Note: Our website is divided into two sections: the Database where abstracts and transcriptions
of original records are posted. Some of these were previously published in the McClung Family
Association Journal. These are referenced by volume and page. Those since our last mailing
of volume 31 are listed as "New". Keep an eye on this database as it is continually growing.
We appreciate any contributions you can make.
The other part of the website is for family listings. We have started with the McClung
Genealogy (1904) by Rev. William McClung and have attempted to correct errors and omisions.
In some cases whole lineages have been added. Please send in your updates. We are adding
the family album pages. If you have pictures to send, everyone would like to see them.
We are searching for the immigration records of our early McClungs. These have been previously
published in Journals several years ago. People new to our group might find this new information.
Immigration. See if you can find any more to add to these.
We have McClungs coming into Alabama quite early. It is good to know that "the Alabama region
became part of the Territory of Mississippi in 1795. In the early 1800s, emigrants from the
Carolinas and Virginia came to the central and western parts of AL, especially in areas along
the Tombigbee and Black Warrior Rivers. The Scots-Irish from Tennessee settled the Tennessee
Valley district in northern Alabama in 1809 and thereafter. During the War of 1812, American
forces captured Mobile from the Spanish and defeated the Creek Indians. This led to the
removal of the Creeks and other Indian tribes and opened the area to settlement. An influx
of settlers, many of whom brought slaves with them, resulted in the formation of the Alabama
Territory in 1817. Seven counties were formed at that time and St. Stephens became the capital.
Huntsville was used until the city of Cahaba was built in 1820. Tuscaloosa became the
capital in 1826 and Montgomery, the present capital in 1846." (From The HandyBook for Genealogists,
Tenth Edition,p. 29)
These last three entries indicate a close relationship between James White McClung and
Alexander Montgomery McClung, son of William. Col. Charles McClung of Knoxville was the
father of James White McClung and was probably a brother to the William in Madison Co., AL.
If anyone has an earlier record of a McClung in Alabama, we need to know about it. It appears
that William's family came into Alabama about 1815, probably from Tennessee. We estimate
William's birth as about 1760s so it is likely that he left some records in TN and maybe PA
or VA.
We are adding transcriptions to the 1830 and 1840 censuses. Hoping that people can find their
connections and let us know.
Considerable records have been added to the miscellaneous records in the files for Madison
County with a bit more for Sumter and Bibb counties. These are listed in the Database.
We have on order the indexes to the Deeds and marriages for Morgan, Lawrence and Montgomery
counties. Hoping this will help us solve some puzzles in those counties.
Wilkes County Deeds for William have been added. Also one for Jacob Early. This is of
interest to Reuben researchers as it is probably for his father-in-law:
Wilkes Deeds
Marjorie Wages has sent in a whole packet of information on Reuben McClung and his descendants. His information has been added, but have not yet brought his descendants up to speed. You may see this at: Reuben McClung.
A most interesting thing is the variation in cultures that McClungs have acquired from the
communities in which they found themselves. It is possible that living among the Germans
in Pennsylvania, we find a different culture than that of the Virginia Valley where some
McClungs had plantations that supported quite a lifestyle for their times. The pioneers who
moved over into the West Virginia mountains probably retained more of their old Scottish
ways because of their isolation. These people saw the coming of the coal mines and the
changes that were inflicted upon their mountains and the people. A McClung descendant, John
Pomeroy, has shared some of his stories. You can read them from the index page at:
Stories from Big Mountain.
Please continue to send in updates on your families. If you have sent one in and it has
not been posted, drop me a note to that effect. Sometimes they get lost in the shuffle.
The Pennsylvania and Virginia families have been posted. Most are just the skeleton. We
need to update these files so that they can be indexed.
To the Rockbridge Co., VA Will listings, we have added Thomas McClung in 1785. We hope some
of these transcriptions will be sent in. A few are already in the old book, but not all.
The Index to Deeds of Rockbridge County are being posted. These would not include the
original land grants from the Borden Grant. These are probably found in Augusta County, the
parent county. This is the Index for Rockbridge, VA. You can
send for the microfilm copy of the original through your local Family History Center if you are
not in Virginia. It appears that some of these are very important. (See South Carolina notes
for information for ordering these deeds).
This section needs to be brought up to date as nearly as possible so that we can begin the
assignment of ID numbers and indexing. If you have a PA/VA lineage, please look it over
and see if we have all the members up to the 8th generation.
The Deed Index to Newberry County has been posted for the Grantors (Direct Index). We will
be ordering Deed Book G, M, and S for the McClung references. If you are a descendant, you
are probably also related to one of the other families listed there: Cleland, Plunkett, Reece,
etc. You should order the deed records pertinant to your ancestry, that we have posted on
our site. You can do that by going to
your local Family History Center to place a loan order. You can find the film number by
pulling up: < familysearch.org > on the internet, and click on Library, then Library
Catgalog. Use the locality search and put in Newberry and then South Carolina to see what
is available on that county. If you do not know your nearest FHC, you can use the same
site to find these locations.
Be sure to send in the information that you find. We want to post it so it will help others.
We have just posted a query for James McClung on the Newberry County, SC message board at RootsWeb. Maybe you could do this for the messageboards that you use at other sites. Don't be afraid to do internet searches for your people. Sometimes we find interesting facts. It is about all your editor can do to keep our site functioning so you are needed to turn in the results of your searches.
1. From Gail Glentzer: I am a great great granddaughter of Cornelius Miller McClung. We come
from the line of Lethel Echols McClung, Cornelius' youngest son, who moved to Indiana around
1916. Therefore, we've lost contact with many of our West Virginia relatives.
We have recently come across a McClung family group picture of 24 people circa 1914. The
names on the back are: "Uncle Eck two boys, Len, Luther, Eck, I, Eck girl, Ora, Lee,
Vernie Mc.., Lon, Eva, Mattie Mc, Stella, Leana, Biddie, Norma, Nila, Aunt Lottie, Luther's
girl, Pa [Cornelius Miller McClung], Lee girl, Mattie's man, Uncle Eck boy, Mattie's baby."
We are assuming that "Uncle Eck" is Alexander "Little Alex" McClung, and that his boys are
Xerxie, Xerdie, and Oather. We have made a few other assumptions about who is who in the
picture, and we are wondering if you know of some way we could get confirmation of who is
who in the picture. ([email protected])
| LAST NAME | FIRST NAME | AGE | SEX | RACE | OCCUP.- REAL VAL.- PERS VAL. | BIRTHPLACE |
| McClung | James | 23 | M | W | Farm hand-100-Ga | |
| McClung | Martha | 46 | F | W | Keeps house | Ga |
| McClung | Angeline | 20 | F | W | At home | Ga |
| McClung | Pinkey | 18 | F | W | At home | Ga |
| McClung | Sarah | 16 | F | W | At Home | Ga |
| McClung | Elizabeth | 14 | F | W | At home | Ga |
| McClung | William | 12 | M | W | Farm hand | Ga |
| McClung | Robbert | 10 | M | W | Farm hand | Ga |
| McClung | Thomas | 8 | M | W | At school | GA |
Duncan writes: Your "THE FAMILY OF REUBEN McCLUNG OF GEORGIA" shows Reuben Jr to have
a son the right age named James and a daughter almost the same age named Angeline and a
daughter named Louise (Pinkey?) almost the right age, but it says they only had 3
children (but lists 4 children). I am fairly sure this is the same family in the 1870
Taylor County Census.
We have posted a new section for the obituaries of our membership. You can see it listed
on the main page. We have published some of these in the past. If you have the old Journals,
please send in copies of the obits in an email so we can code them and post them.
Please continue to send in updates on your families. Use emails, if you can, as some
attachments cannot be opened and it is easier to code the email messages.
This site is to post your research. We will post your families as you provide information.
If there is an error as to who provided the information, please bring that to our attention
so we can make an apology. Mistakes do happen sometimes. If there is a difference of
opinion, we will post both versions and give the credit for each version. Please do not
put your editor in the position of being a referee. : ) We want to post your family the
way you want it to be presented. Probably most of our errors are errors of omission. It is
difficult to cover all the bases and sometimes emails will be read and then forgotten. If
this has happened to you, keep reminding until something is done. Sometimes we get a lot at
once and an email will be overlooked.
If you plan to change your email address, please notify
Dave McClung. If your newsletter
is returned as undeliverable, he has no alternative but to drop your address and wait for
you to notify him of the change. Dave is doing a wonderful job keeping up with all the email
addresses.
You can e-mail me at Judith McClung if you have corrections or additions to our record.
Page begun 1 Jan 2003
Last updated 28 Jan 2003
Last updated by J. McClung