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Births
- 1767 - John McCleary
- 1872 - Mary Rose Gracinger
- 1909 - Bertie B. Bixler
Marriages
Deaths
- 1842 - John Bixler
McCleary
Catherine McCleary
Mr. Harden was married in this township to Miss Kate McCleary, a native of Pennsylvania and a daughter of William and Salinda (Morehead) McCleary,who were pioneers of Lee County. Her parents were born in Pennsylvania but were of Scotch lineage. They came hither when she was young, and at first lived on a farm in [...]
William McCleary
William McCleary, as the eldest of ten children. looked after the large farm, owned by his father, after he attained manhood. He was married in New Castle to Miss Selinda Moorehead, who was born and reared at that place, her parents, who were of Pennsylvania birth and of Scotch-Irish blood, having been early settlers of [...]
Elliot McCleary
George S. and Elliott S. McCleary are profitably engaged in business as dairymen and farmers, and each has a well-stocked and finely equipped dairy farm in Nelson Township. These gentlemen are natives of Lawrence County, Pa.
Elliott S. McCleary has won a fine reputation as a farmer of much ability, who employs modern methods in conducting [...]
George S. McCleary
George S. and Elliott S. McCleary are profitably engaged in business as dairymen and farmers, and each has a well-stocked and finely equipped dairy farm in Nelson Township. These gentlemen are natives of Lawrence County, Pa., the first-mentioned born February 15, 1848. George McCleary’s farming interests are centered on section 13, where he owns one [...]
Samuel McCleary
Samuel McCleary, who was a native of the North of Ireland, and came to this country when he was twelve years old, with his parents, who were of Scotch-Irish stock. The family first settled in Westmoreland County, Pa., and when Samuel was a young man removed from there to what is now New Castle, the [...]
Thomas J. McCleary
THOMAS J. McCLEARY, editor and proprietor of the New Castle Democrat, was born in New Castle, Jan. 23, 1844, and is a son of Thomas McCleary, and a grandson of Samuel McCleary, who was born in the north of Ireland, and came to this country when a boy. He settled in Lawrence County, and became [...]
Joseph White McCleary
JOSEPH W. McCLEARY, a dealer in a fine quality of building sand, which is taken from a bank on his property, and a large real estate owner of New Castle, is the son of one of the town’s founders. He was born in New Castle. Oct. 1, 1825, and is a son of Samuel McCleary, [...]