 1820 - 1892 (71 years)
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| Name |
John Burch McClane [1] |
| Born |
31 Jan 1820 |
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania U.S.A.  |
| Gender |
Male |
| Died |
21 Jan 1892 |
| Notes |
- Was Salem's first postmaster. - Samuel P. Matheny's obituary, 1962.
John Burch McClane was born 31 Jan 1820 in Philadelphia PA to John and Mary (SWALLOW) McClane. He came west with Dr. Marcus Whitman, and took up a claim in 1844 near Salem. He served in the Cayuse War as an aide to Gen Gilliam. In 1848 he wintered in California, looking for gold, and returned in 1849. First postmaster at Salem; county treasurer 1851-1852; Indian Agent for Grande Ronde Reservation; 14 children. --History of the Pacific Northwest, page 451-452.
Interview with John McClane in 1878 by the historian Bancroft available on fiche at Oregon Historical Society.
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| Person ID |
I4161 |
Devin Timber |
| Last Modified |
14 Apr 2010 |
| Family |
Helen Cooper Judson, b. 14 Apr 1834, Otsego County, New York U.S.A. , d. 02 Oct 1903, Salem, Marion, Oregon U.S.A. (Age 69 years) |
| Married |
09 May 1849 |
| Children |
| | 1. George Francis McClane, b. 07 Apr 1850, Salem, Marion, Oregon U.S.A. , d. 23 Jun 1916 (Age 66 years) |
| | 2. Anna Maria McClane, b. 15 Oct 1852, d. 19 Feb 1853 (Age 0 years) |
| + | 3. Annie Maria Isobelle McClane, b. 26 Apr 1854, Baltimore, Baltimore, Maryland U.S.A. , d. 06 Dec 1919 (Age 65 years) |
| | 4. Charles Henry McClane, b. 15 Apr 1855, Salem, Marion, Oregon U.S.A. , d. 17 Oct 1855, Salem, Marion, Oregon U.S.A. (Age 0 years) |
| + | 5. Eva Ecoline McClane, b. 22 Jul 1856, Maryland U.S.A. , d. 29 May 1901, Gaston, Washington, Oregon U.S.A. (Age 44 years) |
| | 6. John McClane, b. 21 Jan 1858, d. 25 Jan 1858 (Age 0 years) |
| | 7. John Burch McClane, b. 04 Mar 1859, d. 13 Nov 1876 (Age 17 years) |
| | 8. Louis Breckenridge McClane, b. 29 Apr 1861, Salem, Marion, Oregon U.S.A. , d. 09 Feb 1928, Vancouver, Clark, Washington U.S.A. (Age 66 years) |
| | 9. Charles Hopkins McClane, b. 01 Dec 1862, Salem, Marion, Oregon U.S.A. , d. 05 Jan 1920, Salem, Marion, Oregon U.S.A. (Age 57 years) |
| | 10. James Leonard McClane, b. 13 Sep 1864, Salem, Marion, Oregon U.S.A. , d. 18 May 1942, Amity, Marion, Oregon U.S.A. (Age 77 years) |
| | 11. Mary Helen Elisa McClane, b. 10 Jan 1867, d. 26 May 1893, Tillamook County, Oregon U.S.A. (Age 26 years) |
| | 12. Lilly Maud McClane, b. 13 Dec 1868, Salem, Marion, Oregon U.S.A. , d. 19 Apr 1873, Salem, Marion, Oregon U.S.A. (Age 4 years) |
| | 13. Harold Gilfrey McClane, b. 13 Mar 1876, d. 23 Jun 1931, Vancouver, Clark, Washington U.S.A. (Age 55 years) |
| | 14. John Bacon McClane, b. 02 Mar 1877 |
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| Last Modified |
23 Apr 2010 |
| Family ID |
F1540 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
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