Charles McClung of Harrison Co., WV

CHARLES McCLUNG

Harrison County, WV

Anita McClung, descendant and researcher

Charles was born ca 1805-10 in Virginia. He married Sarah Gabhart 7 Aug 1834 in Augusta County, Virginia by Augustus Babb, minister, Lutheran Church, Mt. Tabor. (Augusta County Marriage Records). She was born 1810 in VA. Charles should show up as head of household in the 1840 census. By 1850 the family had moved to Harrison County, Virginia, later called West Virginia.

In 1850, (Page 140b of 21st District)

It was indexed as McCLENG (at genealogy.com):
Enumerated 7/31/1850
1850 Census . . . . . . . . . . . . .vs 1860 Census
McClungAgeBirthplace1860 Nameage
Charles45 VACharles45
Sarah 40VASarah50
Julian14VAJulian23
Mary 11VAMary J. B.22
James10VAJames A.21
George8VAGeorge W.19
William7VAWilliam H.18
Charles5VACharles L.15
Marcellus3VAMarcellus M.13
John L.1VAJohn L.12
Note that Charles was listed as a farmer in 1850 and Bricklayer in 1860

In the 1860 census, Charles was living at Clarksburg. By 1880, we have only found George W. still in Harrison and James A. is listed in at Glenville, Gilmer County. Charles died in Harrison County 22 Aug 1868. (Anita McClung, researcher). ( Robert E. McClung, researcher, found more of the family in the 1880 Gilmer Co. census in 1995 but did not record the page numbers or ages for the rest of them. Robert E. McClung was living in Florida in 1995 but we have lost track of him.)

Note: The Harrison County, WV Marriage records need to be checked as well as Gilmer County.
CHILDREN:

1. JAMES ALEXANDER McCLUNG: the first known child of Charles and Sarah Gabhart McClung was born 1839 in VA (probably Augusta County). James married 1) to Sarah Elder 17 May 1860. Sarah died 5 Aug 1868 (Harrison Deaths). He married 2) Louisa A. Shinn in 1869 in Harrison County. They moved to Gilmer County, WV where we find them in 1880. Anita's record has his death as 1920.

James and Sarah's children were: Eunice A., b. 1867
Waitman T. W. b. 1863
Rosa B. b. 1864
Charles E. b. ca 1867 and died 14 Sep 1868.
The children of James and Louisa were:

Lilly G. b. 1869
Clarence M. b. 1872
James B. b. 1873
Ulysus F. b. 1874
Ambrose b. 1875
Dolliver S. (son) b. 1878
Orpha (dau) b.May 1888 (1900 Census of Gilmer Co.)

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Anita is descended from Ulysses:
In the 1930 census, the head of the household was Ulysses Frank McClung who married Icy Mae Minter. They had been married approximately 6 years at the time this census was taken (1930). Ulysses Frank was first married to Hattie Isenhart, in Gilmer County in 1897. I was most interested in the son, Ulysses H. (Harold) McClung, who was born in 1928 and died in 1984. The father of Ulysses Frank McClung was James A. McClung and he married Louise A. Shinn in Harrison County, WV in 1869. How I contacted the daughter of Ulysses Harold (Pa Harold as I knew him) The 1930 census of Lewis County, WV.shows the family of Ulyus Frank McClung. The name should be Ulysses Frank McClung, b. 1874. He married first Hattie Isenhart, and second to Icy Mae Minter. Ulysses Harold McClung, b. 1928, Lewis County, WV, d. 1984, Dickson County, TN, was the son of Ulysses Frank McClung.

2. JULIAN McCLUNG: a daughter, second known child of Charles and Sarah Gabhart McClung was born ca 1837 in VA. We do not have her marriage record.

3. MARY J. B. McCLUNG: the third known child of Charles and Sarah Gabhart McClung was born 1838 in VA.

4. GEORGE W. McCLUNG: the fourth known child of Charles and Sarah Gabhart McClung was born ca 1841 in VA. He remained in Harrison County where he married about 1878 to Anna. By 1880 they had a daughter, Ida S.

5. WILLIAM H. McCLUNG: the fifth known child of Charles and Sarah Gabhart McClung was born ca 1842 in VA.

6. CHARLES L. McCLUNG: the sixth known child of Charles and Sarah Gabhart McClung was born 1846 in VA. He married Martha Elder 15 Dec 1864. She was a sister to Sarah, wife of James.

7. MARCELLUS McCLUNG: the seventh known child of Charles and Sarah Gabhart McClung was born ca 1847 in VA.

8. JOHN L. McCLUNG: the eighth known known child of Charles and Sarah Gabhart McClung was born ca 1848 in VA.

Note: There were likely other children born later but we need the 1870 census and particularly a Bible record from this family.
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