Wooster Newman McClung

1856 - 1943  (87 years)

• Name	Wooster Newman McClung
  Birth	13 Apr 1856	Crawley, Greenbrier Co., VA   [1, 2]
  Gender	Male
  Death	11 Nov 1943	Zenith, Monroe Co., WV   [2]
  Burial	14 Nov 1943	Old Amwell Cemetery, Meadow Bluff, Greenbrier Co., WV   [2]
  Person ID	I17930	Meadow Bluff Meanderings
  Last Modified	12 Nov 2009

  
  

  Father	William Wallace "Speckled Buck" McClung,   b. 12 Dec 1821, Greenbrier Co., VA d. 25 Mar 1887, Greenbrier Co., WV (Age 65 years)
  Mother	Harriet Eagle,   b. 7 Nov 1829, Greenbrier Co., VA d. 27 Aug 1898, Greenbrier Co., WV (Age 68 years)
  Marriage	20 Dec 1853	Greenbrier Co., VA   [3]
  Family ID	F762	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Sarah Elizabeth "Sally" Anderson,   b. 27 Nov 1861, Greenbrier Co., VA d. 22 Aug 1932, Hico, Fayette Co., WV (Age 70 years)
  Marriage	22 Mar 1881	Nicholas Co., WV   [1, 4]
  Children	1. Hill Aldolphus McClung,   b. 16 Mar 1882, WV d. 28 Oct 1884, WV (Age 2 years)   2. Rev. Hubert William McClung,   b. 4 May 1884, Fayette Co., WV d. Yes, date unknown   3. Harriet Elizabeth "Hattie" McClung,   b. 7 Jan 1887, WV d. Yes, date unknown   4. Houston Edward McClung,   b. 24 Jan 1889, Meadow Bluff, Greenbrier Co., WV d. Jul 1982 (Age 93 years)   5. Herman Omer McClung,   b. 11 Jun 1891, Greenbrier Co., WV d. 7 Dec 1978, Fairlea, Greenbrier Co., WV (Age 87 years)   6. Henrietta Hessie McClung,   b. 2 Feb 1900, Meadow Bluff, Greenbrier Co., WV d. Nov 1979, Hico, Fayette Co., WV (Age 79 years)   7. Harold Gorden McClung,   b. 23 May 1902, Greenbrier Co., WV d. 12 Sep 1998, Huntington, Cabell Co., WV (Age 96 years)   8. Holden Burress McClung,   b. 15 Oct 1905, Crawley, Greenbrier Co., WV d. 15 Jun 1991, Englewood, Sarasota Co., FL (Age 85 years)
  Family ID	F5715	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	12 Nov 2009

  
  

• Event Map

  Burial - 14 Nov 1943 - Old Amwell Cemetery, Meadow Bluff, Greenbrier Co., WV  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Notes

  The Greenbrier Independent Wooster Newman McClung, died on Nov. 11, at the home of his son, Herman, at Zenith, Monroe county. He was born April 13, 1856, his age being, 87 years, 6 months and 28 days. He was united in marriage to Sarah Elizabeth Anderson on March 22, l881. To this union eight children were born, six sons and two daughters, as follows: Hubert W. of Hico, Houston E. of Montgomery, Herman O. of Zenith, Harold G. with the U. S. navy, Holden B. with the U. S. army, Hill A. deceased, Hattie E. Miller of Narrows, Va., and Hessie H. Campbell of Hico. His wife and oldest son Hill, preceded him to the grave. He leaves to mourn his departure, besides the children, two brothers and two sisters: Rev. E. E. McClung of East Rainelle, U. G. McClung of Crawley, Mrs. E. F. Dietz of Hico, and Mrs. A. C. Nelson of Winona, and a host of other relatives and friends. Mr. McClung was a member of the Sunday Road Baptst church at Hico, also a member of the I.O.O.F. at East Rainelle. He lived a faithful and consistent Christian life and was honored and respected by all who knew him. He surely will be missed but our loss has been Heaven's gain. Funeral services were conducted by Rev. W. L. Crane of Rupert and were held at Valley church, Zenith, on Sunday, Nov. 14, after which burial followed at old Amwell cemetery near Crawley.

  
  

• Sources

  [S1032] McClung, Rev. William, The McClung Genealogy, (Name: McClung Printing Company, Pittsburgh, 1904;). [S886] Obituary: The Greenbrier Independent. [S594] Shuck, Larry G., Greenbrier County, [West] Virginia, Marriages 1782-1900, (Athens, GA: Iberian Publishing Co., 1991). [S1070] Dodd, Jordan, West Virginia Marriages, 1863-1900, (Online Database).