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Source for: Thomas Valentine McClurken, 18 OCT 1834 - 26 JAN 1870
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Text: McCLURKEN, ARCHIBALD
Archibald McClurken was born in Chester County, South Carolina on 11 November 1794. He married Sarah King in 1817. Archibald was the son of Thomas and Elizabeth Smith McClurken. Thomas and Elizabeth came to America in 1772 along with 467 families from Ballymoney, Antrim County, Ireland. They settled in Chester County, South Carolina. Thomas and his three brothers all served in the South Carolina militia during the Revolutionary War. One brother, Archibald, was hung by the Tories in 1781.
The McClurkens were of the Reformed Presbyterian faith, who in 1820 decreed that all slave owners should free their slaves. This made it impossible for the covenanters (as the reformed Presbyterians were known) to compete with their neighbors. In 1828, the migration to the Midwest began. Thomas and his entire family, with the exception of Archibald, came to Washington County, Illinois in 1833. Thomas and Elizabeth are buried at the Oakdale Cemetery in Washington County, Illinois.
Archibald and Sarah sold their land in South Carolina in 1834, and came to Elkhorn district of Washington County, Illinois. They remained in Washington County until 1840 where they farmed and were partners with his brother, James. They operated one of the first mills in that county. In 1840 they moved to Perry County where they engaged in farming and in partnership with their son-in-law, David Thomas, started the first mill in Perry County. Their homestead was located south of Pinckneyville, where the County Clerk's office is now located. Archibald and Sarah had nine children: Elizabeth; born in 1820, married David Thomas. No family has been found. A son: born in 1822, disappeared from census in 1850. Nancy: born in 1823, died 1846. She married John Kimbell and had one son: Marvin Kimbell. His descendants live around Sorrento, Illinois. A daughter: born 1827, disappeared from census 1850. A son: born 1831, disappeared from census in 1850. Martha: born 1833, married first, William Davis. They had two children, Rosa and Nadine. She married a second time to Thomas Hendricks. They had one child: Vaden. Infant son: born 1835, died 1835. His was the first grave in Oakdale Cemetery. Thomas Valentine: born 1836, died 1870 (see McClurken, Thomas V. history). Archibald: born 1839, died 1915. He married Louise Smith. They had eight children: Finis (born 1862, died 1906. Married Mary Ann Houghland. They had five children), Reymus (born 1864, died 1866), Effie (born 1866, died 1945. Married William Trefftzs. They had one child), Ida (born 1868. Married Judson Houghland. No children), Zoe (born 1871, died 1936. Married Edward Vaughn), Lindolph (born 1872. Married Letha Cheek. No children but raised his niece's two sons), Ralph (born 1875, died 1921. Married Carrie Chorpenning. they had seven children), Emmett (born 1878, died 1951. Married Frona Chapman. They had on child). Perry County Historical Society, Perry County. Page 207
Birth source: S163 Narratives of Randolph County McC - McM. Page 69
Birth source: S227Burial source: S90Text: http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=32080548
_MIL S96Text: McClurkin, Thomas V.
Born : About 1835 in Illinois
Died : 26May1862 in Missouri
Burial :Unknown
Thomas V. McClurkin, a married farmer from Pinckneyville, Perry Co., IL.
stood 6' tall with auburn hair, gray eyes and a fair complexion.
He was born in Washington County, Illinois.
Served during the Civil War with the Union Army, with Co. A, 31st Illinois Infantry
Enlisted on august 21, 1861
Mustered in as a Private on September 18, 1861 in Cairo, IL.
Died on May 26, 1862, with wounds received at the Battle at Belmont, MO., on November 7, 1861.
_MIL S127_MIL S164Page: Thomas V McClurkin
Residence source: S8Text: Archibald McClurken
Event source: S181Page: 208
Text: McCLURKEN-SMITH
Thomas Valentine McClurken, the eighth child of Archibald and Sarah McClurken, was born in 1836, Washington County, Illinois. He came to Perry County in 1840, when he was four years old. He married Ruth Elizabeth Smith, the daughter of Willis and Phoebe Taylor Smmith.
Thomas and Ruth lived on the original homestead, south of Pinckneyville, Illinois. In August 1861, Thomas joined the 31st Illinois Infantry Regiment, better known as the John A. Logan Volunteers. He saw action at Belmont, Missouri, Fort Henry, Fort Donalson, and Shiloh's Church in Tennessee. At Shiloh he was wounded and sent home to die. The official Adjutant General's report states that he died of his wounds on 26 May 1862. We know that he lived until 1870. He came home and farmed with his brother , Archibald, until 1865 when he sold the original homestead to the Perry County Government for the purpose of building the Perry County Poor Farm. The County still owns the property.
Thomas and Archibald each purchased land north of Pinckneyville near the Oak Grove Baptist Church. Thomas died 26 January 1870 due to complications from the wound he received at Shiloh. Ruth never remarried. Ruth died 24 November 1909. Both are buried at Keene Cemetery north of Oak Grove Church.
Thomas and Ruth had six children. The first child was Donald: born 1859. Married first Esther Arnett, second Mary McCrary, third Samantha Reisinger Arnett. Donald had four children. William; born 1882, Hallie; born 1884, Nellie; born 1886, infant; born and died 1893. The second child was Alva; born 1862, died 1910. He married Minnie Marlow. They had three children. Harland Ray: born 1893. Married Clara Lacy. They had two children. Hallie Mae: born 1894, married William German. They had seven children. Paralee; born 1901 married Gilbert Jones. Alva McClurken's grave was the first in Oak Grove Cemetery.
The third child was Sarah Phoebe: born in 1864, died 1941. She married Townsend Miller. They had eight children. Harry: born 1890, Alta Lou: born 1891, Guy: born 1893, Jessie: born 1896, Ira: born 1898, Vallie: born 1902, Gerald: born 1906 and Velma: born 1908.
The fourth child was Reymus "Rehm": born in 1868. (See McClurken-Huggins history). The fifth child was Edna Louise: born 1868, died 1936. She married Weyland Logan. They had one child.
The sixth child was Valentine: born 1870, died 1936. He married first Florence Redfern, second Rebecca Wilson. They had four children.
Death source: S181Page: 207
Text: McCLURKEN, ARCHIBALD
Archibald McClurken was born in Chester County, South Carolina on 11 November 1794. He married Sarah King in 1817. Archibald was the son of Thomas and Elizabeth Smith McClurken. Thomas and Elizabeth came to America in 1772 along with 467 families from Ballymoney, Antrim County, Ireland. They settled in Chester County, South Carolina. Thomas and his three brothers all served in the South Carolina militia during the Revolutionary War. One brother, Archibald, was hung by the Tories in 1781.
The McClurkens were of the Reformed Presbyterian faith, who in 1820 decreed that all slave owners should free their slaves. This made it impossible for the covenanters (as the reformed Presbyterians were known) to compete with their neighbors. In 1828, the migration to the Midwest began. Thomas and his entire family, with the exception of Archibald, came to Washington County, Illinois in 1833. Thomas and Elizabeth are buried at the Oakdale Cemetery in Washington County, Illinois.
Archibald and Sarah sold their land in South Carolina in 1834, and came to Elkhorn district of Washington County, Illinois. They remained in Washington County until 1840 where they farmed and were partners with his brother, James. They operated one of the first mills in that county. In 1840 they moved to Perry County where they engaged in farming and in partnership with their son-in-law, David Thomas, started the first mill in Perry County. Their homestead was located south of Pinckneyville, where the County Clerk's office is now located. Archibald and Sarah had nine children: Elizabeth; born in 1820, married David Thomas. No family has been found. A son: born in 1822, disappeared from census in 1850. Nancy: born in 1823, died 1846. She married John Kimbell and had one son: Marvin Kimbell. His descendants live around Sorrento, Illinois. A daughter: born 1827, disappeared from census 1850. A son: born 1831, disappeared from census in 1850. Martha: born 1833, married first, William Davis. They had two children, Rosa and Nadine. She married a second time to Thomas Hendricks. They had one child: Vaden. Infant son: born 1835, died 1835. His was the first grave in Oakdale Cemetery. Thomas Valentine: born 1836, died 1870 (see McClurken, Thomas V. history). Archibald: born 1839, died 1915. He married Louise Smith. They had eight children: Finis (born 1862, died 1906. Married Mary Ann Houghland. They had five children), Reymus (born 1864, died 1866), Effie (born 1866, died 1945. Married William Trefftzs. They had one child), Ida (born 1868. Married Judson Houghland. No children), Zoe (born 1871, died 1936. Married Edward Vaughn), Lindolph (born 1872. Married Letha Cheek. No children but raised his niece's two sons), Ralph (born 1875, died 1921. Married Carrie Chorpenning. they had seven children), Emmett (born 1878, died 1951. Married Frona Chapman. They had on child). Perry County Historical Society, Perry County. Page 207
Death source: S163 Narratives of Randolph County McC - McM. Page 69
Death source: S316Page: Thomas McClurken Age 36 January 1870 Perry County, Illinois Pneumonia
Residence source: S6Text: Archibald McClurken
Residence source: S11Text: Thomas V McClurkin