William McCLEARY

- his biography & see Generation 2 gen.com

b 10 July 1771 in Scotland, or Ireland, or Pennsylvania, or Virginia.
d 10 June 1840 in Leesburg, Kosciusko Co IN
m 1 (or 2) Dec 1794 per 1986 Kosciusko Co (Indiana) Biography, near Wheeling, VA (or per see Generation 2 gen.com)

Rachel JOHNSON

- her biography

b 10 July 1774 USA
d 1832 Cass Co MI

(Young's Cemetery no Gleason Cemetery, Cass Co MI

Rachel Johnson McCleary's parents were Abel Johnson and Anne (Alexander) Johnson.

Rachel & William McCLEARY's 9 children:

1. Rachel McCLEARY MOONEY (1795 WV -1875 KS) source [or 1858] gen.com
      m 14 Feb 1814 New Philadelphia OH, John MOONEY
      Rachel & John MOONEY's 6 children:

* Esther,
* Peter,
* Robert,
* Jacob,
* Abraham,
* John MOONEY

2. Elizabeth McCLEARY LAUGHLIN (1797 WV -1865 IN) source
      m 5 Jun 1821 Tuscarawas Co OH, James LAUGHLIN
      No known LAUGHLIN children
3. Rebecca McCLEARY, 1798 WV - 1835 Cass Co MI (gen.com)
4. Benjamin Johnson McCLEARY, Col. (1799 ? -1872 IA) source b 15 Jan 1800 WV (per gen.com)
      m1) Rosanna Catherine HARRIMAN 1801-1853
      B J & Rosanna's 5 children:

* Benjamin,
* John Harriman,
* Rachel Sophronia (SMITH),
* Zephaniah,
* Rosanna Cather (IVINS)

      m2) ca 1854 Elizabeth Mcart KEITH 1827-1892
      2 more children:

* Sarah Elizabeth (LEATHERMAN),
* Louise A. (HESTON)

TO #5.....

4. Isaac McCLEARY (1802 ? -1871 IA) source
      m Sarah BARHAN
      6 children:

* John Barhan,
* Asenath (m TEATER),
* Elizabeth (BENNET, RANDALL),
* Isaac,
* Sarah Jane (BARHAN),
* Martin VanBuren

5. William McCLEARY Jr. (1803 OH -1841 IN) source
      m 6 Dec 1832 Cass Co MI, Sarah COLYAR.
      no children known
6. David Edward McCLEARY (1807 ? -1888 IN) source
      m Celah COLYAR.
      5 children:

* Abraham,
* Reuben,
* Rachel (IRVINE),
* David Edward,
* James

7. Ephraim "Johnson" McCLEARY (1808 OH -1880 IN) Find A Grave source
      m 2 May 1832 MI, Rachel COLYAR
      Ephraim "Johnson" & Rachel had 9 (or 12?) children, including:

* Joseph,
* Matilda
* George W.
* Adelia (McGINLEY) (1846-1927),
* Ephraim Johnson (1848-1913), with biography below
* Catharine E. (HOLBROOK) (1851-1937)

8. Abel Johnson McCLEARY (1809 OH -1865 IA) source
      m ca 1834 Susannah PECK b NY d IA - photo
      Abel & Susannah's 8 children:

* William Russell,
* Thomas Jefferson (1839-1896),
* Andrew Jackson,
* Francis Marion,
* John W.,
* Susannah (RANDOLPH),
* Mary Elizabeth.

9. Moses McCLEARY (18 Apr 1815 Tuscarawas Co OH -28 May 1865 Gardner Johnson Co KS) findagrave.com | genealogy.com
      m Margaret PERRY (1816 OH -1884 KS)
      Moses & Margaret had over 12 children (with 2 listed on FindAGrave.com):

* Elias J. (1845-1921),
* Frances (CRANSTON) (1860-1907)
* William, per 1850 census, likely, and per Joyce King Lawrence

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Biography for child #7 Ephraim "Johnson" and Rachel COLYAR McCLEARY's son, Ephraim J. (1848-?) and Clare (Diffendarfer) McCleary Biographical and Historical Record of Kosciusko County, Indiana; 1887; p 606-607 Ephraim J. McCLEARY, farmer, section 23, Wayne Township, was born in this county Jul 8, 1848, where he was reared and educated in the district schools. He was married September 3, 1872, to Clara E. DIFFENDARFER, daughter of Henry and Leah DIFFENDARFER, of this county, formerly of Pennsylvania. Her father is deceased. Mr. and Mrs. McCleary have four children -- William H., Annie L., Lillie M. and Gladdis E.. Mr. McCLEARY owns forty acres of well-cultivated land, and is a successful farmer. In politics he is a Democrat. The parents of our subject, Ephraim and Rachel McCLEARY, were natives of Virginia and Maryland respectively, and emigrated to Ohio when young, afterward removing to Michigan, where they were married. In 1832 they came to Kosciusko County, and entered 160 acres of land near Leesburgh, for which Mr. McCLEARY paid $1.25 per acre. The title to this land, although he had improved eighty acres, was invalid, owing to ths being within the limits of the Indian Reserve. This necessitated his removing to other land, and he came to Wayne Township, where he spent the remainder of his days. Like other pioneers he endured some hardships, and quite often hauled wheat to Fort Wayn for three shillings, and 40 cents a bushel. His greatest inconvenience and perplexity were the rough roads. He was one of the very first settlers of the township. Himself and wife were the parents of nine children, of whom six are living -- Joseph, Matilda, George W., Adelia, Ephraim, and Catherine. Both parents died in Wayne Township. Find A Grave records: Ephraim McCLEARY (son of William McCLEARY 1771-1840) biography b 31 March, 1808 Tuscarawas County Ohio d 16 May 1880, Kosciusko County Indiana m Rachel COLYAR Of 12 children, 10 survived to adulthood - one was Ephraim "Johnson" McCLEARY

William and Hester had Thomas McCleary Sr., who married Mae and had a farm here in Wyandotte County, then known as Turner, Kansas and now a part of Kansas City KS. They moved to Bonner Springs, KS and had 3 children: Thomas Jefferson Jr., Oscar, and Sadie Mae.

My McCleary descent in Kansas would be:

You may want to note that it was Oscar (my great uncle) who paid for his brother Thomas' funeral when he died in 1943. Uncle "Bum" as we called him and Aunt Rachel were very fond of me and I spent many overnight stays at their house in Bonner. Sweet people.

Oscar, Sadie, and Tom Jr. are buried in the Bonner Cemetery. Tom Sr. and wife are buried in another remote cemetery in Bonner.

Son: Thomas J. McCLEARY Jr 1901 KS family and timeline
Daughter: Sadie McCLEARY b 1905 KS
Son: Oscar L. McCLEARY 1909 KS family and timeline

James Oscar McCLEARY 1934 KS family and timeline
Lester L. McCLEARY 1936 KS family and timeline
Alice Mary McCLEARY 1940 KS family and timeline

Kansas City, KS researcher Joyce Lawrence's info shows Thomas Jefferson McCLEARY (1901 KS) was the son of William Wesley McCLEARY, not Thomas Jefferson McCLEARY Sr. (1874 KS). Joyce posted: "I have tracked my grandfather (Thos J.) to being born in Turner, Ks, which is now Kansas City, KS in 1901. His father and mother were William Wesley & Margaret Mae McCleary and they had farm at 55th and Metropolitan Street, KCK. Thomas married my grandmother Edna Pearl Wagner and after living briefly with Tom's parents, they got their own farm in Bonner Springs, KS where they lived, bore 12 children (8 lived to adulthood) until Thos. J. died in 1943. Edna Pearl remarried Martin H. Probst in 1946 and lived in Kansas City Ks til her death February 9, 1971." * No verifications from FindAGrave.com * Family Search.org lists Thomas C. and Edna McCLEARY born ca 1902 & 1907 in the 1940 census, Wyandotte Co, KCK Children: Edna L., Rose Marie, Juanita, William, Thomas E., and Richard aged 16-1 years old . * Photo of their 1940 census data * Source: Joyce LAWRENCE     Joyce's mother: Juanita Pearl McCLEARY,     Joyce's grandparents: Thomas Jefferson Jr. (b 1901) and Edna Pearl (WAGNER) McCLEARY.     Joyce's great-grandparents: Rather than William Wesley & Margaret May McCLEARY (whose data has not yet been found on census, tombstone, or genealogy reference sites) perhaps Joyce's great-grandparents were Thomas Jefferson & Ida May (CURTIS) McCLEARY Sr. (b 1874 KS)