H.D. M'CLELLAND, Huntington, Indiana. Train Master.
H. D. McClelland was born near Cumberland, Ohio, July 11, 1852, and when he was 2 years of age his parents moved to a farm near Logan, Ohio, where Mr. McClelland received most of his education. The family moved to Mattoon, Illinois, in March, 1865, and here the boy attended hign school. Mr. McClelland began life as a farmer and later was a dry-goods and clothing clerk for two years. In February, 1872, he began his railroad career as a passenger brakeman on the St. Louis division of the Cleveland, Columbus, Cincinnati & St. Louis Railroad, and was successively a train baggageman, freight brakeman, freight conductor and yard master. He resigned February 2, 1890 and on February 7, 1890 entered the employ of the New York, Pittsburg & Ohio and Chicago & Atlantic as yard master at Marion, Ohio. On December, 16, 1891, Mr. McClelland was appointed Train Master on the Chicago & Erie at Huntington, in which capacity he is now working.

He was married April 27, 1882, to Miss Lizzie Hackney of Indianapolis, and with their interesting family of three boys and one girl reside in Huntington, respected by all who have the good fortune to know them.

Excerpted from: "American Locomotive Engineers, Erie Railway Edition," H.R. Romans Editor; Crawford-Adsit Company Publishers, Chicago, IL 1899.