U.S. Data Repository http://www.us-data.org/ -- USGenNet Inc. -- Please read the U.S. Data Repository Copyright Statement on the following page: ------------------------------------------------------------------- McLean, Jacob (1838-1931) ------------------------------------------------------------------- The History of Barbour County, West Virginia, From its Earliest Exploration and Settlement to the Present Time by Hu Maxwell The Acme Publishing Company, Morgantown, W.Va., 1899 Page 427 Jacob McLean, born in Randolph County 1838, son of William and Hannah (Wees) McLean, was married March 13, 1862. Children, James William, Samuel Henry, Malissa, Hannan F., Arthur, Charles L., Fleming, Edwin Parsons. He is a member of the M. E. Church, South, a Democrat, and a farmer, living on the Valley River, where he owns 200 acres, with 115 under improvement. His son Samuel is a graduate of the Fairmont Normal School, and studied law in the West Virginia University. He is now principal of the Beverly school, and is an able and progressive educator. Another son, Arthur, is a minister in the M. E. Church, South, and is now preaching on the Cedar Grove Circuit, Kanawha County. Mr. McLean is post master at Orpha, Barbour County. ------------------------------------------------------------------- From Death Certificate: Barbour County, WV #7343 FULL-NAME: Jacob McLean BIRTH-DATE: June 12, 1838 (at age 92y-10m-27d) BIRTH-PLACE: West Va DEATH-DATE: May 9, 1931 DEAT-PLACE: Belington, Barbour County, WV MARITAL-STATUS: Widowed FATHER: Wm McLean (born in WVa) MOTHER: Mary Kelley (born in WVa) INFORMANT: C. L. McLean BURIAL: Belington ------------------------------------------------------------------- If you've reached this file through a SEARCH, you can access other biographies for Barbour County, WV by going to the following URL: http://www.us-data.org/wv/barbour/bios.html -------------------------------------------------------------------