


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